by Scott Sacry
Volleyball
In the Southwest A conference, Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville all made it to state and are well represented on the All Conference and All State teams. Stevensville’s Daphne Engel and Hamilton’s Layne Kearns were the Co-MVPs of the conference and both were 1st Team All Conference and All State selections. Hamilton’s Taryn Searle was also 1st Team All Conference and All State.
The following players were 2nd Team All Conference: Hamilton’s Mya Winkler, Corvallis’s Tylin Sorensen, and Stevensville’s Tilli Danczyk and Sophie Berning.
The following players were Honorable Mention All Conference: Stevensville’s Shilo McLain Lampi, Corvallis’s Jessica Saturday, and Hamilton’s Jenna Guisinger.
Stevensville’s Jeff Mahler was awarded the Conference Co-Coach of the Year.
For the Class B girls, Florence’s Madison Potter was 1st Team All Conference and All State, Elise Schneiter was 1st Team All Conference, and Ava Philbrick and Olivia Coulter were 2nd Team All Conference.
For the Class C girls, Darby’s Madison Nelson and Victor’s Abby Kay were 2nd Team All Conference.
Soccer
All three girls soccer teams from the Bitterroot Valley made the postseason playoffs and are well represented on the All State and All Conference teams.
For Hamilton, Em Courchesne, Hannah Hughes, and Lexi Brenneman were All State and 1st Team All Conference. Simona Rizzon was 1st Team All Conference. Julia Seifert and Emilee Searle were 2nd Team All Conference, and Taylor McCarthy was Honorable Mention.
For Corvallis, Sydney Wolsky and Rylee Herbstritt were All State and 1st Team All Conference. Kaitlin McCartney and Farah Wyche were 2nd Team All Conference. Kenzie Gross was Honorable Mention.
For Stevensville, Victoria Uskoski and Kelsen Zahn were All State and 1st Team All Conference. Josie Lewis was 1st Team All Conference. Dawsyn Brewer and Holly St. Germain were 2nd Team All Conference. Maya Peretto was Honorable Mention.
For the boys, Stevensville and Hamilton made the postseason playoffs and are well-represented on the All State and All Conference teams.
For Stevensville, Evan Montague, Jacob Yaskus, and Cole Olson were All State and 1st Team All Conference. David Beams and David Damaske were 2nd Team All Conference. Camden Johnson was named the Conference Goalkeeper of the Year.
For Hamilton, Spencer Cruse and Alex Koch were All State and 1st Team All Conference. Alain Garcia was 1st Team All Conference. Andy Purcell and Kellen Yockey were 2nd Team All Conference. Braeden Stevens was Honorable Mention All Conference.
For Corvallis, Levi Weidkamp was 1st Team All Conference. Ryan Hutchison was 2nd Team All Conference. Gavin Marston was Honorable Mention All Conference.
Football
In Class B, the State Champion Florence Falcons had numerous players make the All State and All Conference teams. Jonathan Luhmann, Colton Rice, Patrick Duchien, and Ethan Alexander all received All State honors, while Ryan Winters and Tyler Abbott were Honorable Mention All State.
The following athletes were honored for All Conference from Florence: William Wagner, 1st Team Returner, 2nd Team WR, and Honorable Mention DB. Arie McLaughlin 1st Team D-Line, Colten Rice 1st Team DE, Ethan Alexander 2nd Team DE, Zach Dixon 1st Team LB, Ryan Winters 1st Team LB and Honorable Mention TE, Harrison Shepp, Honorable Mention LB, Tyler Abbott 1st Team DB and 2nd Team WR, Patrick Duchien 1st team DB and 1st Team QB, Trapper Oster 2nd Team DB, Jonathan Luhmann 1st Team O-Line, Sean Larson 2nd Team O-Line, Jared Weaver 2nd Team O-Line, Brodie Hinsdale Honorable Mention Athlete, Kaden Sunderland 2nd Team Punter, and Cole Fowler 2nd Team Kicker.
In Class C, Victor’s Roan Jackson was 1st Team All Conference and All State on the O-Line and 2nd Team All Conference on the D-Line, and Jordan Mclane was 2nd Team All Conference for Linebacker. Darby’s Hooper Reed was 1st Team All Conference as a Linebacker and Tight End, and Nolan Lenney was 2nd Team All Conference for Quarterback.