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Ranger Tennis- Page 5
Braves Baseball - Page 6
Bruin Golf - Page 9
Ranger Track - Page 11
Rebel Track - Page 13

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2015

Spring SportS Schedule

Park High

RANGERS
BOYS TENNIS
March 31
April 11
April 14
April 17
April 18
April 25
May 1-2
May 8
May 14
May 21-23

vs. Multiple Schools

at Anaconda
at Beaverhead
at Hardin
at Fergus
at Belgrade
at Helena
at Fergus
at MSU - Divisionals
at Missoula - State

TRACK
Mar. 28
April 9
April 16
April 18
April 21
April 23
April 25
April 28
April 30
May 6
May 2
May 8
May 15-16
May 22-23

at Fergus
at Billings
at Billings West
at Belgrade
at Laurel
at Home
at Butte Central
at Laurel
at Billings West
Top Ten at Laurel
at Anaconda
vs. Belgrade
Divisionals at Belgrade
State at Laurel

Shields Valley

REBELS
TRACK
Mar. 28
Mar. 31
April 17

Invitational at Lewistown
Invitational at Bozeman
Invitational at Columbus

Gardiner

GIRLS TENNIS
March 31
April 11
April 14
April 17
April 18
April 25
April 30
May 1-2
May 8
May 14th
May 21-23

BRUINS

at Bozeman
vs. Multiple Schools
at Beaverhead
at Hardin
at Fergus
vs. Multiple Schools
vs. Belgrade
at Helena
at Fergus
at MSU Divisionals
at Missoula - State

TRACK
April 11
April 18
April 25
April 25
May 2
May 9
May 15-16
May 22-23

Manhattan Invite @ Bozeman

Gallatin Valley Invite @ Belgrade
Manhattan Christian Invite @ Bozeman
Top 8 @ Townsend
Stillwater Invite @ Laurel
District @ Bozeman
Divisional @ Missoula (Dorn Blazer)
State @ Laurel

April 23
April 25
April 28
April 30
May 2
May 9
May 15-16
May 22-23

at Laurel
Tourney vs. Belgrade
vs. Laurel
vs. Fergus
Dbl header vs. Browning
vs. Butte Central
at Columbus
Dbl header vs. Havre
vs. Belgrade
vs. Columbus
at Fergus
at Belgrade
Tourney vs. Butte Central
Divisionals vs. Fergus
State vs. Anaconda

Invitational at Livingston
Invitational at Bozeman
Top 10 at Laurel
Top 8 at Belgrade
Invitational at Laurel
District 11/12C at Bozeman
Western C Divisional at Missoula
State C at Laurel

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GOLF
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April 9
April 14
April 16
April 21
April 23
April 25
April 30
May 5
May 11

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at Helena
at Bridger Creek
at Pryor Creek
at Cottonwood
at Eagle Rock
at Columbus
at Three Forks
Divisionals at Helena
State at Pryor Creek/Eagle Rock

TRACK

SOFTBALL
March 26
April 10-11
April 14
April 16
April 18
April 21
April 23
April 25
April 28
April 30
May 1
May 7
May 8-9
May 15-16
May 21-23

Big Timber

Editor's note: The Gardiner Bruins' 2015 golf schedule

was not available at deadline.

Livingston BRAVES
BASEBALL
April 19
April 21
May 2
May 9
May 10
May 12
May 16
May 17
May 23
May 30
May 31
June 3
June 6
June 7
June 11-14
June 16

Great Falls
Belgrade
Belgrade
Billings Cardinals
Deerlodge
Belgrade
Helena
GVO
Anaconda
Dillon
Belgrade
Bozeman Spikes
GVO
GVO-Posse
Billings Tournament
Bitteroot Redsox

April 2
April 11
April 14
April 17
April 23
April 25
April 28
May 2
May 9
May 14
May 22-23

June 18
June 19
June 21
June 23
June 25-28
June 30
July 2-5
July 9
July 11
July 14
July 15
July 18
July 19
July 23
July 30
Aug. 8

at Columbus
at Bozeman
at Lewistown
at Columbus
at Livingston
at Laurel
Top Ten at Laurel
at Laurel
District Track at Bozeman
B-C Divisional at Laurel
AA-B State at Kalispell

Deerlodge
Laurel Dodgers
Helena
Bozeman Spikes
Belgrade Tournament
Billings Cardinals
Polson Tournament
Anaconda
GVO
Butte
Dillon
Laurel Dodgers
Butte
Class A Districts-Belgrade
State Kalispell
Regionals - Logan UT
Home games in bold

