Loyola took first in the boys’ team scoring at the District 7B meet in Missoula over the weekend. Seeley finished second followed by Florence, Deer Lodge, Darby and Valley Christian.

Bryan Slingsby set a meet record of 53-9 in the shot put to take that title. His older brother Jacob had held the record of 53-7-1/2 since 1998. Slingsby was second in the discus with a throw of 151-1.

Danny Lombardo was the other Falcon winner on Saturday. He won the long jump with a leap of 19-9. Lombardo also placed fifth in the high jump and second in the javelin. Sam Fernandez took third both the 400 and the 110 hurdles. He was second in the 300 hurdles. Joe Redfern finished fourth in the 100 and third in the 200. Kiel Hansen was second in the triple jump with a leap of 40-0. He was followed by Harvey Cuyler and Reid Baerlocher. The Florence 400 relay team finished third and the 1,600 relay team was sixth.

Darby’s Paul Abrahamsen clocked 4:39.39 to win the 1,600. Matt Stout finished third and Seth Garbett was sixth. Abrahamsen also won the 3,200 with a time of 10:15.89, five second faster than second place. Garbett was third and Stout fourth in this race. Dillon Oliver finished second in the 800 for the Tigers. Darby was sixth in the 400 relay and third in the 1,600 relay.

The Florence girls won the District 7B championship with 163 points. They were followed by Darby, Loyola, Deer Lodge, Seeley-Swan and Valley Christian.

Katie Neimeir led the way for the Falcon team. The speedy sophomore won five events, easily taking the 100 meter race and the 400. She also won the 200, the 100 hurdles and the 300 hurdles. The team of Neimeir, Cortney Reynolds, Amanda Hefner and Brandy Crews won the 400 relay. Reynolds finished fourth in the 100, second in the 200 and second in the 400. Crews was third in the 100 and sixth in the 200. Brooke Zeiler finished fourth in the 400 and second in the 800. Zeiler finished fourth in the 1,600 as well. Odessa Conly was second in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 100 hurdles. Rachel Warr was third in the shot and sixth in the discus.

The Bitterroot Valley teams soared in the jumping events. Sara Schertenleib of Florence won the high jump with the bar at 5-0. Missy DeWalt of Darby tied for fourth in that event at 4-8 with Catalina Parcell. Mariah Mitman of Florence was sixth. Christina Bender of Darby won the long jump at 15-7-1/4, followed by DeWalt at 1505, Schertenleib at 14-9 and Wetzsteon at 14-7. Missy DeWalt won the triple jump followed by Wetzsteon in second place. Katie Kirby of Florence finished fourth in that event.

Darby’s Mariah Cress won the discus with a throw of 111-11-1/4. Kasey Blue finished third with 103-6-1/2. Cress was fourth in the shot put. Kayla Schallenberger finished sixth in the 400 for Darby. Heather Demorest ran up against Seeley’s wonder runner, Caitlin Stone who won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Demorest finished third in the 800, second in the 1,600 and the 3,200.

In Class C, the Victor boys placed second behind Drummond at the 13C track meet. Michael Wemple won the javelin with a throw of 165-2. He also won the 200 with a time of 24.37 and was fourth in the 100. Fellow Pirate Chris Mai won the 800 with a time of 2:02.91. He also won the 1,600 (4:51.75) and the 3,200 (11:33.04). Eric Bissett finished third in the 400 and fourth in the 800. Cody Leingang was sixth in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200. Cody Jones finished fourth in the 110 hurdles. The 1,600 relay team of Eric Bissett, Michael Wemple, Cody Jones and Chris Mai won the that race with a time of 3:40.54.

Butte Softball good to valley teams

The LaVern Combo Invitational, better known as the Butte Softball Tournament, has always been a good chance for teams on either side of the Continental Divide to size up the competition from the other side of the divide. This is often the only time these teams see each other prior to the state tournaments. Both Class A and Class B teams take part and it’s a sure bet coaches are taking notice and formulating game plans for the state tournaments.

Hamilton had two tough opponents on Friday. The Lady Broncs’ first game was against Polson who has been at the top of their game this year. Polson took an early lead in the second inning but Hamilton rallied back in the bottom of the third inning to take a one-run lead. Polson took back the lead in the top of the sixth inning with three runs. Hamilton came back though, on the bat of Cierra Smith. Smith knocked a two-RBI triple with two outs to tie and then win the game. Nicki Koning pitched the win for Hamilton. Chelsey Krueger also had two RBIs in the 5-4 victory and Kelly Lokken added one more.

Next up for Hamilton was the defending state champion Laurel Locomotives. This was an old fashioned defensive pitchers' duel between Koning and Kirby Myers. Tied at the end of seven innings, the teams used the international tie-breaker to each score once in the eighth inning. Laurel scored the winning run in the top of the ninth inning to take the win.

Hamilton 5, Polson 4

Polson 010 003 - 4 10 2

Hamilton 002 003 - 5 6 2

Dylen Zetterberg and Brittany Jones. Nicki Koning and Sarah Callaghan. W- Koning. L - Zetterberg.

