Hamilton School District #3

April 10, 2023 ~ Hamilton Bronc Baseball won 12 to 0 in 5 innings against East Helena! Congratulations!!!

Bronc Softball - The Lady Broncs Won their game against East Helena April 8. 12-10.

Coach Jessop Reports April 6th Track & FIeld Results: Our Hamilton Bronc Track & Field athletes are putting in the work that produces results. On Thursday, April 6, at the Hamilton Invitational, our girls performed to the level that won them 1ST PLACE as a team and produced 18 personal records. The boys also showed their grit and took home 1ST PLACE with individuals gaining 31 PRs! The bus to state is already filling up with qualifying Broncs. Our boys 4x100 meter relay is in at 44.28. The boys 4x400 relay also qualified and leads the state at 3:32. Jenna Ellis qualified with a 400m time of 61 seconds. Mya Winkler added to her impressive list with a javelin throw of 116’8”. Chesnee Lawrence cleared 10’0” in pole vault. In distance events, Evan Bennet posted an 800-meter time of 1:59.99 and Taylor Doleac ran a Hamilton freshman record 2-mile in 10:04.

Recap of the tennis team's matches against Corvallis from Coach Dufresne: Welcomed by the warmth of the sun, eager players and spectators fueled an energetic vibe as the Hamilton Broncs hosted Bitterroot Valley rival Corvallis Blue Devils Sunday. The Hamilton boys battled Corvallis to earn a 4-3 victory, while the Corvallis girls edged Hamilton by the same score. The dual featured fantastic play from both teams, punctuated by consistent cheers erupting throughout the day. The sun finally put an end to play as it settled behind Bitterroot-Selway mountains. The Hamilton Broncs next travel to Missoula to face Loyola at 12:00 PM on Thursday April 13th. Can't wait!

What a day for Track and Field! The HAMILTON INVITATIONAL included 24 high school teams and over 900 competitors. The volunteers from Hamilton hosted what could be the largest track meet in the state for the entire 2023 season. It takes many people to host such an event and thanks go out to so many people. If you see them around town, thank them for their many hours of help. I am honored to be part of such a vibrant track & field community. Sincerely, JAKE JESSOP, HHS Track & Field

Attention parents of middle school students. HMS will be hosting an FFE (Families For Education) meeting on Wednesday, April 12 at 11:00am in the HMS library. HMS FFE is an opportunity for parents to connect with, and support the students and staff of HMS. We hope to see you Wednesday!

Good luck to the Broncs tennis team in their home match against Corvallis today at 2:30!

Come Join the Conversation Town Hall Meeting When: April 11th, 2023 Starts at 5:00pm Where: The POD Commons at Hamilton Middle School This Meeting will be in person and on Facebook Live

We have the opportunity to determine the future of our school district through a vote to keep crucial programs, recruit and retain staff, and build our future. Together, we can build our future for Our Kids, Our Schools, Our Town. https://youtu.be/oGemeg3HF2M

Hamilton Track & Field Invitational Schedule of Events April 6, 2023 Good Luck Broncs!!!

Congratulations HHS Broncs for their win over East Helena in baseball 14-4!!!!

Track News - After Frenchtown was forced to cancel their meet due to snow and ice, we adjusted and rolled with the weather window for Friday. The HHS Track & Field team competed at an 'impromptu' meet in Corvallis against the Blue Devils and teams from Darby, Florence, Stevi, Dillon, a few athletes from Gallatin High and even a team from Waimea, Hawai'i! It worked out quite well for the Broncs. Our girls won the meet, 23 points ahead of Corvallis and our short-handed boys were still second place behind a strong Dillon squad. Many good marks and some outstanding ones. Congratulations to Andrew Burrows, who is now tied for the all-time shot put record for Hamilton High: 56’ 1.5”!! Tyanna Jessop will join the state team with a shot put throw of 35’10”. Evan Bennet set a state-qualifying time in the 1600m run of 4:33. Ayda Griffin (5’0”) and Emilee Searle (5’1”) also punched their tickets to Laurel in the high jump. Those additions mean that Hamilton now has 9 auto-qualifying marks and 31 letter-winning marks! Way to go Broncs!

