Wolves’ Runners Compete At Cowboy Invitational
Written by Stacey Summers
Teams from Billings Central, Miles City, Colstrip, Glendive, Sidney, Hardin, Huntley Project, Laurel, Winnett, Terry, St. Labre, Lodge Grass, Glasgow, Frazer, Pretty Eagle and Wolf Point competed in the Cowboy Invitational Cross Country meet Saturday, Oct. 6, in Miles City.
Teams braved temperatures in the low 40s to run in one of the final meets of the season as they wind down the 2012 cross country season.
Wolves’ varsity runner Mariah Weeks was the lone runner representing the Lady Wolves in the meet. The two sport star ran a season best 23:19 to place eighth in the girls’ three-mile race. Weeks has been busy splitting her time between volleyball and cross country this fall.
Wolves’ varsity runner Garrett Horsmon was also the lone varsity boy to compete in his race, completing the course in 18:59 — his second fastest time of the season — to place sixth overall.
In the junior high boys’ race, Trey Fourstar ran a season best 9:38 to place 21st in a field of 75 runners. Lonnie Shield of Hardin won the 1.5-mile race in 8:37.
Wolf Point's James Poitra placed 58th with a time of 11:39 while Caleb Blount finished in 69th place with a time of 12:51. Blount lowered his personal best time by seven seconds in the race.
Jerek Summers placed 72nd with a time of 13:13 which was a considerable improvement in his personal best by 19 seconds.
In the junior high girls’ race, Sierra Summers placed second in a field of 78 runners. She completed the 1.5-mile course in 9:18 which lowered her personal best by two seconds. Finishing in first-place was Jasynine Cooper of Hardin in 9:06.
Cyreena Standing ran a season best time of 11:08 to finish in 44th place in a talented field. Alex Sutton also ran a personal best of 15:16 lowering her best time by nearly 40 seconds.
Teams braved temperatures in the low 40s to run in one of the final meets of the season as they wind down the 2012 cross country season.
Wolves’ varsity runner Mariah Weeks was the lone runner representing the Lady Wolves in the meet. The two sport star ran a season best 23:19 to place eighth in the girls’ three-mile race. Weeks has been busy splitting her time between volleyball and cross country this fall.
Wolves’ varsity runner Garrett Horsmon was also the lone varsity boy to compete in his race, completing the course in 18:59 — his second fastest time of the season — to place sixth overall.
In the junior high boys’ race, Trey Fourstar ran a season best 9:38 to place 21st in a field of 75 runners. Lonnie Shield of Hardin won the 1.5-mile race in 8:37.
Wolf Point's James Poitra placed 58th with a time of 11:39 while Caleb Blount finished in 69th place with a time of 12:51. Blount lowered his personal best time by seven seconds in the race.
Jerek Summers placed 72nd with a time of 13:13 which was a considerable improvement in his personal best by 19 seconds.
In the junior high girls’ race, Sierra Summers placed second in a field of 78 runners. She completed the 1.5-mile course in 9:18 which lowered her personal best by two seconds. Finishing in first-place was Jasynine Cooper of Hardin in 9:06.
Cyreena Standing ran a season best time of 11:08 to finish in 44th place in a talented field. Alex Sutton also ran a personal best of 15:16 lowering her best time by nearly 40 seconds.
The Wolves’ runners will host a junior high meet at the Wolf Point Golf Course on Thursday, Oct. 11, with area teams invited.
On Saturday, Oct. 13, the junior high and varsity runners will compete in the Plentywood Wildcat invitational cross country meet.
The state meet for the varsity runners will be held in Helena on Oct. 20.
Everyone has been working hard in practice with most of our runners showing improvement in their personal best times at the right time of the season.
The state meet for the varsity runners will be held in Helena on Oct. 20.
Everyone has been working hard in practice with most of our runners showing improvement in their personal best times at the right time of the season.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:25
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Wolves Stand Victorious Over Harlem
Written by Devon Boen
The Wolves’ varsity football team secured their first victory of the year on Friday night, Oct. 5, coming out on top of Harlem with a score of 46-18.
The defense was led by Taylor Nygard with 10 tackles and Hunter Braaten who made nine overall. Coach David Knerr said the two give 100 percent and serve as good examples for younger players.
Defensive tackle David Hopson made seven tackles and two sacks, sophomore Tyson Bridges made three tackles and had an interception, and Josh McClammy and Dalton Hafner made eight and nine tackles, respectively.
Knerr acknowledged how great the defense performed, but couldn’t ignore the consistent success achieved by the offense.
