Ravalli Republic from Hamilton, Montana • 7

Ravalli Republtc, Monday, May 10, 2010 Page 7 ravaHlrepubl ic.com SPORTS Sine 1889 fawj feya (feJksllQ 61 US ii Cffi PA IP EWCKQiy the 100 hurdles with a 1 1 SaoatsEoiio 14.95. Misha Trotter of Hamilton won the 800 and also helped the Lady Broncs win the 400 relay along with Kelsi Almond, Bry Gordon and Kelsey Brangoccio. Molly BreVver of Stevensville took first in the high jump with a 5-2 leap. Class B-C Boys Team scores: Charlo 100, Darby 95, Florence 62 Vi, Choteau 37 V2, Drummond 34, Noxon 31, Deer Lodge 30, Fairfield 28, Superior 19, Seeley-Swan 18, Hot Springs 14, Victor 13, Arlee 8, Cascade 2, Alberton 2, Conrad 2. Class B-C Cirls Team scores: Choteau 83, Darby 72, Superior 64, Charlo 58, Deer Lodge 52, Fairfield 32, Cascade 27, Drummond 26, Florence 24, Hot Springs 17, Victor 14, Arlee 12, Alberton 12, Valley Christian 10, Seeley-Swan 10, Philipsburg 8, Noxon 5.

It was a big day for 1 local track athletes on Saturday, as Darby, Florence and Victor competed in the Seeley-Swan Invitational track meet at Missoula County Stadium. Aaron Johnston of Darby was a triple win -ner, taking gold in the 100, 200 and 400. When his Tiger teammate Doug Raymer won the 800, and Seth Garbett followed that up with victories the 1,600 and 3,200, the entire individual running events were swept by the Darby boys. The Tigers ----took second place 4 the meet behind Charlo. The Darby girls also took second place behind Choteau, as Rachel Wetzsteon (200) and Heather Demorest (1,600, 3,200) won then-events.

Odessa Conley of Florence won the 300 hurdles, while her teammate Mariah Mitman won the high hump. Alex Mitchell of Florence won the boys high hump in a tie, while Kurt Manely of Victor won the javelin. Meanwhile, at the Wayne Estes Invite in Anaconda on Saturday, the Corvallis boys took third place behind Belgrade and Manhattan. Slater Powell won the 110 hurdles with a meet record 14.47 and also won the 300 hurdles, while his teammate Austin Landis won the javelin. Stephen Jessop won the pole vault.

Andrew Dorn of Hamilton took first in the 100. On the girls side, Paige Squire of Corvallis set a meet record in DAVID ERICKSON Ravalli Rcpaklk Above, Tanner Sacks of Victor competes in the discus at the Seeley-Swan invite on Saturday. At right, Paige Squire of Corvallis has a pack of Hamilton runners on her heels at the Wayne Estes invite in Anaconda on Saturday. Behind her, from left, are Bry Gordon and Misha Trotter. Photo at right by BLAKE HEMPSTEAD Anaconda Leader 16; 13, Missoula Sentinel, 14, Boulder, 15, Livingston, 4.

Other teams competing Butte Central, Philipsburg, Sheridan. girls rally, Florence girls dominate Softball: DAVID ERICKSON Sports Editor The Florence Lady Falcons are keeping their hot streak alive, as they took down Troy 5-2 over the weekend in a B-C showdown. Freshman Courtney Byrne had a big game, limiting the Trojans to three hits from the pitchers mound and going 2-for-3 at bat. Paige Bodner, Kelsi Hoagland and Shanna Moore singled for Florence. The Florence girls also took down Eureka 10-0 in agame shortened due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Chelsea Ralls had two hits for the Lady Falcons, along with Byrne. Florence 5, Troy 0 Florence 003 0200-55 2 Troy 000 000 0 0 3 2 Courtney Byrne and Kayla Bodner. Jordan Williams and Kimmy Klin. Byrne. Williams.

FLORENCE Heinz 0-3, Paige Bodner 1-4, Byrne 2-3, Chelsea Ralls 0-2, and Candace Dunagan had a double and a single in the win. Stevi Pitcher Maddie Jones had a solo homer, and Ashlie Larum, Jessica Diepstraten and Ashley Reid all had hits for Stevensville, along with Courtney Cockroft. Hamilton 9, Stevi 5 Hamilton 100 341 0 9 7 1 Stevensville 000 212 0 5 5 3 Jessica Bourne, Rebecka Hood (6) and Presley Chadwick. Maddie Jones, Brooke Stordahl (6) and Courtney Cockroft Bourne. -Jones (2-10).

