Mount Helena gymnasts travel to regionals

The Mount Helena Gymnastics girls team will participate in the upcoming USA-Gymnastics regional championships. Four hundred gymnasts from Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana will attempt to qualify for the national championships. MHG is sending six gymnasts to the meet, being held at Whitefish High School, this Thursday through Sunday.

Level 7 gymnasts Grace Allen, Mary Leslie, Deanne Hunthausen, Kylee VanHemelryck, Abby Nielsen and Kristin Dahl will represent the local club. Allen looks to be a strong contender in the 9-11 age group and could contend for the all-around title. Leslie has been looking excellent on uneven bars and hopes to continue that form.

Hunthausen and VanHemelryck had strong state meets and hope to place well on beam and all-around. Nielsen has added to her floor routine for this competition, while Dahl has shown steady improvement and should factor into the senior division all-around.

"We are very proud to have these girls represent Helena and the state of Montana at this years regional meet," coach Denny Allen said. "We had some injuries prior to state that held a couple of our upper level girls out of regionals, so this group is determined to do well."

Coach Lori Steinagel added that making regionals is the reward for their hard work over a long season. "We started in the middle of December and have been going steady since then," Steinagel said. "Several of these girls have a great chance at placing."

Arsenal U-16 boys win two games in Billings

The Helena Arsenal U-16 boys' defense led the youth soccer squad last week to shutout road wins over U-19 Miles City and U-16 Belgrade.

Goalkeeper Zach Clinch notched his seventh win and fifth clean sheet as the undefeated Arsenal boys improved to 8-0. Dustin Bingham, Grady Bryson, Joe Schadt, Ronnie Alles, and Eric Reynolds anchored Arsenal's stingy defense, with possession-minded midfield support from and Micah Meadows, Cannon Colegrove, Mathew Deaton, Keegan Malany and Andrew Mitchell.

Arsenal goal scorers included Devin Palmer (5), Derek Chaney (3), Jon Cardiello (2), Stewart Miller (2), Adam Mendez, and Bingham. Assists were notched by Nelson Edquest, Alles (2), Cardiello (2), Miller (2), Chaney, Colegrove and Meadows. The Arsenal U-16 boys travel to Missoula Saturday.

Great Divide team finishes season strong

The Great Divide Ski Team concluded a very successful 2009 season by competing in the OHG Cup races April 3 - 5 at Bridger Bowl near Bozeman.

The team competed in both giant slalom and slalom races. The age of competitors ranged from 13 through adult, with many racers from several colleges throughout Montana.

Women

Friday April 3, 2009

J2 class Lauren Lewis 3rd

Saturday April 4, 2009

J2 class Lauren Lewis 2nd

Men

Friday April 3, 2009

J1 class Colten McCullough 2rd

J3 class Casey Jacobson 7th

Joe Ringling 9th

Matt Peterson 10th

Hans Harris 12th

Saturday April 4, 2009

J1 class Colten McCullough 2nd

J3 class Matt Peterson 6th

Joe Ringling 7th

Hans Harris 9th

Townsend golf team gets meet moved

The Townsend high school golf team's meet in Livingston Wednesday was postponed until Friday because of inclement weather.