Maiden Basketball 86, 87

SEASON: 1986 CONFERENCE: Class A Western Division

RECORD: 6-14 COACH: Bob Zentner

TEAM MEMBERS: Michele Serfoss, Michelle Summers, Christina Welch, Ginger Voth, Kristal Glass, Heidi Zentner, Lisa Shourds, Colleen Gallagher, Tina Begay, LeeAnna Irvine, Nikki Crose, Melissa Christopher



RONAN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
RHS 35 WHITEFISH 40
RHS 57 ST. IGNATIUS 1
RHS 38 DILLON 50
RHS 54 SUPERIOR 71
RHS 40 LIBBY 62
RHS 42 POLSON 38
RHS 42 BUTTE CENTRAL 58
RHS 52 WHITEFISH 45
RHS 39 POLSON 41
RHS 39 ANACONDA 60
RHS 48 BELGRADE 70
RHS 52 HAMILTON 58 (OT)
RHS 43 COLUMBIA FALLS 74
RHS 51 DILLON 42
RHS 57 LIBBY 55
DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT AT KALISPELL
RHS 52 BUTTE CENTRAL 51
RHS 40 ANACONDA 71
RHS 36 STEVENSVILLE 39
RHS 44 WHITEFISH 53
RHS 40 COLUMBIA FALLS 53



The western A became an 11 team division this season as Anaconda, Belgrade, Libby, and Columbia Falls were added to the conference.

Michelle Summers became the first Maiden to connect on a 3-point goal when she converted near the end of Ronan’s 41-39 loss to Polson in Polson.

Janelle Azure scored the lone point for St. Ignatius in an opening season loss to Ronan when she sank a second quarter free throw. The Lady Bulldogs were 1-9 from the charity stripe for the game.

Ginger Voth’s 25 point night against Superior in the Maidens’ second game of the season was the single game high point effort of the season for Ronan.

Mark Clary and Dan Saloman began live broadcasts on KQ-92 radio of selected Maiden games this season. The pair continued to be the “Voices of the Maidens” through the 1996 season.







SEASON: 1987 CONFERENCE: Class A Western Division

RECORD: 11-9 COACH: Bob Zentner

TEAM MEMBERS: Ginger Voth, Kristal Glass, Tina Begay, Heidi Zentner, Debbie Rate, Lisa Shourds, LeeAnna Irvine, Reyna Sylvester, Holly Decker, Christy Bockman, Shawna Gerdes, Kim Schmauch



RHS 41 HAMILTON 42
RHS 42 WHITEFISH 56
RHS 46 BIGFORK 44
RHS 51 LIBBY 54
RHS 59 ST. IGNATIUS 13
RHS 54 STEVENSVILLE 68
RHS 52 POLSON 36
RHS 31 COLUMBIA FALLS 65
RHS 53 WHITEFISH 50 (3OT)
RHS 61 CORVALLIS 36
RHS 45 LIBBY 61
RHS 49 PLAINS 63
RHS 43 STEVENSVILLE 52
DIVISIONAL TOURNAMENT AT HAMILTON
RHS 46 COLUMBIA Falls 44
RHS 49 WHITEFISH 52
RHS 53 CORVALLIS 33
RHS 53 COLUMBIA FALLS 49
RHS 57 BIGFORK 50
RHS 40 WHITEFISH 45
RHS 50 ST. IGNATIUS 25
RHS 54 POLSON 39

The Montana High School Association created three Class A leagues for this season: Western, Central, and Eastern, and also instituted a “regionalized” scheduling plan which was intended to reduce travel for teams throughout the state.

The three overtime contest with Whitefish during the regular season in Ronan was not decided until Heidi Zentner converted both ends of a bonus free throw opportunity with 22 seconds left in the last extra period to give the Maidens’ their final margin of victory.

Ginger Voth’s three-point buzzer-beater against Columbia Falls at home gave Ronan their first win over the Kats in 10 years. Voth finished the contest with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.

Stevensville was ranked #3 in the state going into the divisional tournament and was led by two future Montana Lady Griz players, Kristin Omlid and Kristy Langton.

Voth led the Maidens in single game scoring for the season with 29 points against Corvallis.