The Midland Roundtable Mission Statement is “devoted to foster and perpetuate more and better sports”.
The Midland Roundtable has four major activities each year for the States best athletes.
The first of these events is the Top Ten track meet which is generally held on the first Tuesday in May. Athletes from the surrounding area with the ten best qualifying times or distances for that year are invited to participate in this meet. This is a great tune-up/gauge of the upcoming state meets. The meet has been held at the great Laurel HS complex.
The second event is another hugely popular event, The Athlete of The Year Awards Banquet. The top 5 male and female graduating athletes from Billings and Lockwood are recognized for their athletic accomplishments as well as student and community involvement. From the five finalists one male and one female is selected as Athlete of The Year. Recently a new award has been introduced and is awarded for the most courageous athlete and is called the Kathy Maier award after a former Roundtable member who lost her battle with health issues.
The third and fourth events occur in June with volleyball and basketball on tap. First, the top HS graduating senior volleyball players in the state gather in Billings for the Montana All Star Volleyball Classic. This best of five sets East vs. West match is becoming a crowd favorite. The final event is the Montana-Wyoming All Star Basketball. The top female and male graduating senior basketball players in both states travel to Gillette, Wyoming on Friday and back in Billings on Saturday for this very popular series.
These four events help to promote the Midland Roundtable’s goals throughout the year. Over the years the Midland Roundtable has donated funds to help in all aspects of athletics to all Billings, Lockwood and Laurel schools including Rocky Mountain College and MSU-B.
