10 I The Lovell Chronicle I November 25, 2010 www.LovellChronicle.com
LHS presents fall athletic awards ,Ms report
BY DAVID PECK Seventh-graders up
Athletes who participat-
ed in fall sports gathered at
the Lovell Community Cen-
ter along with their parents
and coaches Monday night
for the Lovell High School
Fall Activities Banquet.
Athletic Director Joe
Koritnik was the master
of ceremonies and thanked
many for their assistance
with the sports and activi-
ties including administra-
tors and support staff mem-
bers, booster club members,
media, parents and coach-
es.
After dinner, Koritnik
presented team scholastic
achievement awards des-
ignated by the Wyoming
High School Activities As-
sociation baSed on cumula-
tive team grade point av-
erage. Teams with a GPA
from 3.00 to 3.49 received
the Distinguished Award,
while teams with a GPA
from 3.50 to 4.00 received
the Outstandng Award, ac-
cording to WHSAA guide-
lines.
Earning the Distin-
guished Award were the
football team at 3.28, the
boys cross country team at
3.28 and the boys golf team
at 3.42. Earning the Outst-
nding Award were the spir-
it squad at 3.56, the volley-
ball team at 3.61 and the
girls cross country team at
3.82.
LHS Principal Scott
O'Tremba then gave a spe-
cial award, presenting the
Wendy's High School Heis-
man Award to senior Kar-
en Koritnik, who was one
of 10 female finalists for
the award from all of the
high schools across the
state. The award is based
on three criteria: scholar-
ship, citizenship and ath-
letics.
After the presentation
of letters, team by team
special awards were pre-
sented.
Golf coach Ben Fowler
DAVID PECK
Lovell High School Principal Scott Orremba presents the Wendy's High School
Heisman Award to LHS senior Karen Koritnik during Monday night's fall
activities banquet.
noted the progress his team
made in the fall leading to
a second-place finish at
the state golf tournament.
He said the team had two
all-state golfers in junior
Cody King and senior Ma-
son Fowler.
Volleyball assistant
coach Dana Christiansen
read a statement from head
coach Stormy Jameson, who
was traveling to her native
Texas for the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday. She then an-
nounced all-conference
(Karen Koritnik, Erin Rob-
ertson and Leanne Winter-
holler) and all-state (Korit-
nik) awards and presented
three special awards: Most
Valuable Player, Korit-
nik; Outstanding Offensive
Player, Robertson, and De-
fensive Player of the Year,
Winterholler.
Cross country coach Ca-
leb Sanders announced his
team's all-state runners:
Susie Shumway, Meryk
McArthur, Kim Shumway,
Colin May and Kenneth
Moncur, and announced
the number of miles ev-
ery runner covered during
summer and fall practice.
Peter Moncur led the team
with 209 miles.
Joe Koritnik an-
nounced a pair of WHSAA
sportsmanship awards:
Cody Savage for the Lovell-
Pinedale football game and
the entire Lovell football
squad for its demeanor dur-
ing the Lovell-Thermopolis
playoff game. Koritnik said
the awards are a reflection
on Coach Doug Hazen and
his coaching staff.
Hazen then presented
the football team awards
and thanked many for their
support and the seniors on
his team for their leader-
ship. He said it is rare for
a football team to have as
few as six seniors and still
have an outstanding sea-
son.
Hazen noted the team
all-conference and all-state
players (see related story)
and presented three spe-
cial awards as voted on
by the team: Dino Collins
as offensive most valuable
player, Mark Grant as de-
fensive MVP and Billy Da-
vila as team MVP.
Koritnik wrapped up
the banquet by thanking
the parents for the great
job they do supporting their
sons and daughters.
and down, eighth-
graders win two
BY
KRISTIN EVANOFF
The Lovell seventh-
grade basketball squad has
had mixed results lately.
The Mustangs fell to Cody
41-29 Tuesday, Nov. 9.
Beau Green led the Mus-
tangs with 17 points. Nic
Haskell added 8, Dillon
Schneider and Shawn Mol-
lett each with 2. The "B"
team dropped one to Cody
38-16. Lovell scorers were
led by Michael Spencer
with 6. Nyckalas Harvey
and Mollett contributed 4
apiece and Dakota Bond
had 2.
The Lovell Mustangs
went on to face Powell on
Nov. 11. Haskell poured in
13 points and Green scored
6, Schneider, Konner Davis
and Dillon Harvey 2 each.
Lovell took Powell into over-
time but fell short 35-25.
Getting back on track,
the Mustangs defeated
Rocky Mountain 41-24
Nov. 16 in Cowley. Haskell
led Lovell scorers with 17
points, and Green added
10, Davis 6 and Mollett 4.
