Reilly ranked as second best in CFL
TORONTO — Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly, a 2003 Flathead High School grad, was ranked as the No. 2 player in Canadian television network TSN’s top 50 players entering the 2017 Canadian Football League season.
Reilly, who led the league with 5,554 passing yards and was second with 28 touchdown passes in 2016, fell one spot from last year when he topped the list following a Grey Cup championship.
The Eskimos skidded at times last season after a regime change, yet Reilly was on pace for record-setting passing yards for most of the year. Edmonton lost to eventual Grey Cup champion Ottawa in the East Division Final to end the year.
Former Eastern Washington QB Bo Levi Mitchell, now the head signal caller for the Calgary Stampeders, earned the top ranking. Calgary linebacker and former Montana State Bobcat Alex Singleton was listed at No. 47.
Reilly and the Eskimos start their season on Saturday in Vancouver in a game against the BC Lions. The game will be telecast in the U.S. on ESPN2 beginning a 8 p.m. MT.
Grant wins Carson City Off-Road
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Columbia Falls mountain biker Rose Grant pulled away from the field to win the Carson City Off-Road cross country race on Sunday.
Grant outraced Colorado’s Amy Beisel in the final lap to win the race in 4 hours, 36 minutes, 41 seconds.
Davison wins at Jr. Olympics judo
SPOKANE — Kalispell’s Stella Davison won two bronze medals at the 2017 USA Junior Olympic national championships this weekend.
It was the first time Davison, 15, competed in the event, facing off in 13 matches in three days in the Cadets national championships, International Judo Federation World Team USA Trials and International Junior Olympics in the cadet and junior divisions.
Davison won two silver medals at the at senior nationals in April.
Dream Adaptive to host golf fundraiser
Dream Adaptive Recreation will hold its first golf tournament on Saturday at Village Greens to help provide year-round adaptive recreational opportunities in the Flathead Valley.
The tournament will be a four-person scramble format beginning with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.
For questions and additional information, contact David Sandler at davidsandler@icloud.com or (406) 261-0888.
Whitefish Triathlon to be held July 23
WHITEFISH — The last remaining triathlon in the Flathead Valley has moved up its race to the end of July.
The Whitefish Lake Triathlon will be held July 23 at City Beach. A sprint triathlon, the event includes shorter distances of the three traditional disciplines to open up competition to everyone from beginners to avid triathletes.
The 1/2-mile swim, 20-kilometer bicycle, 5-kilometer run race will start at 9 a.m. at City Beach. Competitors will be treated to a pizza and beer party after, with $1,000 in prizes courtesy of race sponsor Sportsman & Ski Haus.
The fee for a solo racer is $63 and $180 for a team of three. The last chance to register will be at a pre-race meeting at 6 p.m. on July 22, the night before the race.
A little guy race will follow the big competition for youngsters at the event. Other sponsors are Don K Subaru and Professional Therapy Associates.
For more information on the triathlon call Stan Watkins at (406) 253-4103.
The race was able to move up a week from its traditional time with triathlons in Polson and Kalispell not running this year.