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Ranger Softball
March 26
April 10-11
April 14
April 16
April 18
April 21
April 23
April 25
April 28
April 30
May 1
May 7
May 8-9
May 15-16
May 21-23

at Laurel
at Belgrade Tournament
vs. Laurel
vs. Fergus
Double-header at Browning
vs. Butte Central
at Columbus
Double-header vs. Havre
vs. Belgrade
vs. Columbus
at Fergus
at Belgrade
at Butte Central Tournament
Divisionals (Fergus)
State (Anaconda)
*Home games in bold

Park High Rangers shortstop Meghan Gibson jogs

off the field after recording the final out of an
inning last season.
Enterprise file photo by Shawn Raecke

Rangers build on 4th-place finish at state

By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

The Park Ranger softball team just

had its best finish at the Class A State
Tournament in the teams history, and
with the majority of their players
back, including the state record holder
for home runs in a career in Meadow
Ingram, the Rangers are ready for
even bigger things in 2015.
Last season, Park finished fourth at
state following a second-place finish
behind Belgrade at divisionals.
We probably should have taken
first, said head coach Jamie Isaly of
Parks finish at the division tournament. They came back and played a
nice end to the division tournament to
beat us twice. We really competed well
with Belgrade last year, and they are
typically the top team in the division.

Despite the great finish, everyone on

this years squad knows they have to
work hard to replicate or improve on
those results.
What one has to do to be successful
is something that we preach every
day, Isaly said. Whether it is building
on what we did, it is probably more
about the things that we have to do as
a player or a teammate to be successful.
The Rangers return a majority of
their starters, but the starting lineup is
something that wont be decided
before the beginning of the season.
Were still trying to figure that out,
said Isaly. In fact, well play with that
even a couple of weeks after we start
playing games.
Ingram will be one of the senior
leaders on the team. She has already
signed to play softball at Great Falls

next year as a freshman. Isaly plans to

move her to center field this year.
Meadow has a great knowledge of
the game, Isaly said. Shes a great
base runner and just a strong player.
Cassie Versland has been starting
behind the plate since she was a freshman. Shes a very strong catcher with
a great bat.
Also back this year is Emily Cornell,
who after playing right field last season could see action in left field.
Juniors Meghan Gibson and Sierra
Higgs are also back. Gibson is the
shortstop and leadoff hitter for the
Rangers, while Higgs serves as the
teams primary pitcher.
Meghan is an incredible athlete,
said Isaly. Shes got quick reactions
and quick speed. She has an offensive punch about her because she can
bunt, slap or hit. Shes quick on the

base paths. Defensively, you dont

know quite what to do to get Meghan
out.
We look for Sierra to be our main
pitcher again this year. Shes going to
be that much stronger, bigger and
more knowledgeable about pitching.
Being just a junior and a top-notch
pitcher in the conference says something about her.
Freshman Paige Gavne is one candidate Isaly named who could help bolster Parks pitching depth, along with
returner Carson Ooley.
Carson is a junior this year and is
becoming more confident, said Isaly.
Sierra was gone for a week, so we had
Carson pitching to us a little bit. Shes
looking good and feeling more comfortable. Having her and Paige will
add depth to the pitching staff that we
need.

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Park High Ranger Chelsea Woods returns a ball during practice last season.

Tennis team focuses on ultimate goal

By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

Park High tennis team has good

numbers this season, with over 30
students coming out for the team.
However, 28 of those students are
girls and only seven are boys.
There are 10 spots on varsity, so
the boys will most likely go without one singles spot and one doubles spot.
Chain also talked about what she
looks for from her team in preseason practices.
First, I want to make sure all
the skills are touched on, Chain
said. I want to make sure that
they have the skills to not only win
on the court, but also in their
heads. We work on mental tennis
and we work on physical tennis
and our consistency. We just work
on all the tools well need, and I
try to add to those tools as we go.
The only players from last year
the Rangers lose are John Potenberg and Tegan Lane, who finished
All-State along with her sister
Lindsay Lane.
Lindsay Lane is back, along with
fellow All-State doubles team
Mariel Kelly and Emily Coleman.
Chain said Coleman would most
likely play singles this season.

