LOCAL SPORTS – “ATHLETE OF THE WEEK”

            (UNDATED) – KSEN/K96 – BOZEMAN TROPHY ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS GO TO AN OUTSTANDING THREE-SPORT ATHLETE WHO HAD NOT BEEN NAMED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK YET THIS YEAR AND ANOTHER WHO, FOR MAYBE ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS AWARD, WINS THE AWARD FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW.

            FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS GO TO CONRAD SR. PITCHER RASHELLE JOHNS WHO WAS ALSO A 2ND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL PLAYER AND 1ST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE BASKETBALL PLAYER.

            RASHELLE IS NOW HAVING HER BEST YEAR, AT LEAST AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON, ON THE SOFTBALL DIAMOND.   WE HAVE TALKED MOSTLY ABOUT HER PITCHING WHICH HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.  SHE’S COMPILED A 6-2 RECORD AND IN THREE GAMES THIS PAST WEEK, STRUCK OUT 20.    IN FACT SHE STRUCK OUT THE 1ST 9 HITTERS SHE FACED IN CUT BANK TUES. NIGHT.

            BUT RASHELLE’S OFFENSIVE PROWESS MAY BE JUST AS IMPRESSIVE.   SHE IS CURRENTLY SPORTING A .400 AVG., AN ON-BASE PERCENTAGE OF .486 AND LEADS THE TEAM IN OVERALL HITS.

            CONRAD COACH SANDY SYVERTSEN TOLD US THAT RASHELLE’S SUCCESS COMES FROM HARD WORK……..NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE HER STAYING AFTER PRACTICE TO GET EVEN BETTER.     THE COACH ALSO TOLD US THAT TAYLOR JUDISCH PLAYING H.S. SOFTBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IS REALLY HELPING THE COWGIRLS.   SHE’S HITTING .387 AND CAN PLAY PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE IN THE INFIELD.

            WITH SO MANY EVENTS AND OUTSTANDING ATHLETES, THIS IS A RARITY……BUT OUR MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW IS SR. CASH EHLERS OF SUNBURST

            AT THE CUT BANK INVITATIONAL LAST SATURDAY, CASH WON THE 100, BREAKING A SCHOOL RECORD WITH A 10.9, HE RECORDED HIS PERSONAL BEST IN THE 200 WITH A 23.02 AND BROKE A SCHOOL RECORD AND PERSONAL RECORD IN THE 400 WITH A 50.67.   BUT WAIT, THAT’S NOT ALL…..HE FINISHED 4TH IN THE HI-JUMP AND I GUESS YOU COULD SAY HE HAD A PERSONAL BEST IN THE LONG JUMP BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER ENTERED THE EVENT.    HIS LEAP OF 20-2.5 WON THE EVENT.

            SR. RASHELLE JOHNS OF CONRAD AND SR. CASH EHLERS OF SUNBURST OUR KSEN / K96 – BOZEMAN TROPHY ATHETE’S OF THE WEEK.

            THE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK IS SPONSORED LOCALLY BY McDONALD’S IN CUT BANK.    McDONALD’S PROVIDES OUR ATHLETE’S WITH TWO FREE VALUE MEALS EACH.

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