Harvey and Schneider each
scored 2. The "B" team fell
in a close game 34-27. Mol-
lett poured in 11 points.
Bond, Harvey and Spencer
scored 4 each, Hunter Tip-
petts and Merrill Beck 2
apiece.
The Mustangs dropped
two at Worland Thursday,
Nov. 18. Haskell had 15
points and Green added 7
in a 36-22 loss. Lovell's "B"
team lost 45-16. Harvey led
the team in scoring with 10
points and Spencer contrib-
uted 6.
Traveling to Thermop-
olis Saturday, Lovell won
by a large margin, 41-8,
against the Bobcats. Scor-
ers were led by Haskell
with 14 points, while Green
added 11, Davis 8, Spencer
and Schneider each with 4.
The "B" team played only
two quarters against Ther-
mopolis and lost a close one
13-11. Spencer had 6, Hunt-
er Tippetts 3 and Harvey 2.
The seventh-graders
played at Cody Tuesday and
will host Powell this Tues-
day, Nov. 30, at 4:15 p.m.
EIGHTH-
GRADERS
Coach Dan Wolving-
ton's eighth-grade squad
hosted Worland Thursday
and swept the Warriors 32-
20 in the A game and 39-
25 in the B contest. Aaron
Monterde led a balanced
attack in the A game with
8 points. Mysen McArthur
and Drake Welch added 6
each, Daniel Strom 4 and
Jeffrey Jameson, Alex Con-
nour, Dylan See and CJ
Murphey 2 each.
In the B game, Tyler
Krogh and Richard Walker
scored 8 each, McKay Bax-
endale 7, Erik Ferbrache,
Andrew Mayes and Con-
nour 4 each, and Welch
and Johnathan Mickelson
2 apiece.
The Mustangs contin-
ued their streak Saturday
in Thermopolis, beating the
Bobcats 41-16. Murphey
poured in 10 points, and
Monterde and See added 8
each, McArthur and Jame-
son 4 each, Connour 3 and
Strom and Dylan Ohman
2 apiece. There was no B
game.
The Mustangs hosted
Cody Tuesday afternoon
and will travel to Pow-
ell next Tuesday for a 4:15
p.m. tip-off.
Talent returns for local
girls basketball teams
BY DAVID PECK AND
BRAD DEVEREAUX
Though the Rocky
Mountain Lady Grizzlies re-
turn more starters than the
Lovell Lady Bulldogs, both
teams have plenty of talent
returning as they prepare
for the new season, which
begins at the Big Horn Ba-
sin Shootout Dec. 3-4 in
south Big Horn County.
The Grizz boast the re-
turn of four of five start-
ers from a year ago and are
looking tough early in the
season, said coach Ryan
Boettcher.
A group of 17 girls have
showed up to play basket-
ball for the Rocky Mountain
Lady Grizzlies this year.
Though the program would
like to see even more play-
ers, Boettcher said partici-
pation is up this year.
Returning seniors are
Leslie Blackburn, Eliza
Higgins, Lauren Peterson,
Melissa Iverson and Pilar
Rivera.
Karli Leonhardt is the
team's only junior.
Sophomores Brianna
Hocker, Rachael Allred,
Hannah Parker, Mandee
Leonhardt and Kallee Jo
Wilson also join the Grizz
this season along with fresh-
men Hannah Winland, Lac-
ey Johnson, Rachel Rapp,
Marissa Wambeke, Shauna
Loman and Kelly Vezain.
The Lady Grizzlies lost
senior varsity players Mel-
anie Wahlbrink and Steph-
anie Allred to graduation
last year, Boettcher said.
With a week of prac-
tice behind them, Boettch-
er said he thinks the Lady
Grizz will be competitive.
"We're setting our goals
high this season," he said.
"We're focusing on going
out every night and playing
our best."
He said the majority of
the varsity team is return-
ing this season, with a big
size advantage because of
the Grizz trio of Blackburn,
Higgins and Wilson.
"A lot of the girls are in
their third year of varsity
play. They certainly have a
lot of experience and a lot of
games under their belt," the
coach said.
He said the Grizz should
have a strong post game
again this year, and he is
working on ways to extend
the team's shooting range
and give them more options
on offense.
LOVELL RELOADING
In Lovell, first-year head
coach Chris Edwards has a
roster 27 players strong in-
cluding two seniors, six ju-
niors, 11 sophomores and
eight freshmen, and he has
eight players with varsity
experience.
The Lady Bulldogs lost
Mykel Anderson, Stepha-
nie Green, Keesha Savage
and Katie Walker to gradu-
ation, but they return a pair
of starters in senior Karen
Koritnik and junior Alyssa
Geiser. Also returning with
varsity experience are senior
Brandi Abraham and juniors
Miranda Griffis, Erin Rob-
ertson, Susie Shumway, Jodi
Walker and Leanne Winter-
holler. Sophomores Amanda
Shumway and Chelsey El-
lis are working out with the
varsity, as well.
