Henderson, Houchin, Wiltsie, Polich, Lee grab victories
Five members of the Butte High track & field team claimed individual victories Tuesday as the Bulldogs hosted a meet with Helena Capital and Butte Central on the Charlie Merrifield Track inside the Gene Fogarty Complex. (Results)
Sam Henderson continued his hot start to his season with two first-place finishes and one second-place showing. Seniors Brett Polich and Tocher Lee also grabbed wins, as did juniors Camden Houchin and Levi Wiltsie.
For the second straight meet, Henderson reached State qualifying standards in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump and long jump. He placed second in the hurdles with a time of 15.02 seconds. Capital’s Oliver Moe won in 14.58. Henderson, a future Montana Grizzly won the high jump by clearing 6 feet, 2 inches, and soared 47-1 to win the triple jump.
Lee, who is the leadoff hitter on the Butte High baseball team (more on that later), won the long jump with a mark of 21 feet, 1/5 inch. That jump surpasses the qualifying standard by a half an inch, meaning Lee will compete in the State meet in Kalispell.
Bulldog teammates Cohen Andrews, Ryan Hanson and Dylan Bache took the next three spots in the long jump.
Polich won the shot put for the second straight week, this time with a put of 47 feet. He also placed fifth in the discus.
Houchin, who won the 800- and 1,600-meter races last week in Missoula, posted a personal record to win the 80o in 2:01.62. Wiltsie won the 1,600 in 5:07.73.
Capital won the boys’ team title with 100.5 points. Butte High scored 60.5, and Central posted one point. On the girls’ side, Capital won with 119 points. Butte High scored 30.
Butte High’s boys got second-place performances from Mason Leber in the pole vault, Charles Killebrew in the 800 and Lincoln Zell in the 1,600. Hanson, who took third in the long jump, also placed third in the high jump.
Tyler Olsen took third in the pole vault, Jacobe Galle finished third in the 110 hurdles, and Jaeger Hansen finished third in the javelin.
Also, Braydon Pierce took fourth in the javelin, Bradey Doyle finished fourth in the pole vault, Bridger Luebke placed fifth in the 800, Matthew Donaldson took fifth in the javelin, Brady Hanson placed fifth in the high jump and Minor Lee ran to fifth in the 200.
Keefer McGree’s fourth-place finish in the 300 hurdles led the Maroons.
Second-place performances by seniors Dylan Bartoletti, Brityn Stewart and Peyton Trabert and sophomore Cadence Graham led the Butte High girls.
Bartoletti took second in the 100 and fourth in the high jump. Stewart took second in the javelin, Graham ran to second in the 400, and Trabert finished second in the pole vault, just ahead of Valleria Trabert, who took third.
Autumn Clary (200), Berkli Salusso (800), Adelaide Thomson (1,600), Penelope Luebke (110 hurdles), and Darby Harrington (high jump) placed third for the Bulldogs. Alyssa Verlanic (800) and Mylee Demarais (shot put) placed fourth, and Kate DeShaw (100) and Jaycee Cleveland (javelin) finished fifth.
Butte Central also competed at the Hamilton Bronc Invitational Friday in Hamilton. (Results)
Justus McGee led the Maroon boys with a fifth-place showing in the 100. He also took sixth in the long jump. Danny McCarthy placed eighth in the 100 for the BC boys. Caden Tippett placed 10th in the shot put to lead the BC girls.
Stajcar’s six RBIs lead Bulldogs past Maroons
Butte High junior Cayde Stajcar showed off his Gatorade form Monday as Bulldog baseball team knocked off Butte Central 19-3 on Miners Field at 3 Legends Stadium.
Stajcar, who took home the Montana Gatorade Player of the Year Award last baseball season, went 4 for 4 with a home run, three doubles and a walk. He drove in six runs and scored two.
Stajcar belted a two-run no-doubt home run in the first inning, highlighting a 13-run first frame as the Bulldogs took command early in the game that had been twice postponed by weather.
In all, Butte High pounded 15 hits to back up a strong performance by starter Brooks Vincent. The junior righty scattered three hits and worked around five walks to pick up the wins in three innings.
Koyde Kjersten got the final three outs in the game called by the run rule after four innings.
Second baseman Tocher Lee set the table for the Bulldogs with three stolen bases and four runs scored.
Matthew Donaldson went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, while Gunner Bushman poked two doubles and Will Stepan went 2 for 4 and drove in three. Logan Carden tripled, Teagan Duffy doubled, and Karsen McEwen joined Lee with a single.
Trapper Stajcar, Beau McGree and Gunnar O’Brien singled for the Maroons. McGree, O’Brien and Colt Hassler drove in runs.
The game was the first in nine days for the Bulldogs. The Maroons, meanwhile, played in the frigid cold Thursday in Dillon, falling 8-3 to the Beavers.
In Dillon, the Maroons couldn’t take advantage of 13 free passes — eight walks and five bean balls. Hassler and Jack Nagle each singled for BC. Hassler and Tony Stajcar drove in runs.
Trapper Stajcar took three beanballs. He also walked once, as did O’Brien, Hassler, Nagle, Tony Stajcar, Aiden Ossello, Kelton Keane and Treigh Hollow.
