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Lovell seventh-grader Beau Green goes high for a pass only to have a
Greybull defender knock the ball away at the last second Saturday morning
during a middle school football game in Lovell.
Rocky Mountain Middle School
Lady Grizz finish up season
BY CHERYL JOLLEY
The Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzly vol-
leyball team traveled to Cody last Thurs-
day for the last game of the season before
conference tournament action. The eighth-
grade A team fell 21-22, 10-21, and the B
team won 21-19, 22-20.
The seventh-grade A team also fell 21-
18, 19-21, 11-21. The B team played four
games, which were played by the sixth-
grade, or "C" team because Cody has so
many girls, Coach Julie Winland reported.
They won the match 19-21, 21-17, 21-16,
21-16.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
The girls fought hard in tournament
action Saturday, Oct 9. They matched up
against fourth-seeded Cloud Peak in the
first game, quickly besting them 21-10, 21-
17, then battled first-place seed Meeteetse,
losing 21-11, 22-24, 11-21. This set them up
to play for third and fourth place against
Ten Sleep. Rocky won 21-19, 13-21, 22-20,
taking third place in the tournament.
"The girls played hard through the
whole tournament and I am very proud of
them," Winland said. She added that the B
squad lost both of their games, but no de-
tails were available at press time.
Eighth-grade netters participating in
the tournament were: Maddie Crawford,
Mikayla Asay, Mikaela Hocker, Alana
Senn, TaiLyn Miller, Jennifer Parker, Den-
ice Escalante and Courtney Tyacke. The B
team consisted of Kaitlyn Hayes, Kelsea
Mayfield, Marissa Arnold, Livia Higgins,
Lindzy Thomas and Shania Foster.
KARLA POMEROY
Rocky Mountain eighth-grader TaiLyn
Miller bumps the ball against the
Cloud Peak Cougars during Saturday's
conference tournament in Burlington.
4 p.m. today at Foster Gulch
Lovell harriers prepare for regional meet
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell High School cross
country squad wrapped up the
2010 regular season with three
meets over the last two weeks as
the team prepares for this week's
regional track meet in Lovell.
The latest outing for the har-
riers came Friday when they com-
peted at the Powell Invitational,
which was held at the Powell
Country Club.
Junior Colin May won the
meet with a ",time of 18:12, coach
Caleb Sanders'deported, running
well on a cou#se he described as
"a hilly course, a fun course."
Sanders had not received of-
ficial results as of Tuesday but
said senior Kenneth May fin-
ished in the top 10, running in
the 19-minute range. He said Pe-
ter Moncur ran well and "didn't
DAVID PECK
Lovell freshman Kim Shumway
glides down the fifth fairway
during the Rocky Mountain
Invitational on Sept. 20 at
Foster Gulch.
miss a beat" after running well
at Wyoming Indian earlier in
the week, recording a time in the
22-minute range. Freshman Der-
ek Phelps ran in the junior var-
sity race and had his best time of
the season, finishing in around
30 minutes, Sanders said.
In the varsity girls race,
freshman Kim Shumway placed
third, nearly catching second-
place Kim Holliday of Cody for
second. She ran in the 21-min-
ute range, Sanders said. Su-
sie Shumway placed eighth and
Meryk McArthur nearly placed
in the top 10, finishing 114. Alys-
sa Geiser did not run while nurs-
ing a sore knee.
In the middle school race,
Sanders was pleased that A.J.
Dickson placed fourth after re-
covering from a lower back injury
he suffered earlier in the season.
Dickson ran in the 13-minute
range, Hunter Tippetts in the
15-minute range, Sanders said.
"A.J. is a highly motivated
runner," Sanders said. "He has a
promising future based on his de-
sire to improve."
Running strong on the girls
side were MacKenzie Jue and
Mylee McArthur.
REGIONAL MEET
Lovell will host the 2A West
Regional Cross Country meet to-
day (Thursday) at 4 p.m. at Fos-
ter Gulch. The girls will run at
4, followed by the boys at around
4:40, Sanders said.
The course is a different lay-
out from the traditional double
loop at Foster Gulch, Sanders
said, starting on the first green
and finishing .just west of the
clubhouse.
"It's a full 5K," he said. "It
should be a true indicator of
where they're at."
Lovell, Rocky Mountain and
Wyoming Indian are expected to
compete, Sanders said. He said
Wyoming Indian is again the
team to beat in the boys race,
with Lovell and Rocky vying for
second. Lovell and WIHS will
battle for the girls title, he said.
WORLAND INVITATIONAL
After not competing for more
than a week, the Bulldogs and
Lady Bulldogs competed at the
Worland Invitational on Thurs-
day, Sept. 30, and Sanders said
the team was a bit sluggish.
"Of all the courses, this one
seems to be the most true 5K," he
said. "It's not hilly. It's accurate.
It seems like the times should
be fast, but they aren't. We ran
almost a minute slower than at
Foster :Gulch (on Sept. 20).
Colin May placed third at
Worland with a time of 17:53.53
after winning the Rocky Moun-
tain Invitational 10 days earlier
at 16:56 against some of the same
competition.
"Mentally, we weren't as pre-
pared at Worland," Sanders said.
"We need to do some more men-
tal preparedness work. Some
runners have almost been plan-
ning how the race should go,
and that's a no-no. It's good that
they're excited, but my general
philosophy is that that's a big no-
no. You can't control what others
do in a race."
