8 The Lovell Chronicle I July 17, 2014
CHR
S
Mustangs beat
Laramie and
Jackson at
tournament
BY DAVID PECK
Talk about a
turnaround!
After starting the Bill-
ings Emmanuel Halos/
Angels Tournament with
three straight losses and
were shut out 30-0 Thurs-
day and Friday, the Lovell
Mustangs reversed course
and beat both the Laramie
Rangers and the Jackson
Giants to finish the tour-
nament with a 2-3 record.
Game one Thursday
morning saw the Mus-
tangs face the host Bill-
ings Angels, who shut
down the Lovell bats for
a 9-0 win. Billings starter
Connor McCullough shut
out the Mustangs on one
hit in five innings of work.
Justin Bacus had the lone
hit for the Mustangs.
The Angels got to
Lovell starter Calder
Forcella for six runs in
the bottom of the first in-
ning with two out, then
added three more in the
third. Forcella allowed
nine runs, six earned, in
three innings of work. Ca-
leb Horrocks pitched the
fourth.
The Laurel Dodgers
stopped the Mustangs 8-0
Thursday afternoon as er-
rors and missed scoring
opportunities plagued the
, Lovell. nine. Starter Cole
Wambeke allowed eight
runs in five innings, but
only two were earned runs.
Lauren led 2-0 after three
innings, then added three
in the fourth and three in
the fifth as errors doomed
the Mustangs.
Lovell had four hits in
the game, two by Dawson
Forcella, and had runners
on base in the first, sec-
ond, fourth and fifth in-
nings, but couldn't bring
them home.
The Mustangs were
walloped 13-0 by the
Miles City squad Fri-
day afternoon. Miles City
scored seven runs in the
top of the first inning, six
earned, against Lovell
starter CJ Murphey be-
fore Dakota Bond took the
mound to stop the bleed-
ing. After he pitched two
scoreless frames, Miles
City scored six runs, five
earned, against third re-
liever Wambeke. Brandon
Dickson pitched the final,
scoreless, inning.
Miles City rapped 12
hits, all singles, against
Lovell pitching, and the
Mustangs had two hits,
both singles by Calder
Forcella.
BIG WINS
Although 0-3 and out-
scored 30-0, the Mus-
tangs didn't give up, even
against the Laramie Rang-
ers Saturday afternoon,
beating the Rangers 7-3.
Laramie built a 3-0
lead after three innings
off Lovell starter Calder
Forcella, but Forcella set-
tled down to shut down
the Laramie bats the rest
of the way. The Mustangs
scored their first run of
the tournament in the top
of the third when Aar-
on Monterde walked and
stole second, coming home
on a double by Jacob Adey.
Lovell took the lead
with three in the fourth as
Laramie got a bit sloppy.
Calder Forcella reached
and scored on an error,
Bacus reached on an er-
ror and scored on a Dick-
son squeeze and Horrocks
was hit by a pitch and lat-
er stole home.
After adding a run in
the sixth to lead 5-3, Lovell
scored two in the seventh
when Adey doubled and
scored on an error. Calder
Forcella reached on that
error and came home on a
triple by Bacus.
Calder Forcella went
the distance for the Mus-
tangs, allowing three runs,
two earned, in seven in-
nings of work. He fanned
three, scattered seven hits
and walked only two.
The Mustangs
wrapped up the tourna-
ment by stopping the Class
AA Jackson Giants 7-3 on
Sunday morning. This
time, the Mustangs scored
first and led 4-0 after two
runs in the first and two
in the second. Demitrie
Montuy and Adey singled
and scored in the first,
and Wambeke and Mon-
tuy walked and scored on
a two-run double by Daw-
son Forcella in the second.
Jackson finally got to
Lovell starter Wambeke
for a run in the bottom of
the fourth, but the Mus-
tangs got it back in the
fifth when Calder Forcel-
la was hit by a pitch, stole
second, went to third on a
bunt single by Bacus and
scored on an error.
Jackson scored two
more in the fifth to make
it 5-3, but Lovell put the
game away with two in
the seventh. Horrocks
reached base on an error
with two outs, stole second
and scored on a single by
Dickson, who then came
home on a double by CJ
Murphey.
Wambeke went the
distance for the win, al-
lowing three runs on six
hits and one walk in seven
innings of work. He struck
out six.
EASTERN TRIP
Improving to 7-29 af-
ter the two wins, the Mus-
tangs traveled to East-
ern Wyoming this week to
meet Guernsey Tuesday
and Douglas Wednesday.
They wrap up the regular
season by taking on the
Sheridan Jets Monday in
Sheridan before traveling
to the district tournament
in Cody July 24-27.
KARUE VOSS
Dawson Hutzenbieler aims his car for a good solid hit on Payton Gonzales' car at the Lovell Demolition
Derby Saturday.
Malkovich wins Demolition Derby,
Gonzalez wins best of show
BY SAM SMITH
The North Big Horn
Search and Rescue held
its 19th annual demoli-
tion derby Saturday at the
Lovell Rodeo Grounds.
According to North Big
Horn Search and Rescue
Captain Scott Allred, 600
spectators attended the
event as 15 drivers compet-
ed for prize money and tro-
phies in different heats and
also participated in a best
of show event for the best
designed car at the derby.
Klint Malkovich of
Powell took home the first
place trophy and $1,500
for winning the derby as
Eric Parham of Powell took
home the second place tro-
phy and $800. Ryan Stew-
art took third and won
$500.