Andrew Bartlome homered and pitched three innings for the win. Will Hansen got the last nine outs for the save. Bartlome also singled.
Trenton Moreni hit two singles, and Cohen Hartman doubled for the Beavers.
On Monday, the Maroons ran into Gabe Banks. He struck out 10 batters and held the Maroons without a hit as the Belgrade Panthers beat Central 10-0 in Belgrade.
Max Dunning homered and drove in three runs to lead Belgrade’s offense. Sawyer Olson and Keegan Cook each drove in two runs.
McGree and Kelton Berger reached on walks for the Maroons.
Butte High will play host to Dillon on Friday before going to East Helena on Saturday. The Maroons play at Laurel on Thursday.
Bulldogs break out for two wins
Butte High’s softball team busted out in a big way this past week.
The Bulldogs piled up a total of 26 hits to pick up Western AA victories over Missoula Hellgate and Missoula Sentinel. Butte used an 18-hit attack to take down Hellgate 20-9 Thursday in Missoula. Then, Butte High downed Sentinel 7-4 Monday at Stodden Park.
Mattie Stepan pounded a pair of doubles and drove in two runs, while Reece Johnson, Gracie Ferriter and Gracie Jonart each poked three hits in the win. Kendallyn Schad homered and singled in a three-RBI performance.
Johnson, Ferriter, Allie Becker and Ashlinn Mullaney doubled in the win. Jonart joined Schad with three RBIs. Stepan drove in two runs, while Johnson, Ferriter, Mullaney, Becker, Ally Godbout and Hailey Skeel each drove in one.
Godbout poked two hits, and Brittyn Klima added a single.
Mullaney pitched the distance for the victory. She struck out 1 and worked around eight walks.
Butte High jumped out to a 7-0 lead and held on for the win Monday at home. Godbout hit a two-run single to highlight Butte’s four-run first inning. Mullaney smoked a three-run home run in the second inning.
Ferriter drilled a pair of singles for Butte, which also got singles from Madisyn Swanson, Jonart, Stepan, Godbout and Schad. Ferriter worked a pair of walks.
Mullaney again went the distance. She struck out nine and walked three in the victory.
Makenna Thorson hit a three-run home run to lead the Spartans.
Butte High, which improved to 2-4 overall and 2-0 in Western AA play, will play host to Helena High Thursday at Stodden. The Dogs will play at Helena Capital on Saturday.
Yellowjackets sting Maroons
Morgan Yaeger limited Butte Central to just wo hits, and Lilly Newsom and Molly Davids each drove in three runs to lead Stevensville to a 15-0 Southwestern A win over the Maroons Saturday in Stevensville.
Yaeger struck out seven batters and walked three in a game called after four innings by the run rule. She also hit a pair of doubles for Stevi, which improved to 3-1 on the season.
Braelynn Schelin and Zayonna Otherbull singled for the Maroons. Schelin also worked a walk, as did Marly Mansanti and Evyn Smith.
Schelin pitched and performed better than her stat line might indicate. She struck out five and was victimized by nine BC errors and six unearned runs.
The Maroons will again try to play their first home game Thursday when Corvallis comes to town for a Southwestern A game. Central will host Hamilton on Saturday.
Central 000 0 — 0 2 9
Stevensville 346 2 — 15 12 0
Braelynn Schelin and Arika Stajcar; Morgan Yeager and Molly Davids. W — Yeager. L — Schelin (0-2).
BUTTE CENTRAL (0-2, 0-1) — Schelin 1-1, Natalie Osterman 0-2, Kodee Badovinac 0-2, Zayonna Otherbull 1-2, Marly Mansanti 0-1, Evyn Smith 0-1, Olivia Scott 0-2, Sawyer Svejkovsky 0-2, Brylee Armstrong 0-1, Stajcar 0-0.
STEVENSVILLE (3-1, 1-1) — Jaidan Oyler 1-3, Lilly Newsom 3-3, S. Maddix Ueager 0-3, Morgan Yeager 2-2, Davids 2-2, Emma Tan 0-2, Handlie Leonard 0-1, Olivia Hanson 1-2, Khloe Frost 2-2, Ciara Des Jarlais 0-1, Emilee Ross 1-3.
2B — Morgan Yeager 2, Hanson, Davids, Oyler, Newsom. RBIs — Newsom 3, Davids 3, Frost 2, Oyler, Morgan Yaeger, Ross.
Bulldog boys pick up win on court
Butte High’s boys’ tennis team both picked up their first wins of the season Saturday at Stodden Park.
Each Bulldog team played Billings Senior and Billings Skyview. Butte High’s boys beat Senior 5-3 and fell 7-1 to Skyview. The Bulldog girls fell 5-3 to Senior and 7-1 to Skyview.
On the boys’ side, Matthew Weldon and Tashi Hanley won on in straight sets on the singles side to help the Bulldogs get the win over the Broncs.
Butte High got three wins in doubles. Cole Skeel and Jason Johns won a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles, while James and Max Pearston did the same at No. 2.
Playing their first match of the season, Matthew Lockmer and Archer Adams won in straight sets at No. 3.
