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Florence girls, Darby boys take District 6-B team titles
by STACEY LISHOK - Ravalli Republic
Darby’s John Pyles leaps in the long jump during the District 6-B divisional track meet in Missoula Saturday. STACEY LISHOK - Ravalli Republic
MISSOULA - The Florence girls took the District 6-B title after a two-day meet in Missoula Friday and Saturday.

The Falcons scored 133 points followed by Darby at 123.5.

Florence’s Katie Niemeir broke records on her way to four individual titles. Niemeir finished the 400 in a time of 59.51 breaking the meet record of 59.90 and set a new record in the 100 hurdles (15.06) and 300 hurdles (44.70). Niemeir also took first in the 200.

Florence finished the 400 relay first while Falcon Anna Niemeir took first in the 100 and teammate Mariah Mitman finished first in the high jump.

For Darby, Heather Demorest swept the long runs taking top honors in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

Teammate Rachel Wetzsteon finished first in the triple jump (33-11).

On the boys side, Darby took top team honors as Seth Garbett swept the long runs taking first in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.

Tiger Aaron Johnston finished first in the 100 (11.80), 200 (23.91) and the long jump (19-2).

Florence’s Reed Jenkins finished first in the triple jump (40-1) and Alex Mitchell took top honors in the high jump (602).

Also at Big Sky, Victor competed in the District 13-C meet.

The Pirates had district title-takers in Cody Burdett, Michal Boska and Kurt Manely. Burdett took the 100 hurdles while Boska finished first in the 3,200 and Manely earned the title in javelin.

The four-man Pirate team of Tyler Coorough, Gatlin Lamb, Hank MacPherson and Burdett took the title in the 1,600 relay.

District 6-B

GIRLS

Team scores: Florence 133, Darby 123.5, Loyola 113.5, Deer Lodge 84, Seeley-Swan 52, Valley Christian 19.

100 - 1, Anna Niemeir, Flo, 13.36; 2, Shelby Fisk, Flo, 13.82; 5, Rachel Wetzsteon, Dar, 14.04;

200 - 1, Katie Niemeir, Flo, 26.37; 2, Anna Niemeir, Flo, 27.92; 4, Shelby Fisk, Flo, 28.57;

400 - 1, Katie Niemeir, Flo, 59.51 (meet record; old mark, 59.90, Laura Kruschke, Frenchtown, 1999); 6, Taryn Rylander, Flo, 1:14.90.

800 - 1, Heather Demorest, Dar, 2:25.57; 3, Keri Ledford, Dar, 2:35.62;

1,600 - 1, Heather Demorest, Dar, 5:19.24; 2, Abby Mytty, Flo, 5:40.70; 3, Keri Ledford, Dar, 5:48.64; 6, Cheyenne Oliver, Dar, 5:58.37.

3,200 - 1, Heather Demorest, Dar, 11:53.17; 2, Abby Mytty, Flo, 12:36.19; 3, Keri Ledford, Dar, 12:45.07; 4, Cheyenne Oliver, Dar, 13:21.27; 5, Mistie Brown, Flo, 12:32.84;

100 hurdles - 1, Katie Niemeir, Flo, 15.06 (meet record; old mark, 15.10, Anna Keller, Valley Christian, 1999); ; 3, Sarah Jakober, Dar, 17.82;

300 hurdles - 1, Katie Niemeir, Flo, 44.70 (meet record; old record 46.29 by Anna Keller, VC, 2000); 3, Rachel Wetzsteon, Dar, 50.89;

400 relay - 1, Florence (Katie Niemeir, Shelby Fisk, Rosie O’Brien, Anna Niemeir), 52.82; 6, Darby, 58.40.

1,600 relay - 3, Florence, 4:36.74; 5, Darby, 5:03.97;

Javelin - 2, Maria Cress, Dar, 117-0; 4, Brekkan Green, Dar, 95-3;

Shot put - 2, Maria Cress, Dar, 33-5; 4, Megan Leathers, Flo, 30-10.5;

Discus - 2, Megan Leathers, Flo, 105-1; 3, Maria Cress, Dar, 104-1;

Triple jump - 1, Rachel Wetzsteon, Dar, 33-11; 3, Mariah Mitman, Flo, 31-11/;

High jump - 1, Mariah Mitman, Flo, 5-0;; 6 (tie), Katy Ermatinger, Loy, and Cheyenne Oliver, Dar, 4-2.

