Braden Shaw

1 month ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Braden Shaw

There was only a brief pause of recognition between the ball reaching Gallatin junior Josie Stuart’s glove at third base and the ensuing celebration. The out was the final one the Raptors needed to secure a berth in the Class AA tournament for the second year in a row. It’s a goal Gallatin has focused on each at-bat this season, head coach Michael Coleman said.

1 month ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Braden Shaw

Despite the ups and downs of this track and field season, Gallatin junior Isabella Donaghey is grateful to be in this position. Shortly before the 2025 track season began in March, Donaghey’s friend, 2024 Gallatin graduate Jace Thompson, took his own life. Thompson’s memorial also coincided with the season-opening track meet on March 28 in Belgrade. That weighed on Donaghey emotionally, given Thompson was someone she considered to be like an older brother.

1 month ago | bozemandailychronicle.com | Braden Shaw

Morgan Jones didn’t think she was going to make it past her opening height of 5 feet in the girls high jump. Recently, Jones, a senior at Bozeman High, had moved her starting mark back to gain more speed on the approach. At the Last Chance Invite Friday in Belgrade, Jones had tried three different starting marks and wasn’t lining up with the bar. She still cleared 5-0 and her personal record 5-2, but missed her first two attempts at 5-4.

1 month ago | billingsgazette.com | Braden Shaw

BOZEMAN — There was a freedom for Grace Gilbreth in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase being one of the first events at the Bryan Clay Invitational. It was a night race, which helped the energy levels. There were pace lights on the track. Gilbreth was also facing a talented field of runners from throughout the NCAA. She thought to herself before the race how, if a program record was going to be set, this was the environment to do it in. “So I was like, ‘OK, just hang on to them.

1 month ago | mtstandard.com | Braden Shaw

BOZEMAN — There was a freedom for Grace Gilbreth in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase being one of the first events at the Bryan Clay Invitational. It was a night race, which helped the energy levels. There were pace lights on the track. Gilbreth was also facing a talented field of runners from throughout the NCAA. She thought to herself before the race how, if a program record was going to be set, this was the environment to do it in. “So I was like, ‘OK, just hang on to them.