Two Blue Ponies named Class A All-State

The 2015-16 Class A All-State girls basketball team was released this week and for the third straight year, the Havre Blue Ponies have two girls who made the cut.

Dani Wagner, who finished the season ranked second in Class A in scoring with 18 points per game, was selected to the All-State team for the second time and was also named First Team All-Conference in the Central A.

Joining Wagner on the All-State team is Havre junior Naomi Terry. Terry ranked eighth in all of Class A in points per game at just under 13 a game. She also earned First Team All-Conference honors in the Central A.

Joining Wagner and Terry on the All-Conference First Team are Tiara Gilham and Taylor CalfBossribs of Browning, as well as Sierra Higgs of Livingston. Gilham and CalfCrossribs both were selected for the All-State team as well.

The players who earned Second Team All-Conference honors in the Central A were Jaree Mane, Tara Olson and Kyra Fleharty of Lewistown, as well as Megan Gibson of Livingston and Skyla Neubaurer of Belgrade.

The rest of the All-State team includes Abbie Lohof of Laurel, Ashlie Larson of Miles City, Mariah Wittman of Billings Central, all representing the Eastern A. In the Northwest A, Kiara Burlage, Cydney Finberg and Peyton Kehr of Columbia Falls all made All-State, as did Alli Moe of Frenchtown.

In the Southwest A, the Butte Central Maroons showed their stength, by placing four players on the All-State team in Mollie Peoples, Emily St. John, Kloie Thatcher and Sierra Pica. Alex Rouse of Dillon was also named to the team.

CLASS A GIRLS

All-state team

Northwest A – Kiara Burlage, jr., Columbia Falls; Cydney Finberg, jr., Columbia Falls; Peyton Kehr, jr., Columbia Falls; Alli Moe, sr., Frenchtown.

Southwest A – Mollie Peoples, jr., Butte Central; Emily St. John, jr., Butte Central; Alex Rouse, sr., Dillon; Kloie Thatcher, so., Butte Central; Sierra Pica, sr., Butte Central.

Central A – Dani Wagner, sr., Havre; Naomi Terry, jr., Havre; Tiara Gilham, sr., Browning; Taylor CalfBossribs, sr., Browning.

Eastern A – Abbie Lohof, sr., Laurel; Ashlie Larson, sr., Miles City; Mariah Wittman, sr., Billings Central.

Central A All-Conference

First team

Dani Wagner, sr., Havre; Naomi Terry, jr., Havre; Tiara Gilham, sr., Browning; Taylor Calf Boss Ribs, sr., Browning; Sierra Higgs, sr., Livingston.

Second team

Jaree Mane, sr., Lewistown; Meghan Gibson, sr., Livingston; Tara Olson, sr., Lewistown; Kyra Fleharty, sr., Lewistown; Skyla Neubauer, sr., Belgrade.

Coach of the year – Ray Augare, Browning.

Northwest A All-conference

First team

Kiara Burlage, jr., Columbia Falls; Cydney Finberg, jr., Columbia Falls; Peyton Kehr, jr., Columbia Falls; Alli Moe, sr., Frenchtown; Ellie Johnson, sr., Columbia Falls.

Second team

Dani Douglas, so., Whitefish; Nichole Lake, sr., Polson; Kylie Willet, so., Frenchtown; Coral Schulz, sr., Whitefish; Megan Delaney, so., Frenchtown.

Coach of the year – Cary Finberg, Columbia Falls.

Southwest A All-conference

First team

Mollie Peoples, jr., Butte Central; Emily St. John, jr., Butte Central; Alex Rouse, sr., Dillon; Kloie Thatcher, so., Butte Central; Sierra Pica, sr., Butte Central.

Second team

Corinne Sanderson, jr., Corvallis; Rachael Nye, sr., Dillon; Bailey Berriochoa, jr., Dillon; Brynley Fitzgerald, so., Dillon; Kloie Nye, sr., Hamilton.

Coach of the year – Meg Murphy, Butte Central.

Eastern A all-conference

First team

Abbie Lohof, sr., Laurel; Ashlie Larson, sr., Miles City; Mariah Wittman, sr., Billings Central; Madisan Chavez, jr., Hardin; Wyniah Mintz, jr., Glendive.

Second team

Natalie Ruegsegger, sr., Billings Central; Karissa DuShane, jr., Hardin; Aspen Cotter, fr., Laurel; Carrie Nagle, jr., Glendive; Jenna Swope, jr. Miles City