Special Olympians celebrated
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RONAN – This past week, athletes from Mission Mountain Enterprises celebrated those who brought home medals in their individual events and the end of the summer olympic season. Athletes from Polson, Ronan, Charlo, Mission and Arlee joined nearly 1,300 athletes from across Montana who participated in the 2017 Special Olympics Montana Summer Games this May in Missoula. During the three-day event, athletes had the opportunity to compete in bocce, swimming, kayak, cycling, athletics (track and field), and golf. Along with the all the medals and ribbons that were brought home, Polson’s coach Kris Kelly brought home the Special Olympics Montana Coach of the Year Award for 2016. 100-meter dash David McCullough, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 2nd Dothan Stene, Polson Pirates 2nd Nateesha Rossbach, Charlo Vikings 2nd Tayleigh Garcia, Charlo Vikings 3rd Chance Hoover, Polson Pirates 4th John BakerStreet, Polson Pirates 5th Martin Schlensker, Polson Pirates 6th Mercedes Dunkerson, Polson Pirates 6th Lily Niblack, Polson Pirates 6th Rochele Farnsworth, Polson Pirates 6th Amya Rains, Polson Pirates 7th Rakeena Caye, Polson Pirates 7th Cody Merritt, Polson Pirates 7th Victoria Niblack, Polson Pirates 7th Aaron Ackom, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 8th Kyler Gage, Polson Pirates 8th 100-meter walk Amey Ginther, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Cody Hewitt, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 2nd April Mcleod, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 3rd Alysia Contreraz, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 4th Lane Raulston, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 6th 10-meter assisted walk Kiya K. Kelly, Polson Pirates 2nd Fayth Loveless, Polson Pirates 3rd 200-meter dash William Little Dog, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 3rd Aaron Ackom, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 6th 200-meter walk William Little Dog, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Kylie Desjarlais, Charlo Vikings 1st 25-meter walk Joel Dumontier, Polson Pirates 1st Max Huber, Polson Pirates 2nd Kaidence MacKay, Polson Pirates 5th 25-meter assisted walk Gina Galiardo, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 2nd Fayth Loveless, Polson Pirates 2nd Kiya K. Kelly, Polson Pirates 3rd 50-meter dash Mercedes Dunkerson, Polson Pirates 1st Shelby Bud Rodda, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Martin Schlensker, Polson Pirates 1st Dothan Stene, Polson Pirates 3rd Rochele Farnsworth, Polson Pirates 3rd Bib Victoria Niblack, Polson Pirates 3rd Lily Niblack, Polson Pirates 4th Jessica Kent, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 4th Chance Hoover, Polson Pirates 4th Gage, Kyler Polson Pirates 4th Rakeena Caye, Polson Pirates 4th John BakerStreet, Polson Pirates 4th Cody Merritt, Polson Pirates 5th Shawna Armstrong, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 6th Amya Rains, Polson Pirates 6th 50-meter walk David Weber, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Joel Dumontier, Polson Pirates 1st Max Huber, Polson Pirates 2nd Kaidence MacKay, Polson Pirates DQ Softball Throw Michaela Kirkland, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Lane Raulston, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st David McCullough, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st David Weber, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 2nd Ryan Anderson, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 3rd Shawna Armstrong, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 3rd Shelby Bud Rodda, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 4th Alysia Contreraz, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 4th Victoria Normandeau, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 5th April