(Editor’s Note: Southwest Montana High School Committee release)
BUTTE — Rosters for the 2018 Southwest Montana High School Basketball Classic, which will be played Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the Montana Tech HPER, have been selected. A committee of sport writers, broadcasters, and media personnel selected the teams after receiving nominations from the coaches of participating schools.
According to Butte Chamber of Commerce Director Stephanie Sorini, the committee is excited about the caliber of players selected for the games. “We believe we have assembled some of the best high school players in the state,” she added. “We are very proud that Southwest Montana is represented by 6 state tournament teams. It’s going to be a great evening of basketball and a lot of fun for the fans.”
The event will begin at 6:00p.m. with a girls game, followed by a boys game at 7:30p.m. Games will include three-point contests at half-time. Half-time entertainment will feature performances by the Dynamic Dance & Tumbling Co. The Butte High School and Butte Central Bands will be in attendance, along with the cheer squads from Butte High School and Butte Central High School. This year’s games will also feature a 30 second shot clock and the college 3-point line will be used.
Tickets for the games will go on sale Monday, March 12, 2018, at the Butte Chamber of Commerce, 1000 George Street, and at 5:00p.m. at the Montana Tech HPER on game day. The game is sponsored by the Butte Chamber of Commerce Hospitality Committee.
Player information packets have been mailed to Activities Directors and are available to players.
Listed below are the coaching staffs for the game and attached is a list of the players selected for the 2018 event.
Coaching Staffs
Big Sky Boys
Chad Jonart – former Butte High player, former Butte High Boys’ Assistant and former Butte High Head coach. Current junior high coach.
Zach Bair – former Butte Central player and former Butte Central Assistant Coach.
Treasure State Boys
Torry Hill – former Anaconda Lady Copperhead player and member of State Championship Teams in 2008 & 2009, former University of Montana Lady Griz player, and current Florence High School Assistant Coach.
Rachel Wagner – former Anaconda Lady Copperhead player and member of the 2008 State Championship Team, current Anaconda Girls’ Assistant Coach.
Big Sky Girls
Chunky Thatcher – former Butte Central player, former Butte Central head coach.
John Thatcher – former Butte Central player, Western Montana player, former Butte Central Head Coach and former Butte High Head Coach.
Treasure State Girls
Carrie Heaphy – former Whitehall player, former Missoula Loyola Head Coach.
Brynne Kambich – former Butte Central player and member of the 2011 State Championship Team.
Rosters
Treasure State girls
Sydnie Peterson Anaconda Sr.
Logan Stetzner Anaconda So.
Brynlee Fitzgerald Dillon Sr.
Paige Rouse Dillon Sr.
Kyndall Petersen Dillon Sr.
Allie Parke Drummond Jr.
Josee Hokanson Ennis Sr.
Dasnyel Martin Ennis Sr.
Jourdain Klein Ennis Jr.
Darcy Walker Deer Lodge Sr.
Rachael Nicholson Deer Lodge Jr.
Ariel Clark Deer Lodge Jr.
Alternates
Johannah Forsberg Anaconda
Lyndsey Seitzinger Anaconda
Hunter Hales Lima
Kamryn Scully Deer Lodge
Ryley Gray Deer Lodge
Rebekah Everest West Yellowstone
Big Sky girls
Kloie Thatcher Butte Central Sr.
Megan Michelotti Butte Central Sr.
Olivia Bolton Butte Central Sr.
Trisha Joyce Butte Central Jr.
Britt Tierney Butte Jr.
Aspen Lovshin Butte Jr.
Ally Cleverly Butte Jr.
Jaden Comings Granite Co. Sr.
Aubrey McMaster Jefferson Sr.
Kailee Oliverson Twin Bridges Sr.
ReyAnne Bendon Twin Bridges Sr.
Dorothy Mastell Whitehall So.
Alternates
Kailee Murphy Butte Central
Hailey Herron Butte
Kira Mortensen Butte
Aleena Bacon Harrison
Ellie Evertz Jefferson
Leah Vossler Jefferson
Clancy Phillips Twin Bridges
Michaela Madden Twin Bridges
Emma Grange Granite County
Treasure State boys
Braxton Hill Anaconda Sr.
Trent Mikalatos Anaconda Sr.
Michael Galle Anaconda So.
Clay Allison Dillon Sr.
Coby King Dillon Sr.
Jonah Parke Drummond Jr.
Luke Holland Drummond Jr.
Tanner Wood Ennis Jr.
Colton Grange Granite Co. Sr.
Derik DeFrantz Harrison Jr.
Josh Eckmann Jefferson Sr.
Dax Thornton Lima Sr.
Alternates
Kylar Gochanour Anaconda
Jayce Fitzgerald Dillon
Kylie Allen Drummond
Colby Manley Drummond
Chris Funston Ennis
Lane Buus Harrison
Big Sky boys
Luke Heaphy Butte Central So.
Cade Holter Butte Central Jr.
Dylan Sestrich Butte Central Jr.
Aaron Richards Butte Central So.
Clay Ferguson Butte So.
Lathan Ricketts Butte Sr.
Dylan McDermid Deer Lodge Jr.
Bryce Nye Twin Bridges So.
Mac Hauck West Yellowstone So.
Nathan Morse West Yellowstone Jr.
Max Feight Whitehall Jr.
Wyatt Alexander Whitehall Jr.
Alternates
Matt Simkins Butte Central
Trevyn Roth Butte
Kash Kelly Butte
Kale McCarthy Butte
Judd Applegate Deer Lodge
Greydon Nicholson Deer Lodge
Daniel Kruer Twin Bridges
Jake Hughes Twin Bridges
Nate Konen Twin Bridges
Tim Finney West Yellowstone
Danny Sullivan West Yellowstone
