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I was upside down in a raft once. Being a bright boy I quickly realized this wasn’t a pleasant place to be.
The “Rock Creek Incident” occurred the first time I rowed a raft. It was a fine spring day and we had decided a float on Rock Creek seemed like a good idea. It might have been if we’d had a clue, but I was only slightly less experienced than the rest of the folks in the boat that day, including the raft’s owner, a dentist who’d just started floating.
Read The “Rock Creek Incident” occurred the first time I rowed a raft. It was a fine spring day and we had decided a float on Rock Creek seemed like a good idea. It might have been if we’d had a clue, but I was only slightly less experienced than the rest of the folks in the boat that day, including the raft’s owner, a dentist who’d just started floating.
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| The boys Flathead High School track team sprint from the starting blocks during practice at Legends Field. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Several local track athletes shined one last time before the season ends at the state meets this weekend.
Glacier junior Todd Ogden, the two-time defending state champion in the javelin, broke the Western AA divisional record with a throw of 201-5. The previous divisional record was 191-10 set by Missoula Big Sky’s Chris Farro in 2007. Ogden’s toss was the best in the state so far. The AA state record is 205-6, set by Chris Reno in 2005.
Flathead senior Zach Perrin won both the 1,600-meter race and the 800 and did not run in the 3,200. He just missed setting records in both; his 1,600 time of 4:17.2, which was hand-timed due to electronic timing malfunction, was three seconds shy of Mike Houlihan of Butte’s 1977 mark, 4:14.2; and Perrin’s 800 time of 1:54.56 was less than a second off David Vidal’s 2000 mark of 1:54.28.
Perrin is the defending state champ in the 1,600 and 3,200 and holds the top times in the state in all three distance events. Glacier senior Troy Fraley won the divisional 3,200 in 9:21.62 and is a top contender in all three distance races.
Glacier senior Kyle Griffith won the divisional long jump and triple jump titles. As the reigning title holder in the long jump, Griffith will vie for repeat success against Flathead senior Matthew Tokarz, who holds the top marks in both jumping events.
Glacier placed second as a team at the Western AA divisional and Flathead was seventh. Billings West won the boys state team title last spring and Glacier was second.
The AA state meet is May 24-25.
Bravettes Hit Stride
Senior Kwyn Johnson won her third straight divisional triple jump title to help the Bravettes claim their second team championship in a row last weekend in Helena.
Johnson maintained her role as the state leader with a winning leap of 36-10.75. Flathead stacked up 112.5 points to edge second-place Helena High, 97, for the Western AA trophy. Johnson will try to win her second state title in a row this weekend in Bozeman. Last spring in Butte she jumped 38-4.75 to break the Class AA triple jump record. Johnson has the top jump in Montana this spring, ahead of Glacier’s Leah Cook, 36-7.75. Cook placed second at the divisional.
Flathead’s Dani Davis won the divisional 100; Briana Patyk had the best high jump; Jaclyn Rauthe won the long jump; and the 400 relay team clocked 48.86, breaking the divisional record held by the 2003 Bravettes, 49.26.
The Glacier girls placed fourth as a team with 72.5 points.
The Class AA state meet is May 24-25 in Bozeman. Billings Senior is the defending champ. Flathead placed third last year and Glacier was ninth.
Whitefish Cruises to Divisional Track Titles
The Schulz sisters paced the Whitefish girls to divisional glory while Logan Harwood snatched four individual titles and led the Bulldogs to their own team title.
Junior Marlow Schulz won the 400 and 100 at the Northwestern A divisional track meet in Whitefish last weekend. She also ran on the winning long relay team with Ella Kobelt, Phoebe Guercio and Sarah Craven. Schulz’s freshman sister, Allie, won the 200 and 100 hurdles. Sarah Latcham won the 800 and Whitefish won the team title.
Harwood won divisional titles in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and ran on the winning short relay team with Sean Foley, Iaian Cameron and Jed Nagler. Jace Kalbfleisch won the 1,600 and 3,200. Keaton Grove won both hurdles races.
At the state meet in Laurel this weekend, the Whitefish squads will try to unseat Corvallis as the reigning boys and girls champions.
