Signing with the Bulldogs are wide receiver Jordan Johnson of Alberton, quarterback Tanner Newell of Eureka and offensive lineman Cory Tallon of Butte High.
Johnson had 53 catches for 670 yards and six touchdowns as a senior. He also rushed for 336 yards and eight touchdowns and earned honorable mention all-conference honors.
Ferris says Tallon has good size and strength and called him a Butte kid that the Bulldogs can count on to be tough in the trenches.
Two Montana natives drafted by MLB
BILLINGS (AP) - Chandler Griffin of Billings and Craig Parry of Colstrip were selected in the Major League Baseball draft.
The 20-year-old Griffin was picked by the Los Angeles Angels in the 42nd round of Friday's draft.
Griffin is a former Billings Royals player who just finished his sophomore season at Central Arizona College. He is a right-handed pitcher and had a 2-2 record with 28 strikeouts in 29 innings. The Billings Skyview graduate was a member of the Billings Royals' 2005 state AA championship team.
The 22-year-old Parry was picked in the 50th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Parry played two seasons at Miles Community College and recently finished his senior season at South Dakota State. He has played catcher, third base and designated hitter. He set several school records at MCC and led the Jackrabbits in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and set an SDSU single-season record with 20 doubles.
Montanans to compete in Olympic Trials
BILLINGS (AP) - Three Montana wrestlers are scheduled to compete in the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials in Las Vegas this weekend.
Bill Zadick of Great Falls is seeded first in the freestyle challenge tournament at 145.5 pounds. If he wins the tournament, he will meet Doug Schwab in a best-of-three finals, with the winner advancing to the Beijing Olympics in August.
Tyrel Todd of Bozeman is seeded 11th in the challenge tournament at 185 pounds.
Mike Zadick of Great Falls is hoping for one of seven wild cards that FINA, wrestling's governing body, is giving out worldwide among the 18 Olympic weight classes in freestyle and Greco Roman wrestling.
Nobody met the qualifications for the best-of-three finals in the 132-pound weight class, in which Mike Zadick wrestles. The two wrestlers who make the finals of the Las Vegas tournament will meet in a best-of-three series. USA Wrestling officials have asked that whoever wins the Las Vegas qualifying tournament receive a wild card bid to the Olympics.
Osprey dugout team dates still available
There are several dates still available for area youth baseball teams to take part in being a Missoula Osprey dugout team this summer.
Coaches are urged to contact Osprey assistant general manager Jeff Griffin at 543-3300 or e-mail jeffgriffin@missoulaosprey.com as soon as possible to make arrangements. Players on dugout teams are recognized prior to home games and run with an Osprey player to their positions before the first pitch. Each dugout team will receive 20 complimentary tickets for the assigned game.
UM sports marketing receives awards
The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators recognized the University of Montana athletic department's marketing department with three national awards for the 2007-08 school year.
UM won silver awards in the categories of Promotional/Schedule Poster-Football, Promotional/Schedule Poster-Olympic Sport, and Video Board Segment.
“Our marketing department, spearheaded by Christie Anderson and Ken Dow, is to be congratulated for these national awards,” said Griz Athletic Director Jim O'Day. “They spend a lot of time marketing Grizzly athletics, and being recognized by their peers across the United States is a testament to their expertise and hard work.”
Anderson and Dow were presented their awards Tuesday during the NACMA's 17th annual convention in Dallas.
Three Forks names girls' basketball coach
BOZEMAN (AP) - Three Forks High School has named a new girls' basketball coach.
The 31-year-old Jeff Bellach has been an assistant coach for the Three Forks boys' program for six seasons. He has also coached at the middle school level for five seasons and has been a health and physical education teacher at Three Forks High for the past seven years.
|
 |
 |
Add your comment now! Write your comment in the form below.
(Email address is for verification only. If you'd like to email a story, look for the link above)