5th Helena Shootout opens registration

The 5th Annual Helena Shootout wil be held February 21-22, 2009. This is a youth tournament for boys or girls fifth-eighth grade teams. The deadline for registration is January 15th or until the tournament brackets are filled. For information, contact Universal Athletics website or Capital High School website at www.chs.

helena.k12.mt.us/shootout. For more information, call 442-1783 or 459-4660.

Guay wins Millers Masters Bowling tourney

It was an all-Canadian final in the Millers Masters bowling tournament at Sleeping Giant Lanes Sunday, with Jack Guay of Calgary emerging victorious. Guay defeated Colleen Insco of Medicine Hat, 206-188 for the championship. It was his second Millers' title, having captured the 2006 tourney. "Now I've got a little money for Las Vegas," quipped Guay, after collecting his $1,300 first place check. The 53-year old Canadian, who is a member of the Roto Grip staff, will be competing in the High Roller Super Bowl in Vegas in April.

Guay and Insco are no strangers on the alleys. "She's tough to beat. We've met several times, and she beat me in match play in Lethbridge," said Guay, who placed fourth at Mexico's Bowling World Cup in Hermosillo, Mex.

Insco, 34, bowled the high game on Sunday, with a 258. "This is my first time making the championship in these open tournaments," Insco said. For her career, she has fired eight 300 games and a pair of 800 series. Insco's runner-up finish garnered her $1,000 in prize money. "That's worth $1,200 exchange in Canada," she smiled.

There were 99 entrants in the Millers Masters. Thirty-two keglers made the cut of the 2-day tourney. The format on Sunday was double elimination, 2-game matches until the final four.

Helena's highest finisher was John Brodersen, who placed fourth. Rounding out the top local bowlers were Brady Kirkeby (tied for fifth), Tony Woodward (tied forseventh), Shawn Jacobs and Tracy Potvin (tied for 17th), and Doug Prewett and Matt Gorecki (tied for 25th).

Former Capital City resident Vince Saccheri, now of Idaho, tied for ninth.

Over $12,400 of prize money was distributed amongst the final 32 athletes. Wayne Miller Coins offered $5,000 to anyone who rolled a 300 game on Sunday.

Wrzesinski wins at PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit

Ben Wrzesinski scored a 74 on the final day of bareback riding competition at the Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Curcuit Finals Sunday to bring his three-day total to 234, good enough for first place.

Wrzesinski, a resident of Boulder, won $559 for the ride and won $2236 for his overall first-place finish.

Winston's Lindsay Knaff finished the year first on the money list in barrel racing, with $23,467.

Knaff's year-long earnings were supplemented by her second-place finish on Sunday. Her time of 13.24 seconds won $1183 and her three-day total of 39.89 won $1775.

Helena's Julie Lenoir finished seventh and out of the money with a time of 13.57 seconds.

Fellow Helanan Rick Wock won $559 for his third place finish in Sundays bull riding. He tallied a 71.