Morley Breaks Records at Divisionals
Bigfork sophomore Makena Morley broke both the 1,600 and 3,200 records at the Western B divisional in Missoula. Morley won the 3,200 in 10:42.29, surpassing the old mark of 10:53.36, set by Caitlin Stone of Seeley-Swan in 2008. Morley won the 1,600 in 4:59.5, breaking another of Stone’s records, 5:02.63.
Morley, who also won the divisional 800, will square off against senior Chiara Warner of Broadwater/Townsend for the distance titles at the state meet in Bozeman this weekend.
Read Glacier junior Todd Ogden, the two-time defending state champion in the javelin, broke the Western AA divisional record with a throw of 201-5. The previous divisional record was 191-10 set by Missoula Big Sky’s Chris Farro in 2007. Ogden’s toss was the best in the state so far. The AA state record is 205-6, set by Chris Reno in 2005.
Flathead senior Zach Perrin won both the 1,600-meter race and the 800 and did not run in the 3,200. He just missed setting records in both; his 1,600 time of 4:17.2, which was hand-timed due to electronic timing malfunction, was three seconds shy of Mike Houlihan of Butte’s 1977 mark, 4:14.2; and Perrin’s 800 time of 1:54.56 was less than a second off David Vidal’s 2000 mark of 1:54.28.
Perrin is the defending state champ in the 1,600 and 3,200 and holds the top times in the state in all three distance events. Glacier senior Troy Fraley won the divisional 3,200 in 9:21.62 and is a top contender in all three distance races.
Glacier senior Kyle Griffith won the divisional long jump and triple jump titles. As the reigning title holder in the long jump, Griffith will vie for repeat success against Flathead senior Matthew Tokarz, who holds the top marks in both jumping events.
Glacier placed second as a team at the Western AA divisional and Flathead was seventh. Billings West won the boys state team title last spring and Glacier was second.
The AA state meet is May 24-25.
Bravettes Hit Stride
Senior Kwyn Johnson won her third straight divisional triple jump title to help the Bravettes claim their second team championship in a row last weekend in Helena.
Johnson maintained her role as the state leader with a winning leap of 36-10.75. Flathead stacked up 112.5 points to edge second-place Helena High, 97, for the Western AA trophy. Johnson will try to win her second state title in a row this weekend in Bozeman. Last spring in Butte she jumped 38-4.75 to break the Class AA triple jump record. Johnson has the top jump in Montana this spring, ahead of Glacier’s Leah Cook, 36-7.75. Cook placed second at the divisional.
Flathead’s Dani Davis won the divisional 100; Briana Patyk had the best high jump; Jaclyn Rauthe won the long jump; and the 400 relay team clocked 48.86, breaking the divisional record held by the 2003 Bravettes, 49.26.
The Glacier girls placed fourth as a team with 72.5 points.
The Class AA state meet is May 24-25 in Bozeman. Billings Senior is the defending champ. Flathead placed third last year and Glacier was ninth.
Whitefish Cruises to Divisional Track Titles
The Schulz sisters paced the Whitefish girls to divisional glory while Logan Harwood snatched four individual titles and led the Bulldogs to their own team title.
Junior Marlow Schulz won the 400 and 100 at the Northwestern A divisional track meet in Whitefish last weekend. She also ran on the winning long relay team with Ella Kobelt, Phoebe Guercio and Sarah Craven. Schulz’s freshman sister, Allie, won the 200 and 100 hurdles. Sarah Latcham won the 800 and Whitefish won the team title.
Harwood won divisional titles in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and ran on the winning short relay team with Sean Foley, Iaian Cameron and Jed Nagler. Jace Kalbfleisch won the 1,600 and 3,200. Keaton Grove won both hurdles races.
At the state meet in Laurel this weekend, the Whitefish squads will try to unseat Corvallis as the reigning boys and girls champions.
Morley Breaks Records at Divisionals
Bigfork sophomore Makena Morley broke both the 1,600 and 3,200 records at the Western B divisional in Missoula. Morley won the 3,200 in 10:42.29, surpassing the old mark of 10:53.36, set by Caitlin Stone of Seeley-Swan in 2008. Morley won the 1,600 in 4:59.5, breaking another of Stone’s records, 5:02.63.
Morley, who also won the divisional 800, will square off against senior Chiara Warner of Broadwater/Townsend for the distance titles at the state meet in Bozeman this weekend.
