Track teams to compete at county meet Thursday

SANDERS COUNTY - The Hot Springs Savage Heat track and field team sizzled at the Arlee Invitational on Thursday. The boys team won the meet led by strong performances in jumping events and relay races.

For the Heat, Jared White scored big in the triple jump with a leap of 38 feet 11 inches while Jimmy Holland took flight in the long jump with a measurement of 18 feet five inches. Wyatt Nagy improved his time in the 300-meter hurdles while Rosa and Jack Dolson saw marked improvements in the high jump.

The boys 4X100 relay of Dave Cross, Mike Gray, Wyatt Nagy, and Anthony Byrns took third with a time of 45.60. The 4X400 relay of Jimmy Holland, Dave Cross, Wyatt Nagy and Mike Gray took second with a time of three minutes 35.54 seconds.

Anthony Byrns placed ninth in the 200-meter dash, Wyatt Nagy finished fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with Jimmy Holland coming in eighth in that race.

In throwing events, Tanner Hoff placed seventh in the javelin while Dave Cross finished in the same spot in the discus.

Coach Vicky Nytes said the team continues to show improvement.

“We are in the process of fine tuning where we are right now and getting ready for the district meet,” said Nytes.

The Savage Heat will next take the field in the county-wide meet in Thompson Falls on May 2.

It was another strong performance from the Plains track and field team as the elite competed at the Top Ten competition in Missoula on Tuesday. Athletes must have finished in the top ten in their respective events in order to qualify for the meet.

Hailey Phillips started the Trotters off on the right foot winning the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.52 seconds and running a personal best and school record 45.64 in the 300-meter hurdles. Phillips also took second in the 200-meter race as well as in the triple jump. She finished the meet placing third in the 400 meter.

Nicole Rehbein had a strong meet, finishing fifth in the 200-meter race and sixth in the 100 and 400-meter dash. Shannon Diamond also finished sixth in the 200-meter event.

In long distance races, Felicia Earhart came in fourth in the 1600-meter event with Kim Earhart and Demi Horton going fourth and fifth respectively in the 3200 meter event.

Ashley Holmes came in fourth in the 100-meter hurdles and fifth in the javelin. Leah Thompson took third in the discus.

Ben Gorham, Wyatt Winebrenner, and Caleb Connoly also competed for Plains at the Top Ten meet.

Coach Denise Montgomery said, “The boys continue to improve and are showing signs of making a lot of progress. We just need to continue to improve.”

The Plains track and field team will compete in the Sanders County Meet in Thompson Falls on May 2.

As for the Bluehawks track and field team, the group saw some success at the Top Ten meet in Missoula with Hope Reid taking third in the pole vault with a length of 10 feet.

Preston Schubert placed twice with second place in the 300 hurdles with a time of 39.60 and third in the 110 hurdles in 15.94.

Dominque Holt obtained a second place in the high jump with a length of 6-3 and also took third in the pole vault with 14 feet even.

At the Whitefish Invitational the girls team came in fifth with a score of 79 points and the boys took fourth with 92 points.

Reid came in with a second place win in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 46.25, Allison Vaught obtained third place in the javelin with 105-07 and Logan Beckman placed in the shot put.

Schubert once again swept the hurdle course, taking first in the 110 hurdles, first in the high jump and fourth in the triple jump.

Holt came out with success as well, taking third in discus and pole vault and second place following Schubert in the high jump.

Thompson Falls will compete at the County Meet on their home turf Thursday.

The Noxon Red Devils will also compete at the Sanders County meet in Thompson and Head Coach Matt Havens is excited how they will stack up against other teams in the county.

“I’d like to see how we can compete with Hot Springs as they are in our district,” said Coach Havens. “We are expecting each kid to do their very best.”

“The kids are the ones who are pushing each other to do their best at each meet,” Havens continued. “These last few meets are all about the kids and what they have been working for.”

On May 4 the Red Devils take to the Seeley Invitational in Missoula, a good preparation for districts next week in Polson.

“This meet will be a measuring stick for Districts,” said Coach Havens.