HELENA — Class AA runner-up Missoula Sentinel landed a state-high three athletes on the girls basketball all-state teams. The honors, voted on by league coaches, were released on Monday.
Seniors Jordyn Schweyen and Kylie Frohlich joined junior Shelby Schweyen as all-state selections for Karen Deden’s Spartans. All three are Montana Grizzly commits. Sentinel fell 53-49 to Helena High in Saturday’s state championship game, where Helena High’s Kamden Hilborn and Jamie Pickens shared the MVP honors. Each was named all-state on Monday.
Helena Capital’s Taylor Sullivan and Sydney Sheridan earned all-state honors in the Western AA. The Bruins placed fourth in the weekend’s state tournament. Bozeman and Billings West also added a pair of all-state athletes — Alex Carey and Ayla Embry for Bozeman, Shayla Montague and TyLee Manuel for Billings West.
The complete list of all-conference and all-state selections in Class AA girls basketball can be found below.
2017-2018 Class AA girls basketball
Eastern AA
First-team all-conference (* denotes all-state selection)
*Kola Bad Bear, Billings Senior
*Shayla Montague, Billings West
*Addison Gardner, Great Falls CMR
*Alex Carey, Bozeman
*TyLee Manuel, Billings West
*Ayla Embry, Bozeman
*Brittany Tierney, Butte
Second-team all-conference
Ellie Ostermiller, Billings Senior
Kyra Willis, Great Falls CMR
Aspen Lovshin, Butte
Allie Olsen, Great Falls CMR
Erin Watt, Great Falls High
Willa Albrecht, Billings West
Angelle Diamond, Bozeman
Honorable mention
Ambreya Windy Boy, Billings West
Kenzie Ketchum, Billings Skyview
Ally Cleverly, Butte
TyRaa Manuel, Billings West
Western AA
First-team all-conference (* denotes all-state selection)
*Jamie Pickens, Helena High
*Jordyn Schweyen, Missoula Sentinel
*Kamden Hilborn, Helena High
*Kylie Frohlich, Missoula Sentinel
*Taylor Sullivan, Helena Capital
*Sydney Sheridan, Helena Capital
*Shelby Schweyen, Missoula Sentinel
Second-team all-conference
Lexi Deden, Missoula Sentinel
Anna Schrade, Kalispell Glacier
Kali Gulick, Kalispell Glacier
Kylie Sunday, Missoula Hellgate
Clara Vandenbosch, Kalispell Flathead
Honorable mention
Kacie Gross, Helena Capital
Mary Heaton, Kalispell Flathead
Julia Riekena, Missoula Big Sky
Cadie Williams, Kalispell Glacier
Shay Evans, Missoula Hellgate
