Beeters claim Northern B-C; Hawks finish second

Havre was the

sight of the Northern B-C girls divisional tennis tournament.

On Friday and Saturday, girls teams from

Chinook, Fort Benton, Chester/J-I and Big Sandy battled it out with spots in

this week's Class B-C state tennis tournament on the line. And the race for the

team title was close.

Chinook repeated as divisional champions,

but the Hawks and Longhorns pushed the Beeters. Chinook scored 42 points to

take the team title, while the Hawks were second with 36 and Fort Benton was

third with 35.

Chinook was led by the champion doubles

team of Taryn Norby and Katie Diemert, but also qualified the team of Savannah

Smith and Haley Swank. In all, the Beeters qualified five total players for the

state tournament.

However, it was a good day for the Hawks, who got a singles

championship by Molly Brown and a fourth-place finish from Kylie Richter. C/J-I

will send a total of four players to the state tournament, which starts on

Thursday and runs through Saturday in Missoula.

Northern B-C

Divisional

at Havre

Team

Scores

Chinook

42, Chester/J-I 36, Fort Benton 35, Big Sandy 2

Singles

Championship

Brown,

C/J-I def. Woodhouse, FB, 1-6, 6-3, 6-0

Semifinals

Woodhouse,

FB def. Richter, C/J-I, 6-1, 6-7, 6-3

Brown,

C/J-I def. Burkhartsmeyer, CHI, 6-3, 6-1.

Third

Place

Richter,

C/J-I def. Burkhartsmeyer, CHI, 6-2, 6-3

Fifth

Place

McInthosh,

CHI def. A. Smith, CHI

2-6,

6-2, 6-2

Doubles

Championship

Diemert/Norby,

CHI def. Lundy/Naeseth, FB, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Semifinals

Lundy/Naeseth,

FB def. Smith/Swank, CHI, 7-5, 6-2

Diemert/Norby,

CHI def. Shinaberger/Barly, FB, 6-4, 6-3

Third

Place

S.

Smith/Swank, CHI def. Good/Han, C/J-I, 6-3, 6-1

Fifth

Place

Shineberger/Bailey,

FB def. Jenkins/Williams, BS, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.