JOHN LETASKY
406 MT Sports
BILLINGS — When the men’s freestyle wrestling begins at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, Montana fans will be watching from nearly every corner of the state.
kAm!2CE @7 E92E :D 3642FD6 |@?E2?2 HC6DE=:?8 72?D 2C6 G6CJ 6?E9FD:2DE:4 23@FE E96 DA@CE] w@H6G6C[ >@DE @7 E96 C62D@? :D 3642FD6 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3:==:?8D82K6EE6]4@>^DA@CED^8C62E\72==D\K25:4<\E@\364@>6\FD2\?2E:@?2=\7C66DEJ=6\HC6DE=:?8\9625\4@249^2CE:4=602_edd773\hgdh\dghf\h65_\774d`fb`ecfe]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm&?:E65 $E2E6D ?2E:@?2= >6?’D 7C66DEJ=6 9625 4@249 :D vC62E u2==D ?2E:G6 q:== +25:4<k^2m]k^Am
kAm“p== 6J6D 2C6 @? 9:> W+25:4<X 7C@> E96 DE2E6 @7 |@?E2?2 5FC:?8 E96 ~=J>A:4D[” D2:5 z2=:DA6== u=2E9625 9625 4@249 y677 %9@>AD@?]k^Am
kAm“(6’== 36 H2E49:?8 2?5 6?;@J:?8 :E] x 766= =:<6 H6 92G6 2? 2>2K:?8 7C66DEJ=6 E62> 2?5 x E9:?< @FC 492?46D 2C6 8@@5 E@ 3C:?8 9@>6 ~=J>A:4 8@=5D]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^47b_3fce\c635\``67\3_ab\7bc63f5f7257Qmw@H |@?E2?2 2E9=6E6D 92G6 5@?6 2E E96 a_ac !2C:D ~=J>A:4Dk^2mk^Am
kAm+25:4<[ 2 7@FC\E:>6 DE2E6 HC6DE=:?8 492>A:@? 7@C E96 vC62E u2==D q:D@? 7C@> `hgg\h`[ :D E96 6:89E9\J62C 9625 4@249 7@C E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D] w6 92D 366? @? E96 ?2E:@?2= E62>’D 4@249:?8 DE277 D:?46 a__h 2?5 E96 !2C:D v2>6D H:== 36 9:D 7@FCE9 2D 2 4@249 H:E9 E96 %62> &$p DE277] +25:4< 3642>6 E96 ?2E:@?2= 7C66DEJ=6 9625 4@249 27E6C E96 a_`e v2>6D[ D@ E9:D H:== 36 9:D D64@?5 ~=J>A:4D 2D 9625 4@249] %96 &]$] >6?’D 7C66DEJ=6 DBF25 4@?D:DED @7 2 7F==\D:I 2E9=6E6 E62>]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 >J 2=2C> D6E 7@C ?6IE H66< H96? E96J DE2CE[” D2:5 4FCC6?E vC62E u2==D w:89 9625 4@249 {F:D r2CC2?K2]k^Am
kAm“x’5 H2E49 C682C5=6DD[” r2CC2?K2 25565] “qFE ;FDE <?@H:?8 96 :D E96 9625 8FJ >2<6D J@F H2E49 6G6? >@C6 4=@D6=J E92? J@F H@F=5]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^d_35ha4c\74dg\``66\32`4\c76bgab_663gQm|@?E2?2 HC6DE=:?8 =686?5 |:<6 +25:4<[ E9C@F89 C6=2E:@?D9:AD[ 2:>D E@ :?DA:C6 2?5 >@E:G2E6 :? pF8FDE2k^2mk^Am
