Alex Hoffman

2 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Alex Hoffman

MISSOULA, Mt. — The Sentinel Spartans are heading back to the High School Softball State tournament after sweeping Butte high school in a best of three series on Thursday afternoon. Sentinel took the first game 3-2 highlighted by a second inning two run homerun by Nina Sammoury. The second win wouldn't come as easy. Butte would rally for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game.

4 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Alex Hoffman

MISSOULA, Mt. — This Memorial Day weekend marks the 92nd annual USA Lacrosse National Tournament, and Montana will be well represented. Three members of the Sentinel Spartans club lacrosse team earned spots on a team that includes top players from Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. "I've been working my whole life to get on teams outside of the state, because the state has been slowly growing, and it's amazing that we've been able to create a national team," Sentinel midfielder Naya McKinney said.

5 days ago | nbcmontana.com | Alex Hoffman

CORVALLIS, Mont. — Hunter Loesch, the top high school javelin thrower in the U.S., wasn't initially enthusiastic about joining the track team. "My coach for Corvallis saw me throwing a football, and she said, ‘You should join track.’ And I said, ‘I don't want to run, that sounds like a lot of work.’ She said, ‘You can throw! That's why I'm talking to you,’" Loesch recalled.

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Alex Hoffman

MISSOULA, Mt. — This weekend, the 42nd annual Ron Hoppie Memorial Trap Shoot Competition is drawing hundreds of trap shooters to Missoula. The event, held at the Missoula Trap and Skeet Club, features competitors ranging in age from 12 to 94, all vying for a share of a $40,000 cash prize. The competition, one of the largest in the Northwest, attracts participants from across the country. Larry Flanagan, a volunteer and competitor at the club, emphasized the accessibility of the sport.

1 week ago | nbcmontana.com | Alex Hoffman

MISSOULA, Mt. — The University of Montana's track and field team has landed a major commitment from one of the nation's top javelin prospects. Corvallis native Hunter Loesch will be joining the team, bringing his exceptional javelin throwing talents just 40 minutes north to compete for the Grizzlies. Loesch recently achieved a remarkable 214-foot throw, marking the top distance in the United States at the high school level.