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October 21, 2010 I The Lovell Chronicle I 9
t.ady Bulldogs win conference crown
BY DAVID PECK
Even without Amanda,
the Lovell Lady Bulldogs
are tough.
Sophomore standout
Amanda Shumway was
forced to sit out Thurs-
day's 2A West Conference
cross country meet at Fos-
ter Gulch while recovering
from a case of Achilles ten-
donitis, but her teammates
picked up for her to win
the girls regional cham-
pionship by three points
over Wyoming Indian.
The Lady Bulldogs
would have dominated
with Shumway in the line-
up, but coach Caleb Sand-
Lovell sophomore Meryk
McArthur ran her
best race of tb.e Mon
Thursday to l|aoe aeeond
at the regional cross
country meet. Here, she
glides along a fairway at
Foster Gulch.
ers said sisters Kim and
Susie, plus teammates
Meryk McArthur and A1-
yssa Geiser ran well to
capture the title. Lovell
took three of the top four
places in the meet.
"We wouldn't have
done it without the four of
them," Sanders said. "Ev-
eryone was essential. We
would have been a non-fac-
tor with three runners."
Freshman Kim Shum-
way captured the regional
title with a time of 21:32,
and McArthur, a sopho-
more, placed second at
22:30 on the new course at
Foster Gulch designed by
LHS Athletic Director Joe
Koritnik. Shaylee White of
Wyoming Indian was third
at 23:01, and junior Susie
Shumway placed fourth
with a time of 23:46. Gei-
ser placed 11th at 26:47.
Lovell's finishes add-
ed up to 18 points, which
allowed the Lady Bull-
dogs to edge WIHS, which
finished with 21 points.
Rocky Mountain had only
one runner so did not qual-
ity for the team title.
"Kim was great," Sand-
ers said. "It's kind of fun to
win a conference champi-
onship when you're a fresh-
man. That was a pretty
good time. It's consistent
with what she's been run-
ning all year. The mid-21s
for a full 5K is where she's
been."
Sanders said the new
course at Foster Gulch was
challenging for the run-
ners and fun for fans.
"Some of the kids liked
it, some were neutral," he
said. "As a spectator you
couldn't have had a bet-
ter course. It was also a
coach's course. You could
see your runners five or six
times."
McArthur had a "dy-
namite" race," Sanders
said, adding, "She looked
like she could have kept
going. That type of race is
best, if you're stronger in
the second half of the race.
DAVID PCK PHOTOS
Members of the Lovell High School 2A West Regional champion Lady Bulldog
cross country squad are (l-r) Meryk McArthur, Alyssa Geiser, Susie Shumway
and Kim Shumway.
Lovell senior Kenneth
Moncur turns the corner
at the ninth green during
the 2A West Regional
cross country meet on
Thursday afternoon at
Foster Gulch.
She seemed to gain a lot of
ground in the second half.
"That was a pleasant
surprise. It was definitely
her best race 0fthe year. It
looks like she's peaking at
the right time."
Susie Shumway suf-
fered from some stomach
cramps and ran a bit slow-
er than she had been run-
ning, Sanders said, though
she finished a strong
fourth.
"I'm optimistic she'll
be OK for State," he said.
"She's been very consis-
tent all year."
Geiser just missed all-
conference honors by fin-
ishing llth but was key
to the Lovell title, Sand-
ers said, noting, "I give
her credit for us having
four runners. We wouldn't
have won without Alyssa.
She's stayed consistent all
year."
STATE MEET
The Lady Bulldogs will
vie for the state title this
Saturday at the Douglas
Community Golf Course.
The 2A girls race is sched-
uled for 11:50 a.m.
Sanders said Saratoga
is the two-time defensive
state champion and re-
turns the team's top four
runners, led by standout
Shelby Hohnholt. Pine
Bluffs was also tough a
year ago, he said, but in
merging with Burns for
cross country is now com-
peting in Class 3A.
"They're going to be
tough," Sanders said of
Saratoga. "Every position
will count with this one.
Last year was decided by
one point between Sarato-
ga and Pine Bluffs."
MAY A CHAMPION
Lovell didn't have the
team depth to challenge
Wyoming Indian or Rocky
Mountain for the boys ti-
tle, but junior Colin May
captured the conference ti-
tle going away with a time
of 17:28, 23 seconds ahead
of WIHS freshman Wilson
Clifford.
"It was a good race for
Colin," Sanders said. "It
was a fai,'average 1;ae
for him but it was his best
race since Lander. His big-
gest challenge was the
Clifford kid and they knew
it, too. Every time Colin
tried to speed up the Wyo-
ming Indian kid would go
with him."
WIHS sophomore Al-
vin Spoonhunter was third
at 18:09 and ran with Clif-
ford and May for much of
the race.
"Alvin pushes the pace,
and Wilson tried to stick
with Colin," Sanders said.
"I felt pretty confident with
Colin's kick, but he didn't
need it. He had pulled
ahead and separated him-
self with about a half mile
to go. He didn't even need a
kick at the end."
Senior Kenneth Moncur
placed seventh for the Bull-
dogs with a time of 19:10,
brother and fellow senior
Peter Moncur was 16th at
22:41 and freshman Derek
Phelps was 18th at 36:21.
