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From Great Falls Tribune:

Multi-sport star Feller chooses hoops

Fans of Montana high school volleyball are well aware of prowess of Lewistown senior McCalle Feller, who led the Eagles to back-to-back state titles while leading Lewistown in kills, aces and blocks en route to earning Tribune Super-State honors.
But it might surprise those fans to learn that Feller has decided to forgo a collegiate volleyball career in order to walk on the University of Montana women's basketball team.
Also an all-state basketball performer who averaged 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds as a senior, Feller follows in the footsteps of fellow former Eagles Sonya Rogers and Katie Edwards, who both starred for the Lady Griz.
"When I was little I remember watching Sonya and Katie play for Montana, and I knew from the start that I wanted to be a Lady Griz just like them," Feller said in a UM press release. "I had other scholarship offers, but I decided that my dream of playing basketball at Montana was worth more than any scholarship."
Rogers averaged 13.8 points per game as a senior in 2008-09 to earn All-Big Sky first team honors. She was a second team honoree in 2006-07 and earned honorable mention in 2007-08. Edwards was a two-time All-Big Sky pick in 2004-05 and 2005-06 and set the school record for 3-pointers during her career.
Feller will join Montana's now five-player incoming freshman class and give Montana a plump roster of 16 next winter. Head coach Robin Selvig signed four players to National Letters of Intent last November: Shanae Gilham of Bozeman, Molly Klinker of Fairfield; DJ Reinhardt of Missoula; and Rachel Staudacher of Bothell, Wash.
"(McCalle) is athletic and has really good skills, and she's a great kid and student," Selvig said in the release. "Having a team of 16 makes the organization of practice a little tougher, but we love to be able to provide McCalle an opportunity. We're excited she is going to be part of our team."
Feller will also compete for the Montana track and field program next winter and spring. She won the high jump and finished second in the javelin at the last two Class A state meets and has career bests of 5-6 in the high jump and 130-6 in the javelin.

[mtgrizrule]

I love her quote about her dream being more important than a scholarship. I hope this is the beginning of more Montana athletes going with that approach, for all sports. Welcome to GRIZ NATION McCalle, love that name, by the way.

[EverettGriz]

my dream of playing basketball at Montana was worth more than any scholarship

Welcome to GRIZ Nation, Ms. Feller!!

[PeauxRouge]

I like her track events. Imagine those translate well in basketball.

[WyomingGrizFan]

I like her track events. Imagine those translate well in basketball.

Going 5'6" in the high jump is a fairly decent height < http://lewistownnews.com/articles/2012/ ... 053376.txt

They say she averaged 12.9 pts and 7.3 rbs as a senior, but if she has to she has certainly done better. At Great Falls, she is cited as an "unstoppable force" as the Eagles moved into the semifinals at the Central A Divisional Tournament last year. She hit 11-of-15 shots, including 4-of-6 from beyond the trey-line, in scoring a game high 32 points. Also grabbing 12 rebounds, blocking five shots, three steals and four assists. Scoring 32 of 58 points in Lewistown's 58-45 victory over Livingston. This from an article dated 23 Feb 2012 in the Bozoville Daily Comical.

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