Junior Hockey Blog

In the recently completed NCAA Wrestling Tournament ironically their were 4 wrestlers with ties to Billings MT who were ALL in the 125 pound weight class. Trent Sprenkle who wrestles for North Dakota State is from Billings MT. He graduated in 06 from Billings Senior High where he was a 3 time MT state Champ. He took 5th in the Nation. Matt McDonough who wrestles for Iowa, is a two time defending champ, went 3-2 in the tourney. Matt has worked as a counselor at a summer wrestling camp in Billings for the last 3 summers!! Tyler Cox who wrestles for Wyoming went 2-2 at the tourney is from Gillette WYO, when he was in high school he wrestled at the Billings invitational. Jade Rauser went 1-2 at the NCAAs - he is from Townsend MT and he won 3 of his 4 State High School Championships in Billings at the Metra!! Congrats to all four of them!!!!

In the March 4th Hockey News there is a story about former Bozeman Ice Dog Zach McKelvie. After playing for Bozeman in 05-06,he played for 4 years for Army. He now plays in the AHL. Also, in Mt Hockey news Anthony Petruzelli formerly of the Helena Bighorns has gotten a D1 scholarship to play for Vermont next year!!