HAMILTON -Melissa Hood 1-4, Kaylie Strandberg 2-4, Nicole Hood 1-3, Annie Schultz 1-4, R. Hood 0-1, Chadwick 0-2, Elizabeth Taylor 0-3, Candace Dunagan 2-4, Kylie Bergren 0-2. STEVENSVILLE Bailey Vercruyssen 0-2, Jessica Diepstraten 1-3, Jones 1-3, Ashley Reid 1-3, Ashlie Larum 1-3, Cockroft 1-4, Jade Stordahl 0-2, Makaela Hallenback 0-2, Kilee Bartschi 0-2 B. Stordahl 0-1. 2B Dunagan.

HR Jones RBIs M. Hood, Strandberg 2, Hood Wayne Estes Invitational at Anaconda Saturday Class A Boys Team Scores -1, Belgrade, 92; 2, Manhattan, 81 3, Corvallis, 80; 4, Dillon, 69; 5, Hamilton, 35; 6, Butte Central, 32; 7, Townsend, 22; 8, Three Forks, 18; 9, Ennis, 13; 10, Stevensville, 11, Anaconda, 12, Boulder, 13, Livingston, 4. Other teams competing: Harrison, Lima, Missoula Sentinel, Sheridan. Class A Cirls Team Scores 1, Belgrade, 90; 2, Three Forks, 54.5; 3, Hamilton, 51 12; 4, Townsend, 51; 5, Corvallis, 44; 6, Dillon, 40.5; 6, Dillon, 40.5; 8, Stevensville, 29; 9, Lima, 20; 10, Harrison, 18; 11, Anaconda, 16; 11, Manhattan, Corvallis Hayley Cole 0-3, Kelsi Hoagland 1-3, Dana Miller 0-3, Shanna Moore 1-3, Cassie Pedersen 0-2. 2B Klin.

RBIs Byrne. Florence 10, Eureka 0 Florence 411 202 10 8 2 Eureka 000 000 -Oil 4 Courtney Byrne and Paige Bodner. Makayla Neuman and Cassidy Morgan. Byrne. Neuman.

FLORENCE Brittany Heinz 1-3, Bodner 1-3, Byrne 2-4, Chelsea Ralls 2-4, Hayley Cole 0-4, Kelsi Hoagland 1-3, Shanna Moore 1-3, C. Fix 0-3, Cassie Pedersen 0-3. Elsewhere, Corvallis 3, Anac. 2 The Lady Blue Devils made it exciting in Anaconda, where they trailed 1-2 for most of the game but scored two runs in the final inning to shock the Copperheads on their own turf 3 -2 in a Southwestern A softball match-up. MeganAuchhada double, two singles and two RBIs to lead Corvallis.

Alex Ewing earned the contest shouldnt disappoint any fan of thrilling tennis. Corvallis 5, Hamilton 2 Singles Levi Pauley, def. Bob Huppert, 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (7-2); Spencer Fehr, def. Ethan Selig, 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1; Aaron Mead, def. Luke Lagerquist 6-0, 6-2; Cody Tredik, def.

David llgenfritz, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Doubles Dillon MurrayLuke Allsop, def. Jason JessopParker Richards, 6-1, 6-1; Bridger WalczynskiMitchell Decker, def. Cody LewisCraham Silcher, 6-1, 6-1; Cody Lengyllsaac Smith, def. Reese IsherwoodCraig Weese, 6-0, 6-1.

Elsewhere, Boys Columbia Falls 5, Stevens-vill 2 Singles James Enzler, def. Parker Johnson, 6-2, 6-1; Miroslav Zvygel- skiy, CF, def. Nathan Tavares, 6-4, PHOTO BY RLAKE HEMPSTEAD Aniionda Leader Conallis sophomore shortstop Tegan Elliot guns down an Anaconda runner in Thursday 's comeback victory. 3, Schultz, Jones, J. Stordahl, Hal- lenback, Bartschi.

win on the mound. Whitney Jessop had the only other hit for the Lady Blue Devils in the defensive struggle. Corvallis 3, Anaconda 2 Corvallis 000 100 2-3 7 2 Anaconda 000 1100-2 6 4 Alex Ewing and Korie Conder. Brooke Chapman and Lisa Laslovich. Ewing.

Chapman. CORVALLIS -Tegan Elliott 0-4, Ewing 2-4, Conder 1-3, Megan Auch 3-4, Ruby Ostrander 0-3, Whitney Jessop 1-4, Miquela Kriskovich 0-2, T. Powell 0-1, Ashley Johnson 0-2, Maddie Ray 0-1. 2B Auch. 3B Krumm.

