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A blog about sports in Montana, with an emphasis on Flathead Valley High Schools.
Montana Wildcats Win Flathead Winter Classic
Wildcats defeat Lethbridge in title game on final day of the nine-team tournament
Montana Big Sky Wildcats - photo courtesy Jill Courtney
The Montana Big Sky Wildcats, a top-notch U19 Tier II hockey team of girls from across the state, won the Flathead Winter Classic championship at Woodland Ice Rink on Sunday.
The Wildcats defeated Lethbridge 5-3 on the final day of the nine-team tournament hosted by the Flathead Valley Hockey Association. The team's next stop is Salt Lake City for the Martin Luther King Girls Hockey Tournament Jan. 14-16. The ultimate prize awaits the girls in Dallas where the U.S. U19 Hockey Championship Tournament takes place March 28-April 1.
The Wildcats feature talented players from across the state, including four locals – Kalispell’s Carolyn Harms, Stephanie Tartaglino and Bridgett Herne and Whitefish’s Janessa Courtney.
Here’s a list of players pictured above after they won the championship last weekend:
Front Row: Goalie Kayleigh Handa (Great Falls), Goalie Carolyn Harms (Kalispell)
Middle Row: Sonja France (Missoula), Tylar Holland (Helena), Brooke Bogart (Spokane), Cassidy McGree (Butte), Julia Michels (Missoula), Janessa Courtney (Whitefish), Catie Etier (Spokane), Dakotta Heacock-Chambers (Missoula)
Back Row: Coach Steve Tartaglino, Stephanie Tartaglino (Kalispell), Claire Kinsey (Missoula), Bridgett Herne (Kalispell), Tyana Rasmusan (Glasgow), Alexia Gagliardi (Missoula), Sawyer Heacock-Chambers (Missoula), Rylee Cygan (Belgrade), Sarah Michels (Missoula), Taryn Francishetti (Billings), Assistant Coach Dick Gagliardi. Not pictured: Berkley Svingen (Glasgow)
The Wildcats defeated Lethbridge 5-3 on the final day of the nine-team tournament hosted by the Flathead Valley Hockey Association. The team's next stop is Salt Lake City for the Martin Luther King Girls Hockey Tournament Jan. 14-16. The ultimate prize awaits the girls in Dallas where the U.S. U19 Hockey Championship Tournament takes place March 28-April 1.
The Wildcats feature talented players from across the state, including four locals – Kalispell’s Carolyn Harms, Stephanie Tartaglino and Bridgett Herne and Whitefish’s Janessa Courtney.
Here’s a list of players pictured above after they won the championship last weekend:
Front Row: Goalie Kayleigh Handa (Great Falls), Goalie Carolyn Harms (Kalispell)
Middle Row: Sonja France (Missoula), Tylar Holland (Helena), Brooke Bogart (Spokane), Cassidy McGree (Butte), Julia Michels (Missoula), Janessa Courtney (Whitefish), Catie Etier (Spokane), Dakotta Heacock-Chambers (Missoula)
Back Row: Coach Steve Tartaglino, Stephanie Tartaglino (Kalispell), Claire Kinsey (Missoula), Bridgett Herne (Kalispell), Tyana Rasmusan (Glasgow), Alexia Gagliardi (Missoula), Sawyer Heacock-Chambers (Missoula), Rylee Cygan (Belgrade), Sarah Michels (Missoula), Taryn Francishetti (Billings), Assistant Coach Dick Gagliardi. Not pictured: Berkley Svingen (Glasgow)
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