_DSC9684.jpg Frenchtown's Toni Beatty carries the first-place trophy after the Broncs won the state title on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8249.jpg Billings Central's Portia Bryant makes a diving catch to end the game as the Rams defeated Frenchtown in the undefeated final on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8268.jpg Billings Central's Portia Bryant celebrates after catching the final out of the undefeated final against Frenchtown on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9696.jpg Frenchtown pitcher Sadie Smith, right, embraces head coach Eli Field after the Broncs defeated Billings Central in the second championship game to win the state title on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9680.jpg Billings Central's Winter Johnson carries the second-place trophy to her teammates on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9663.jpg Billings Central players circle up after falling to Frenchtown in the second championship game on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9644.jpg Frenchtown's Toni Beatty (helmet in the air) is mobbed by teammates after hitting a go-ahead grand slam against Billings Central in the second championship game on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9582.jpg Billings Central's Lydia Todd, left, and Winter Johnson celebrate an out on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9561.jpg Billings Central's Portia Bryant bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9414.jpg Billings Central's Allene Johnson (18) and Mia Ralston-Gust (14) celebrate on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9454.jpg Billings Central's Gianna Haney, left, celebrates an out on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9374.jpg Billings Central's Madge Prill celebrates on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9349.jpg Billings Central's Madge Prill bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9276.jpg Frenchtown's Olivia Campbell throws the ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9216.jpg Frenchtown players celebrate with pitcher Sadie Smith (1) after the Broncs beat Billings Central in the championship game to force a second championship on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9211.jpg Billings Central head softball coach Coleman Rockwell encourages his team on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9270.jpg Billings Central's Winter Johnson bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9495.jpg Billings Central's Gianna Haney pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9185.jpg Frenchtown's Abby Faulhaber, right, catches a fly ball while teammate Chloe Long watches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9161.jpg Frenchtown's Alexis Godin catches a fly ball at the wall on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9101.jpg Frenchtown's Saige Williams slides safely into second base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9091.jpg Frenchtown head coach Eli Field encourages his team on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9060.jpg Frenchtown's Juna Ashby slides safely into home on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9045.jpg Frenchtown players huddle up on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC9028.jpg Billings Central players and coaches huddle up on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8994.jpg Frenchtown's Toni Beatty bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8968.jpg Billings Central's Lydia Todd bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8909.jpg Frenchtown's Juna Ashby catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8905.jpg Billings Central's Winter Johnson bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8881.jpg Frenchtown's Alexis Godin catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8850.jpg Frenchtown's Cassidy Bagnell catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8823.jpg Billings Central's Peyton Whitehead pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8814.jpg Billings Central's Krista Gauslow bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8804.jpg Frenchtown's Abby Faulhaber, left, and Billings Central's Brynn Bohrer shake hands before the first championship game on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8796.jpg Frenchtown's Olivia Campbell, left, and Billings Central's Portia Bryant shake hands before the first championship game on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8788.jpg Frenchtown's Juna Ashby runs through the starting lineup before the first championship game against Billings Central on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8771.jpg Billings Central players line up before the first championship game against Frenchtown on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8756.jpg Frenchtown players celebrate after beating Polson in the third-place game to advance to the championship on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8731.jpg Polson players receive the third-place trophy on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8683.jpg Frenchtown's Sadie Smith celebrates after the Broncs beat Polson in the third-place game on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8464.jpg Polson's Jaivin Bad Bear celebrates after scoring on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8487.jpg Polson's Katelyne Druyvestein, left, and Tyneesha Brown hi-five on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8429.jpg Frenchtown's Sadie Smith pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8382.jpg Polson's Ashlynn DePoe bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8354.jpg Frenchtown's Parker Robinson beats the throw at home to score on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8338.jpg Polson's Katelyne Druyvestein fields a ground ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8677.jpg Polson's Carli Maley bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8595.jpg Frenchtown's Saige Williams celebrates after scoring on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8559.jpg Frenchtown's Saige Williams