kAmr2CCC2?K2 D2:5 96’D >6E +25:4< 2 “92?57F= @7 E:>6D” H96? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^@=J>A:4D^8C62E\72==D\HC6DE=:?8\=686?5\3:==\K25:4<\46=63C2E6D\?2E:@?2=\92==\@7\72>6\:?5F4E:@?\29625\@7\E@<J@^2CE:4=60df5d55_c\`7ad\de`4\3g`f\c57_535_4_e`]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmq:== H2D :? vC62E u2==D 7@C E96 +25:4< qC@E96CD (C6DE=:?8 r2>Ak^2m 2=@?8 H:E9 9:D 3C@E96C[ 7@C>6C vC62E u2==D 7@FC\E:>6 DE2E6 492>A:@? W`hhc\hfX[ x@H2 DE2?5@FE[ 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3:==:?8D82K6EE6]4@>^DA@CED^8C62E\72==D\K25:4<\25565\E@\7C66DEJ=6\HC6DE=:?8\7:6=5^2CE:4=60___dd6_e\ed_4\d3c_\2egf\adb7d2_`agg`]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qma__g ~=J>A:2? |:<6 +25:4<k^2m]k^Am
k9bm%96 VE@A 5@8Vk^9bm
kAm“~9 >2?[ :E’D DFA6C 4@@=[” D2:5 r2CC2?K2 @7 q:== +25:4< =625:?8 %62> &$p :? !2C:D] “yFDE D66:?8 9:> @? E96 H2== W+25:4<’D A:4EFC6 :D 5:DA=2J65 :? E96 vC62E u2==D HC6DE=:?8 C@@>X 2?5 <?@H:?8 96 H2D 2 q:D@? 2?5 AFE :? H@C< :? @FC AC@8C2> :D DFA6C F?:BF6 2?5 DA64:2=]”k^Am
kAm“(6 E2=< 23@FE 9:> 5FC:?8 @FC D62D@? 2?5 E6== E96 <:5D E96J 2C6 =F4<J E@ 7@==@H :? E96 7@@EDE6AD @7 q:==[ H9@ :D E96 E@A 5@8 C:89E ?@H] %96 <:5D =@G6 D66:?8 9:D A:4EFC6 @? E96 H2==[ 6DA64:2==J E96 7C6D9>6?j E96J 8C2G:E2E6 E@H2C5D :E]”k^Am
kAm+25:4<[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3:==:?8D82K6EE6]4@>^DA@CED^K25:4<D\H:?\8@=5\D:=G6C\2E\H@C=5D^2CE:4=60gdgg765h\`4e2\d`dg\h6ca\cc`27d6h3_dd]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 a__e $6?:@C (@C=5 492>A:@?k^2m 2?5 }rpp s:G:D:@? x E:E=:DE 7@C x@H2 :? `hhe[ =65 E96 &]$] DBF25 2E E96 %@<J@ ~=J>A:4D :? a_a` k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^c_e>EDA@CED^2==\7:G6\FD\>6?D\7C66DEJ=6\HC6DE=6CD\H:E9\8C62E\72==D\3:==\K25:4<\2D\E96:C\4@249\H:?^2CE:4=60fbca5bc`\`d7`\dae5\2cec\4fgd4f6be427]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2D 2== 7:G6 >6?’D 7C66DEJ=6 BF2=:7:6CD H@? >652=D]k^2mk^Am
kAm“xE’D 2H6D@>6 q:== 92D 366? E96 9625 4@249 7@C E9:D =@?8[” D2:5 q:==:?8D (6DE 9625 4@249 y6C6>J w6C?2?56K] “w6’D 5@?6 2 8C62E ;@3] xE >2<6D 6G6CJ |@?E2?2 HC6DE=:?8 4@249 AC@F5 q:== +25:4< :D E96 9625 4@249 @7 %62> &$p 2?5 E@ 8@ H:? E96 ~=J>A:4D :D 2 ?62E E9:?8]”k^Am
kAmw6C?2?56K[ H9@ C@@ED 7@C x@H2 2?5 H9@D6 D@? z6J2? H:== 36 @? E96 w2H<6J6D E9:D 4@>:?8 D62D@?[ D2:5 @7 4@FCD6 96’== 36 EF?65 :? E@ 4966C +25:4< 2?5 %62> &$p @?]k^Am