We have the opportunity to determine the future of our school district through a vote to keep crucial programs, recruit and retain staff, and build our future. We would encourage you to take a moment and hear from the people working in our schools about the current state of our facilities. Together, we can build our future for Our Kids, Our Schools, Our Town. https://youtu.be/BQIft-cmpQw

Join the conversation about HSD3's Bond/Levy! We'd love to hear your questions at our next Town Hall meeting on April 4th!

Have questions about HSD3's 2023 Bond & Levy? Join the conversation by visiting our website at: https://www.hsd3.org/page/2023-hsd3-bond-and-levy

Tennis Results from Coach Dufresne: The tennis season kicked off with parking lot pancakes, bacon and eggs and ended in a blizzard. In between Hamilton swept a shorthanded Ronan team with singles wins coming from Andy Purcell, Colin Hanley, Alain Mendizabal, Jacob Rollins, AB Schroettke, Janessa Chaplin, Sofie Lewanski, and Anna Twardoski. The doubles teams got wins from Jonah Wilhem / Dawson Berglund, Finn Dufresne / Jason Chaplin, Emma Hollingsworth / Gwen Wolfe, and Tegan Chapman / Tessa Lewanski. The boys were leading Dillon 5-1 when the snow shut down play. Singles 1 Andy Purcell (H) def. Josiah Jones (D) 6-0, 6-2 2 Colin Hanley (H) def. Daniel Leonardson (D) 6-0, 6-1 3 Isaac Sandall (D) def Alain Mendizabl (H) 6-2, 3-6 (10-7) 4 snowed out Doubles 1 Dawson Berglund / Jonah Wilhelm (H) def. Mila Glossa / Jonathan Hernandez-Puga 6-2, 2-6 (10-7) 2 Finn Dufresne / Jason Chaplin (H) def. Carson Fluckiger (D) 6-1, 6-1 3 Aaron Schroettke / James Truax (H) def Zack Maki / Rowdy Mattison 6-0, 6-1 The girls were in the middle of matches and tied at 2-2 when the courts became too slick to play. Singles 1 Janessa Chaplin (H) def Brooklyn Williams (D) 6-0, 6-3 2 Ciara Hanley (H) def Sage Tash (D) 6-2, 6-0 3 Laura Martin (D) was leading Sofia Lewanski (H) 6-2, 1-4 4 Charlie Holmes (H) was leading Coco Glossa 6-1, 4-2 Doubles 1 Rachel Fluckiger / Eden Kindberg (D) def Emma Hollingsworth / Gwen Wolfe (H) 6-1, 6-1 2 Aubrey Holley / Cayanne McCabe (D) def. Kristen Jessop / Sam Geroy (H) 6-4, 6-3 Was a fantastic first day of tennis!

Full Results from the Blue Devil Invitational

Coach Jessop Reports Meet Results: Montana springtime temperatures did not deter the HHS Track & Field teams from excellent performances at the Blue Devil Invitational. Our athletes competed with high energy and represented Hamilton with class. By the end of the day, both the girls and boys team scores showed HHS in first place. There were dozens of individual highlights from the day. Needless to say, for varsity competition, 17 boys placed with 5 individual winners. For the girls, there were 30 placers and 7 individual first place finishes. Highlighting a few athletes, Andrew Burrows threw state-qualifying marks in the shot put (52’7”) and the discus (160’8”).... jaw-dropping numbers for the first meet! Mya Winkler took first place in all three throwing events: shot put, discus, and javelin. Each of those were chosen as Hamilton's "Athlete of the Meet." The athletes themselves designated Tyana Jessop and Logan Harrison as "Teammates of the Meet", a high honor in our Championship Culture.

Baseball Today- Due to the baseball team being snowed in in Bozeman, the baseball games scheduled for today are cancelled.

Softball in Dillon tomorrow, March 25th is Cancelled. Baseball in Columbus tomorrow, March 25th is Cancelled. We will have two home Baseball games tomorrow March 25th Hamilton VS Polson 2:00PM and Hamilton VS Florence 4:30PM.