"Practice is going well,"
Edwards said. "The girls are
showing a positive attitude
during drills, and our upper
classmen are showing good
leadership with their work
ethic and by buying into the
drills. We're working step
by step into our offensive
and defensive systems.
"The girls are buying
into our defensive pressure.
We're emphasizing pres-
sure, utilizing our quick-
ness and athletic ability.
We're developing a style de-
signed to not allow teams to
get the ball inside by put-
ting pressure on the perim-
eter to create havoc on the
guards."
Edwards said coaches
are also working to build
team cohesiveness and trust
in each other, noting, "We
want the girls to trust their
teammates and have confi-
dence in what they want to
do. It's baby steps. There's
a learning curve for us as
coaches and for the girls,
too, for where we want to
go."
While longtime coach
Bob Geiser is no longer at
the helm of the Lady Bull-
dogs, two assistant coach-
es return in junior varsity
coach Dave Scheffler and
freshman coach Bruce Mor-
rison.
"It's nice to have them.
It helps ease the transi-
tion," Edwards said.
Boys basketball teams
return experience
BY DAVID PECK
Basketball season is ri-
ght around the corner, and
local teams are working
hard in preparation for the
2010-11 season, which be-
gins the weekend of Dec.
3-4.
Starting his sixth
season at the helm of the
Rocky Mountain Grizz-
lies, Michael Simmons is
pleased to have seven se-
niors on his 21-man roster.
Though the team lost KJ
Blackburn, Brandon Bula-
nek, Martin Consuelos and
Austin Leonhardt to gra-
duation, the team returns
seniors Brandon Foster,
Tyrell Humphreys, Guy Jo-
nes, Luke Leonhardt, Kyle
Pe¢erson, Thomas Trout-
man and Jessee Wilson
along with juniors Brandon
Altman, Logan Friedly and
Derik Romero.
Foster, Leonhardt,
Troutman, Wilson and Hum-
phreys have varsity expe-
rience, and Jones and Pe-
terson are returning to the
team air a year away (Jo-
nes wrestled in 2009-10).
Juniors Friedly and Romero
also have varsity experience.
Also working with the
varsity in the pre-season
are sophomores Michael
Bernhisel and Bryce Ward.
Simmons said it is nice
having two gyms in one
school building, and the pro-
gram is adjusting to not ha-
ving to hold freshman prac-
tice at another time of day.
"Last week we had a lot
of practices together, then
we broke them up," Sim-
mons said. "We're working
out the kinks of having eve-
ryone together.
"The kids are working
hard. Our progress is simi-
lar to last year. We're real
close to some game stuff.
We're looking at some dif-
ferent options for our offen-
ses. We have some versati-
lity, so we'll use more full
motion interchanging the
bigs and littles."
Simmons said the Grizz
are also adjusting to having
a larger gym floor to work
on.
"We want to utilize our
floor space and push the
ball up and down, sprea-
ding it out," he said. "We're
kind of experimenting with
that. We have a lot of se-
niors and hopefully we can
build on that."
With Pat Winland mo-
ving to the middle school
ranks, Justin Moss is the
new junior varsity coach,
and Josh Sponsel is back
as the freshman coach. Eric
Honeyman and Thomas
Bridges are volunteer assis-
tants.
LOVELL EXPERIENCE
The Bulldogs lost Kade
Baxendale, Zac Haskell
and Jonathan Wakelin to
graduation but have eight
players returning with var-
sity experience on their 23-
man roster in seniors Aaron
Clark, Tyrel Harrison, Jeff
Lewis and Jared Minchow,
juniors Colin May, Mc-
Kayan May and Steven Pic-
kett and sophomore Cody
Savage.
Also working with the
varsity are senior Jake
Wakelin, juniors Morgan
Baxendale, Hunter Hinc-
kley and Collin McArthur
and sophomore Dylan Hul-
tgren.
Practice is going ex-
tremely well," second-year
coach Brian May said. "The-
re's a lot of energy and the
kids are very aggressive.
It's fun to watch."
May said the team is a
little ahead of where it was
a year ago since most of the
players have had a year
with the system.
"We do have a couple
of different things we're
trying to implement that
we didn't get to put in last
year," May said. "The kids
do understand our defense
and main offensive sets a lot
better, which is nice. Going
to camps and summer lea-
gue has helped further that
education."
With junior varsity
coach Chris Edwards mo-
ving to the girls program,
RJ May has moved from
freshman coach to JV coach,
and Craig Lundberg has re-
turned to the program as
the freshman coach after a
year off.
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