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| Glacier High School's Kellen Bates leaps to return a ball during tennis practice at the Flathead Valley Community College tennis courts. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Glacier senior Kellen Bates capped his undefeated prep career on May 17 with a fourth consecutive Class AA tennis state title, becoming only the fourth four-time champion, according to the Montana High School Association.
Bates defeated Dylan Harvala of Missoula Hellgate 6-2, 6-1 in the singles championship in Great Falls.
The Indiana University recruit ended with a perfect 61-0 record in MHSA-sanctioned matches the last four seasons.
The Glacier boys team brought home its first team championship thanks to another first-place finish to go with Bates’. Spencer Johnson and Britt Walton won the doubles state title and the Wolfpack tallied 29 points to claim the trophy.
Glacier’s Katya Kulikova came up just shy of defending her girls singles title. Kulikova lost to Great Falls’ Molly Crum in the final, 6-2, 6-1. Veronica Walton and Kailea Vaudt placed third in doubles and Glacier earned second place as a team for the second year in a row. Bozeman won with 42 points and Glacier finished with 21.
Bigfork senior Seth Roessmann claimed third place in singles at the Class B/C state tournament in Missoula.
RELATED: Kellen’s Quest For Four
Read Bates defeated Dylan Harvala of Missoula Hellgate 6-2, 6-1 in the singles championship in Great Falls.
The Indiana University recruit ended with a perfect 61-0 record in MHSA-sanctioned matches the last four seasons.
The Glacier boys team brought home its first team championship thanks to another first-place finish to go with Bates’. Spencer Johnson and Britt Walton won the doubles state title and the Wolfpack tallied 29 points to claim the trophy.
Glacier’s Katya Kulikova came up just shy of defending her girls singles title. Kulikova lost to Great Falls’ Molly Crum in the final, 6-2, 6-1. Veronica Walton and Kailea Vaudt placed third in doubles and Glacier earned second place as a team for the second year in a row. Bozeman won with 42 points and Glacier finished with 21.
Bigfork senior Seth Roessmann claimed third place in singles at the Class B/C state tournament in Missoula.
RELATED: Kellen’s Quest For Four
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| Kerr Dam near Polson. - Justin Franz | Flathead Beacon |
Located near Polson, the Kerr Dam is an impressive structure and well worth a visit to take in the scenic views.
Construction on the dam began in 1931, but the Great Depression halted it. In 1936, the Montana Power Company restarted the project and completed it in 1938.
The hydroelectric dam is jointly operated by PPL Montana, LLC. (successor of the Montana Power Company) and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
The dam has the generating capacity of 194 megawatts. It stretches 541 feet long and 205 feet tall.
Read Construction on the dam began in 1931, but the Great Depression halted it. In 1936, the Montana Power Company restarted the project and completed it in 1938.
The hydroelectric dam is jointly operated by PPL Montana, LLC. (successor of the Montana Power Company) and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
The dam has the generating capacity of 194 megawatts. It stretches 541 feet long and 205 feet tall.
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Since the middle of December, everyone I know has been looking for deep, untracked powder snow. Now in the late spring, many of the same friends are looking for short green grass with a small hole 300 or 400 yards away. For some dumb reason the object is to put that little white ball at your feet into that very small hole by hitting it as few times as possible.
I recently lifted my golf bag out from under the outboard motor that was leaning against it. The bag full of clubs and stuff was right where I left it last November. As I started to move the bag, a mouse escaped and scurried across the garage floor.
Now the mistakes of migrating from our island home to our Montana home are surfacing as the seasons once again change.
Read I recently lifted my golf bag out from under the outboard motor that was leaning against it. The bag full of clubs and stuff was right where I left it last November. As I started to move the bag, a mouse escaped and scurried across the garage floor.
Now the mistakes of migrating from our island home to our Montana home are surfacing as the seasons once again change.
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| Glacier Institute program | Contributed photo |
In preparation for another summer of adventuring in the Crown of the Continent, the Glacier Institute is revamping its historic learning center up the North Fork with a new solar energy system.
On May 13, crews from Sunelco, Inc., a renewable energy company based in Victor, began installing batteries and large solar panels at the institute’s Big Creek Education Center, a former Forest Service ranger station that was converted into a youth learning site 25 years ago.
The new energy system will provide backup for the facility’s current propane generator while contributing solar power around the clock. It will also act as a prime exhibit for education courses on the potential of renewable energy.
