Spring Sports Preview
12 Thursday, March 27, 2014
Star-Herald
Boys Track & Field Summaries Continued Continued from page 11
Other returning letter winners: Zac Rice, sr., 4x400, 800, 4x800; Phil Schuller, so., long jump, 4x100, 4x400; Jacob Hoff, so., long jump, triple jump, 4x400; Trenton Applegate, sr., shot put Top newcomers/transfers: Tyler Fiscus, jr., high jump; Michael Alfaro, sr., long jump, sprints; Joe Ferrero, fr., sprints Season outlook: “Look to finish in the top half of every meet,” coach Wade Kniss said. “We have a good core of athletes that want to improve from last year.” Team strengths: “We should have some competitive athletes in the field events – more so than in recent years,” Kniss said. “The 4x100 and 4x400 should do well again this year. We lost a couple of seniors last year that will have some big shoes to fill.” Team goals: “Finish in the top half of the WTC and districts [and] win the MAC meet,” Kniss said. Last year’s highlights: “The 4x100 and 4x400 relays were our strength last year,” Kniss said. “We look to keep that going while also getting the members to score in individual events as well.” Schedule March 22 CSC Indoor March 28 Morrill Early Bird Invite April 5 Bayard C-D Invite April 10 Chappell Tri-State April 17 WTC at Mitchell April 25 Mitchell/Morrill Invite; Twilight Invite May 3 MAC at Chappell May 9 Bayard B-C-D Invite May 15 Districts at Bayard
Bridgeport Nickname: Bulldogs Class: C Conference: Western Trails Last year’s conference meet placing: Second District: 11 Last year’s district meet placing: Second Last year’s state meet placing: 11th Head coach: Glenn Kraay Assistant coaches: Craig Johnson, Jerod Dean, Jackie Rahmig Returning state qualifiers: Brandon Nichols, sr., 4x800 relay, 3,200; Quentin Baxter, so., high jump; Jaime Gonzales, sr., long jump; Trevor Benevides, jr., 4x800 relay Returning letter winners: Travis Albertz, jr., weights; Anthony Barrett, so., hurdles, sprints; Logan Linch, so., jumps; Andrew Nelson, so., middle distance; Lawrence Schneider, so., hurdles Season outlook: “We have 23 boys out and should be very competitive,” Coach Glenn Kraay said. “They have a great attitude and have been working hard.” Strengths: “We are diverse and should be competitive in most of the track and field events,” Kraay said.
Goals: “We want to place well in the meets we attend and represent ourselves well,” Kraay said. Former athletes competing in college: Cody Franklin, Chadron State
Joe Ritzen, fr., pole vault, triple jump; Marc Fernandez, fr., triple jump, high jump, long jump, hurdles; Brendihn Sayaloune, fr., long jump, sprints; Marquis Burwell, fr., throws Season outlook: “We are a very young team with a Burns nice group of freshmen,” Nickname: Broncs Coach Clint Fernandez Class: 2A said. “We will be limited on Conference: SEWAC being able to score points Head coach: Cole Manbut are confident that our love (17th year) young kids will show imLast year’s regional meet provement throughout the placing: Third year. Jackson Dickerson Last year’s state meet should make a move to beplacing: 11th ing one of the top sprinters Season outlook: “A strong in the district as well as Phil team with five seniors, two Duncan in the mile and two juniors, and one sophomore mile. Tanner Kickland is returning that placed in the showing good improvement state track meet last year,” in the throws after injuring Coach Cole Manlove said. his shoulder in an accident “Great senior/junior group last year.” this year. We would like to Team strengths: “We don’t place in the top three at have a lot of strengths as state this year. a team, but individually we “We need to place in some have a few athletes who field events if we want to should be able to compete finish in the top three at our with the top kids in their restate meet. Our underclass- spective events.” men really need to step up Team goals: “Improve to be a strong team.” each week and continue to Top returnees: Rowan work hard and grow,” FerFichtner, so., pole vault, nandez said. 4x800; Wyatt Berg, jr., 400, 4x100, 200, triple jump; Creek Valley Taylor Kirkbride, jr., 4x400, Nickname: Storm 4x100; Travis Romsa, jr., Class: D shot put; Payden Wilson, Conference: Minuteman 300 hurdles, 110 hurdles Last year’s conference meet placing: Sixth Chadron District: 11 Nickname: Cardinals Last year’s district meet Class: B placing: Ninth Conference: Western Head coach: William WilDistrict: 6 ber (First year) Head coach: Clint FernanVarsity assistant coaches: dez (6th year) Todd Westover, Jessica Varsity assistant coaches: Cabela Returning letter winners: Eric Calkins, Clete Budler, Mason Low, sr., shot put, John Girard, Kim Davis discus; Keegan Michel, Returning letter winners: Jackson Dickerson, jr., 100, sr., 400, high jump, 4x100; long jump; Phil Duncan, sr., Nash Leef, so., 3,200; Cody long distance; Tanner Kick- Simmons, so., 200, 4x100 Top newcomers/transfers: land, jr., shot put Top newcomers/transfers: Sean Richadson, fr., Keith