To be a contender for state, you

really need to spread your apples
out a little bit, said Chain. So
Emily will probably lead off at No.
1 singles, and Mariel will probably
be No. 1 doubles, and then I have
five really good doubles players. I
dont have a set lineup, yet. Im
going to have them play, and then
well go off of that.
One of the difficulties of playing
tennis in Montana is the inability
to play year-round, but Chain
believes athletic diversity can
help the team.
The disadvantage of not having
indoor courts is that you cant play
year-round, but Im a big fan of
volleyball, basketball or soccer,
she said. All those sports help the
kids stay physical, and then they
can come out during the summer
to work on their stroke. Tennis is a
physical sport. I understand that
the strength of these kids is how
physical they are and how they
move.
There are also some young players who have the future looking
bright.
Not this year, Chain said when
asked if some of those players
could see varsity time this season.
Ive got some really good freshmen out this year. I have a large

group of freshmen, actually, and

one of the top ones is Taylor Walker. She might be an alternate on
varsity this year, but shell definitely help out.
With a good mix of those young
players challenging some of the
older players, Chain has high
hopes for this years team.
For this team, its an older
team, and I want them to go out
there as a team, she said. Sometimes tennis can be an individual

RANGER BOYS
March 31
April 11
April 14
April 17
April 18
April 25
May 1-2
May 8
May 14th
May 21-23

vs. Multiple Schools

at Anaconda
at Beaverhead
at Hardin
at Fergus
at Belgrade
at Helena
at Fergus
at MSU - Divisionals
at Missoula - State
*Home games in bold

sport as well, and I know some of

these kids are looking for individual successes at division and state,
but what I want to do is get them
together as a group. I want to win
the state as a team. That is the
goal I want them to work for. They
have to buy into it, and it is important that they buy into their partners and how well they can work
together. If they come together,
we are going to be a successful
team.

RANGER GIRLS
March 31
April 11
April 14
April 17
April 18
April 25
April 30
May 1-2
May 8
May 14th
May 21-23

at Bozeman
vs. Multiple Schools
at Beaverhead
at Hardin
at Fergus
vs. Multiple Schools
vs. Belgrade
at Helena
at Fergus
at MSU Divisionals
at Missoula - State

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Enterprise file photo by Thomas Watson

Livingston Brave Sterling Lay delivers a pitch during a game last season. Lay and the rest of the 2014 Braves return this season hoping for an improvement in
2015.

Braves return full squad for 2015

By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

The Livingston Braves are coming off

of a disappointing 2014 campaign, but
those Braves didnt have a single senior
on the team, and with the team back
again this year fully intact, they plan to
make big strides.
With how young the 2014 Braves were,
this years squad still has only one senior
in Mitch King.
So the team is still building, and three
weeks into preseason practice, head
coach Rich Spallone likes what he is seeing.
Weve actually got some kids this
year that have some experience, Spallone said. Weve got a great group of
young kids, and they all mesh together
really well. Theyve all played together
for years, and the majority of them are
friends that have known each other for
quite a while. We have some high hopes
for this year.
Juniors John Becker, Buck Spallone,
Tristen Jenkins and Sterling Lay all
return, as does Brock Peterson and Sheldon Smith. Caleb Beal returns, but the
Braves do lose Dalton Walker and Kalvin
Kunda. Walker was offered a spot on a
traveling basketball team, while Kunda
is playing football in Australia this summer.
Despite those two departures, the core

remains together, with some new additions.

Weve got a new young kid in Xander
Petrich, said Spallone. Hes got a lot of
promise, and hell pitch and play short
stop. Sheldon Smiths brother came back
from Big Timber, so well have Sheldon
and his brother Kenneth. Then we got
another new kid from Big Timber, Charlie Hurley. Then we got a big one: Nolan
Darr has been out of high school for a
year, but he meets the age requirement.
Were basically getting a college kid.
Hes been working in Colorado at a ski
resort, and hell be here on April 19.
Catcher was a big hole on last years

team and is a priority for this year.

Were hoping Nolan Darr can step up
and play some catcher, Spallone said.
We need a team leader that can take
over that catcher position for us.
In the second half of last season, with
the team struggling, the coaches looked
to the base paths to get more from their
team, stealing more and being generally
more aggressive when running the bases. That is something the team has continued to work on as they prepare for
2015, but getting on base has been their
main focus.
Base running is huge, but our main
goal for the entire season is to bring our

batting average up, Spallone said. We

really struggled last year with our bats.
We probably had one of the lowest team
batting averages in the league. Were
trying to teach how to have a quality atbat: how to be aggressive at the plate
when the time calls for it and how to be
patient at the plate when the time calls
for it. A lot of these kids just get up
there and swing the bat and find out it
doesnt work.
The Braves first official game this
year is May 9 at the Billings Cardinals,
and the Braves will play their first home
game in Livingston on May 23 against
Anaconda.

