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Estes tourney under way
ANACONDA — Action was under way for the 27th Annual Wayne Estes Basketball Tournament in Anaconda Thursday evening as fans at the Memorial Gym were treated to games from Men’s B, Boys’ High School 11-12 and Women’s divisions.
In the women’s game, Team Club Moderne/Hardware Hank/Moodry /Anaconda Disposal/Daily Grind lost 35-30 to the Hoop Mongrels, a team based out of Drummond.
The Hoop Mongrels took the floor with players from Anaconda, Deer Lodge and Dillon. Some of the players were current high schoolers and others had recently graduated. The Mongrels were able to defeat a team of former Anaconda players.
In the High School Boys’ 11-12 Thursday contest, The Dawgs upended Boyer Landscaping/CS Sports Photography 63-45. The Dawgs fielded a team of Butte High players and the Anaconda team was a group of Copperhead players.
Friday night players and fans will gather for the annual 3-point contests. Rochi Estes, Wayne Estes’ nephew, is the defending champion for that event.
The only changes in the tournament this year were player-friendly. The organizers decided to allow six fouls instead of five to allow players to remain in the game longer. The Girls’ High School Division and Boys’ 9-10 High School will be played in round robin format this year, allowing more games for the teams.
A number of notable games will tip off on Friday.
The Men’s Open will begin competition following the 3-point contests at the Memorial Gym. At 8 p.m., World’s Gym of Rexburg, Idaho will play NWC-NWACC, a team of community college players from Washington state.
At 9 p.m., another Men’s Open game will begin at the Memorial with RMF facing the Bulldogs. RMF includes Shea and Riley Bradshaw, as well as Missoula brothers Jordan and Kellen Hasquet. Three players on the RMF roster are former Grizzlies.
The Bulldogs list Austin Mailey and some Twin Bridges players from the boys’ state championship run a few years ago.
Men’s Open will tip off again at 10 p.m. as the Northwest Pussycats face the Northwest Cougars. The Pussycats include former Anaconda players Rochi Estes, Tyler Hurley and Jared Smithson, as well as Layne Glaus of Whitehall, Jake Mickelson of Philipsburg and Levi Parsons.
The Pussycats will have a tough test as the Northwest Cougars field former Western player Matt Luedtke along with former players from the University of Montana (Brent Cummings and J.R. Campbell), Carroll College (Chris Bond, Chase Godecke and Greg Johnson), Washington State (former Estes dunk champ Antonio Chavers) and Gonzaga (Tony Skinner).
A number of notable Men’s B matchups will take place Friday.
In an 8 a.m. game at the Memorial Gym, fans will get a chance to see the state’s all-time leader in 3-pointers at the prep level, Brian Bullock, along with a team of former Boulder Panthers. Cutthroat Fish will take on Missoula’s Yahtzee in that game.
At 10 a.m. at the Memorial, ARG, a group of former Dillon standouts including Trevor Rehm, Brandon Boka and Marko Stanisich, will face off against Dr. Zell and is Staff, a Missoula team featuring former Loyola standout Caleb DeGroot.
Players from this year’s Montana Tech men’s basketball team will take the floor for a second round game at 6 p.m. at the Memorial Gym before the 3-point contest. In that game, The Other Guys will face the winner of HBS (Medicine Hat) and the Brick Layers.
Most of the 6-1-and-under action will take place at the Anaconda Job Corps Friday.
Defending champs Hauser Excavation will take on High School Dreams at noon there. Hauser Excavation includes former Western standouts Chad Myers and Tyler Palmer. High School Dreams is a team of former Butte High players.
The runner-up in last year’s tournament, Crossroads Shootout/Oasis, will play at 3 p.m. against the winner of Hawe Steel (Butte) and Will Not Fit (Deer Lodge). The Crossroads Shootout/Oasis team this year includes former Butte High player Jake Larson and former Carroll College Saint Dallas Leslie.
The Old School Lady Griz will attempt to defend the Women’s A title at 7 p.m. at Fred Moodry Middle School against the Hilborn Hustlers of Helena. Old School Lady Griz boast Mandy Morales and Sonya Rogers, as well as some current Lady Griz on their roster this year.
Another contender for the women’s title will take the floor at 8 p.m. as Scott’s EQ Muffler and Brakes faces the winner of Silver Dollar (Fairfield) and Mustangs (Babb). Scott’s Muffler gals include Western players Hayley Pettit, Sammi Bignell and Alyssa Fiero.
The Hoop Mongrels will play a second round game at 11 p.m. at Lincoln School against the Idaho Girls.
Second round games for the Boys’ 11-12 High School Division will begin Friday evening. Second round games begin at 5 p.m. at Lincoln School.
