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Hamilton High’s Goligoski signs with her dream team: the Montana Lady Griz MICHELLE McCONNAHA Ravalli Republic
Taylor Goligoski signed a National Letter of Intent to play women’s basketball with the University of Montana during the NCAA’s early signing period. The Hamilton High School senior and 5 foot, 8 inch guard said she’s been playing basketball since she could walk, and is always at the gym playing with her brothers, dad, cousins and friends - anyone who will play ball. Her dad, Jason Goligoski, played college baseball at Washington State. His daughter says he was instrumental in her success. “He always had me run and he didn’t let me shoot on a bigger basket until third grade,” said Goligoski. “That created a desire to make every shot. “I play basketball because it’s fun and keeps me in good shape. I’ve made a lot of good friends through basketball. All my best friends are on the [HHS Bronc] team so road trips are great. “I’m competitive and I like to compete. We got second at state – it is nice to be on a winning team.” The college recruitment process began this past summer. “I knew - at the beginning of summer after I went to their camp and went for a visit - I knew that UM was where I wanted to go. But I didn’t know if they would take me until the end of September. They offered the scholarship and I signed November 12.” She will probably study sports medicine using her full-ride scholarship. Goligoski is looking forward to playing on the Lady Griz basketball team – a team that has been her dream team all her life. “I think it’s cool because since I was little I watched them play and I think it will be cool to be out there [on the court],” said Goligoski. “I don’t have a favorite player on their team. My favorite was Torry Hill – I enjoyed watching her play. I like watching the point guard who is a senior this year so I won’t get to play with her.” Goligoski is eager to work for UM Lady Griz coach Robin Selvig. “I think he’s a great coach, in the top 30 for the nation,” she said. “He’s intense. I like that.” Over the course of her basketball career, she has had minimal injuries. “I had a broken pinkie sophomore year and just sprained my ankle last week,” she said. “It’s a little sore. I’ve had some acupuncture,
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“We have a goal – get the Class A State title,” said Goligoski. “We’ll win by putting in the time and hard work in practice, being in shape to press the whole game, making sure our shots are on and getting in the weight room and getting strong.”
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laser treatment and physical therapy.” There is still another season for Goligoski to play with the Hamilton Broncs. Their first practice is this Thursday and she is ready to get started. “We have a goal – get the Class A state title,” said Goligoski. “We’ll win by putting in the time and hard work in practice, being in shape to press the whole game, making sure our shots are on and getting in the weight room and getting strong.” The tip-off tournament is December 12. Goligoski’s stats are 21.4 points per game – she led the league with 8.9 rebounds - and she was in the top five in every statistical category. She was first team all-conference and first team all-state Class A (Montana’s 2nd largest classification). The HHS Broncs last year were 12-0 conference champs and state A runners-up with a 19-4 record. Goligoski is also looking beyond high school graduation and playing with the Lady Griz – both in basketball and in softball. “I’m really excited about this,” said Goligoski. “I love Montana.”
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Taylor Goligoski, now HHS Bronc – soon to be Lady Griz, “I’m competitive and I like to compete - it is nice to be on a winning team.”
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Hamilton senior Jaylee Albert headed to Seattle Pacific University MICHELLE McCONNAHA for the
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Hamilton High School senior Jaylee Albert has signed to play basketball with Seattle Pacific University – a Division II team. Albert said she signed with them because of timing. “I found out that UM offered to Mackenzie Johnson from Helena – coach Selvig called me and said, ‘Sorry we offered another girl – good luck in the future,’ ” said Albert. “That was really disappointing to me, but that same night is when SPU called and I really hit it off with the coach – Coach Heisey. That’s where it started.” Albert went to SPU for a visit and liked the campus and the girls on their basketball team. She said she will “most likely” play point guard for them. Their current starting point guard is a senior. “I won’t play with her, but she’s really good,” said Albert. The fact that SPU is far from home is the one drawback and was initially Albert’s hesitancy. “I wasn’t sure about going, but once I was over there it felt sort of like home and it’s only an hour and a half flight so that’s not bad at all – my family will come to a few games. It is pretty far.” The full-ride scholarship gives Albert the opportunity to study, though she hasn’t decided a course of study. Albert played on a basketball team this summer called Montana Sky – they played in viewing tournaments in Portland and Seattle. SPU saw her play in Seattle. “There were six Montana girls that played on that team and my dad coached,” said Albert. “Taylor Goligoski is going to UM and two girls are going to Carroll College. Another girl is just a junior, but she may have gotten an offer from MSU. So, five out of the six girls have it settled.”
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Jaylee Albert, now HHS Bronc , signed to play for Seattle Pacific Univeristy
Albert has grown up playing basketball and played with her brother – two years older. She is looking forward to another season playing for the HHS Broncs.
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“I want it to be a fun season,” she said. “Last year was a fun season, but we ended up coming up short so that was a disappointment. The goal is to make it as far as we can. I love my teammates - we’ve been playing together since third grade. We’ll have eight seniors this year, which is really unusual for a high school team.” Albert’s stats include an average of 11 points per game, 4.2 assists (led the league), and 60 percent 2 point FG (led the league). She is 1st team all-conference and 1st team all-state Class A (Montana’s 2nd largest classification). The HHS Broncs were 12-0 conference champs and state A runners up. 19-4 record. She thinks the Broncs will do well this winter. “We have a lot of experience – we’ve been playing together for so long and our past years have ended short of our goals and so this year we have extra motivation.” As for playing college ball, Albert said she hasn’t played for a coach other than her dad - HHS basketball coach Mark Albert. She said she enjoyed having him as her coach. “He’s demanding but it’s good for me,” she said. “I will miss Montana for sure.”
