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Grapplers prepare for Powell Tournament
BY DAVID PECK AND
BRAD DEVEREAUX
Local wrestling squads
are working hard as they
prepare for the 2010-
11 season, which begins
Dec. 3-4 with the Powell
Invitational.
Lovell Coach Dane
Mickelson said the
Bulldogs are returning with
experience this year and
with all but three weight
classes covered, he expects
the team to start strong this
and do well throughout the
season.
Senior grapplers
returning for the 2010-11
season are Darren Ballard
(189) and Ethan Croft
(145).
A core group of nine
juniors will make up the
majority of the team,
Mickelson said. Juniors are:
Preston Blankenship (103),
Jesse Bassett (125), Adam
Beck (140), Dimas Patina
(145), Brigham Hopkin
(152), Matthew Martinez
(152), Eli Moody (160), Tony
Rodriguez (171) and Mark
Grant (189).
Sophomores Jacob Beck
(145), Nathan Ballard (152),
Dino Collins (171) and Jacob
Asay (215) are also on the
roster along with freshman
Hyrum Hopkin (125).
Currently, the team
is missing wrestlers at
112, 119 and heavyweight.
Mickelson said he is still
looking for students to help
round out the team at those
weights. He said some
wrestlers would shift from
their current weight classes
as the season progresses.
Mickelson said the
Bulldogs are already
conditioned well, and they
are working hard to be in
even better shape before
competition begins. He said
all but one wrestler also
played football, and the
team showed up at the first
day of wrestling practice
already primed for the
season.
"We're looking pretty
good in the upper weight
classes like always,"
Mickelson said. "In the
lower weights, we've got at
least one wrestler, and in
some cases we've doubled
up."
Mickelson said having
two wrestlers at one
weight can help out during
tournaments, in case the
team's top wrestler in the
class has a bad day. For
duals, the Bulldogs will
hold wrestle-offs in practice
to see which wrestler gets
to compete.
"We have a lot of
experience coming back,"
the coach said. "This is
one of the first times we
haven't had to teach the
basics. They're all pretty
well conditioned. We're
going to focus on reviewing
techniques and doing more
conditioning to try to be
in better shape than other
teams before the first
tournament."
GRIZZ FEW
BUT MIGHTY
The Rocky Mountain
Grizzlies are few in
numbers as the season
begins. After losing four
wrestlers to graduation
including state champion
JR Vezain, and with no
Burlington grapplers
joining the squad this
season, the Grizz have only
six wrestlers on the roster,
coach Josh Collins said,
though two are returning
state placers.
The Grizz will build
around defending state
champion Kaleb Hoyt
and state runner-up Jake
Jones. Hoyt, a senior, won
the title at 160 pounds in
March and will likely move
up to 171 pounds this year,
Collins said. Jones placed
second at 119 in the spring
and will move up to 130.
Also returning to the
team is senior Ty Wambeke,
who brings experience to the
room. Wambeke will wrestle
at 145 or 152, Collins said.
Three others are working
in the pre-season: junior
Travis Hatch at 140-45,
junior Francisco Sanchez at
heavyweight and freshman
Jake Loyning at 130-35.
"Practice is going
great," Collins said. "It's
enjoyable so far. It will be
exciting to see what we do
this year."
RMHS athletes honored by WHSAA
Wyoming High Schools
Activities Association has
recognized the following
fall sports teams at Rocky
Mountain High School for
their Scholastic Achieve-
ment.
Receiving the highest
honor of Outstanding Scho-
lastic Achievement by col-
lectively achieving grade
point averages of 3.50 to
4.00 were the Fall Cheer
team, State Champion
Volleyball team and Boys
Cross Country team.
The Fall Cheer team
consisting of SheraLee
Lynn, Caitlyn Sorenson,
Ciera Coleman, Camaron
Wambeke, Amber Tilley,
Miranda Southworth, Maci
Zier, Lacey Johnson, Syd-
ney Tyacke, Lori McCrack-
en, Summer Bennett and
Jessica Allred had a cumu-
lative grade point average
of 3.79. The cheer team is
led by Geranne Rasmus-
sen.
Volleyball team mem-
bers Janelle Rowland,
Mandee Leonhardt, Brian-
na Hocker, Lauren Peter-
son, Rachael Allred, Leslie
Blackburn, Kallee Wilson
and Kenia Rivera added to
their cache of honors with
a cumulative grade point
average of 3.74. The girls
are coached by Carol Mc-
Millin.
The Boys Cross Coun-
try team capped off their
State placing with a cu-
mulative 3.625 grade point
average. Teammates are
Michael Bernhisel, L.J.
Homewood, Shane Wocicki,
Travis Hatch-Dohnal and
Ethan Strom. John Bern-
hisel leads the cross-coun-
try teams.
The 25-member foot-
ball team was honored with
the Distinguished Scholas-
tic Achievement Award by
collectively achieving a 3.4
grade point average. Mem-
ber of the team, coached by
David Hayes, are; Joey Car-
roll, Guy Jones, Brandon
Altman, Terry Stingley,
Jake Jones, Derik Romero,
Luke Leonhardt, Kyle Pe-
terson, Bryce Ward, Logan
Friedly, Joey Johnson, Bil-
ly Gunther, Braden Grant,
Dusten Bond, Russell Rob-
erts, Brandon Asay, Car-
los DeLaCruz, Kaleb Hoyt,
Tyrell Humphries, Caleb
Estes, Logan Bisby, Jessee
Wilson, Xavier Mangus,
Thomas Troutman and
Brandon Foster.
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