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A ROUNDUP OF LOCAL SPORTS NEWS
Foster Named New Flathead Softball Coach
Jack Foster, a former longtime head coach in Post Falls, Idaho, was named head coach of the Flathead High School softball program.
Foster is replacing Tasia Gates, who stepped down after two seasons at the helm of the Bravettes. Last season Flat- head was 6-16 overall (2-10 in Western AA) and 2-19 overall in 2015.
Foster emerged as the top choice among three candidates, according to Flathead High School Activities Direc- tor Bryce Wilson.
“Jack is an extremely experienced softball coach who has led a varsity pro- gram for 17 years in Idaho and will bring his experience and passion to the Flat- head Bravettes program,” Wilson stated. “He has a strong desire to lead the Flat- head Softball Program forward. He out- lined his vision during the interview and would like to build upon the solid founda- tion of the current program.”
A native of Coeur d’Alene, Fos- ter coached softball at Post Falls High School from 1997-2005 and 2007-2014. He guided the 2010 Trojans to the soft- ball championship in 5A, the largest clas- si cation in Idaho.
Football Roundup: Bridwell Breaks TD Records in Columbia Falls Playo Victory
Columbia Falls senior quarterback Dakota Bridwell threw for a state-record eight touchdowns, including ve to senior receiver Braxton Reiten, to lead the Wild- cats to a 55-14 victory over Corvallis in the opening round of the Class A football playo s on Friday night.
Bridwell’s eight TDs are the most on record for a game, according to the Mon- tana High School Association. He twice previously tied for the best single game accomplishment with seven TD passes, which only two others in state history have reportedly achieved. For the season, Bridwell has 39 TD passes in nine games, which is a Class A record. The all-class state record is 41, set by Glacier’s Brady McChesney in 2013 in 13 games.
Reiten’s ve TD receptions also stand out as an all-class state record, alongside Craig Smith of Cut Bank (2005). His sea- son total of 17 TDs also ties a state record with Bill Arvish of Hamilton (1987).
The big victory propelled Columbia Falls (8-1) to the second round, where the Cats will clash with Sidney (8-1) on the road next weekend.
Against Corvallis, Bridwell was 19 of 26 for 371 yards. Reiten caught ve passes for 163 yards. Trey Gates had ve catches for 70 yards and a touchdown. Trevor Hoerner also caught a 28-yard TD. Columbia Falls tallied 497 yards of o ense, and the defense limited Corvallis to 195 yards.
In other Class A playo action, Billings Central defeated Miles City 43-19 in the
rst round. Billings Central will travel to Polson in this week’s quarter nals. Lau- rel defeated Lewistown 54-6. Dillon will host Laurel. Hamilton hosts Butte Cen- tral on Oct. 29.
Glacier 47, Missoula Big Sky 7
Drew Turner rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns to help the Wolfpack defeat the Eagles and secure home eld advantage in the Class AA playo s.
Glacier nished the record season at 9-1 overall and locked up the No. 2 seed in the playo s, which begin next week. Glacier will host Missoula Sentinel (6-4) on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
Against Big Sky, Turner sparked the o ensive output with a 68-yard TD in the second quarter. Quarterback Tadan Gilman added a rushing TD and nished 13 of 19 for 306 yards passing with three TDs. Scout Willcut, Ethan Larson and Andrew Durado each had touchdown receptions for Glacier, which piled up 513 yards of o ense.
In the Class AA playo s, Billings Senior holds the No. 1 seed and will host Big Sky on Nov. 4. Bozeman will host Hel- ena on Nov. 4. Billings West will host Hel- ena Capital on Nov. 5.
Missoula Sentinel 17, Flathead 10
Mitch Roberts rushed in a ve-yard touchdown to sink Flathead in overtime in the regular-season nale.
Quarterback Bridger Johnson con- nected with Cain Roettig on a three-yard TD in the second quarter and kicker Cody Cusker nailed a 30-yard eld goal in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 10-all. The defeat ended Flathead’s season at 3-7 overall.
Eureka 54, Malta 13
Cannan Smith scored three times and Matt Anderson rushed for two touch- downs to lead the Lions to a big playo win at home against Malta on Saturday.
Eureka (8-1) advanced to the second round of the Class B playo s and will host Shelby (7-2) next weekend. Shelby edged Huntley Project 40-37 in the rst round.
In Saturday’s contest, Eureka jumped ahead 20-0 in the rst quarter thanks to two scores by Smith and a 28-yard TD run by Garrett Graves. Graves connected with Hank Dunn on a 27-yard score in the second quarter as Eureka built a 41-0 lead at halftime. Smith added his third TD with a 60-yard punt return. Jake Kindel rushed in a three-yard TD to cap Eure- ka’s scoring.
Fair eld 56, Bigfork 12
Luke Batson rushed for 99 yards and was11-for-13for204yardspassingtolead unbeaten Fair eld to a victory over Big- fork in the Class B playo s.
The loss ended the Vikings’ season at 7-2 overall. Matt Farrier capped his remarkable prep career with a rushing touchdown and Augie Emslie connected with Logan Taylor on a 68-yard scoring play.