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By DILLON TABISH

Roundup of recent sports and outdoors news

WHITEFISH’S SCHULZ, defense, holding opponents to 38.3 ppg.
Flathead has the ifth best defense, al-
POLSON’S SMITH NOMINATED
FOR NATIONAL COACH OF THE lowing 42.2 ppg.
YEAR AWARDS
Glacier senior Cassi Hashley is av-
Derek Schulz, the longtime boys eraging 15.4 ppg, fourth most in Mon-
track coach at Whiteish High School, tana, and 9.1 rebounds, second best in
and Larry Smith, the longtime softball the state. Flathead’s Janessa Heine is
coach at Polson, are inalists for the na- the sixth best scorer, with 12.9 ppg. Gla-
tional high school coach of the year hon- cier’s Hailee Bennett is averaging 12.3
February 14-16, 2014
ors.
ppg, ninth best, and 3.6 assists, fourth
Schulz has served as head coach in best. Flathead’s Emma Andrews is at
his hometown for nearly 20 years and 9.4 ppg. Heine and Lizzie Sherwood are
led the Bulldogs to six Class A state Flathead’s top rebounders, averaging 6
Montana’s
championships.
per game.
MT FWP
Smith has coached softball at Polson and Coast Gua
for more than 26 years and created a dy- STANDINGS THROUGH JAN. 27
rd will be there to
nasty from the ground up. With Smith answer question
BOYS
s about boating
Greatest being the program’s lone coach since its in MT!
inception, the Lady Pirates have won WESTERN AA
seven Class A state championships.
Helena Capital 4-0 10-1 Y IS
Both coaches were selected as inal- Missoula Sentinel 3-0 8-2 SUNDADAY!
ists in their respective sports for the Na- Flathead 1-1 5-5 FAMILY es,
tional High School Athletic Coaches As- Kids Activitis,
Boating Event!
sociation’s top honor last week. Eight i- Glacier 1-1 5-5 Giveaway
Missoula Hellgate 1-2 6-4 Photos with
nalists from across the nation are select- Helena 0-2 4-6 a Pirate!
ed in each sports category. The top hon- Missoula Big Sky 0-4 3-8
ors will be announced at the NHSACA
banquet June 18 in Jackson, Wyo.
NORTHWESTERN A
Boats • Pontoons • Personal Watercraft Docks • Columbia Falls 3-1 8-3
FLATHEAD, GLACIER CLASH
Accessories • Upholsterers • Detailers
IN FIRST CROSSTOWN HOOPS Frenchtown 3-1 7-4
SHOWDOWN
Whiteish 2-2 6-6
OVER 120 BOATS Polson 2-8 1-2
on display along with Glacier and Flathead are meeting for Libby 1-9 0-3
the irst crosstown games of the basket-
lifts, audio equipment, hitch manufacturers, nautical ball season this week. Glacier hosts Flat- DISTRICT 7-B
head Thursday, Jan. 30, beginning with Bigfork 6-0 12-0
clothing, boat graphics, wraps, insurance & inancing.
the girls game at 6 p.m. followed by the Eureka 3-2 6-6
boys at 8 p.m.
Dealers
The Flathead and Glacier boys are Troy 2-3 5-6
Vendors
tied for third place in the standings with Thompson Falls 1-3 5-7
Plains 1-5 2-10
.500 records. Glacier (5-5 overall, 1-1 in
CAPTAINS MARINE, INC Glacier Docks conference) is averaging 63 points per GIRLS
TRM Lifts and Docks game, fourth most in the state, while
DREAM MARINE Flathead is scoring 48 ppg, lowest in WESTERN AA
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the state. However Flathead ranks irst
GULL BOATS & RV Lowitz Custom Shoppe in team defense, holding opponents to Helena Capital 4-0 10-1
roughly 47 ppg. Glacier has the ninth Missoula Sentinel 3-0 10-0
FASTOYS
Farmers Insurance Glacier 1-1 7-3
JESCO MARINE ranked defense, allowing 57 ppg.
Helena 1-1 6-4
A-Able Fishing Charters Glacier senior Evan Epperly is aver- Missoula Big Sky 1-3 3-7
& POWERSPORTS Xtreme Graphics aging 17.4 ppg, sixth most in Montana. Flathead 0-2 3-7
Epperly leads the state in assists with 6.3 Missoula Hellgate 0-3 3-7
KALISPELL MARINE Wingman Hitch Guides per game. His teammate, senior Bryan
Battery Systems Michaels, is averaging 15.1 ppg. Michaels
PENCO also averages 6.6 rebounds per game, NORTHWESTERN A
MOUNTAIN AUTO Montana Hitch 10th best in the state. Blaine Newman Columbia Falls 4-0 10-1
Kalispell Detailing Libby 2-1 3-8
& MARINE
is Flathead’s leading scorer, averaging Frenchtown 2-2 6-5
American Airboat Corp 8.9 ppg. Matt Quist and Adam Bradley Polson 1-2 1-9
S & S SPORTS
Hydrodynamic Watersports
are the Braves’ leading rebounds with Whiteish 0-4 1-11
6.4 rpg. Hellgate’s Tres Tinkle leads the
state in scoring with 22.2 ppg, while DISTRICT 7-B
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Great Falls’ Brendan Howard leads in
rebounding with 10.6 per game.
Plains 6-0 10-2
Bigfork 4-2 9-3
On the girls side, Glacier ranks sixth Thompson Falls 2-2 7-5
FLATHEAD COUNTY FRI 10am-8pm in the state in team scoring, averag- Eureka 1-4 3-9
ing 53.3 ppg. Flathead is 12th, with 44.1 Troy 0-5 2-9
FAIRGROUNDS SAT 10am-7pm ppg. The Wolfpack are second in team

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