Hamilton - Terry Bryan 0-3, Chelsey Krueger 1-3, Jessica Huseby 0-3, Rachell wood 1-3, Callaghan 0-3, Koning 1-3, Kelly Lokken 1-3, Amanda Hood 1-2, Cierra Smith 1-3.

2B - Wolstad 2, Newton 2. 3B- Smith. RBIs - Wolstad 1, Newton, Gordon 2, Krueger 2, Smith 2, Lokken.

Laurel 2, Hamilton 1

Laurel 000 000 011 - 2 4 0

Hamilton 000 000 010 - 1 5 1

Kirby Myers and Caitlyn Caron. Nicky Koning and Sarah Callaghan. W - Koning. L - Myers.

Hamilton - Bryan 0-4, Krueger 2-3, Huseby 2-4, Wood 0-2, Callaghan 0-4, Koning 0-4, Lokken 1-3, Hood 0-2, Smith 0-3.

RBI - Thomas, Michundvich, Smith

The loss on Saturday to Laurel made the Lady Broncs focus and it was bad news for their opponents. Hamilton played Whitefish and Belgrade on Saturday.

Koning had two hits in the 10-0 five inning game. The Hamilton bats came out swinging with two runs in the first inning and a four run third inning. Koning and Callaghan showed they can do more than play catch out there as the pitcher/catcher combo each hit a triple. In addition, Callaghan had three RBIs and Koning added two more. Huseby had a double as did Lokken.

Whitefish 000 00 - 0 2 3

Hamilton 214 3x - 10 6 0

Torrey Ost and Desiree Clarke. Nicki Koning and Sarah Callaghan. W - Koning. L - Ost.

Hamilton - Bryan 0-1, Annie Schultz 0-1, Krueger 0-1, Huseby 1-2, Wood 0-1, Callaghan 1-2, Koning 2-3, Lokken 1-1, Kristen Ferguson 0-1, Hood 1-2, Smith 0-1.

2B - Huseby, Lokken. 3B - Callaghan, Koning. RBIs - Bryan, Huseby, Wood, Callaghan 3, Koning 2, Lokken.

Next up on Hamilton’s plate were the Belgrade Panthers. Again, the combination of strong pitching, solid defense and strong batting gave the Lady Broncs another 10-0 shut out victory. Koning allowed only four hits while the Lady Bronc offense had 13 hits. Huseby knocked a home run and had four RBIs. Lokken, Koning and Hood each had two RBIs.

Belgrade 000 000 - 0 4 0

Hamilton 012 142 - 10 13 0

A. Lanzendorf, L Torres (6) and B. Markham. Nicki Koning and Sarah Callaghan. W - Koning. L- Lanzendorf.

Hamilton - Bryan 2-4, Krueger 0-2, Huseby 3-3, Wood 1-3, Callaghan 1-3, Koning 2-3, Lokken 2-2, Hood 2-3, Smith 0-3.

2B - Bryan, Huseby, Lokken 2, Hood. HR - Huseby. RBIs - Huseby 4, Koning 2, Lokken 2, Hood 2.

Kasie Conder kept the heat coming in Corvallis’ game against Belgrade. The junior pitcher allowed six hits but the strong defense by the young Blue Devils kept the Panthers from crossing the plate in a 4-0 victory of the central Montana school. Freshman Brianna Brawley powered the offense with two hits on three at-bats. Danielle Murray had a triple for the Blue Devils.

Corvallis 020 020 -4 3 0

Belgrade 000 000 0-0 6 1

Kasie Conder and Sam Nelson. Lauren Torres and Brittney Markham. W - Conder. L - Torres.

Corvallis - Brianna Brawley 2-4, Jessica Adair 0-2, Markie Gurley 0-3, Nelson 0-2, Conder 0-2, Megan Auch 0-3, Amber Bradshaw 0-3, Danielle Murray 1-3, Angie Henderson 0-2.

2B - Foster, Larsen. 3B - Murray.

Corvallis topped Hardin, 8-3. The Blue Devils again had an error free game and were strong at bat. Conder took the win for the Devils.

Corvallis 330 20 - 8 7 0

Hardin 000 12 - 3 5 3

Kasie Conder, Hiquera (4) and Sam Nelson. Joelie Link and Alyssa Johnson 1-2. W - Conder. L - Link

Corvallis - Kylynn Pelkey 1-2, Jessica Adair 2-3, Markie Guley 0-3, Nelson 0-2, Conder 1-1, Megan Auch 1-1, Danielle Murray 1-2, Higuera 1-1, Burdette 0-1.

Corvallis defeated Columbia Falls, 11-1, for their last game on Saturday. Conder allowed only one run, in the first inning, while Nelson and Amber Bradshaw each had a triple. Conder was 3-for-4 at bat. The game was shorted due to the 10-run rule.

C. Falls 100 00 - 1 1 2

Corvallis 005 4 2 - 11 15 0

Morgan Rowe, Drew Walter (4) and Amber James. Kasie Conder and Sam Nelson. W - Conder. L - Rowe.