May was third out of 49 var-
sity runners and Kenneth Mon-
cur was 174 at 19:22.22. Brother
Peter Moncur ran 23:36.38. Der-
ek Phelps ran the junior varsity
race in 32:58.44.
On the girls side, the Lady
Bulldogs suffered from the loss of
sophomore Amanda Shumway,
who missed the race with con-
tinuing Achilles tendonitis.
"It's a carryover from several
months ago," Sanders said. "It's
tough to recover from.
"She's our top runner on the
girls side, and it doesn't look like
she'll be able to run at State.
She's in a lot of pain and the state
course (in Douglas) is hilly. Hills
aggravate it. That will dampen
our prospects as a girls team."
Kim Shumway placed fourth
at Worland out of 37 runners
with a time of 21:16.97, and Su-
sie Shumway finished 114 at
22:54.31. Meryk McArthur was
194 at 23:23.62, Alyssa Geiser
344 at 27:10.06.
Sanders said Kim Shumway
was strong and lost to "three
tough runners" including the two
best runners in Class 3A in Della
Lyle of Buffalo and Anne Brine-
gar of Cody. He said he was also
pleased with the performance of
older sister Susie.
"She's been really consistent
this year," Sanders said. "Expe-
rience helps. She doesn't get as
worked up and doesn't over-think
things."
In the middle school race,
A.J. Dickson placed 134 in the
boys division with a time of
13:48.91, and Hunter Tippetts
was 174 at 15:08.75. On the girls
side, MacKenzie Jue was 174 at
16:49.25 and Mylee McArthur
was 22 "d at 20:38.47.
WlHS MEET
The team competed better at
Ethete on Oct. 5, Sanders said,
although both of the team's top
runners - Amanda Shumway
and May - did not compete.
"It was a lot better meet for
us," he said. "We talked about
the mental aspect of running,
and some of the kids applied the
things we talked about. And we've
started to taper in our training."
Just before the race, as May
was warming up, he felt a pain
in his hip and did not run, which
was disappointing, Sanders said,
because May loves the course.
"He was fine yesterday," the
coach added on Thursday.
Kenneth Moncur placed
ninth with a time of 18:27, and
Peter Moncur ran 22:32.
"Kenneth applied some good
things," Sanders said. "He was
determined to maintain a good
pace over the last mile. He ran
smart on the first mile and that
allowed him to maintain his pace
over the second half of the race.
"Peter felt good. He's been
applying some good principles.
He was strong."
Phelps ran a time of 33:31 in
DAVID PECK
Lovell senior Peter Moncur
looks like he's feeling the burn
during the Rocky Mountain
cross country meet on Sept.
20 at Foster Gulch.
the junior varsity race.
Kim Shumway ran her best
race of the season to place second
for the Lady Bulldogs with a time
of 20:57, Sanders said, trailing
only Alexis Oakes of Riverton.
"Not only did she get a great
time, but she did it running
alone. There was no one running
with her. She had to motivate
herself."
Susie Shumway placed third
at 22:20, McArthur sixth at 22:51
and Geiser 22 "d at 26:41.
The Lovell girls won the meet
with 25 points, beating Jackson
(33 points), Wyoming Indian
(36), Thermopolis (47) and Ly-
man (82).
In the middle school race,
Dickson ran 13:47, Tippetts
15:40, Jue 18:33 and Mylee McAr-
thur 23:49.
Lovell JV gridders win a pair
BY DAVID PECK
The Lovell junior var-
sity football squad had a
good week, clobbering the
Rocky Mountain Grizzlies
Saturday and topping the
Thermopolis Bobcats in
Thermop on Monday.
Coach Brandon Jol-
ley said the Bulldogs beat
Rocky Mountain 50-12 at
Robertson Stadium Sat-
urday, taking a 25-0 lead
before the Grizzlies got on
the scoreboard.
In the first half, the
Bulldogs scored on a 29-
yard run by Dimas Pati-
na, a short run by Dylan
Hultgren, a 12-yard run
by Patina and a seven-
yard run by Dillon Pickett
before Jake Jones broke
the ice for the Grizz on a
two-yard run. The Grizz
added a long pass play for
a score.
Jolley couldn't recall
all of the touchdowns in
the second half but said
Kurk Welch scored on
about a 12-yard run and
Chase Rasmussen scored
on a quarterback sneak.
At Thermop Monday
the Bulldogs led at the
half 7-0 on a touchdown
run by Hultgren, then
added second-half touch-
downs on a five-yard pass
from Hultgren to Adam
Beck and a 30-yard pass
from Hultgren to Morgan
Baxendale. Jolley said
the touchdowns were set
up by strong running by
Pickett, and he added that
Brandon Dickson booted
two of three PATs.
He said Beck had an
interception in the second
quarter, Baxendale a pick
in the second half after
Hultgren tipped the pass,
Hultgren an interception
of his own, Nathan Bal-
lard a pick after batting
the ball to himself and
Austin Ellis an intercep-
tion off a tipped pass. El-
lis also blocked a punt.
The Bulldogs will host
Worland for a freshman
game Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Lovell junior
Morgan Baxendale
sprints upfleld after
catching a pass from
Dylan Hultgren
during Lovell's 50-
12 win over Rocky
Mountain in a junior
varsity football game
Saturday. Giving
chase are Jake Jones
(21) and Joey Carroll
(10).
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