September 24, 2015 1 The Lovell Chronicle 1 9
BY DAVID PECK
A busy Rocky Moun-
tain Grizzly cross coun-
try team passed the mid-
point of the 2015 season
this week, with the high
school runners travel-
ing to Lander Thursday
and the middle and high
school teams hosting the
Rocky Mountain Invita-
tional Monday at Foster
Gulch.
Rocky's up-and-com-
ing squad of five boys com-
peted in the varsity race
at Lander Thursday. Ju-
nior Dominic Twomey was
tops on the Rocky squad
and eighth overall with
a time of 19:21.10, while
junior Zack Milbrad and
sophomore Stephen Pre-
ator finished 36th and 39th,
respectively, with times of
21:38.74 and 21:51.40.
Senior Spur Hackney
placed 40th at 21:53.63,
while sophomore Lathan
May was hot on his heels
in 41st at 21:56.99.
"Dominic has contin-
ued to establish himself
as one of the best 2A run-
ners in the state," coach
John Bernhisel said. "He
has been our best runner
at every meet so far this
year. As a team captain he
encourages and motivates
us all."
In the junior varsity
race sophomore Jonathan
Allred placed 14th with a
time of 23:25.66, senior
Josh McCracken 30th at
25:12.64 and junior Trev-
an Lytle 40th at 26:24.28.
Four Lady Grizzlies
ran in the girls varsity
race as freshman Grace
Wassmer led the way in
30th place with a time of
25:51.56, followed close-
ly by junior Livia Hig-
gins, who placed 31st at
26:00.81, and freshman
Jacque Leonhardt, mak-
ing it three Rocky runners
in a row, placing 32nd at
26:01.30. Sophomore Cal-
DAVID PECK
Rocky Mountain freshman Grace Wassmer
runs during the Rocky Mountain cross country
invitational Monday afternoon at Foster Gulch.
Wassmer was the top finisher for the Lady Grizz,
placing 10th with a time of 23:45.
lin Preator of Burlington
placed 41st with a time of
27:00.72.
Burlington sophomore
Pacee Garza led the Lady
Grizz in the JV race, plac-
ing 13th with a time of
28:57.90, and freshman
Lindsay Tindle finished
22nd at 35:01.48.
"Although Grace is
only a freshman, she has
quickly become Rocky's
number one female run-
ner," Bernhisel said. "She
works hard in practice
and gives us everything
she has in meets."
HOME MEET
Three Grizzly boys fin-
ished in the top 10 Monday
at Foster Gulch. Twom-
ey was strong again as he
placed sixth, covering the
course in 19:48. Following
close behind were Preator,
seventh at 20:29, and
Hackney, eighth at 20:31.
May, Milbrad and
Allred placed 11% 12th and
13th, respectively, with
times of 20:58, 21:07 and
21:27. McCracken placed
18th with a time of 22:32,
Lytle 23rd at 24:15. Ryker
Everett did not finish the
race due to an injury.
"For parents and fans
it was a perfect afternoon
for a cross country meet,"
Bernhisel said. "As a run-
ner I would have liked it
about 10 degrees cooler.
"Sometimes I worry
about my own teams not
performing well at our
home meet because so
much of my energy and
the energy of my assis-
tant coaches is put into
running the meet. At our
conference meet in three
weeks (at Foster Gulch)
I want to step away from
the meet organization
about an hour before it
starts and focus on getting
my athletes ready and
them doing their best."
In the girls race, Was-
smer was the top finish-
er for Rocky Mountain,
placing 10th with a time
of 23:45, while Higgins
and Marissa Arnold fin-
ished 13th and 14th, respec-
tively, covering the course
in 25:00 and 25:10. Cal-
lin Preator finished 16th
with a time of 26:32, Tin-
dle 23rd at 36:54. Jacque
Leonhardt did not finish
the race due to an injury.
Six middle school run-
ners competed for the
Rocky boys led by sev-
enth-grader Zach Sim-
mons, who placed eighth
with a time of 13:43 on
the shorter middle school
course. Eighth-grader
Justin Dausman placed
13th with a time of 14:26,
while Richard Spann and
George Higgins ran neck
and neck. Spann placed
16th with a time of 15:11,
Higgins 17th at 15:16.
Landen Stebner fin-
ished 19 at 15:28, and
Dawson May was two
places behind him in 21st
with a time of 16:24.
The lone Lady Griz-
zly runner for the mid-
dle school squad was
seventh-grader Elsie Was-
smer, who placed 26th with
a time of 17:04.
"It is fun to me to
see how strong the oth-
er schools around the ba-
sin have become since we
started our team in 1991,"
Bernhisel said. "Cross
country is still growing
every year in Wyoming.
"We've got a few sore
muscles and aches and
pains right now, partly be-
cause we've been pushing
so hard in practice. One
downside of two meets in
a week is you can't real-
ly take the time off before
and after meets and hard
workouts to recover. Ul-
timately, the goal is the
championships at the end
of the season."
The Grizzlies will
start to look toward the
regional and state meets
as they compete at the
Worland Invitational to-
day (Thursday), with ac-
tion beginning at 3 p.m.
with the middle school
girls race.
High School
2A WES I" FOOTBALL
Conf. Overall
Team W L W L
Grevbull 2 0 3 0
Lovell 2 0 2 1
Lvman 1 0 1 2
Pinedale 1 1 2 1
Mtn. View 0 1 2 1
Bio Piney 0 2 0 3
Kemmerer 0 2 0 3
RESULTS
Friday, Sept. 18
Lyman 38, Kemmerer 14
Mtn. View 28, Burns 14
Greybull 27, Big Piney 20, ot
Lovell 30, Pinedale 27
SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 25
Greybull at Newcastle, 6 p.m.
Big Piney at Kemmerer, 7 p.m.
Lyman at Pinedale, 7 p:m.
Mtn. View at Lovell, 7 p.m.
1A WES'r FOOTB $,LL
Conf, Overall
l"earrl W L W L
Shoshoni 2 0 3 0
Riverside 2 O 2 1
Rocky Mtn 1 1 1 2
Cokeville 1 1 1 2
Wind River 1 1 1 2
Wvo. Indian 1 1 1 2
Burlington 0 2 0 3
Saratooa 0 2 0 3
RESULTS
Friday, Sept. 18
Rocky Mtn. 55, Saratoga 0
Shoshoni 19, Cokeville 0
Riverside 42, Wind River 12
Wyo. Indian 1, Burlington 0, forfeit
SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 25
Rocky Mtn. at Cokeville, 1 p.m.
Wind River at Burlington, 1 p.m.
Shoshoni at Saratoga, 6 p.m.
Wyo. Indian at Riverside, 7 p.m.
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