SOCCER
Arsenal plays up vs. U-18s
On Saturday, the U-16 Helena Arsenal took on a challenge when they played two U-18 teams.
In the first game, they met Great Falls. Helena played even for the first 10 minutes. Then the superior ball control and offense of the older girls took over. Great Falls executed a quick-strike offense with breakaway sprints from midfield. By halftime, Great Falls had a 4-0 advantage.
Coach Bob Decker inspired Helena during the break to not be intimidated. Arsenal played the second half more aggressively and played the older girls even for the last 40 minutes. Keyara McCarthy recorded 20 saves for Helena.
In the second game, the girls played many of their high school teammates when they met the Helena U-18 Arsenal team. Once more, experience was difficult to overcome as the older girls controlled the ball with crisp, accurate passing.
By half, the U-16 girls again found themselves down 4-0 on two goals by Izzy Clinch and one each by Nicolette Kleppelid and Lena Tupper. The second half found the younger girls inspired once more and Keyara McCarthy broke through the U-18 defense to score off a Jasmin Waples assist. Later in the half, the U-16 girls had several more shots on goal as they were able to at least challenge their older rivals in a 4-1 loss.
SOFTBALL
Montana team solid in Idaho tourney
The Montana Eclipse U-12 softball team traveled to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, over the Memorial Day weekend for the Northwest Early Bird ASA softball tournament.
The Eclipse went 4-2 on the weekend and took first place in their pool of eight teams. They beat teams from Spokane, Wash., Coeur d’Alene, and Seattle.
The team is made up of Nicole Stein, Nicole Ames, Emily Kidder, Aubrey McMaster, Quinn McHugh, Taylor Mathews, Addie Slanger, MacKenna Schmolke, Jamie Pickens, Morgan Rehm and Shelby Martin.
BASKETBALL
Helena team brings home second-place trophy
The Helena Explosion just missed a championship trophy in Spokane, Wash,. but happily left with runner-up hardware in their first AAU play at The Warehouse ‘May Madness’
tournament.
After winning all four of their games in round-robin play, the Explosion lost a tough, physical championship game by four points to a team they had beaten earlier.
The fifth-grade Helena team, helped by Aaron Richards from Butte and Alexander Redmon from Bozeman, includes Chase Spotorno, JJ and Quran Simanton, Trey Tintinger, Drew McManus and Bridger Grovom.
MOTOCROSS
HCMA weekend results
Listed below are the results from the Dillon race. The next HCMA race is in Havre on Sunday.
50 Air Cooled (A) – 1. Parker Howard, Helena; 2. Brookann Lauria. C. Falls.
50 Air Cooled (B) – 1. Bryton Kipp, Helena; 2. Nathan Gilchrist, Helena; 3. Cooper Anderson, Dillon.
50 Liquid (A) – 1. Merik Howard, Helena; 2. Kody Soule, Manhattan; 3. Anders Thompson, Kalispell.
50 Liquid (B) – 1. Gunner Thompson, Kalispell; 2. Jacob Rowe, Butte; 3. Cayden Gasque, Gallatin Gateway.
60 (A) – 1. Kade Cutler, Philipsburg; 2. Daniel Ivers, Helena.
60 (B) – 1. Jayden Thomas, Butte; 2. Kody Soule, Manhattan; 3. Nolan Cate, Kalispell.
80 (B) – 1. Jacob Masters, Butte; 2. Casey Henning, Florence; 3. Graden Greenslade, Lima.
80 Beginner – 1. Brent Boggess, Deer Lodge; 2. Miranda Lauria, C. Falls; 3. Tyler Barnes, Stevensville.
Super Mini – 1. Cooper Mund, Bozeman; 2. Riley Anderson, Kila, 3. Daniel Schmid, Florence.
Open Beg. – 1. JR Mann, Townsend; 2. Chris Goldade, Bonner; 3. Caleb Winelm, Kalispell.
Open JR. – 1. Brayden Rader, Mt. City; 2. Justin Wisler, Twin Bridges; 3. Ryan Talbott, Missoula.
Open INT. – 1. Jacob Javorsky, Kalispell; 2. Chance Ditton, Kalispell.
Open PRO – 1. Jay Olsen, Helena; 2. Trent Starkey, Great Falls; 3. Jesse Karr, Missoula.
250 JR – 1. Cooper Mund, Bozeman; 2. Brayden Rader, Mt. City; 3. Daniel Schmid, Florence.
250 INT – 1. Conner Nelson, Great Falls; 2. Blake Ard, Belgrade; 3. Jacob Javorsky.
250 PRO – 1. Trent Starkey, Great Falls; 2. Jay Olsen, Helena; 3. Tallon Voss, Missoula.
450 JR – 1. Skylar Thrasher, Hamilton; 2. Jordan Noyd, Anaconda; 3. Justin Wisler, Twin Bridges.
450 INT – 1. Conner Nelson, Great Falls.
450 PRO – 1. Trent Starkey, Great Falls; 2. Jesse Karr, Missoula; 3. Jay Olsen, Helena.
+40 PRO – 1. Dean Olsen, Helena; 2. Brad Bell, C. Falls; 3. Darrell Stagg, Boulder.
+40 (B) – 1. Brandon Forney, Missoula; 2. Mel Montgomery, Lima; 3. Tim Starkey, Great Falls.
+30 PRO – 1. Dean Olsen, Helena; 2.Brad Bell, C. Falls; 3. Darrell Stagg, Boulder.
+30 (B) – 1. Matt Kerbs, Butte; 2. Lance Nelson, Kalispell; 3. Shane Howard, Helena.
+50 PRO – 1. Dean Olsen, Helena; 2. Mel Montgomery, Lima; 3. Bill Dougherty, Boise, Idaho.
+50 (B) – 1. Alan Zacha, Dillon.
Women (A) – 1. Robyn Ball. Butte; 2. Makayla Burt, Butte; 3. Shaylee Petersen, Kalispell.
Women (B) – 1. Michaela Schardt, Missoula; 2. Miranda Lauria, C. Falls; 3. Misti Kipp, Helena.
ATV JR – 1. Garrett Zacha, Dillon.
ATV PRO – 1. TJ Dietrich, Dillon; 2. Alan Zacha, Dillon.
ATV – 1. Zack Havens, Kalispell; 2 Garrett Zacha, Dillon; 3. Phillip Nawarr, Dillon.
UPCOMING EVENTS
HEAT Meet scheduled for Sunday in Helena
The annual Helena Elementary Area Track Meet is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Vigilante Stadium.
The HEAT Meet is for boys and girls in grades three through five. Events include the 100-meter dash, 200 meters, 400 meters, long jump and softball throw.
Online registration is recommended at helenaymca.org/sports.
For more information call 465-2033.
GSA Spring Tour
The University of Montana Athletics department will be in Helena on Thursday. The Grizzly Scholarship Association (GSA) sponsors the spring trip and event, providing a great way to reconnect with its supporters as well as raise scholarship funds for Grizzly athletics.
First on the day’s schedule is the Helena GSA Golf Scramble at Bill Roberts Golf Course. The cost is $100 per person ($400 per team).
Registration is at 10 a.m. and the shotgun start is at 11.
The Griz Social and dinner will be held in the evening.
The social starts at 5:30 with dinner starting 30 minutes later. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for kids under 10. There will be a raffle, a 50/50 drawing and silent auction.
For more information, contact Jay Smith at 459-2838 or jdsmith@bresnan.net.