Estes tourney under way
ANACONDA — Action was under way for the 27th Annual Wayne Estes Basketball Tournament in Anaconda Thursday evening as fans at the Memorial Gym were treated to games from Men’s B, Boys’ High School 11-12 and Women’s divisions.
In the women’s game, Team Club Moderne/Hardware Hank/Moodry /Anaconda Disposal/Daily Grind lost 35-30 to the Hoop Mongrels, a team based out of Drummond.
The Hoop Mongrels took the floor with players from Anaconda, Deer Lodge and Dillon. Some of the players were current high schoolers and others had recently graduated. The Mongrels were able to defeat a team of former Anaconda players.
In the High School Boys’ 11-12 Thursday contest, The Dawgs upended Boyer Landscaping/CS Sports Photography 63-45. The Dawgs fielded a team of Butte High players and the Anaconda team was a group of Copperhead players.
Friday night players and fans will gather for the annual 3-point contests. Rochi Estes, Wayne Estes’ nephew, is the defending champion for that event.
The only changes in the tournament this year were player-friendly. The organizers decided to allow six fouls instead of five to allow players to remain in the game longer. The Girls’ High School Division and Boys’ 9-10 High School will be played in round robin format this year, allowing more games for the teams.
A number of notable games will tip off on Friday.
The Men’s Open will begin competition following the 3-point contests at the Memorial Gym. At 8 p.m., World’s Gym of Rexburg, Idaho will play NWC-NWACC, a team of community college players from Washington state.
At 9 p.m., another Men’s Open game will begin at the Memorial with RMF facing the Bulldogs. RMF includes Shea and Riley Bradshaw, as well as Missoula brothers Jordan and Kellen Hasquet. Three players on the RMF roster are former Grizzlies.
The Bulldogs list Austin Mailey and some Twin Bridges players from the boys’ state championship run a few years ago.
Men’s Open will tip off again at 10 p.m. as the Northwest Pussycats face the Northwest Cougars. The Pussycats include former Anaconda players Rochi Estes, Tyler Hurley and Jared Smithson, as well as Layne Glaus of Whitehall, Jake Mickelson of Philipsburg and Levi Parsons.
The Pussycats will have a tough test as the Northwest Cougars field former Western player Matt Luedtke along with former players from the University of Montana (Brent Cummings and J.R. Campbell), Carroll College (Chris Bond, Chase Godecke and Greg Johnson), Washington State (former Estes dunk champ Antonio Chavers) and Gonzaga (Tony Skinner).
A number of notable Men’s B matchups will take place Friday.
In an 8 a.m. game at the Memorial Gym, fans will get a chance to see the state’s all-time leader in 3-pointers at the prep level, Brian Bullock, along with a team of former Boulder Panthers. Cutthroat Fish will take on Missoula’s Yahtzee in that game.
At 10 a.m. at the Memorial, ARG, a group of former Dillon standouts including Trevor Rehm, Brandon Boka and Marko Stanisich, will face off against Dr. Zell and is Staff, a Missoula team featuring former Loyola standout Caleb DeGroot.
Players from this year’s Montana Tech men’s basketball team will take the floor for a second round game at 6 p.m. at the Memorial Gym before the 3-point contest. In that game, The Other Guys will face the winner of HBS (Medicine Hat) and the Brick Layers.
Most of the 6-1-and-under action will take place at the Anaconda Job Corps Friday.
Defending champs Hauser Excavation will take on High School Dreams at noon there. Hauser Excavation includes former Western standouts Chad Myers and Tyler Palmer. High School Dreams is a team of former Butte High players.
The runner-up in last year’s tournament, Crossroads Shootout/Oasis, will play at 3 p.m. against the winner of Hawe Steel (Butte) and Will Not Fit (Deer Lodge). The Crossroads Shootout/Oasis team this year includes former Butte High player Jake Larson and former Carroll College Saint Dallas Leslie.
The Old School Lady Griz will attempt to defend the Women’s A title at 7 p.m. at Fred Moodry Middle School against the Hilborn Hustlers of Helena. Old School Lady Griz boast Mandy Morales and Sonya Rogers, as well as some current Lady Griz on their roster this year.
Another contender for the women’s title will take the floor at 8 p.m. as Scott’s EQ Muffler and Brakes faces the winner of Silver Dollar (Fairfield) and Mustangs (Babb). Scott’s Muffler gals include Western players Hayley Pettit, Sammi Bignell and Alyssa Fiero.
The Hoop Mongrels will play a second round game at 11 p.m. at Lincoln School against the Idaho Girls.
Second round games for the Boys’ 11-12 High School Division will begin Friday evening. Second round games begin at 5 p.m. at Lincoln School.
