Wednesday’s Regional Briefs

UGF men add JC transfer

University of Great Falls men’s basketball has added a junior college standout and Montana native to its 2016 recruiting class with the signing of Jared Schultz.

Schultz, a guard, spent the past two seasons at Blue Mountain Community College after a state championship career at Stevensville High School, in Stevensville, Mont.

As a sophomore with the BMCC Timberwolves, Schultz averaged 15.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.7 while playing over a 1,000 minutes. He was third on the team in scoring as a freshman, averaging just under 13 points per game, and became a go-to player for BMCC head coach Adam Ellis.

“Jared Schultz is the most consistent and coachable player I have ever coached,” Ellis said. “He comes everyday ready to compete. He has a unique ability to find ways to impact a game whether it be by his scoring, his defense or just making the right play at the right time.”

Schultz also had a decorated high school career. As a junior, he helped lead the Yellowjackets to a Montana Class A State Championship, and the team made it back to the state tournament the following year. Schultz was a two-time All-State selection and finished second in scoring in the Southwestern A division with 18.4 ppg.

Along with his high school basketball success, Schultz was also a member of the Idaho Select (now Montana Select) AAU team which featured a number of current NCAA Division I athletes.

Stroh to wrestle at MSU-Northern

Ben Stroh, the former star at Chinook High School, is transferring from University of Wyoming and will join the Lights’ wrestling program with one year left of eligibility.

Stroh, a two-time NCAA qualifier and All-Conference athlete, joins a youthful but talented squad coached by Tyson Thivierge, a team that took second at the NAIA national tournament in March. Stroh, who wrestled at 184 pounds with the Cowboys, went 62-28 with 20 pins.

Stroh was a four-time state champion for the Sugarbeeters. He went 156-2 during his high school career, including an incredible streak of 101 consecutive matches.

Senators defeat Chargers AA

HELENA - The Helena Senators defeated the Great Falls Chargers AA 17-4 in a nonconference American Legion baseball game here Wednesday night.

Great Falls, which fell to 8-9 this season, is off until June 3 when the Chargers travel to Lewistown.

Helena, which lost to the Chargers 4-3 last week in Great Falls, improved to 8-6.

Great Falls …200 020 0 - 4 7 4

Helena …051 920 x - 17 16 1

Tyler Strickland, Daniel Bonilla (3), Chase Linn (5); Payton Pappas, Henry Bowers (5), Tristan Siegers (6). W - Bowers, L - Strickland.

GREAT FALLS - AJ Folds 0-2, Keelan Hyaworth 1-4, Wyatt Bleskin 1-4, Dawson Reiman 2-2, Cade Stuff 1-3, Jake Lowery 1-4, Tim Hanning 1-3, Matt Houlihan 0-2, Bryce Krattiger 0-3, Justyn Martinko 0-1, Isaiah Roberts 0-1.

HELENA - Koby Griffin 2-5, Ryan Arntson 3-5, Colin Sassano 1-3, Kienan Stief 3-3, Ray Moore 2-3, Jackson Maynard 0-5, Jackson Thennis 1-3, Ryan Dorvall 1-2, Eamonn Byrne 2-3, Payton Pappas 0-1, Danny Burton 1-2, Talon Burchard 0-1, Henry Bowers 0-1.

2B - Sassano, Byrne, Bleskin, Reiman; RBIs - Griffin 4, Arntson 3, Sassano 2, Moore 2, Thennis, Byrne, Burton, Bleskin, Reiman, Lowery, Hanning.