North Star's Caden Rettig earns MCA scholarship

North Star's Caden Rettig had a brilliant high school athletic career. Now, Rettig has been awarded a prestigious scholarship.

Rettig was given the Ralph Halverson Scholarship by the Montana Coaches Association. He and Shelby Paulson were announced as the recipients of the $1,300 scholarship.

Rettig was a four-year starter for both the North Star football and basketball teams over his high school career. He was All-Conference in both sports, as well as a three-year standout in track and field (senior year canceled by coronavirus). Among other accolades, Rettig is also an honors student.

The MCA is hoping to present the scholarships at the MCA Awards Ceremony, which is tentatively set for 11:30 a.m. at Great Falls CMR High School on July 30.

The MCA All-Sport Coaches Clinic, set for July 29-31, and the Awards Ceremony are scheduled, but not yet conformed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In other MCA news, Jeff Graham, a coach at Belt, has been elected to serve as the association's Class C representative. He is replacing Kim Sorkness-DeCock of Broadview, who has served as the Class C rep since 2015 and is now moving up to serve as MCA president-elect.