Whitehall's Ryan Competes in National Hockey Championship

Carley Ryan of Whitehall and the Montana Wolves U-14 girls recently competed in the Chipotle USA National Hockey Championships in Detroit, Michigan.

Montana was one of the 24 teams from all over the country entered in the tournament. Montana entered pool play competing against Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. The Montana girls quickly became the crowd favorite, as they were the only non-academy team entered.

Academy teams typically play together on campus where they go to school, train, and practice together daily. Almost all the academy teams are corporate-sponsored, and a long-away game is 2 h...