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     BOBCAT PRACTICE

     Bobcat football team finally gets outside for practice<
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     BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) _ Montana State football coach Rob Ash has
lowered his expectations of good practice conditions in his first
season of spring drills with the Bobcats.

     The team practiced outside Wednesday, for the first time this
season.

     Ash says the field was icy, a little sloppy and the temperature
was about 30 degrees, but, he says, ``it was awesome.‘‘ He says it
felt great to be outside.

     Ash said his staff looks to accomplish two main things during
spring drills -- to look at some scheme ideas they‘ve developed
after playing a season in the Big Sky Conference and to evaluate
positions where they were hurt by graduation.

     The Bobcats have four players competing for the quarterback
spot, including last year‘s third-stringer Jordan Rasmussen, junior
college transfer Mark Iddins, redshirt Willie Sullivan and Mark
Desin, who played receiver last year.

     Ash says the Bobcats will try to practice this afternoon, and
again tomorrow and Sunday, if the weather cooperates.

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     LITTLE SULLIVAN FINALISTS

     Montana Little Sullivan finalists named<

     

     GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) _ The Montana AAU has announced the 10
finalists for this year‘s Little Sullivan Award. The honor is given
to the top amateur athlete in the state.

     Heading the list of five men‘s finalists is former University of
Montana defensive lineman Kroy Biermann of Hardin. He‘s the winner
of the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player among
Football Championship Subdivision schools.

     Also nominated are: Michigan wrestler Tyrel Todd of Bozeman;
University of Great Falls wrestler Wayne French of Malta and
four-time state wrestling champion Ryan Leonard of Simms. The other
finalist is Montana State sprinter Dan Johnson of Livingston.

     The women‘s finalists include Northern Colorado basketball
player Danielle Hagen of Sidney, Weber State basketball player Sara
Tuomi, Rocky Mountain golfer Rachel Warren of Billings, Montana
sprinter Loni Perkins-Judisch from Conrad and Montana
State-Billings soccer player Brittney Sandau of Billings.

     The Montana Little Sullivan awards are announced in early May.

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     Information from: Jason Nitschke/KFBB-TV, http://www.kfbb.com

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     GREAT FALLS-DONALDSON

     UGF cross country signs Thomson Falls‘ Donaldson<

     

     GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) _ Thompson Falls distance runner Shane
Donaldson has signed a letter of intent to join the cross country
and track teams at the University of Great Falls.

     Donaldson is a four-time all-state performer in cross country.
He placed second at the state Class B state championships as a
junior and senior, with times of 15 minutes, 57 seconds and 16:44.
Thompson Falls won the state meet in 2007.

     Also last fall, Donaldson finished 10th overall at the Mountain
West Classic Cross Country Invitational in Missoula with a time of
15:45.

     UGF cross country and track coach Jim Brewer announced
Donaldson‘s signing on Thursday.

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     MCC GOLF SIGNS

     Five sign with Miles Community College golf<

     

     MILES CITY, Mont. (AP) _ Miles Community College golf coach
Lindsay Woolley has announced the signing of five in-state golfers.

     Kate Murdock of Whitewater, Tabatha Goulette of Broadus and
Colleen Rau of Lewistown have signed with the two-year school,
along with Grayson Kunst of Forsyth and Jase Sanderson of Miles
City.

     Murdock finished seventh in the state Class C tournament last
spring, as a junior.

     Kunst finished fourth in the state Class B tournament last
spring, while Sanderson won the Eastern A divisional tournament
last fall.

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