Long jump - 2, Rachel Wetzsteon, Dar, 15-5; 3, Sarah Jakober, Dar, 15-2.75;

Pole vault - 4, (tie) Alexandra Bronk, Dar, and Linsea Farrow, DL, 6-6.

BOYS

Team scores: Darby 158, Loyola Sacred Heart 124, Deer Lodge 101, Florence 64, Seeley-Swan 52, Valley Christian 19.

100 - 1, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 11.80; ; 6, Zac Haskell, Flo, 12.27.

200 - 1, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 23.91; 6, John Pyles, Dar, 25.18.

400 - 2, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 52.18; 6, Brandon Lorensen, Flo, 55.13.

800 - 1, Seth Garbett, Dar, 2:02.38; 2, Matt Stout, Dar, 2:02.50; 3, Doug Raymer, Dar, 2:04.09; ; 5, Zach Newbary, Flo, 2:06.73; 6, Chris Benson, Flo, 2:07.81.

1,600 - 1, Seth Garbett, Dar, 4:30.05; 2, Matt Stout, Dar, 4:39.54; 3, Doug Raymer, Dar, 4:41.37; 4, Zach Newbary, Flo, 4:46.94;6, Sean Abrahamsen, Dar, 4:49.14.

3,200 - 1, Seth Garbett, Dar, 10:04.52; 2, Sean Abrahamsen, Dar, 10:27.52; 3, Matt Stout, Dar, 10:33.00; 5, Doug Raymer, Dar, 10:58.05;

300 hurdles - 2, Alex Mitchell, Flo, 43.54;

400 relay - 3, Florence, 47.28; 5, Darby, 48.62;

1,600 relay - 2, Darby, 3:39.80; 5, Florence, 3:50.37;

Discus - 3, Andy Walters, Dar, 132-3fi; 4, Matt Otter, Dar, 120-1; 6, Zac Haskell, Flo, 118-5fi.

Javelin - 6, Damon Ward, Flo, 131-3.

Shot put - 3, Andy Walters, Dar, 45-0; 5, Nicholas Mormanick, Dar, 38-9;

Long jump - 1, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 19-2; 3, Ben Robbins, Dar, 18-8.25; 4, John Pyles, Dar, 18-5; 5, Ross Mangun, Flo, 18-4.25; 6, Reid Baerlocher, Flo, 18-0.

Triple jump - 1, Reed Jenkins, Flo, 40-3/; 2, Ross Mangun, Flo, 39-4fi; 3, Ben Robbins, Dar, 37-11fi; 4, Reid Baerlocher, Flo, 37-8; 5, Brandon Lorensen, Flo, 37-2;

High jump - 1, Alex Mitchell, Flo, 6-2;

District 13-C

BOYS

Team scores: Drummond 166, Victor 115, Arlee 100, Alberton 59, Lincoln 57, Philipsburg 28.

200 - 6, Gatlin Lamb, Vic, 24.59.

400 - 2, Gatlin Lamb, Vic, 54.13; 3, Tyler Coorough, Vic, 55.96;

800 - 3, Dustin Harris, Vic, 2:13.40; 6, Randy Lewis, Vic, 2:18.94.

1,600 - 3, Elliott Fischer, Vic, 5:12.41; 4, Michal Boksa, Vic, 5:13.46;

3,200 - 1, Michal Boksa, Vic, 11:13.58; 3, Fischer Elliott, Vic, 11:30.28; 6, Dustin Harris, Vic, 12:06.47.

110 hurdles - 1, Cody Burdett, Vic, 16.54; 5, Matt McClintock, Vic, 17.96;

300 hurdles - 2, Cody Burdett, Vic, 44.64;

400 relay - 3, Victor 47.16;

1,600 relay - 1, Victor (Tyler Coorough, Gatlin Lamb, Hank MacPherson, Cody Burdett), 3:42.21;

Discus - 5, Gatlin Lamb, Vic, 118-6;

Javelin - 1, Kurt Manely, Vic, 150-4;

Triple jump - 3, Saxton Coorough, Vic, 40-4; 4, Tyler Coorough, Vic, 39-4;

Long jump - 3, Saxton Coorough, Vic, 19-1;

High jump - 5, Clay Sacks, Vic, 5-6;

GIRLS

Team scores: Drummond 219, Philipsburg 104, Arlee 93, Alberton 69, Lincoln 17, Victor 1.

