Libby has 2 B-C all-state softball stars
Class B-C state softball runner-up Libby had two girls receive all-state and first-team all-conference (Westen B-C) recognition for the spring 2017 season.
They are senior shortstop Madisen Monigold and senior pitcher Khalyn Hageness.
Brianne Hoffman and Chloe Arthur of state champ Florence were also named all-state and first-team all-conference players.
Libby’s Jayden Winslow, Eureka’s Rylee Morgan and Avory Escobar and Ronan’s Courtnee Clairmont were selected to the Western B-C all-conference second team.
Florence (24-5) defeated Libby (23-8) 9-3 in state title game in Frenchtown on May 27.
Western B-C Softball
First Eight Players
All-State and 1st Team All-Conference
Florence — Brianne Hoffman
Florence — Chloe Arthur
Libby — Madisen Monigold
Anaconda — Hannah Schaefer
M/C/A — RanDee Charlo
Loyola — Kayla Hickethier
Anaconda — Michaela Courtright
Libby — Khalyn Hageness
1st Team All-Conference
Plain/HS — Jessica Thompson
Florence — Natalie Dulac
Florence — Shannon Byrne
2nd Team All-Conference
M/C/A — Kenzie Couture
Libby — Jayden Winslow
Eureka Avory Escobar
Loyola — Carly Tipp
Florence — Shay Wallbilly
Anaconda — Erin Chapman
M/C/A — Tomi Brazill
Anaconda — Sydnie Peterson
Eureka — Rylee Morgan
Ronan — Courtnee Clairmont
Loyola — Natalie Goodman
Plain/HS — Stacy Gray
Players from Polson, C-Falls listed all-state
The Daily Inter Lake
The three Northwest A teams that competed at last month’s state tournament in Sidney dominate the 2017 all-state and first-team all-conference list.
League champ Frenchtown has four selections followed by Columbia Falls with three and Polson two.
Named from Columbia Falls were KJ Schweikert, Peyton Kehr and Sydney Hovde.
Polson’s selections were Kaelyn Smith and Laurel Bitterman.
Polson’s Haley Fyant was a first team all-conference pick.
Named second-team all-conference were Polson’s Hannah Fryberger, Ashley Benson and Camas Renault along with Columbia Falls’ Trista Cowan, Hannah Freeman and Taylar Putnam and Whitefish’s Baileigh Krause.
Northwest A Softball
All-state/1st team all-conference
Kaelyn Smith (IF) Polson Jr.
Laurel Bitterman (OF) Polson Jr.
Brynn Leishman (Pitch) Frenchtown Jr.
Meg Delaney (IF) Frenchtown Jr.
KJ Schweikert (Pit) Columbia Falls Sr.
Peyton Kehr (IF) Columbia Falls Sr.
Morgan Snow (OF) Frenchtown Jr.
Sydney Hovde (IF) Columbia Falls Sr.
Allie Hochhalter (Cat) Frenchtown Sr.
1st-team all-conference
Haley Fyant (PIT) Polson Sr.
2nd-team all-conference
Hannah Fryberger (IF) Polson Sr. Ashley Benson (CAT) Polson Sr. Camas Renault (IF) Polson Sr. Jordan Cole (IF) Frenchtown Sr. Carley Thompson (OF) Frenchtown Sr.
Calli Bagnell (IF) Frenchtown JR.
Trista Cowan (IF) Columbia Falls So.
Hannah Freeman (IF) Columbia Falls Sr.
Taylar Putnam (IF) Columbia Falls Sr.
Baileigh Krause (util) Whitefish Jr.