Everitt, so.; Roy Knech, jr.; Colin Brott, so.; Shayne Kimbrough, jr. Season outlook: “With thirty-one track members out this year, we hope to place higher,” Wilber said. Team strengths: Relays and sprints
Garden County Nickname: Eagles Class: D Conference: Minuteman Last year’s conference meet placing: Second District: 11 Last year’s district meet placing: Second Last year’s state meet placing: 26th Head coach: Jamie McColloch (8th year at Garden County) Varsity assistant coaches: Kim Colton, Tiffany Rice Returning state qualifiers: Layne McCarthy, sr., 4x100,
300H; Matthew McCarthy, so., 4x100, TJ Other returning letter winners: Dustin Bleidt, jr., throws, pole vault, 4x100; Jerry (Ryan) Smith, jr., 400, 4x400, 4x100 Top newcomers/transfers: Chris Wheeler, so., middle distance, throws; Tate Coss, fr., distance; Aaron Wheeler, fr., sprints, LJ, throws; Logan Douglas, jr., throws Season outlook: “Low numbers [but] hard workers,” Coach McColloch said. Team strengths: Throws, hurdles Team goals: “Win conference [and] district,” McColloch said. Last year’s highlights: Jesse Bleidt won a state championship in the discus. Former athletes competing in college: Jesse Bleidt, Chadron State; Frantzlee
LaCrete, Chadron State
Gering Nickname: Bulldogs Class: B Conference: Western District: 6 Last year’s district meet placing: Sixth Last year’s state meet placing: 26th Head coach: Randy Plummer (27th year as head coach) Assistant coaches: Bill Bauer, Rick Marez, Randy Johnson, Jimmie Rhodes, Gene Russell, Roger Schmidt Returning state meet qualifiers: Ryan Schwartzkopf, sr., 400, 4x400 relay; Dillon DeMott, sr., 300 hurdles, 4x400 relay; Aaron Pierce, sr., 4x400 relay; Austin Dolberg, so., 4x400 relay Other returning letter See BOYS TRACK, page 13
Track
Mar. 29 ........................................... Kimball Apr. 5 ......................................................... Bayard CD Apr. 10 .................................................... Creek Valley Apr. 17 ...................................................Mitchell WTC Apr. 25 ........................................Morrill/Mitchell G.C. Apr. 29 .........................Scottsbluff (Best of the West) May 2 ........................................Perkins County SPVA May 9 .................................................... Bayard B-C-D May 17 ................................................... Districts TBA May 23-24 ............................................ Omaha Burke
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March 29 .......................................... Kimball Apr. 5 ................................................................Bayard Apr. 10 ..................................................... Creek Valley Apr. 17 ..................................................... Morrill WTC Apr. 25 .........................................Mitchell/Morrill G.C. Apr. 29 ........................... Scottsbluff, Best of the West May 2 .........................................Perkins County SPVA May 9 ........................................................Bayard BCD May 17 ....................................................Districts TBA May 23-24 ............................................. Omaha Burke
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Thu., March 27 4PM ...........................Bridgeport Thu., April 3 ..... 4PM ...............................Bayard Tue., April 8 ..... 9AM ..................... Sidney Invite Tue., April 15 ... 9AM .................... Mitchell Invite Sat., April 26... 10AM ...............Alliance Invite Mon., April 28 .. 9AM .................Scottsbluff Invite Friday, May 2... 9AM ....................Chadron Invite Thu., May 8 ..... 9AM .......................Gering Invite Thu., May 15 ... 9AM ..............................Ogallala Mon., May 19.................................. District Golf Tue. & Wed. May 28 & 29 ................. State Golf
GIRLS’ TENNIS
Tues., April 1 .. 2PM ............Scottsbluff/Gering Fri., April 4 ....... 4PM ................CDT North Platte Sat., April 5 ...... 9AM ......CDT North Platte Invite Tue., April 8 ..... 2PM ................................ Gering Sat., April 12 ................................. Ogallala (JV) Thu., April 17 ... 9AM CDT .........Lexington Invite
GIRLS’ TENNIS (CONT.)
Tue., April 22 ... 2PM .......................... Scottsbluff Sat., April 26 .... 9AM .................Scottsbluff Invite Tue., April 29 ... 2PM .........................Gering (JV) Fri., May 2 ....... 1:30PM ................ CDT McCook Thu., May 8 ..... 9AM CDT .......Kearney Catholic Tue., May 13 ... 10AM ........................ Scottsbluff
TRACK
Sat., March 22 . 10AM ....CSC Indoor @Chadron Sat., March 29 . 8:30AM ................. Sidney Invite Sat., April 5 ...... Noon CDT Buffalo Bill @N. Platte Thu., April 10 ... Noon .................. Mitchell Invite Thu., April 17.. 9AM...................Alliance Invite Fri., April 25 ..... Noon .......... Scottsbluff Twilight Sat., May 3 ...... 9AM .....West. Conf. @ Chadron Fri., May 9 ....... 8:30AM ................Bayard B-C-D Thu., May 15 ..................................B-6 Districts Fri. Sat. May 23 & 24 .... State Track @ Omaha