Read On May 13, crews from Sunelco, Inc., a renewable energy company based in Victor, began installing batteries and large solar panels at the institute’s Big Creek Education Center, a former Forest Service ranger station that was converted into a youth learning site 25 years ago.
The new energy system will provide backup for the facility’s current propane generator while contributing solar power around the clock. It will also act as a prime exhibit for education courses on the potential of renewable energy.
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| Glacier’s Kellen Bates prepares to return a serve from Great Falls High School’s Bostian Johnstone during the Northern AA divisional tourney in Kalispell. - Lido Vizzutti | Flathead Beacon |
And to think, Kellen Bates was almost a soccer player. Maybe even a baseball outfielder or hockey forward. But as destiny would have it, the curly-haired left-hander made a choice when he was a high school freshman in Kalispell — he wanted to play tennis.
Four years later, Bates is one of the greatest netters the state of Montana has ever produced.
In front of his hometown crowd one last time, the Glacier senior put on another one-sided exhibition of mastery at the Northern AA divisional tournament last week.
With a 6-3, 6-3 victory over teammate Hunter Blalack in the championship, Bates secured his fourth consecutive divisional singles title and improved his undefeated match streak to 57-0 in four years of Montana competition. Bates has only lost two sets out of 116 and holds a 706-205 record in games. In tennis, four points win a game; six games win a set; and two, or sometimes three, sets win a match.
Read Four years later, Bates is one of the greatest netters the state of Montana has ever produced.
In front of his hometown crowd one last time, the Glacier senior put on another one-sided exhibition of mastery at the Northern AA divisional tournament last week.
With a 6-3, 6-3 victory over teammate Hunter Blalack in the championship, Bates secured his fourth consecutive divisional singles title and improved his undefeated match streak to 57-0 in four years of Montana competition. Bates has only lost two sets out of 116 and holds a 706-205 record in games. In tennis, four points win a game; six games win a set; and two, or sometimes three, sets win a match.
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| Kalispell Lakers players chat in the dugout during a game. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Legion baseball action heats up this weekend as the Kalispell Lakers host the annual Canadian Days Tournament.
More than 10 teams are competing at the tournament, which is May 17-19 at the Lakers complex off Airport Road. This year's event features five AA teams and six A teams.
This is one of the highlights of the baseball season, and this year's event features a beer garden for the first time.
Here's a schedule for this week's games:
Read More than 10 teams are competing at the tournament, which is May 17-19 at the Lakers complex off Airport Road. This year's event features five AA teams and six A teams.
This is one of the highlights of the baseball season, and this year's event features a beer garden for the first time.
Here's a schedule for this week's games:
Canadian Days Tournament
May 17-19
AA Teams
Calgary Redbirds
Edmonton Cardinals
Kalispell Lakers
Sherwood Park A's
Spokane Cannons
A Teams
Calgary Redbirds
Cranbrook Rocky Mountain Bandits
Edmonton Cardinals
Glacier Twins
Kalispell Twins
Sherwood Park A's
Friday
Griffin Field (AA Games)
4 p.m. — Calgary vs. Edmonton
7 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Sherwood
Archie Roe (A Games)
1 p.m. — Edmonton vs. Calgary
3:30 p.m. — Glacier vs. Cranbrook
6 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Sherwood Park
Saturday
Griffin Field
9:30 a.m. — Calgary vs. Spokane
Noon — Sherwood Park vs. Edmonton
2:30 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Calgary
5 p.m. — Spokane vs. Sherwood Park
7:30 p.m. — Edmonton vs. Kalispell
Archie Roe
9 a.m. — Calgary vs. Glacier
11:30 a.m. — Cranbrook vs. Sherwood Park
2 p.m. — Cranbrook vs. Edmonton
4:30 p.m. — Edmonton vs. Kalispell
Kidsports Complex
12:30 p.m. — Kalispell A vs. Calgary
3 p.m. — Glacier vs. Sherwood Park A
Sunday
Griffin Field
10 a.m. — Edmonton vs. Spokane
12:30 p.m. — Sherwood Park vs. Calgary
3 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Spokane
Archie Roe
10 a.m. — Sherwood Park vs. Calgary
12:30 p.m. — Edmonton vs. Glacier
3 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Cranbrook
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