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Hill eyes bright future through camera lens
Move-in day on the campus of the University of Montana is on Aug. 20 and Whitefish High School senior Zach Hill is excited for the adventure.Not only is he starting his freshman year studying journalism, but he will be starting an internship/part-time job with the Grizzly football team, taking the films that players study in order to better their performance.Hill played football for three years, then filmed for the Bulldogs during his last three years in high school.“It was super cool. I was just up in that booth … during game time, and I traveled with the team,” Hill said....
Jensen double-winner at Western A Divisional Track
Bigfork’s Jack Jensen won the 800-meter run (1:57.82) and the 1,600-meter run (4:27.56), helping anchor the boys track team to a fourth-place finish at the Western A Divisional Track Meet in Columbia Falls on Friday, Saturday, May 17-18. Wyatt Johnson was third in the 110-meter hurdles (15.71), while Austin Savik was sixth (16.55). Johnson would take third place in the 300-meter hurdles (41.45), while Savik would place seventh (42.26). Bigfork’s 4x400 relay team was fourth at divisionals (3:33.86). Tamret Savik, meanwhile, placed second in the triple jump (42-11) and fourth in the high jump (6-0), while Noah Pandina was fourth in the long jump (20-3.5). Tristen Herd was second in the pole vault (12-6). On the girls side, Claire Jensen was sixth in the 800-meter run (2:29.14), while Zoe Guffin was fourth in the javelin (105-8) and teammate Callie Gembala was fifth (103-11).
Troyer set for state tennis
Bigfork singles play Tessa Troyer is headed to state after placing sixth at the Western A Divisional Tournament in Kalispell on Wednesday, May 15.Troyer defeated Whitefish’s Alivia Lusko 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (9-7) in the divisional semifinals. She advanced to the championship, where she fell to Columbia Falls Lexi Olberholtzer 6-2, 6-2.
Middle school girls basketball camp
The Fourth Annual Morehouse Hoops Collective Middle School Girls Basketball Camp is open to any girls entering grades 6-8. Hosted at Bigfork High School, June 10-12. Sessions run 1-4 pm. Register at mhcbasketball.com or download the Morehouse Hoops Collective app available for iPhone and Android. Email mhcbasketball@gmail.com for more info.
Whitefish ends season at state baseball tournament
Whitefish fell in two games at the Montana State Baseball Tournament on Thursday and Friday, May 16-17. The Bulldogs lost a heart-breaker to Belgrade 8-7 on Thursday in Missoula, and then was downed 15-8 by Eureka on Friday.Against Belgrade, Whitefish built a 5-4 lead through six innings. Belgrade would find itself down to its last strike but tie things up in the bottom of the seven on a double. The Bulldogs answered back by plating two runs in the eighth inning, but Belgrade would score three runs in the bottom of the frame, with the game-winning run coming across the...
Libby's Beagle reaches state tennis semifinals
Libby's Ryan Beagle is halfway to his quest to bring a state championship home after winning both matches Thursday at the Montana Class A tournament in Kalispell.The junior Logger opened with a 6-0, 6-1, opening round win over Corvallis sophomore Pierce Yaskus. In the quarterfinals, Beagle topped Hardin senior Chase Wells, 6-3, 6-0. Beagle will face Hamilton's Andy Purcell in the semifinals at 8 a.m. Friday at Flathead Valley Community College.Purcell needed three sets in both of his wins to make the semifinals.In the other semifinal, Polson's Torin Ellis faces Hardin junior Jameson Noteboom. Ellis scored straight-set wins in his first two matches while Noteboom did the same.
Bulldog Bond: Whitefish’s Kelch, Hunt built tennis chemistry
Whitefish’s Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt do nearly everything together.“There are definitely not many moments when we aren't by each other's side,” Kelch said.Their relationship has created one of the most formidable duos on the tennis court in Class A, one that earned a Northwest A divisional championship last Wednesday.“I just think we know what each other is doing without talking about it,” Hunt said. “It’s nice having the chemistry.”“It's kind of just like telepathy at times,” Kelch said.On the tennis court they came together as a doubles pair during their junior season.“They are a special doubles team,” Bulldog boys...
Beagle wins divisional tennis title; seeks state gold
Libby tennis standout Ryan Beagle is a three-time state qualifier with two state bronze medals and three Western A divisional titles.But his goal has not changed and that’s to win a Montana state championship.Beagle, a junior, will get another crack at the gold beginning Thursday in Kalispell at Flathead Valley Community College where the state tournament is being held this year.Play begins Thursday with the first round and quarterfinals. The semifinals and finals will be played Friday.Beagle is coming off his second straight divisional title last week, also at FVCC. He won a straight-set battle against Polson’s Torrin Ellis, 7-5,...
Kalispell's Turner wins 2024 Spring Mack Days tourney
The 2024 Spring Mack Days Event on Flathead Lake sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ended Saturday May 11. A total of 35,089 lake trout were entered during the nine-week long fishing event. Making a difference for the future of native fish in Flathead lake is the goal behind these fishing events that focus on reducing the non-native lake trout. Native bull trout and westslope cutthroat populations are just a fraction of what they once were. Anglers are part of the management plan tool box to reduce non-native fish numbers and the anglers put an enormous amount of time and...
CMR sweeps Northern AA divisional tennis titles
KALISPELL – The C.M. Russell High boys’ and girls’ tennis teams were both victorious Friday at the Northern AA divisional tournament at Flathead Valley Community College, earning league championships in both singles’ brackets and boys’ doubles as well as a runner-up finish in girls’ doubles.
Whitefish qualifies 11 for State A tennis
Mason Kelch and Dane Hunt defeated Whitefish teammates Buren Brust and Jesse Burrough in the Northwest A divisional boys doubles championship match, as both duos earned a spot at the state tournament Wednesday.The two boys teams joined the girls pairings of Ainsley Scott and Maggie Mercer, and Camry Kelch and Zoey Marzo as Whitefish swept the team titles. In singles play the Bulldogs send Jake Oelerich in the boys competition, while Alivia Lusko and Liesl Brust earned a spot in girls singles.“What a difference a year makes,” Whitefish girls tennis coach Pat Dryden said. “Last year we struggled to field a...
Kats on a tear as postseason begins
Hungry Horse NewsThe Columbia Falls softball team ended the regular season at 17-3 as they won five in a row last week. The team is super hot heading into the Western A Divisional playoffs this week in Polson.The Wildkats dropped Ronan at home on a chilly night 4-1 last Tuesday, then beat Laurel 12-3, Lockwood 9-0, Hardin 16-10 and Manhattan 7-2 at the Laverne Combo tourney in Butte over the weekend.The Kats open the divisional tourney Friday at 5 p.m. against the winner of the No. 5 seed from the Northwest against No. 4 team from the Southwest.The home game...
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