kAm(C6DE=:?8 368:?D |@?52J 2E r92>A 56 |2CD pC6?2 :? !2C:D 2?5 4@?4=F56D $F?52J[ pF8] ``] w@H6G6C[ E96 >6?’D 7C66DEJ=6 4@>A6E:E:@? DE2CED @? %9FCD52J] p44@C5:?8 E@ E96 &$p (C6DE=:?8 |65:2 vF56[ 6G6CJ >2E49 H:== 36 2G2:=23=6 E@ H2E49 @? }qr’D DF3D4C:AE:@?\32D65 !624@4< DEC62>:?8 D6CG:46D] $6=64E D6DD:@?D H:== 36 2G2:=23=6 E@ G:6H @? E96 &$p }6EH@C< 2?5 G2C:@FD }qr\277:=:2E65 DE2E:@?D 2?5 E9@D6 :?E6C6DE65 D9@F=5 4964< E96:C =@42= =:DE:?8D]k^Am
kAm“(6’== H2E49 :E @7 4@FCD6] xE’D 2E @55 E:>6D 2D E96J 2C6 D@ 29625 @7 FD[ :E’D @? 62C=J :? E96 >@C?:?8[” w6C?2?56K D2:5 C676C6?4:?8 E96 5:776C6?E E:>6 K@?6D H:E9 E96 ~=J>A:4D 36:?8 96=5 :? !2C:D] “$@[ H6’== 42E49 E96 C6A=2JD] w64< J629[ H6’== H2E49 %62> &$p 2?5 D66 E96 36DE 8FJD 4@>A6E6]”k^Am
k9bmVpD 3:8 2D :E 86EDVk^9bm
kAm%96 3FKK DFCC@F?5:?8 +25:4< 4@249:?8 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D 7C66DEJ=6 E62> 2E E96 ~=J>A:4D :D 2=D@ 36:?8 76=E :? v=2D8@H] %96 &?:E65 $E2E6D >6?’D 7C66DEJ=6 E62> k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^6IEC2^E62>\FD2\4@24965\3J\3:==\K25:4<\H:?D\E:E=6\2E\H@C=5\HC6DE=:?8\492>A:@?D9:AD^2CE:4=60h_3h2f__\dg5c\``66\h3b_\db_7hd7_2c7d]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm92D H@? 4@?D64FE:G6 (@C=5 E62> E:E=6Dk^2m 6?E6C:?8 E96 4@>A6E:E:@?] +25:4< 2=D@ =65 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^c_e>EDA@CED^3:==\K25:4<\4@2496D\F\D\HC6DE=:?8\E@\H@C=5\E:E=6^2CE:4=60_2`6547a\426b\dcaf\gh22\64b25h5c7552]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qma_`f &?:E65 $E2E6D E62> E@ 2 $6?:@C (@C=5 E:E=6k^2m]k^Am
kAm“x E9:?< :E :D 8C62E 7@C |@?E2?2[” D2:5 v=2D8@H HC6DE=:?8 4@249 y@CJ r2DE6C=:?6] “q:== 5@6D 2 8C62E ;@3] %96 +25:4< 72>:=J x 92G6 E96 FA>@DE C6DA64E 7@C E96 H9@=6 72>:=J] xE’D ;FDE 8C62E D66:?8 H92E 96 Wq:== +25:4<X 5@6D @? E96 3:8 D46?6] %@ FD 4@2496D :? |@?E2?2[ E92E’D 2D 3:8 2D :E 86ED]”k^Am
kAmr2DE6C=:?6 D2:5 AC:@C E@ E96 v=2D8@H HC6DE=:?8 42>A E92E H2D 96=5 $2EFC52J E9C@F89 |@?52J E92E 96 H@F=5 36 E2=<:?8 E@ E96 2AAC@I:>2E6=J a__ HC6DE=6CD :? 2EE6?52?46 23@FE +25:4< 4@249:?8 %62> &$p]k^Am
kAm“%92E H:== 36 E2=<65 23@FE :? 42>A[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%9@>AD@? H2D 2 E62>>2E6 @7 +25:4<’D E9C@F89@FE 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 8C25F2E65 7C@> vC62E u2==D w:89 H:E9 +25:4< :? `hh`] p E9C66\E:>6 DE2E6 492>A:@? 9:>D6=7[ %9@>AD@? H6?E @? E@ HC6DE=6 2E |:??6D@E2] }@H 2D 2 4@249 @7 2 A6C6??:2= DE2E6 E:E=6 4@?E6?56C :? |@?E2?2[ %9@>AD@? 25>:C6D H92E +25:4< 92D 5@?6 @? E96 :?E6C?2E:@?2= DE286]k^Am