Mcleod, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 5th Bocce Doubles Ryan Anderson / David Weber, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Lane Raulston / Shelby Bud Rodda, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 2nd Jessica Kent / April Mcleod, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 4th Bench press Chandler Krahn, Charlo Vikings 1st Combination (bench/dead/squat) Chandler Krahn, Charlo Vikings 2nd Dead lift Chandler Krahn, Charlo Vikings 1st 10-meter assisted swim Kiya K. Kelly, Polson Pirates 1st Joel Dumontier, Polson Pirates 1st Amya Rains, Polson Pirates 2nd 15-meter aquatic walk Max Huber, Polson Pirates 2nd Amya Rains, Polson Pirates 4th Fayth Loveless, Polson Pirates 5th 15-meter flotation race William Little Dog, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Joel Dumontier, Polson Pirates 1st Lily Niblack, Polson Pirates 1st Kyler Gage, Polson Pirates 1st Fayth Loveless, Polson Pirates 1st Kiya K Kelly,. Polson Pirates 2nd Victoria Niblack, Polson Pirates 2nd Max Huber, Polson Pirates 3rd Alysia Contreraz, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 3rd 15-meter unassisted swim Kaidence MacKay, Polson Pirates 3rd Martin Schlensker, Polson Pirates 5th 25-meter flotation race Kyler Gage, Polson Pirates 1st Kaidence MacKay, Polson Pirates 2nd Victoria Niblack, Polson Pirates 3rd Lily Niblack, Polson Pirates 4th 25-meter freestyle Robert J. Taylor, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 1st Tyler Osbourn, Mission Mountain Grizzlies 2nd Martin Schlensker, Polson Pirates 4th 50-meter backstroke Dothan Stene, Polson Pirates 4th 50-meter freestyle Dothan Stene, Polson Pirates 3rd 4X100 meter unified relay Zane Hafliger/ Chandler Krahn / Aislynn Love / Nateesha Rossbach, Charlo Vikings 1st John BakerStreet / Jarrod Calley / Omar Perez / Dothan Stene / Michael Vergeront, Polson Pirates 2nd Bella Farrier / Victoria Niblack / Martin Schlensker / Landin Zimmerer, Polson Pirates 2nd Rochele Farnsworth / Kyara Fraga / Chance Hoover / Ashlee Howell, Polson Pirates 3rd Kylie Desjarlais / Tayleigh Garcia / Shanel Manuel / Kadynce Morgan, Charlo Vikings 3rd Kyler Gage / Lily Niblack / Megan Rost / Macy Simpson, Polson Pirates 4th 4X50 freestyle unified sports relay Ajalin Simshaw / Dothan Stene /Landin Zimmerer, Polson Pirates 4th Bocce unified 4-person team Rakeena Caye / Jenna Evertz / Kyara Fraga / Cody Merritt / Hailey Tallmadge Polson Pirates 1st Zane Hafliger / Chandler Krahn / Aislynn Love / Nateesha Rossbach, Charlo Vikings 2nd Kylie Desjarlais / Tayleigh Garcia / Shanel Manuel / Kadynce Morgan, Charlo Vikings 2nd John BakerStreet / Rochele Farnsworth / Emily Ibbs / Jerrica McCrea, Polson Pirates 2nd Mikayla Croft / Mercedes Dunkerson / Chance Hoover / Sarah Konen / Michael Vergeront, Polson Pirates 4th Bocce unified doubles Charles Lilly / Billy Palmer, Ronan Chiefs and Maidens 1st Luke Connelly / Jace Matt, Mission Bulldogs 1st Seth Cheff / Deaken Qualtier, Ronan Chiefs and Maidens 1st Addison Bird / Ryan Wickenberg, Mission Bulldogs 1st Margare Deming / Austin Leonard Ronan Chiefs and Maidens 2nd Aislynn Love / Nateesha Rossbach, Charlo Vikings 2nd Kylie Desjarlais / Shanel Manuel, Charlo Vikings 2nd Dylan Dillard / Remi Stalheim Ronan Chiefs and Maidens 2nd Chance Hoover / Michael Vergeront, Polson Pirates 2nd Lane Garcia / Cody Wilson-LaDue, Ronan Chiefs and Maidens 3rd Allyshia Manuel / Korbyn Pierre, Mission Bulldogs 3rd Farnsworth, Rochele / McCrea, Jerrica / Howell, Ashlee Polson Pirates 3rd Tayleigh Garcia / Kadynce Morgan, Charlo Vikings 3rd Mercedes Dunkerson / Sarah Konen, Polson Pirates 3rd John BakerStreet / Emily Ibbs, Polson Pirates 3rd Ethan Colman / Robert Ray Little Boy Ronan Chiefs and Maidens 4th Rakeena Caye / Kyara Fraga / Hailey Tallmadge 4th Jenna Evertz / Cody Merritt, Polson Pirates 4th David McNutt / Shade Stevens Mission Bulldogs 4th Sotara Barnaby / Molly McGreevey Mission Bulldogs 4th Halle Adams / Kiya Ironshell, Arlee Schools 4th