100 - 6, Amnada Larrew, Vic, 15.30.

Elsewhere,

Polson ABC

BOYS

Team scores: Corvallis 126, C-Falls 84, Whitefish 84, Frenchtown 63, Polson 44, Hamilton 42, Bigfork 36, Ronan-St. Ignatius 18, Stevensville 14, Browning 10.

100 - 4, Isaac Hunter, Ste, 11.66; 5, Devin Leonardi, Ham, 11.68;

200 - 1, Tyler Bonngard, Cor, 22.96; 4, Allen McCarty, Ham, 23.60;

800 - 1, Drew Zeiler, Cor, 2:00.17; 3, Wyatt Lawrence, Ham, 2:02.74; 5, Jake Jessop, Ham, 2:05.55;

1,600 - 2, Jake Jessop, Ham, 4:43.9; 0; 4, Chris Jessop, Cor, 4:45.2; 6, Colby Henderson, Cor, 4:46.6.

3,200 - 6, Quinn Sloan, Ham, 11:58.01.

110 hurdles - 1, Slater Powell, Cor, 14.7;3, Justin Morgan, Cor, 15.9;

300 hurdles - 1, Slater Powell, Cor, 39.66; 6, Allen McCarty, Ham, 43.93.

400 relay - 1, Corvallis (Justin Dixon, Trent Vore, Steven Jessop, Kyle Luedecke), 43.47; 6, Hamilton, 45.61.

1,600 relay - 1, Corvallis (Mahlone Jessop, Tyler Bonngard, Slater Powell, Drew Zeiler), 3:26.63;

Javelin - 1, Austin Landis, Cor, 171-8; 3, Matt Smith, Cor, 160-6;

Shot put - 1, Dalton Sybrant, Cor, 53-6; 3, Matt Smith, Cor, 46-3; 4, Cody Sellers, Ham, 44-0.5;

Discus - 1, Dalton Sybrant, Cor, 164-0; 4, Tye Exner, Ham, 127-4;

High jump - 5, Marshall Johnson, Cor, 5-10, 6, Allen McCarty, Ham, 5-10.

Long jump - 2, Devin Leonardi, Ham, 20-4; 4, Isaac Hunter, Ste, 20-0; .

Triple jump - 1, Isaac Hunter, Ste, 42-2.5; 4, Devin Leonardi, Ham, 40-8.25; 6, Marshall Johnson, Cor, 39-5.

Pole vault - 1, Austin Byron, Cor, 14-0;

GIRLS

Team scores: Polson 131, Hamilton 82, Frenchtown 74, Whitefish 51, C-Falls 50, Bigfork 43, Stevensville 38, Corvallis 32, Ronan-St. Ignatius 17, Browning 6.

100 - 4, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 13.05; 5, Nikki Barron, Cor, 13.31;

200 - 1, Paige Squire, Cor, 25.98; 2, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 26.71; 4, Michelle Jones, Ham, 27.29;

400 - 1, Misha Trotter, Ham, 58.73; 3, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 61.01;

800 - 4, Courtney White, Cor, 2:31;

1,600 - 1, Misha Trotter, Ham, 5:26; .

3,200 - 3, Maureen Palmersheim, 12:49;

100 hurdles - 1, Paige Squire, Cor, 15.10;

300 hurdles - 3, Megan Baker, Ham, 48.65; 6, Michelle Jones, Ham, 50.61.

400 relay - 1, Hamilton (Camie Westfall, Megan Baker, Michelle Jones, Misha Trotter), 51.24;

1,600 relay - 2, Hamilton, 4:12.3; 4, Corvallis, 4:20;

Javelin - 4, Ashley Albert, Ham, 100-7;

Discus - 3, Averyl LaSalle, Ham, 104-6; 4, Meghan K., Ham, 94-1; 5, Whitney Cranmore, Cor, 90-9;

Long jump - 1, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 15-8.75;

Triple jump - 1, Brekka Johnson, Ste, 35-2.5; 3, Megan Baker, Ham, 33-2.5;

Pole vault - 2, Megan Baker, Ham, 9-6; 6, Tori P., Ham, 8-6.


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