Braves Baseball Schedule

May 9
May 10
May 12
May 16
May 17
May 23
May 30
May 31
June 3
June 6

at Billings
at Deer Lodge
at Belgrade
at Helena
at GVO
vs. Anaconda
vs. Dillon
vs. Belgrade
at Bozeman
at GVO

June 7
June 11-14
June 16
June 18
June 19
June 21
June 23
June 25-28
June 30
July 2-5

vs. GVO-Posse
Billings Tournament
at Bitterroot
vs. Deer Lodge
vs. Laurel
vs. Helena
vs. Bozeman
Belgrade Tournament
vs. Billings
Polson Tournament

July 9
July 11
July 14
July 15
July 18
July 19

at Anaconda
vs. GVO
at Butte
at Dillon
at Laurel
vs. Butte
Home games in bold

note: The above schedule is subject to

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Enterprise file photo by Shawn Raecke

Bruins rebuilding through youth

By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

The Gardiner Bruins boys and girls

golf teams might not have the sheer

numbers of other Class C golf teams,
but head coach Dave Perius does have
quality among his four varsity golfers.
The Bruins lost seniors Parker Robinson and Taylor Perius. Robinson
took 14th place at state, while Taylor
Perius finished in seventh place.
This year, Gardiner has only one girl
golfer in Tristan Rhodes. A junior,
Rhodes hopes to qualify for this years
state tournament.
On the boys side, there is much less
experience. The Bruins have three
boys out for the team, and all three
are first-time golfers.
Kyle Webster is a junior, Jacob

I emphasize golf as an individual game

with a team score. It is about improving
ones score each time out, and the
team score takes care of itself.
Head Coach Dave Perius
Opelt is a sophomore and Baxter Furhman is a freshman. Those three will
make up the varsity team, but there
are a number of boy golfers on the
horizon for Gardiner.
It is worth stating that we have 11
junior high boys out, said Dave Peri-

us. So the future looks good for the

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With four varsity golfers at varying
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to judge success on a team and an
individual basis.

When I started this program 13

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that someday they would feel good
about playing in a company outing,
family outing or fundraising tournament and not embarrass themselves.
That is still the goal, and I emphasize
golf as an individual game with a team
score. It is about improving ones
score each time out, and the team
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The kids are

really anxious to
learn. Theyre fitting right in with
the veterans.
Head Coach Jim Johnson,
on the new members of the
track and field team

Park High Ranger Jordan Coleman

races with teammate Erin Johnson in
the background at the Park
Invitational last season.
Enterprise file photo by Shawn Raecke

Rangers welcome new team members

By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

With 52 athletes out for the track and

field team at Park High this season,
the program is booming, but of those
52, only 14 are returning lettermen.
The kids are really anxious to
learn, said head coach Jim Johnson of
all the new track athletes. Theyre fitting right in with the veterans. They
seem to be picking everything up
well.
The biggest challenge as the season
approaches is getting the newer members and the veteran team members
back in track shape.
These kids coming off their basketball (and other sports). Its a different
shape, explained Johnson. I talked to
Ladan (Ricketts) for one, and I asked
him how he was feeling. He said, Im a
little sore. I told him he was using different muscles than in basketball.
Its a process. We go through a lot
of conditioning, and there are some
aches and pains along the way that
they have to take care of themselves.
They have to pay close attention to
what their bodies are telling them to
do. Its a tough thing getting into track

Ranger Track and Field

March 28
April 9
April 16
April 18
April 21
April 23
April 25
April 28

at Fergus
at Billings Skyview
at Billings West
at Belgrade
at Laurel
Park Invitational
at Butte Central
at Laurel

shape.
The Rangers lost Chris Emter and
Meghan Hawkins to graduation. They
both placed at state last season, but the
Rangers do return a few state placers,
as well.
Last year, the girls 4x400 relay team
placed at state, and Hawkins is the
only departed member of that team.
Jordan Coleman, Shawn Reddington
and Emma Nguyen all return.
With those three returning, we can
probably fill that fourth spot pretty

April 30
May 2
May 9
May 15-16
May 22-23

at Billings West
at Anaconda
vs. Belgrade
Divisionals (Belgrade)
State (Laurel)

Home games in bold

easily, said Johnson.

