Kalispell
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Kids rule too in Best of Whitefish
Eight-year-old Poppy George stood out amongst older folks, placing second in the Best of Whitefish Best Athlete category. George said her mantra is, “I believe in myself. I believe in my team. I believe in God.” George has been a martial arts student at SBG Gym for three years and has a gray/black belt. She also plays soccer with Glacier Surf and her soccer team brought home the gold in their latest home competition, the 3 Blind Refs tournament at the KidSport Complex in Kalispell. The annual tournament is the largest in Montana with over 180 teams coming in from Montana, Idaho, Washington and Canada. Aided by her teammates’ awesome performances, George helped her team score two goals for the win. Among George’s accolades is Mutton Busting Champion, as she competed at the Montana Longhorn Company's Mutton Busting Championship. George said she also likes to support her sister Flora in her Dream Adaptive Recreation activities. Poppy George and her sister Flora. (Photo provided by Ali George)
Whitefish's Maggie Voisin drops into new career
How about retiring only to dive whole-heartedly into a few new careers? That’s just what Whitefish’s Maggie Voisin is doing. The three-time Olympian and X Games champion announced her retirement last month from a 10-year career as an elite slopestyle and big air skier – but the 25-year-old is not nearly ready to pick up knitting or golf.Rather, she’s jumping into the next chapter of her career – from a helicopter.Voisin is taking her skills from the park to the wild mountains, most recently, to the Chilkat range in Haines, Alaska. Skiing the big mountains presents a “circle of emotions” to...
Locals Seguine and Jacobs win Whitefish Lake Triathlon
The Whitefish Lake Triathlon hosted 165 athletes on Saturday from 13 states and one Canadian province. The annual event returned after being canceled last summer due to wildfire. For the classic sprint event, athletes swam a 1/2 mile in Whitefish Lake starting at City Beach, then biked 12.4 miles up Wisconsin Avenue and East Lakeshore Drive before finishing with a 3.1 mile run.Whitefish locals represented well, taking the top overall male and female spots.Reigning 2022 champion Ryan Seguine, 44, finished first in 1 hour, 7 minutes and 41 seconds. Polson’s Matt Seeley, 53, was just off the winning pace, taking second place with a 1:09:14. Whitefish’s Tony Schiller, 66, placed third at 1:16:28.Overall female winner Carrie Jacobs, 43, of Whitefish, finished in 1 hour, 20 minutes and 34 seconds. 18-year-old Isabel Seeley of Polson was the first 18-and-under female and the second female overall, crossing the finish at 1:22:42. She was followed by Malia Seeley, 24, in third place.13-year-old Bentley Togo of Lethbridge, Alberta placed first in the male 18 and under division.The top team was Jessica Craig and Wendy Sequine at 1:17:11.Full results are available at competitivetiming.com/wlt/#unique-id-2024. Whitefish Lake Triathlon event organizers Jeremy and Price Richardson. (Photo by Drew Silver)
Pioneer League Roundup: Missoula, Great Falls nab series wins over Glacier, Billings
Around the Pioneer League, the Missoula Paddleheads and Great Falls Voyagers won their series against the Glacier Range Riders and Billings Mustangs respectively. Although Missoula dropped their last two games to the Range Riders, a four-game winning streak in the first half of the series helped the Paddleheads extend their lead atop the Pioneer League standings.
Range Riders' Mason Dinesen has contract purchased by White Sox
The Chicago White have purchased the contract of Glacier Range Riders infielder Mason Dinesen, as announced by the Range Riders on Monday. Dinesen was hitting a team-best .371 so far this summer for Glacier, while also leading the team and the entire Pioneer League in stolen bases with 27. The...
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