By Danny Waldo
It has been another strong start to the athletic season at Bozeman High, and it looks to only get better in the coming weeks as several fall sports teams wrap up their 2015 season The Bozeman Hawk golf teams got the year off to a good start with the Lady Hawks taking every tournament during the regular season, and the boys’ team steadily improving throughout the year. The Bozeman Hawk boys’ managed an 8th place finish at the State AA tournament held in Helena back on October 1-2, while the Lady Hawks salvaged a third place finish after a rough opening round to cap their successful season Both Hawk cross-country teams continued their dominance over the rest of Class AA with the girls taking home their 9th consecutive title and the boys captured their 8th title in a row earlier this month Hawk soccer gets their chance to add the fall sports season spoils this weekend, as both the boys and girls will be in action at the State AA soccer tournament in Billings, October 29-31.
The Bozeman girls enter the state tournament as the top seed out of the east and look to improve on their second place finish from a year ago, while the boys enter state as the No. 2 seed and look to defend their 2014 state title While postseason play does not begin for at least another week for the Bozeman Hawk football team and volleyball team, both squads look like strong contenders for the title heading down the stretch The Hawk football team heads into the final regular season game of the season at home on October 30th, and with a win would clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The No. 1 ranked Hawks have wreaked havoc on the rest of the AA field after suffering their lone defeat of the season back in late September to Helena Capital. The last two times Bozeman has earned home field, they took home the state title (2010, 2013). Playoffs begin October 6th with matchups yet to be determined Meanwhile, the Lady Hawk volleyball team has had equal success in their run to the No. 1 seed and automatic bid to the 2015 State AA volleyball tournament to be held in Bozeman on November 12-14.
The Lady Hawks have ran roughshod through the rest of the AA ranks, losing only to Billings Senior, the two-time defending state champs. With the No. 1 seed, Bozeman avoids the one-game play-in scenario and advances directly to the state tournament, opening tournament play on Thursday, November 12th at 2:00 p.m. at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State. Last season, Bozeman took home the third place trophy Good luck to all our Bozeman Hawk fall sports teams as they wrap up their 2015 seasons!
Danny Waldo is a local freelance writer covering Bozeman Hawk and Montana State Bobcat athletics. Contact Danny with questions or comments at bozemansports@gmail.com. •