Olga Mogen also returns this season
after placing at state last year in the
javelin.
Johnson also expects Holly Davis to
contribute in the high jump and Lauren Emter to contribute in both throwing events.
The Rangers will also have a deep
pool of distance runners in Dustin
Jacobson, Ella McKenzie, Dan Miller,
Larissa Sarrel, Devin Nelson and Stella Newman.

Further emphasizing the teams

youth, 13 of the 52 athletes out for
track are freshmen.
Though he is not a freshman, Ben
Engbers has been impressing Johnson early in practice. Engbers is a
junior who competed as a freshman
but not as a sophomore.
Jakim Ricketts is a freshman that
is looking really good, said the coach.
Larissa Sarrel, who ran cross country, is looking good in the distances.
Aidan Todd is a sophomore that looks
like he has a lot of potential. Another
freshman, Finn Walsh, has impressed.
Peter Townes is my only senior boy
out to throw.
Im excited for our young kids to be
coming into the program, and Im excited for our veterans to go out with a
mark, said Johnson. I have Shawn
Reddington, Lexi Clawitter and Olga
Mogen, and Im really excited for those
three senior girls to really step up and
finish their career at Park High with a
successful season in track.
Im just excited about the year. I
have a new cast of coaches after losing
a few last year. Scott Evje is the sprint
and hurdle coach, and Rick Shaefer is
the new throwing coach.

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The kids have been

working really hard.
Thats nice to see early in the year. Weve
actually been able to
get outside because
the weather is
cooperating with us.
Co-head Coach Tom Breitbach

Shields Valley Rebel Timbre Barnes

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Enterprise file photo by Shawn Raecke

Rebels are ready for new season

By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

This season, the Shields Valley track and field

team will have co-head coaches, and both coaches have been with the program for many years.
Alan Peterson will be in charge of the long and
triple jumpers, sprinters and relay teams, while
Tom Breitbach will focus on the distance runners, high jump and hurdlers.
Its kind of the numbers we expected, said
Peterson on how many athletes they have out for
the team. In all, the Rebels have 24 out for this
years track team 13 boys and 11 girls.
The kids have been working really hard, said
Breitbach. Thats nice to see early in the year.
Weve actually been able to get outside because
the weather is cooperating with us.
Back is former state champion Kylie Kerkaert,
who won the 400-meter dash as a freshman but
finished fourth last season as a sophomore dealing with injuries. Placing sixth last year in the
400 was Shae Sager.
Also, both girls relay teams placed at state last
season.
Junior Kayla Gagen will turn her focus to the
hurdles this season, said Peterson.
On the boys side, Cole Fairchild returns after
placing second in the long jump at state last season.
We expect big things from Cole, said Peterson. Daniel Rivera is a junior. Hes a kid that is
going to do good things for us, and probably
Brock Peterson as a sophomore. We also have a

fair share of new kids out, which is great. Theyll

give us some depth in events. With some of them
we will experiment a little bit to see what they
can do for us.
Rivera will be a sprinter and a long jumper for
the Rebels, and Brock Peterson is expected to be
a sprinter and a jumper while also participating
on the relays.
Of the new athletes out this season, coach
Peterson expects many to contribute right away.
We had Quinn Short come out, and he is a
junior, said the coach. He looks like hell be a
mid-distance-type of runner for us, but well
have to experiment. Daniel Dolittle is a junior,
and Im sure what (event) hes going to do, but it
is good to see him out. Weve also got some sophomores out that will help us. Mitchell Zepeda
was out last year, but hes a thrower for us. Quintin Willis will also be a thrower.
For Shields Valley, the entire year is about
building for the end of the year.
We gear everything to peak at district, divisionals and state, said Breitbach. We are trying to be our best at the end of the season.
As the Rebels approach those end-of-the-season meets, they will judge success on improving
individual bests.
We stress personal goals with the younger
kids, especially, said Breitbach. We have quite
a few freshmen this season.
In addition to these personal bests, the Rebels
strive for something else called the Top 20.
I started the Top 20 Board about 15 years ago,
and that is really what we have the kids shoot

for, said Peterson. Sometimes the school

records are so far above where these kids are.
So what Ive done over the last 15 years is keep
times and distances so that these kids, even the
freshmen, can come in and they can always
shoot for different goals each week. It gives
them little baby steps to get where they want to
be.

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May 9

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May 22-23

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