Dawson DuMont named to All-State
Mission Valley Mariner Dawson DuMont delivers pitch at last year's Legion Divisionals tournament in Polson. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Four Mission Valley Mariners players received season accolades after the conclusion of the State A American Legion season for their performance in 2024. Dawson DuMont was named All-State; Cole Wadsworth was named All-West District; and Cody Haggard and Landon Shoemake were honorable mentions.
DuMont hit .470 this season with 13 home runs, 13 doubles, three triples and 64 RBIs. On the mound, DuMont was 5-1 with 70 strikeouts and a 0.86 ERA.
Haggard hit .350 this season, with 12 doubles, a triple, a home run and 36 RBI. Shoemake hit .284 with four home runs, five doubles, two triples, and 25 RBI. While pitching, Shoemake was 4-2 with 36 strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA.
Cole Wadsworth hit .396 with nine doubles and two triples while driving in 26 RBI. On the mound, Wadsworth struck out 52 and had a 3.30 ERA.
The Mariners were 28-21 this season with two wins at the State A American Legion tournament, which they hosted this month.
WEST A ALL-DISTRICT: Jackson Lubke* and Reese Earp* and Cash Lawrence, Bitterroot Red Sox; Kellen Kroger*, Glacier Twins; Owen Reikoff* and Michael Clark, Cranbrook Bandits; Dawson DuMont* and Cole Wadsworth, Mission Valley; Jake Roth*, Trapper Oster* and Mason Arington, Bitterroot Bucs; Nolan Amerman and Maddox Muler, Glacier Twins; George Schwan, Kalispell Lakers; and Stellan Ridley, Missoula Mavericks (*-denotes All-State selection).
HONORABLE MENTION: Levi Winers, Bitterroot Bucs; Dawson Juntunen, Glacier Twins; Clark Reimer and Josh Pighen, Cranbrook Bandits; Cale Brink, Brady Buckmaster and Tait Orme, Kalispell Lakers; Aidan Rose and Cy Williams, Libby Loggers; Landon Shoemake and Cody Haggard, Mission Valley Mariners; Remington Hoard and Devin Leary, Missoula Mavericks.