kAm“x H@F=5 D2J H6 2C6 7C:6?5D] xE :D E@F89 H96? J@F 86E @=56C E@ <66A :? E@F49 2D >F49 2D J@F’5 =:<6[ 3FE :E’D 2=H2JD ?:46 E@ D66 9:>[” %9@>AD@? D2:5 @7 +25:4<] “x’> AC@F5 @7 H92E 96’D 244@>A=:D965] w6’D 2 4=2DD 24E]”k^Am
kAm+25:4<’D 3:@ :? E96 &$p (C6DE=:?8 |65:2 vF:56 DE2E6D E92E “5FC:?8 9:D DEC6E49 2D &$p (C6DE=:?8’D 56G6=@A>6?E2= 4@249 7C@> a_``\`c[ +25:4< 96=A65 3F:=5 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D :?E@ 2 H@C=5 A@H6C :? >6?’D 7C66DEJ=6 @? E96 286\8C@FA =6G6=D]”k^Am
kAm%9@>AD@? D2:5 +25:4<’D 23:=:EJ E@ 96=A HC6DE=6CD 364@>6 E96 36DE E96J 42? 36 :D C6>2C<23=6]k^Am
kAm“w6 :D DFA6C\H6== C6DA64E65 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5[” D2:5 %9@>AD@?] “w6 42? E2<6 E96 36DE @7 E96 36DE 2?5 D92CA6? E96 D2H x 962C 7C@> 4@2496D] q:== :D 8@@5 2E 7:?6\EF?:?8 E96 HC6DE=6CD 96 H@C<D H:E9]”k^Am
kAmy677 %9@>AD@?’D D@?[ p?56CD %9@>AD@?[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^9:89\D49@@=^HC6DE=:?8^<2=:DA6==\7=2E9625\2?56CD\E9@>AD@?^2CE:4=60_ehac4bg\4e_6\``66\2bff\6fe4haa2727`]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmH:== 36 HC6DE=:?8 2E ~<=29@>2 ?6IE D62D@?]k^2m p?56CD H@C<65 @FE 2E E96 ~=J>A:4 %C2:?:?8 r6?E6C :? r@=@C25@ $AC:?8D 5FC:?8 E96 DF>>6C 36EH66? 9:D ;F?:@C 2?5 D6?:@C D62D@?D]k^Am
kAm%9:D A2DE J62C[ p?56CD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^9:89\D49@@=^HC6DE=:?8^3:==:?8D\H6DE\8@=56?\362CD\HC6DE=:?8\<6J2?\96C?2?56K^2CE:4=60___b3`c_\4ghb\``66\3f3e\a3f_2c22_`a6]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmAFE E@86E96C 2 A6C764E ce\_ D62D@? 2E a_d A@F?5Dk^2m 2?5 H@? 9:D 7:CDE DE2E6 E:E=6 27E6C 4@?D64FE:G6 CF??6C\FA 7:?:D96D] %9@>AD@? 4C65:E65 +25:4< 7@C “@A6?:?8 E92E 5@@C” 7@C 9:D D@? E@ H@C< @FE :? r@=@C25@ $AC:?8D]k^Am
kAmp?56CD D2:5 E92E 2D 96 H@C<65 @FE :? r@=@C25@ $AC:?8D[ HC6DE=6CD H6C6 AC6A2C:?8 7@C :?E6C?2E:@?2= 4@>A6E:E:@?] w6 H2D 8C2E67F= +25:4< 7@F?5 2 DA@E 7@C 9:> E@ 9@?6 9:D D<:==D]k^Am
kAm“%96 H9@=6 6IA6C:6?46 492?865 >J A6CDA64E:G6 @? HC6DE=:?8 2?5 AC6A2C65 >6 E@ H:? 2E 3:886C =6G6=D E92? x H2D 2E[” D2:5 p?56CD %9@>AD@?]k^Am