As a part of the derby,
the Search and Rescue also
put on a powder puff heat
as four drivers competed
in the event for prize mon-
ey. Jackie Strout of Powell
won the heat, taking home
$40 in prize money as As-
pen Anderson took home a
$20 money flag.
In the individual heats,
Parham won the first heat,
taking home $50 for win-
ning the heat and a $50
money flag. Malkovich
won the second heat, tak-
ing home $50 as Joe Maul
of Powell won the money
flag. In the third heat, Ty-
ler Stahl was the heat win-
ner and also won the mon-
ey flag for the heat.
After three heats, there
was a grudge heat as Pay-
ton Gonzalez of Greybull
won the heat and also won
the best of show event
and took home $100 and
a trophy for winning both
events. Derek Hutzenbiel-
er of Powell won the mon-
ey flag from the heat. In
the final heats, Stewart
and Dawson Hutzenbieler
of Powell both won $100 for
winning the heats.
"We would like to
thank all the businesses
that supported us this year
and for the participation
of the great people all over
the Big Horn Basin," Allred
said.
Mustang
Days Rodeo
results
announced
BY PATTI CARPENTER
Lovell Riders, Inc. an-
nounced the results of the
Mustang Days Rodeo that
took place at the Lovell Ro-
deo Grounds on Saturday,
June 28. Though stormy
skies threatened the event
early in the day, the sun
came through in time for
an afternoon of fun for lo-
cal cowboys, cowgirls and
spectators.
RESULTS
Bareback, Andy
Mumm and Skylar Ericson
(tie 56 points);
Junior Breakaway,
Tyler Collingwood (10.5);
Mixed Team Roping,
Kayleen Chaffee/J.T.
Collingwood; Open Team
Roping, Tyler Steed/Brady
Pinmen (8.3), Casey Nel-
son/Bob Herman (8.4);
Ladies Breakaway, Cal-
li Nelson (5.3), Shannon
Shipley (7.5); Junior Bar-
rels, Bailey Mullholland
(17.3), Dusty Willis (17.5);
Pee Wee Barrels, Audry
Kramer (22.1), Tweeny
Washakie (26.4); Bull Rid-
ing, Cory McFarland (65);
Saddle Bronc, Ty Purcell
(69); Ladies Barrels, Diane
DiLorenzo (17.6), Danna
Willis (17.7); Tie Down Calf
Roping, Tate Edler (16.4);
Wild Cow Milking, Nation
Livestock Team; Jr. Steer
Riding, Jack Steed (69);
Merchant Roping, National
Auction Team.
PATTI CARPENTER
Dominique Allred races around the barrels at the Mustang Days Rodeo held in
Lovell on Saturday, June 28, at the Lovell Rodeo Grounds.
Triathletes gear up for Bighorn Canyon event this Saturday at Horseshoe Bend
BY PATrl CARPENTER
Athletes are readying
themselves to run, bike and
swim at Horseshoe Bend
this weekend. The Bighorn
Canyon Triathlon will take
place in conjunction with
the annual Friends of Big-
horn Lake Celebration on
Saturday, July 19, at 7:30
a.m. This will be the fifth
year for the triathlon.
Race organizer Ben
Zeller said he is expecting
athletes from all experience
levels to participate, includ-
ing some who will be partic-
ipating in a triathlon for the
first time, as well as some
who have won the eventin
the past. The popular event
grew from 26 participants
in its first year to more than
130 last year. Based on ear-
ly registrations, Zeller said
he expects around the same
number of participants as
last year.
Zeller said volunteers
are always needed to help
at the triathlon. He said
those wishing to help should
report to the race site at
around 6 a.m. The event
usually ends at around 11
a.m. and he encourages vol-
unteers to reward them-
selves with a free boat ride
on the lake afterward pro-
videcl by members of the
Friends of Bighorn Lake
and other volunteers. Boat
rides are expected to begin
at 8 a.m. and will contin-
ue through most of the day,
weather permitting.
Zeller said the swim
start will be staggered like
last year to allow a bit of el-
bowroom for the swimmers
at the start of the race. He
is also planning to rope off
the transition area again
this year, so that spectators
don't get in the way of the
triathletes as they switch
gear and transition from one
leg of the race to the next.
The event will include
divisions for men, wom-
en and individual youth,
as well as teams for adults
and kids under the age of
16. He said there will also
be age divisions for both
men and women this year.
The youth division will
have two categories, in-
cluding one category for
youth up to 13 years of age
and another category for
youth ages 13-16.
The youth divisions
will include a 400-yard
swim, a six-mile bike ride,
followed by a 1.5-mile run.
He said though the adult
race was advertised as an
800-yard swim, a 12-mile
bike ride and a three-mile
run, recent GPS measure-
ments indicate the course
is actually 10.6 miles for
the bike portion and 3.2
miles for the run.
Zeller said the cours-
es for the swim, bike and
run will be the same as in
previous years. He said the
water level is now full in
Horseshoe Bend.
The registration dead-
line for the event is July 18
at 11:59 p.m. For more in-
formation or an entry form,
go to bhlaketriathlon.webs.
com or call 254-0344. En-
tries can be mailed to
Friends of Big Horn Lake,
Attn. Ben Zeller, 81 E.
Main Street #6, Lovell, WY
82431 or faxed to 548-7994.