With 42 points, the
Bulldogs placed third be-
hind WIHS with 15 points
and Rocky Mountain with
36.
"I was excited for Ken-
neth getting all-confer-
ence," Sanders said. "His
final race is coming up Sat-
urday - both for him and
Peter. They've prepared
well to have a good finish to
their season. They've been
the staple of the program.
This is Kenneth's first year,
Peter's second. They're our
two seniors.
"They're set up to run
well. Kenneth is good at
hills (a long hill is featured
at the Douglas course). It's
a great course for Kenneth
to finish out on. Colin's
good at hills, too.
"Colin's pushing for a
state title, Kenneth is push-
ing for all-state and Peter
is pushing for a great time.
He's a much-improved run-
ner. He'll leave it all out
there."
Wyoming Indian is the
three-time defending state
champion boys cross coun-
try team.
The boys race is sched-
uled to begin at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday in Douglas.
Grizz flood the conference course, place second Sports
Calendar
BY DAVID PECK
The Foster Gulch Golf Course was swarm-
ing with Grizzlies Thursday as the Grizz flood-
ed the course with 13 runners en route to a
second-place finish in the 2A West Conference
cross country meet held west of Lovell.
Three Grizzlies earned all-conference sta-
tus by placing in the top 10. Rocky Mountain
sophomore Michael Bernhisel placed fifth with
a time of 18:23, trailing only Colin May of Lovell
and three Wyoming Indian runners.
Nate Davidson of Burlington crossed the
finish line in ninth place with a time of 19:58,
and Lance Schatz was just 10 seconds behind
Davidson to place 10th at 20:08.
Rocky Mountain placed second Thursday
behind Wyoming Indian and ahead of Lovell.
The deep WIHS team finished with 15 points,
Rocky 36 and Lovell 42.
"My team exceeded my expectations for
them," coach John Bernhisel said. "I was thrilled.
It has been a long time since I've had three boys
in the top 10 of the region, and to have a fresh-
man (Davidson), a sophomore (Bernhisel) and
a junior (Schatz), it makes things look good for
next year and beyond.
"Mostly, I was happy to have so many run-
ners come out and stay out all season. It is a
long season with lots of miles run. I've had very
few injuries and we are in great shape forthe
state championships."
Four other Grizzlies ran in the varsity di-
vision Thursday and six Grizz ran junior var-
sity. In the varsity division Ethan Strom placed
12th with a time of 21:02, Lucky Homewood
was 13th at 21:44, Shane Wocicki 14th at 22:05
and Jake Loyning 15th at 22:13. In the JV divi-
sion Jackson Stephens ran 22:14, Travis Hatch
22:35, Garrick Tolman 22:58, Dalton Banks
23:53, John Dohnat 27:23 and Davit/Brumwell
30:10.
The lone girl running for theLady Grizz
was senior Katelyn Jewell, who placed 12th
with a time of 34:05.
The Wyoming State Cross Country Meet is
Saturday in Douglas at the Douglas Commu-
nity Golf Course. The 2A girls race is scheduled
for 11:50 a.m. and the 2A boys race is set for
1:30 p.m. Bernhisel said he is looking forward
to his team gaining some valuable in state com-
petition.
"Our goal this week is to stay focused, avoid
injuries and be ready to do our best in Douglas,
he said."
DAvm PECK
Rocky Mountain freshman Nate Davidson
of Burlington finds his running pace
during the conference cross country meet
Thursday afternoon at Foster Gulch.
Michael Bernhisel glides
along the new cross
country course at Foster
Gulch Thursday. The
sophomore placed fifth in
the conference meet.
:: : : :::00rday, Oct. 23 :: : i:
00ugiasCommunity Golf 00urse
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Friday, Oct. 22
HS volleyball - Regional
Tournament in Lander
Lovell vs. Kemmerer,
Field House, 10 a.m.
Rocky vs. Big Piney,
Field House, 11:30 a.m.
2 nd round games, 6 p.m.
HS football - Rocky at
Saratoga, 3:30 p.m.
HS football - Big Piney at
Lovell, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23
HS volleyball - Regional
Tournament in Lander,
9:30 a.m.
HS cross country - State
meet in Douglas
2A girls 11:50 a.m., 2A
boys 1:30 p.m.
College football - Wyoming
at BYU; noon (The Mtn.)
Freshman football- Powell
at Lovell, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 24
Pro football - Oakland
Raiders at Denver, 2
p.m. (CBS)
Thursday, Oct. 28
MS boys bb - Cloud Peak at
Rocky Mtn., 4 p.m.
HS volleyball - State
Tournament in Casper,
TBA
Friday, Oct. 29
HS football - First round
playoffs, TBA
HS volleyball - State
Tournament in Casper,
TBA
Saturday, Oct. 30
MS boys bb- Thermopolis
at Lovell, 9:30 a.m.
MS boys bb- Thermopolis
at Rocky, 12:30 p.m.
HS volleyball - State
Tournament in Casper,
TBA
College football- San Diego
State at Wyoming, noon
(The Mtn.)
Sunday, Oct. 31
Pro football - Denver vs.
SF in London, 11 a.m.
(CBS)
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