State champion Vikings place 2 on All-State baseball team

[ASFN Admin]

Days after claiming its first state baseball championship over Dillon, Bigfork now has a pair of All-State selections as awards teams were announced Thursday.

Senior Haden Mayer and junior Mason Lewis were the two Vikings honorees as both first-team all-Northwest and All-State. Max Schara was named to the second-team, while Rye Rodriguez and Cavin Wiest were honorable mentions.

Columbia Falls also had a pair of All-State selections with Nico Young and Jett Pitts earning the honor. Jory Hill and Jaxson Cadwell were named second-team all-conference and Zeke Dunn and Tristan Victor were honorable mentions.

Eureka saw Rowan Burow and Tyce Van Orden named to the All-State squad. Rogan Lytle, Emmet McKim and Brody Chapman were second-team selections.

Polson saw Cody Haggard and Cole Wadsworth get the nod for All-State, with Pirates teammate Holden Emerson getting second-team honors.

Whitefish’s Tait Orme was the lone All-State choice for the Bulldogs. Reed Boyer and Carter Godsey were picked for the second team with Finn Ryan, Reyd Hobart and Luke Dalen getting honorable mentions.

Libby’s Bransen Holzer was a first-team all-conference selection with Loggers teammate Dalton Cannon being an honorable mention.

2026 North AB All-Conference teams

First team

Haden Mayer* sr. Bigfork

Mason Lewis* jr. Bigfork

Nico Young* sr. Columbia Falls

Jett Pitts* jr. Columbia Falls

Rowan Burow* sr. Eureka

Tyce Van Orden* jr. Eureka

Cody Haggard* sr. Polson

Cole Wadsworth* jr. Polson

Tait Orme* sr. Whitefish

Bransen Holzer sr. Libby

*-denotes All-State selection

Second team

Max Schara, sr. Bigfork

Jory Hill, jr. Columbia Falls

Jaxson Cadwell, so. Columbia Falls

Rogan Lytle, sr. Eureka

Emmet McKim, sr. Eureka

Brody Chapman, so. Eureka

Holden Emerson, sr. Polson

Reed Boyer, sr. Whitefish

Carter Godsey, jr. Whitefish

Honorable mentions

Rye Rodriguez, jr. Bigfork; Cavin Wiest, jr. Bigfork; Zeke Dunn, sr. Columbia Falls; Tristan Victor, jr. Columbia Falls; Dalton Cannon, sr. Libby; Finn Ryan, jr. Whitefish; Reyd Hobart, jr. Whitefish; Luke Dalen, jr. Whitefish.

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