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Three generations of Dolans in Cat-Griz games By CURT SYNNESS For
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Three generations of Dolans have played in the Cat-Griz football games, all of whom have gridded for the University of Montana. Beginning with the late John Dolan (1915-1978) from 1936-38, his son Pat Dolan from 196870, and his grandson Nathan Dolan from 1992-95. Also, Bill Dolan, John’s nephew and another UM Grizzly, was the fourth family member to take part in the Brawl of the Wild, from 1978-80. Here’s a look at the family history, in advance of Saturday’s Brawl of the Wild, played this year at the University of Montana’s Washington-Grizzly Stadium. John Dolan, 1936-39 After an All-State high school career at Helena High, where John helped the Bengals to their second – and last – state championship in 1932, he was a 3-year starter at end for Montana State University (prior to being called the University of Montana) from 1936-38. In three games against Montana State College (prior to being called Montana State University), the Griz posted three straight shutouts over the Bobcats, 27-0, 19-0 and 13-0. In 1937, a week after the win over the ‘Cats, Montana white-washed Gonzaga for its ninth consecutive victory, dating back to the previous season. L.A. Times sports editor Bill Henry reported that should the Grizzlies – who were part of the Pacific Coast Conference then – finish undefeated, they would be “strongly considered” for the Rose Bowl. But the Griz were then stopped 6-0 by the Idaho Vandals on a soggy
field in Moscow, ending their Bowl bid. “My dad actually hated Idaho a lot worse than the Bobcats,” related Pat Dolan in a phone interview from Billings. “They watered down the field to slow down the Grizzlies speed (notably All-American Paul Popovich), and the fire trucks were still on the sidelines at game time.” Montana finished John’s junior year at 7-1, outscoring the opposition 143-28. In his three years with the Griz, John was twice named All-Pacific Coast Conference and served as team captain his senior year, while helping Montana to an 18-7-1 overall mark, with 11 shutouts. John went on to play professionally for the Kenosha Cardinals (1940) and Buffalo Tigers (1941), before enlisting in World War II, which ended his NFL aspirations. Pat Dolan, 1968-70 Pat and his two brothers, Johno and Mike, gridded at Great Falls Central, before Pat’s collegiate ball at the University of Montana. As a defensive safety for the UM, the Grizzlies completed back-to-back undefeated 10-0 regular seasons, appearing in two Camellia Bowls, in 1969-70. In 1968, Montana lost to the ‘Cats 28-24, before winning the next two contests, 7-6 and 35-0. “I was a sophomore back-up safety for the 1968 game in Missoula,” recounted Pat. “We were up 24-9 early in the fourth quarter when the coaches called off the dogs. “And then the ‘Cats Paul Schafer, Dennis Erickson and Ron Bain took over the game.”
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Bozeman scored 20 points in the final eight minutes, on two Schafer touchdowns and one by Erickson. “You know, Schafer carried the ball 58 times (for 234 yards) in that game, and I don’t think he was ever the same after that,” Pat said. The next year in Bozeman, on a muddy field “reminiscent of my dad’s game against Idaho,” Pat could not play due to an injury. “But I was suited up on the sidelines, and after the game heading for the locker room, everyone else was covered with mud except me, in my shiny white uniform,” he related. “Well, there was this 12-year old kid standing there, and when I walked by he said, ‘Looks like you played a lot, twentythree.’ “Oh man, I wanted to drill him so bad.” As a senior, the vaunted Griz defense held Montana State to just three first downs and 14 yards passing. The UM went 20-2 Pat’s final two seasons. He went on to a coaching career, serving as a UM assistant from 197180, where he took part in 10 more Brawls of the Wild. One of his charges was his cousin, Bill Dolan. Bill, who prepped at Capital High, played in the Cat-Griz tilts from 1978-80. Pat then joined the high school coaching ranks, taking over the head coaching jobs at Glasgow and later Billings Senior. “When we played, I always felt like the players had more respect for each other than the fans did,” Pat said. “As the years have gone by, I’ve become pretty good friends with a lot of the Bobcats we played against. “And I feel very lucky to have been able to play with a group of fine ballplayers we had at Montana.” Nathan Dolan, 1992-95 The third generation Dolan involved in the Cat-Griz rivalry was Nathan, as a wide receiver and punt returner in the early ‘90s. He prepped at Billings Senior, under the guidance of Pat, before following in grandftaher’s, father’s and uncle’s footsteps at Montana.
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“I played in the middle of that 16-year win streak (over MSU), from games eight through eleven,” Nathan said in a recent interview from Missoula. “I didn’t have any big time stats against Montana State, I was more of a possession guy. And being a Dolan I was supposed to hate the ‘Cats before I could even talk.” During Nathan’s four years, UM defeated Montana State 29-17 in 1992, 42-30 in 1993, 55-20 in 1994 and 42-33 in 1995. Nathan was born in Missoula and spent his early childhood “going to Cat-Griz games with my mom, freezing up in the stands wrapped in layers of blankets.” His senior year, the Griz captured the 1995 NCAA Div. I-AA national championship, with a 22-20 win over Marshall. But Nathan – who made a big touchdown catch in the semi-final win over Stephen F. Austin – did not play in the title game, having broken his thumb in practice three days before the finals. “It was neat playing at the college level, against some of my old teammates and rivals from high school,” he said. And, like his dad, Nathan too has become good friends with several of his former Bobcat adversaries. “When my sister Heather played volleyball for the Lady Bobcats, dad and I actually found ourselves cheering for MSU,” he said with a laugh. Nathan is proud of the Dolan’s heritage at the University of Montana, and pointed out that perhaps his 10-year old son, J.J., “Might be a fourth generation Grizzly. “He’s a heck of a player, and a hard hitter; J.J.’s one of those nasty defensive guys,” he said. Curt Synness can be reached at curt52s@bresnan.net .
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