“The Wolves’ offense ran the ball up and down the field behind an offensive line that controlled the line of scrimmage all night,” Knerr said. “Seniors Xandre Matejovsky and Hunter Braaten, juniors Trenton Wemmer and Garrett Pronto and sophomore Cameron Quincy all turned in fine performances. With the line playing so well, senior running backs Easton Copenhaver and Taylor Nygard both had great games.”
Copenhaver had 18 carries for 100 yards and two touchdowns and caught a pass for 27 yards while Nygard had 16 carries for 127 yards and junior quarterback Tukker Toavs had 11 carries for 30 yards and a touchdown. Toavs also completed six passes on 11 attempts for 211 yards and made one interception and three touchdowns.
Senior tight end Mechiah Zilkoski had three receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore Hayden Hanks caught two balls for 61 yards and a touchdown.
With the season coming to a close, Knerr spoke about how proud he is of the team.
“These young men are learning from adversity and getting better every day and it is reflection of their good character. People who do good things will have good things happen to them,” Knerr said.
The junior varsity team played on Monday night at Glasgow and had what Knerr referred to as a "dog fight" with the Scotties. The team lost 14-0, but made great defensive plays and Knerr expressed his contentment with the season.
“I am very pleased with their effort, I know the team always wants to win but as a coach their development at the JV and junior high levels is more important than winning, our JV is 3-2 on the year and a lot of those young men are getting some quality varsity reps, so as a coach I am very pleased with the junior varsity's season.”
The junior high team played in Scobey on Saturday and returned with a 40-6 victory under its belt. They also played against Glasgow on Monday and scored against the team who had yet to be scored against the entire season.
“I am very proud of the Junior high team. They went to Scobey short-handed, we were missing seven kids for that game, but the players who showed up all gave an A+ effort,” Knerr said.
The boys’ varsity team will play its last game at home against Glasgow on Friday at 7 p.m., and the junior high team will play its last game at Plentywood on Saturday at 10 a.m.
The defense was led by Taylor Nygard with 10 tackles and Hunter Braaten who made nine overall. Coach David Knerr said the two give 100 percent and serve as good examples for younger players.
Defensive tackle David Hopson made seven tackles and two sacks, sophomore Tyson Bridges made three tackles and had an interception, and Josh McClammy and Dalton Hafner made eight and nine tackles, respectively.
Knerr acknowledged how great the defense performed, but couldn’t ignore the consistent success achieved by the offense.
“The Wolves’ offense ran the ball up and down the field behind an offensive line that controlled the line of scrimmage all night,” Knerr said. “Seniors Xandre Matejovsky and Hunter Braaten, juniors Trenton Wemmer and Garrett Pronto and sophomore Cameron Quincy all turned in fine performances. With the line playing so well, senior running backs Easton Copenhaver and Taylor Nygard both had great games.”
Copenhaver had 18 carries for 100 yards and two touchdowns and caught a pass for 27 yards while Nygard had 16 carries for 127 yards and junior quarterback Tukker Toavs had 11 carries for 30 yards and a touchdown. Toavs also completed six passes on 11 attempts for 211 yards and made one interception and three touchdowns.
Senior tight end Mechiah Zilkoski had three receptions for 123 yards and two touchdowns while sophomore Hayden Hanks caught two balls for 61 yards and a touchdown.
With the season coming to a close, Knerr spoke about how proud he is of the team.
“These young men are learning from adversity and getting better every day and it is reflection of their good character. People who do good things will have good things happen to them,” Knerr said.
The junior varsity team played on Monday night at Glasgow and had what Knerr referred to as a "dog fight" with the Scotties. The team lost 14-0, but made great defensive plays and Knerr expressed his contentment with the season.
“I am very pleased with their effort, I know the team always wants to win but as a coach their development at the JV and junior high levels is more important than winning, our JV is 3-2 on the year and a lot of those young men are getting some quality varsity reps, so as a coach I am very pleased with the junior varsity's season.”
The junior high team played in Scobey on Saturday and returned with a 40-6 victory under its belt. They also played against Glasgow on Monday and scored against the team who had yet to be scored against the entire season.
“I am very proud of the Junior high team. They went to Scobey short-handed, we were missing seven kids for that game, but the players who showed up all gave an A+ effort,” Knerr said.
The boys’ varsity team will play its last game at home against Glasgow on Friday at 7 p.m., and the junior high team will play its last game at Plentywood on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 October 2012 18:22
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