RBIs Auch 2, Krumm. Thursday Hamilton 9, Stevi 5 On Thursday, the Hamilton girls came out on top 9-5 in a cross -valley Southwestern A soft-ball showdown against Stevensville. Nicole Hood led the Lady Broncs at bat, driving in three runs. The Hamilton girls tallied seven hits. Kylie Strandberg had two RBIs Hamilton contest 7-6 (7-5); Josh Meyer, def.

Tim Spencer, 6-4, 6-1; John Riffey, CF, def. Devan Welch, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6). Doubles Brian MarcilleVadim Zvygelskiy, CF, def. Ryan Dufresne Travis Griffin, 6-2, 6-4; Nick Emerson Chris King, CF, def. Kyle tinoJordan Owens 6-4, 6-2; Nathan CarrAndrew West, CF, def.

Garin McGrannShane Bartsohi 6-2, 6-4. GIRLS Hamilton 5, Corvallis 2 Singles Mary Conwell, def, Sydnee Madruga, 6-3, 6-0; Tabitha Hooten, def. Kim Lamar, 6-1, 6-3; Nellie Moran, def. Sarah Harms-worth, 6-4, 6-3; Lairen Phinney, def. Jill Toews, 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles Kelsey Della SilvaStella Quinlan, def. Coral HigueraTrista-na Syester, 6-0, 6-3; Varsha RaoTara Stromberg, def. Lexi Sangster Brooke Heckeroth, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-3; Erica HuppertMeg Mdean, def. Dao SlagterHannah Lockhart, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Red Sox undefeated, Bucs Corvallis boys down in cross-valley tennis sweep Dillon and Ryan Weigle smacked a two-run homer to lead the Sox.

Jake Lindquist pitched a complete game and worked out of a couple bases-loaded jams. In game two, Weigle went 3-for-3 with a home run and three runs batted in, and earned the win on the mound. The Sox were in Salmon on Sunday. "First game Red Sox 1 1, Livingston 8 Livingston 204 000 2 8 7 3 Bitterroot 105 140 x- 11 11 2 Ron Kurschner and Trent Birge. Jake Lindquist and Austin Allen.

Lindquist. Kurschner. Second game Red Sox 8, Livingston 4 Livingston 003 000 1 4 5 4 Bitterroot 003 122 x-8 9 4 Riley Kurschner, Tanner Hall (5) and Trent Birge. Nolan Bullan (2), Ryan Weigle (3) and Austin Allen. Kurschner.

L-Weigle. DAVID ERICKSON Si'( ris Editor The Bitterroot Bucs swept the Dillon Cubs in A legion baseball action over the weekend, both games were shortened due to the 10 -run mercy rule. The Bucs won the first game 11-1 and took the second game 14-3. Zach Blackstun went 3-for-4 with a double-and four RBIs and Austin Erler belted a triple to lead the Bucs in the first contest. Jeremy Johnson went 3-for-3 from the mound in the second game and catcher Billy Hanna added a double and a single for the Bucs, who moved to 5 -3.

The Bucs were in Butte on Sunday. First game Bucs II, Cubs I Dillon 000 01 1 2 5 Bitterroot 226 01 -11 7 1 Luke Renfree, Robbie Miller (4) and Robert Walsh. Austin Erler, Robert Llewelyn (5) and Billy Hanna. Erler. L- Renfree.

Second game Bucs 14, Cubs 3 Dillon 030 00 3 8 3 Bitterroot 510 8x- 14 8 0 Pierce Pendleton, Donavan Hucke (4), Matt Basile (5) and Robert Walsh. Jeremy Johnson, Austin Nogle (5) and Hanna Johnson. Hucke. Elsewhere, The Bitterroot Red Sox moved to 10-0 on the season with a sweep of Livingston on Saturday, winning by scores of 11- 8 and 8 -4. In the first contest, catcher Austin Allen went 2-for-2 with a home run DAVID ERICKSON Sports Editor The Corvallis boys picked up another win over the weekend, defeating Hamilton 5 -2, but the Hamilton girls bested the Lady Blue Devils by the same score, 5-2.

The best match of the day was between Levi Pauley of Corvallis and Bob Huppert of Hamilton in the No. 1 singles event. Pauley claimed the first set 6-1, but Huppert won the second set by the same score. In the third and final set, Pauley was able to sneak by 7- 6 for the win. Both boys will battle it opt again at the divisional tournament this year, and the their.