Against Skyview, Skeel and Jones grabbed Butte’s lone win at No. 2 doubles.
On the girls’ side, Avery Blue won a tiebreaker at No. 3 singles, while Rachel Law won in straight sets at No. 4. Chloe Jewell and Sienna Bradley won in straight sets at No. 2 doubles.
Blue won a tiebreaker in a No. 2 singles match for the lone Butte win against Skyview.
The Bulldogs will be back in action Thursday when they travel to Missoula to take on Hellgate and Sentinel.
BOYS
Butte High 5, Billings Senior 3
Singles
Boone Zoon, Senior, def. Josh Schrader 6-2, 6-2
Matthew Weldon, Butte, def. Nate Washington 6-3, 6-2
Tashi Hanley, Butte, def. Tavin Schilhanek 6-2, 7-5
Karter Hammbemeister, Senior, def. Bryce Gratton 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
Cole Skeel/Jason Johns, Butte, def. Jackson Borgon/Braden Borgon 6-3, 5-7, 11-9
James Pearston/Max Pearston, Butte, def. Parker Howsey/Lukas Goodriddge 3-6, 7-5, 10-7
Matthew Lockmer/Archer Adams, Butte, def. Dean Thompson/Sylas Goodwin 6-4, 6-5
Brogan Fitzgerald/Trek Roan, Senior, def. Miles Gasser/Chase White 6-0, 6-0
Billings Skyview 7, Butte High 1
Singles
Kyler Jones, Skyview, def. Weldon 6-0, 6-0
Grant Williams, Skyview, def. Shrader 6-0, 6-0
Billy Benjamin, Skyview, def. Gratton 6-1, 6-3
Chase Lawren, Skyview, def. Indro Paramanik, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
Karsh Wohler/Isaac Mosser, Skyview, def. Briggs Joseph/Jaxon Jonart 6-0, 6-0
Skeel/Johns, Butte, def. Eli Edwards/Landon Foreman 6-4 6-1
Jordan Deim/Jackson Adelmar, Skyview, def. Pearston/Pearston 6-3, 6-1
Dean Semitte/Coller Jones, Skyview, def. Hunter LaPier/Kanyon Flynn 3-6, 7-6, 10-4
GIRLS
Billings Senior 5, Butte High 3
Singles
Bella Rogge, Senior, def. Carleigh Donaldson 6-0, 6-0
Brinnley Greulou, Senior, def. Alissa Pennock 6-2, 6-1
Avery Blue, Butte, def. Ashley Emineth 5-7, 7-6, 10-6
Rachel Law, Butte, def. Jasmine Trerise 6-1, 6-2
Doubles
Aubrey Kroll/Taryn Leikam, Senior, def. Murphy Sullivan/Ayva Gerry 2-6, 6-4, 10-5
Chloe Jewell/Sienna Bradley, Butte, def. Nora Blackford/Jordan Goodridge 6-3, 6-2
Kassidy Nichols/Kyrie Blads, Senior, def. Bella Babb/Aubbrie Almendinger 6-3, 6-2
Emily Brooke Allman/Wyrston Oken, Senior, def. Allred/Danika Smith 6-0, 6-4
Billings Skyview 7, Butte High 1
Singles
Taela Bower, Skyview, def. Law 6-0, 6-3
Blue, Butte, def. Gracie Shea 7-6, 4-6, 10-6
Frankie Struck, Skyview, def. Donaldson 6-1, 6-1
Lilli Hamptman, Skyview, def. Pennock 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Elaise BauleyKennedy Miller, Skyview, def. Jewell/Bradley 6-2, 6-2
Harbor Farren/Ruby Schelle, Skyview, def. Sullivan/Sophia Groesbeck 6-4, 6-3
Tonya Wardell/Lily Brooke, Skyview, def. Gerry/Hallie Vanderlinden 6-4, 6-0
Kinsey Lierdow/Tori Wright, Skyview, def. Emily Allred/Danika Smith 6-0, 6-2
Maroons finally get matches in
Butte Central’s tennis teams finally got some real action in last week.
The Maroons opened the season Wednesday against Livingston and East Helena Wednesday in Livingston. Then, BC hosted Stevensville on Saturday.
Owen McPartland grabbed the only victory on the boys’ side in the home action against Stevensville. He won a 6-4, 7-6 match at No. 2 singles.
Jim Bradshaw, Joe Bradshaw and Karter Lindau also played singles for the Maroons. Jaxon Hiatt and Aidan McPartland played No. 1 doubles. James Holmes and Conan Holmes played No. 2 doubles, and Connor Hardy and Emmett Foley team for No. 3 doubles.
James and Conan Holmes teamed to win a pro set doubles match in Livingston.
Central picked up three wins on the girls’ side against the Yellowjackets. Logan LeProwse and Arwen Regester each won singles tiebreakers, LeProwse at No. 2 and Regester at No. 3.
Regester won an additional match against Stevensville, too.
Presli Smith, Mackenzie Cupp and Sloan Peterson also played for the BC girls.
The Maroons were set to travel to East Helena on Tuesday. Results from that action have not yet been provided.
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