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Columbia Falls' Ryley Kehr inks with MSU-Northern women's hoops, joining sister Peyton
Columbia Falls Wildkat Ryley Kehr goes up for a shot during a Class A basketball game this past winter. Over the weekend, Kehr signed an NAIA national letter of intent to play for the Montana State University-Northern Skylights of head coach Chris Mouat. Kehr is the younger sister of Northern sophomore Peyton Kehr.
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team is about to have a sister combo.
Over the weekend, MSU-N head coach Chris Mouat announced that Columbia Falls senior Ryley Kehr has signed an NAIA national letter of intent to play basketball for the Skylights starting next fall. Kehr joins her sister Peyton on the MSU-N roster. Peyton just wrapped up an outstanding All-Conference season for Northern.
“It will be fun to have the two of them here together,” Mouat said.
Ryley Kehr, a four-year varsity player, helped her teams to three third-place finishes and one state championship at the State A tournament during her career. In 2018 she was a second team All-State selection, and this season she was a first team All-State pick. This season, she averaged 15.4 points, 7 rebounds, 4.3 steals, and 3.8 assists per game. Kehr shot 55 percent from the field and 30 percent from the 3-point line. Kehr tied the all-time Montana record for steals in a game with 16.
“Ryley is a versatile player who played all over the floor for her high school teams,” Mouat said. “She has good court vision and can score inside and out, and is tough on the boards. We really like her basketball instincts. She’s coming from a highly-respected program at Columbia Falls, and she has been well-coached along the way. She did great things at the state tournament and helped Columbia Falls bounce back from a first-round loss to get third place. We are thrilled to have her on board.”
A three-sport athlete, Kehr also participates in softball and volleyball. She earned first-team All-State honors as a junior in softball, and was a two-time All-State pick in volleyball. She helped the Wildkats earn back-to-back state Class A titles in volleyball in 2015 and 2016.
Kehr plans on majoring in education at MSU-Northern. She carries a 3.6 grade point average, and has earned Academic All-Conference honors in three sports for the past four years. She is a HOSA — Health Occupations Students of America — and Special Olympics volunteer. She is the daughter of Dave and Robyn Kehr.
Kehr is the first official member of Northern’s 2019 recruiting class. Harlem’s L’Tia Lawrence is signing with the Skylights today.
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