kAmp?56CD D2:5 E92E 96 H@F=5 36 EC2G6=:?8 E@ }@C>2?[ ~<=29@>2[ E9:D H66< 2?5 A=2??65 E@ H2E49 E96 &]$] 7C66DEJ=6 E62>]k^Am
kAm“x’== ;FDE H2E49 H96?6G6C x 42? 2?5 E96 8@=5 2?5 3C@?K6 >2E496D[” 96 D2:5] “|6 2?5 >J ?6H E62>>2E6D H:== 86E E@86E96C E@ H2E49] xE’D 567:?:E6=J 2 3:8 562= H96? E96 ~=J>A:4D E62> :D 4@>A6E:?8]”k^Am
k9bmu6==@H w2H<6J6D DFAA@CE +25:4<k^9bm
kAm{6:7 $49C@656C[ 2 7@FC\E:>6 $E2E6 pp 492>A:@? 7C@> q@K6>2? 7C@> a_`f\a_[ :D 4FCC6?E=J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^9:89\D49@@=^HC6DE=:?8^3@K6>2?D\=6:7\D49C@656C\4@>>:ED\E@\HC6DE=6\2E\:@H2^2CE:4=603hda77gf\ehb3\deg`\gh35\6g5`g75hf6`g]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2 HC6DE=6C 2E x@H2k^2m H9@ H:== 36 2 D6?:@C E9:D 4@>:?8 D62D@?]k^Am
kAmu@C $49C@656C[ :E :D F?:BF6=J 2H6D@>6 7@C 9:> E92E +25:4< :D 4@249:?8 %62> &$p 36:?8 96’D 2=D@ 2? x@H2 HC6DE=6C 2?5 2 7@FC\E:>6 DE2E6 492>A]k^Am
kAm“x ;FDE E9:?< :E’D 4@@=[” $49C@656C D2:5] “vC@H:?8 FA[ >6 2?5 >J 3C@E96C Wq;@C? $49C@656CX H@F=5 2=H2JD 8@ E@ E96 +25:4< 42>A :? vC62E u2==D 2?5 92G6 2 8@@5 C6=2E:@?D9:A H:E9 E96>] %96 H2J E96J 8:G6 324< E@ E96 DA@CE :? |@?E2?2 :D 9F86 2?5 8:G:?8 |@?E2?2 HC6DE=6CD E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 36 2C@F?5 3:8 ?2>6D] xE’D C62==J 4@@= E@ D66 9:> 2E E96 A:??24=6 @7 E96 DA@CE]”k^Am
kAmz6J2? w6C?2?56K[ 2=D@ 2 7@FC\E:>6 DE2E6 492>A:@? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^9:89\D49@@=^HC6DE=:?8^3:==:?8D\H6DED\<6J2?\96C?2?56K\4@>>:ED\E@\HC6DE=6\2E\:@H2^2CE:4=60f_`5f47c\ca`e\``65\hdf5\bbb`536c6a3a]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmH9@ H:== HC6DE=6 7@C E96 w2H<6J6D E9:D 4@>:?8 D62D@?k^2m 27E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> (6DE[ 92D 2=H2JD 366? 2? x@H2 HC6DE=:?8 72?] p DEF56?E @7 E96 DA@CE[ z6J2? 8C6H FA <?@H:?8 H9@ q:== +25:4< — H9@ H2D :?5F4E65 :?E@ E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^c_e>EDA@CED^8C62E\72==D\3:==\K25:4<\E@\36\:?5F4E65\:?E@\?2E:@?2=\HC6DE=:?8\92==\@7\72>6^2CE:4=60_db`6_b3\6ce`\d`56\2gh6\3cf63aa7e`ha]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm}2E:@?2= (C6DE=:?8 w2== @7 u2>6 2D 2 s:DE:?8F:D965 |6>36Ck^2m :? a_a` — H2D]k^Am
