2-time softball champion Wildkats reload
Columbia Falls second baseman Addy Bowler (11) underhands to first for an out against Glacier at Columbia Falls High School on Friday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
Columbia Falls' Bella Mann (3) connects on a single in the first inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls went 25-4 last softball season, and four of the principals in the Wildkats’ heart-stopping repeat as Class A champs have departed: third sacker Haden Peters, pitcher Maddie Moultray, catcher Demye Rensel and coach Dave Kehr.
But don’t cry for the Kats just yet. Longtime Columbia Falls assistant and and youth coach Rick Lawrence has the reins, and he has some talent coming back.
“Real big shoes to fill,” Lawrence admitted this week. “But it’s a strong returning cast and I think we’re going to get better and better through the year.”
Support Local News
You have read all of your free articles this month. Select a plan below to start your subscription today.
Already a subscriber? Login
Daily Inter Lake - everything
Print delivery, e-edition and unlimited website access
- $26.24 per month
Daily Inter Lake - unlimited website access
- $9.95 per month