Radio Montana Sports -- Area Athlete Update

Thompson joins Cowboy signees, will head to Butte College (CA)

Caleb Thompson, a senior at Custer County District High School, has signed a letter of intent to play football at Butte College. The junior college, located in northern California, has been able to produce over 60 Division I-A players since 2000, as well as over 300 Scholar-Athletes and have more than 10 members of its alumni go on to play professional football.

Thompson joins fellow signees Kyle Begger (Montana State), Pat Regan (Carroll College), Mike Miller and Jess Fuhrman (Dickinson State) as Cowboys headed to further their education while continuing their football careers.

Signing news ....

Vallie to run for Griz, Moody headed to NW State, McNamee verbals

-- Hardin senior Brian Vallie, a top-5 finisher in three events at the 2005 Class A Track and Field State Meet, as well as a successful cross country runner, has signed his national letter of intent to run for the University of Montana beginning next fall. Vallie is a middle-to-long distance runner for the Bulldogs, as well as being one of their top harriers in 2005. He finished third in the 3200 meters, fourth in the 1500 meters and fifth in the 800 at the state meet this past May.

-- CCDHS senior guard Sarah McNamee has verbally committed to play basketball next season at Miles Community College. The 5-foot-8 McNamee averaged 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals a game for the Cowgirls last season, and has been an All-Eastern A pick the past two seasons.

-- Miles Community College sophomore post player Jerry Moody has signed a letter of intent to play at Northwest State University next season.

Area Athlete Update hits air November 1

Senger Broadcasting (KKRY/KMTA Radio) will unveil the Area Athlete Update during the 3:30 p.m. Sports on both Hot Country 92.3 FM and 1050, KMTA, on Tuesday, November 1.

For now, the Area Athlete Update will air on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and more if needed. Catley adds, "The goal is for it to be on five days a week during the sports season, generally September through April." In addition, that day's report will also be available online in the Radio Montana Sports section.

You can check out the current list here.

AREA ATHLETE UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 22, 2005 -- BC -- 12/22/05

-- HIS TEAMS, BEING THE FURTHEST WESTWARD IN THE SOUTHERN C FOOTBALL DISTRICT, ARE USED TO COMMUTING LONG DISTANCES TO PLAY GAMES. NOW, SHAWN HALLOWELL WILL DO THAT FOR HIS FOOTBALL COACHING NEXT SEASON. HALLOWELL IS LEAVING THE HYSHAM FOOTBALL PROGRAM TO BE A MEMBER OF THE STAFF AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE. HALLOWELL WAS 88-44 IN 15 SEASONS AT THE HELM OF THE PIRATES, COACHING HIS ALMA MATER AS AN ASSISTANT, THEN TAKING THE HEAD COACHING DUTIES IN 1991. THE 1985 GRAD OF HYSHAM SPENT TIME AT MONTANA STATE, THEN TRANSFERED TO ROCKY FOR HIS FINAL TWO SEASONS. HALLOWELL IS A MEMBER OF THE MONTANA COACHING STAFF FOR THE BADLANDS BOWL IN JUNE HERE IN MILES CITY, ALONG WITH ONE OF HIS BROTHERS, MATT, WHO COACHES IN BELGRADE. HALLOWELL HAS ALSO BEEN HEAD COACH FOR THE CLASS C ALL-STAR GAME, WHICH HE HAS DONE THREE TIMES. HYSHAM WILL BE PLAYING SIX-PLAYER FOOTBALL NEXT SEASON.

-- SIDNEY GRADUATE MEGAN MOHR HAS SPLIT HER TIME WITH THE J-V AND VARSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE THIS SEASON. IN THEIR MOST RECENT ACTION AT THE J-V LEVEL, MOHR SCORED 15 POINTS AS THE J-V LADY BEARS BEAT NORTHWEST COLLEGE, 46-44, ON DECEMBER 8TH, AND SCORED 18 POINTS IN A WIN OVER THE UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS J-V. MOHR HAS ALSO PLAYED THREE GAMES AT THE VARSITY LEVEL FOR ROCKY, WHO IS 12-AND-9 AT THE J-V LEVEL THIS SEASON, AND 4-AND-9 AT THE VARSITY LEVEL.

-- HARDIN GRAD TANA STEWART IS GETTING SOME PLAYING TIME FOR THE CASPER COLLEGE LADY THUNDERBIRDS THIS SEASON. THE TEAM HAS NOT UPDATED THE STATS POSTED ON THEIR WEB SITE SINCE DECEMBER 5TH ... BUT STEWART HAS PLAYED IN 13 GAMES THIS SEASON IN A RESERVE ROLE, AVERAGING 2.2 POINTS AND 1.4 REBOUNDS A GAME FOR THE LADY T-BIRDS. CASPER IS 9-AND-7 SO FAR THIS SEASON.