kAm“x 2=H2JD FD65 E@ 8@ E@ 9:D 42>A 2?5 96 AFE @? 2 92C5 42>A 2?5 96’D 2 G6CJ ?:46 8FJ[” D2:5 z6J2? w6C?2?56K] “x H2D 6I4:E65 H96? 96 8@E E96 ;@3 WH:E9 &$p (C6DE=:?8X 2?5 E9@F89E :E H2D AC6EEJ 4@@= x <?6H D@>6@?6 @? E96 %62> &$p 4@249:?8 DE277]”k^Am
kAmy6C6>J w6C?2?56K H2D 2 hg\A@F?5 7C6D9>2? 7@C (6DE 2?5 r2DE6C=:?6 H2D 2 `_d\A@F?5 7C6D9>2? 7@C v=2D8@H :? `hh` H96? +25:4< H2D 2 D6?:@C] q@E9 D2:5 :E 92D 366? 6I4:E:?8 E@ H2E49 +25:4< H@C< 9:D H2J FA E96 HC6DE=:?8 =2556C @G6C E96 J62CD]k^Am
kAmr2DE6C=:?6 C6>6>36CD 4@>A6E:?8 2E DE2E6 7C666DEJ=6 2?5 vC64@\#@>2? E@FC?6JD E92E +25:4< H2D 2=D@ 6?E6C65 :?]k^Am
kAm“x H2E4965 q:== 8C@H:?8 FA 2E 7C66DEJ=6 2?5 vC64@ E@FC?2>6?ED[” r2DE6C=:?6 D2:5] “w6’D 2? 2>2K:?8 2E9=6E6]”k^Am
kAmp5565 y6C6>J w6C?2?56Ki “xE’D 2H6D@>6[ 6DA64:2==J H2E49:?8 q:== H:? 7@FC |@?E2?2 DE2E6 E:E=6D 2?5 8@ E@ x@H2 2?5 4@>A6E6 2?5 H2E49:?8 9:> 4@249 @? E96 ~=J>A:4 DE286] xE’D 2H6D@>6 E@ D66 E96 EC2G6=D :? 9:D 42C66C 2?5 H96C6 96 6?565 FA]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^c_e>EDA@CED]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^5h`da_6a\6e``\d26d\hace\ebce6e`dgg4bQm|@?E2?2 $F>>6C ~=J>A:2?Dk^2mk^Am
k9bmVxEVD 2 3:8[ 3:8 562=Vk^9bm
kAmx? vC62E u2==D[ r2CC2?K2 AC65:4E65 2? 6=64EC:4 2E>@DA96C6 7@C E96 H66< 29625 H:E9 7C66DEJ=6 24E:@? 368:??:?8 @? %9FCD52J]k^Am
kAm“~?46 E96 E@FC?2>6?E 86ED C@==:?8[ ;FDE =:<6 E96 =2DE ~=J>A:4D[ J@F 42? 962C A6@A=6 E2=<:?8 2?5 DA@CED A=246D H:== E9C@H FA HC6DE=:?8 2?5 A6@A=6 H:== D2J[ ‘s@ J@F <?@H E96 9625 4@249 :D 7C@> vC62E u2==Dn’ x ;FDE 49F4<=6 2?5 D2J[ ‘x DFC6 5@[’” r2CC2?K2 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp?5 DE2CE:?8 @? %9FCD52J[ E96 DE2E6’D HC6DE=:?8 72?D — 2?5 AC@323=J >2?J %C62DFC6 $E2E6 DA@CED 72?D :? 86?6C2= — H:== 36 5:2=65 :?E@ E96 24E:@? H96E96C @? %' @C E96 :?E6C?6E[ 4966C:?8 @? 2 |@?E2?2 HC6DE=:?8 :4@? 2D 96 =625D %62> &$p]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 23D@=FE6=J 2 3:8 562= H:E9:? E96 HC6DE=:?8 A6@A=6 @7 E96 DE2E6[” D2:5 y677 %9@>AD@?] “}@E ;FDE :? z2=:DA6==] pE DE2E6[ 2== E96 4@2496D 2C6 E2=<:?8 23@FE :E] w6 W+25:4<X 5@6D?’E =:<6 E@ 36 :? E96 =:>6=:89E[ 3FE :E’D 2 3:8[ 3:8 562=] w6’D 2E E96 3:886DE =6G6= J@F 42? 36 2E 7@C 2 &?:E65 $E2E6D 4@249]”k^Am
Email Gazette Sports Editor John Letasky at john.letasky@406mtsports.com or follow him on X/Twitter at @GazSportsJohnL
Be the first to know
Get local news delivered to your inbox!