slides safely into third base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8496.jpg Polson's McKenna Hanson bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8549.jpg Polson's Katelyne Druyvestein flips the ball to first base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8435.jpg Polson's Jaivin Bad Bear (7) slides into second base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8388.jpg Frenchtown's Carah Evans (10) catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8411.jpg Frenchtown's Carah Evans smiles towards her dugout after making a catch on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8322.jpg Billings Central players celebrate after beating Frenchtown in the undefeated final on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7081.jpg Frenchtown's Chloe Long, center, is celebrated after making a diving catch on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8305.jpg Billings Central players celebrate after beating Frenchtown in the undefeated final on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8220.jpg Billings Central's GG Hastings throws the ball to second base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8191.jpg Billings Central's GG Hastings throws the ball to first base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8180.jpg Billings Central's Peyton Whitehead is greeted by teammates after driving home the leading runs against Frenchtown in the undefeated final on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8111.jpg Billings Central players and coaches celebrate on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8119.jpg Billings Central head softball coach Coleman Rockwell celebrates on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8036.jpg Frenchtown's Ava McPhillips catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC8012.jpg Billings Central's Allene Johnson celebrates with her coach on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7996.jpg Frenchtown's Sadie Smith throws the ball to first base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7974.jpg Frenchtown's Cassidy Bagnell dives to catch a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7960.jpg Frenchtown's Dakota Fortney dives for a ground ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7942.jpg Billings Central coach Coleman Rockwell speaks to his players on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7921.jpg Frenchtown's Toni Beatty bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7937.jpg Frenchtown's Abby Faulhaber bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7857.jpg Billings Central's Ally Kowalczyk bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7833.jpg Frenchtown head coach Eli Field huddles up with his players on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7789.jpg Frenchtown's Alexis Godin catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7749.jpg Polson's Julia Barnard speaks with her coach on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7737.jpg Polson's Julia Barnard (20) celebrates with Carli Maley (18) on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7727.jpg Polson's Julia Barnard celebrates on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7706.jpg Columbia Falls' Abbie Darsow attempts to catch a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7681.jpg Billings Central's Courtney Hofer catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7700.jpg Polson's Turquoise Pierre bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7672.jpg Frenchtown's Cassidy Bagnell bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7653.jpg Polson players celebrate with their coach on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7630.jpg Polson's AnnaLeah Vert (1) celebrates on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7575.jpg Polson's Jaivin Bad Bear slides safely into home on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7557.jpg Polson's Jaivin Bad Bear (7) celebrates on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7544.jpg Columbia Falls' Maddie Moultray pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7505.jpg Frenchtown's Chloe Long puts down a bunt on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7455.jpg Frenchtown's Chloe Long, left, and Abby Faulhaber celebrate on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7435.jpg Frenchtown's Abby Faulhaber slides into home on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7432.jpg Photos from the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7400.jpg Frenchtown's Abby Faulhaber (9) slides into second base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7373.jpg Columbia Falls' Maddie Moultray bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7345.jpg Columbia Falls' Haden Peters bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7286.jpg Polson's Katelyne Druyvestein pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7271.jpg Frenchtown's Sadie Smith pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7262.jpg Billings Central's Peyton Whitehead throws the ball to first base on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7239.jpg Billings Central's Portia Bryant catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7232.jpg Frenchtown's Alexis Godin bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7203.jpg Frenchtown's Juna Ashby throws the ball to first on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7223.jpg Billings Central's Lydia Todd throws the ball to first on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7160.jpg Billings Central's Krista Gauslow bats on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7154.jpg Frenchtown players huddle up on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7188.jpg Frenchtown's Alexis Godin makes a catch at the wall on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7113.jpg Billings Central's Peyton Whitehead pitches on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports _DSC7125.jpg Billings Central's Allene Johnson catches a fly ball on the final day of the State A softball tournament on Saturday, May 28, 2022 in Hamilton. Photo by: Kyle Hansen/MTN Sports