Corvallis - Brawley 2-4, Adair 1-4, Nelson 2-3, Conder 3-4, Auch 1-3, Gurley 2-2, Bradshaw 2-3, Murray 0-3, Pelkey 2-3,.

2B - Conder. 3B -Nelson, Bradshaw.

Florence topped Shepherd, 3-1, using strong defense and pitching by Kate Street. While the Lady Falcons had no errors, Shepherd had six. Street allowed only two hits.

Shepherd 000 100 - 1 2 6

Florence 010 20x - 3 5 0

Sam Thomas and Brooke Premo. Kate Street and Erin Greenberg. W - Street. L -Thomas.

Florence - Kayla Schmid 0-3, Alyssa Sadowski 0-3, Street 1-3, Chelsea Ralls 1-2, Greenberg 1-3, Kaitlyn Rolshoven 1-3, Lynleigh Nichols 0-3, Shelby Meuchel 1-3, Kelsi Hoagland 0-3, Shanna Moore 0-0, Cassie Pederson 0-0.

Street and company topped Plains but fell to Libby on Saturday. The Lady Falcons defeated Plains, 10-2 with Street knocking a double and two RBIs. She also had seven strike outs. Alyssa Sadowski was 3-for-4 and had two RBIs.

Florence 106 201 0 - 10 12 2

Plains 001 100 0 - 2 5 2

Kate Street and Erin Greenburg. Emily Morigeau, Beth Catalanello (4) and Geri Stewart .

W - Street. L - Morigeau

Florence - Schmid 0-3, Sadowski 3-4, Street 2-3, Ralls 0-1, Casey Pedersen 0-0, Greenburg 1-2, Rolshoven 1-3, Genny Blackwell 2-2, Nichols 0-1, Meuchel 2-2, Shanna Moore 0-1, Chayla Pederson 1-2.

2B - Street. 3B - Sadowski. RBIs - Street 2, Sadowski 2, Rolshoven 1, Meuchel 1, Abby 1, Keaton .

Florence lost to Libby, 5-1. Street took the loss for the Lady Falcons. Kayla Schmid had t he only RBI for Florence.

Class A schools tune up at ABC Meet

Hamilton, Corvallis and Stevensville track teams had their final tune-up prior to this week’s divisional track meets at the ABC Meet in Polson. Hamilton finished second in the girls team scoring behind Whitefish. Corvallis was fourth and Stevensville finished back in the pack. On the boys’ side, it was Hamilton, Stevensville and Corvallis finishing fourth, fifth and sixth.

Corvallis speedster Ashlee DellaSilva clocked a 12.80 to take the 100 meter race. Teammate Whitney Henderson took first in the 400, topping Hamilton’s Misha Trotter. The two were also on the winning 400 relay team. Courtney White finished fourth in the 3,200. Kim Gilder was third in the 100 hurdles with Sunni Bleibtrey finishing in fourth place in that race. Paige Lennis threw the shot put 34-2 to take third place. Clarissa Boyer tied for fifth in the high jump. Melissa Cousins finished third in the pole vault.

Hamilton’s Trotter broke out of her normal races to take the 1,600 with a time of 5:22.79. Trotter was second in the 200 as well. Michelle Jones finished third in the 400 and won the 800 race. The 1,600 relay team won with a scorching time of 4:01.09. Corvallis was second with 4:07.45. Megan Baker was fourth in the 300 hurdles.

Hamilton’s Alicia Toews won the long jump with a leap of 16-1. She was second in the triple jump behind Stevi’s Brekka Johnson. Johnson’s effort of 35-1/4 won that event. Baker of Hamilton finished third in the triple jump and Corvallis’ Bleibtrey was fourth.

Johnson, of Stevensville, finished sixth in the 100 and tied for fourth in the 200. She was also fourth in the long jump.

Hamilton’s Ryan Turley won the 100, 200 and 400. Nigel Neaves won the 800 for the Broncs with a time of 1:58.686 and finished fourth in the 1,600. Ben Jessop was fifth in the 800 behind his teammate. Taylor Hersom was sixth in the 110 hurdles and tied for fourth in the 300 hurdles with Jamie Eagledrum of Ronan/St. Ignatius. Devon Leonardi was fourth in the long jump. Allen McCarty finished fifth in the high jump.

Stevensville finished in fifth place. Isaac Hunter won the triple jump with a hop, skip and jump of 43-2. Hunter was sixth in the long jump. Clay Pape finished fifth in the high jump and fourth in the triple jump. Justin Chilcott was fourth in the 110 hurdles. Drew Zeiler claimed sixth in the 1,600 and third in the 3,200 for the Yellowjackets. Tieg Gibbs was fifth in the long jump. Stevensville’s 1,600 relay team finished second behind Polson and ahead of Hamilton and Corvallis respectively.

Corvallis’ Dalton Sybrant took second in the discus and the shot put. Another Blue Devil, Chris Jessop was third in the discus. Dennis Jessop finished second in the javelin. James Allred was fourth in the 400, sixth in the high jump. Matt Smith took fifth in the 100 and fourth in the javelin.

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