'Beeters, Wildcats and Thunderbirds in action as season reaches the midway point

With snow falling earlier this week and temperatures not exactly ideal for spring sports it's hard to believe that the post season for High School Track and Field is just two weeks away. As such the four local teams will be working hard to prepare in just a short amount of time.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters and Harlem Wildcats went west this past Saturday to compete at the Choteau Acantha Track and Field Meet while the Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds headed south to the Fergus Invitational in Lewistown.

Chinook junior Toby Niederegger has already pre qualified for the Class C State Tournament in the High Jump after clearing a height of 6'2" in Havre earlier this season. Saturday in Choteau, Niederegger cleared 6'0" to finish second in the event. The junior also picked up a third place finish in the 100 Meter Dash, crossing the finish line in :11.80.

Niederegger, along with sophomores Tyler Schoen, Brenden Fetter and freshman Jackson Nordboe finished third in the 4x100 Meter relay completing the lap in :47.51. Fetter added a fourth place finish in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of :24.19.

Harlem freshman Moses Lawrence finished fourth for the Wildcats in the 3,200 Meter Run with a time of 13:03.42. Wildcat sophomore Landen Grey completed the eight lap race in 13:53.20 to finish sixth in the event. Chinook sophomore Lane Hasler finished fifth in the 800 Meter run with an effort of 3:33.18

Sugarbeeter freshman Hallie Neibauer turned in a fast lap of 1:03.26 in the 400 Meter Dash to win the event Saturday afternoon. Neibauer also earned a fourth place finish in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of :29.04. She then teamed up with junior Anna Morrow, freshman Charlie McKee and sophomore Sasha Gallus to finish third in the 4x400 Meter Relay (4:58.78).

Sophomore Anna Terry had another solid outing for the 'Beeters in the distance races. Terry won the 3,200 Meter Run with a time of 13:00.39. She also earned a runner up finish in the 1,600 Meter Run with a personal best effort of 5:52.04.

Junior Kinley Hamilton and senior Jayden Miller were again strong for the 'Beeters in the field. Hamilton finished second in the Shot Put with a heave of 30'4" while Miller was fourth with a throw of 29'11". In the Discus it was the same order of finish with Hamilton earning a second place finish with a flip of 88'8" while Millers mark of 86'9" was again good for fourth.

Harlem freshman Kaitlyn Johnson ran a solid race in the 100 Meter Hurdles, finishing sixth with a time of :19.20

The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbird Track and Field team was in Lewistown on Saturday and competed very well. Thunderbird sophomore Kalb Walker finished eighth in the Shot Put with a heave of 36'7.75".

The Thunderbird boys contingent consisted of Walker, seniors Jess King and Isaiah Denny along with sophomores Cash Messerly and Daniel Henry. The Thunderbird girls were represented by juniors Judemia Gray and Jaedyn Chandler

Choteau Acantha Invitational

Boys Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 3.) Toby Niederegger, Chinook - 11.80; 8.) Brenden Fetter, Chinook - 12.02; 14.) Tyler Schoen, Chinook - 12.21

200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 4.) Brenden Fetter, Chinook - 24.19; 12.) Toby Niederegger, Chinook - 25.38

400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 10.) Tyler Schoen, Chinook - 58.08

800 Meters Varsity - Finals: 5.) Lane Hasler, Chinook - 2:33.18; 9.) Jackson Nordboe, Chinook - 2:47.37

1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 7.) Tyler Schoen, Chinook - 5:36.53; 10.) Moses Lawrence, Harlem - 5:48.20; 12.) Lane Hasler, Chinook - 5:56.39; 13.) Jackson Nordboe, Chinook - 6:05.68; 16.) Shayne Stiffarm, Harlem - 6:10.26; 20.) Corey Bilger, Chinook - 6:27.02

3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 4.) Moses Lawrence, Harlem - 13:03.42; 6.) Landen Gray, Harlem - 13:53.20; 9.) Darrius LongKnife, Harlem - 14:24.09; 10.) Corey Bilger, Chinook - 14:27.57; 11.) Shayne Stiffarm, Harlem - 15:00.79

110m Hurdles - 39” Varsity - Finals: 7.) Darrius LongKnife, Harlem - 19.87; 13.) Landen Gray, Harlem - 23.95

300m Hurdles - 36” Varsity - Finals: 10.) Darrius LongKnife, Harlem - 49.56; 14.) Landen Gray, Harlem - 54.98

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3.) Chinook (Brenden Fetter, Tyler Schoen, Braxton Inman, Toby Niederegger) - 47.51

Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 9.) Mikkel Rider, Harlem - 35’11.”; 13.) Zachry Kinyon, Harlem - 32’07”; 19.) Quentin Edwards, Chinook - 31’03.50”; 25.) Michael King, Harlem - 30’09.50”; 27.) Wyatt Dunbar, Chinook - 29’03.50”’ 36.) Creedence Blackbear, Harlem - 26’04.50””’ 40.) Isaiah Gillett, Chinook - 22’10.50”

Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 16.) Mikkel Rider, Harlem - 89’05””’ 19.) Quentin Edwards, Chinook - 82’05””’ 21.) Wyatt Dunbar, Chinook - 82’01.50””’ 32.) Isaiah Gillett, Chinook - 63’02””’ 35.) Creedence Blackbear, Harlem - 57’05”

Javelin - 800g Varsity - Finals: 8.) Mikkel Rider, Harlem - 119’05””’ 14.) Zachry Kinyon, Harlem - 110’10””’ 28.) Quentin Edwards, Chinook - 87’11””’ 34.) Michael King, Harlem - 84’02””’ 39.) Wyatt Dunbar, Chinook - 72’07””’ 42.) Isaiah Gillett, Chinook - 71’00”

High Jump Varsity - Finals: 2.) Toby Niederegger, Chinook - 6’00”

Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 16.) Lane Hasler, Chinook - 15’03.00” Chinook

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 11.) Hallie Neibauer, Chinook - 14.09; 12.) Kaitlyn Johnson, Harlem - 14.14; 26.) Emma Billmayer, Harlem - 15.29; 28.) Keona Medicine Bear, Harlem - 15.35; 29.) Sasha Gallus, Chinook - 15.39; 30.) Charlie McKee, Chinook - 15.51; 31.) Aspyn Colby, Chinook - 15.83; 39.) Anna Morrow, Chinook - 16.25; 41.) Desiree Smith, Harlem - 16.61; 42.) EmJai Stiffarm, Harlem - 16.73

200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 4.) Hallie Neibauer, Chinook - 29.04; 19.) Charlie McKee, Chinook - 31.72; 23.) Sasha Gallus, Chinook - 32.72; 24.) Anna Morrow, Chinook - 33.09; 26.) Aspyn Colby, Chinook - 33.40

400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1.) Hallie Neibauer, Chinook - 1:03.26; 4.) Kaitlyn Johnson, Harlem - 1:07.78

1600 Meters Varsity - Finals: 2.) Anna Terry, Chinook - 5:52.04

3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 1.) Anna Terry, Chinook - 13:00.39

100m Hurdles - 33” Varsity - Finals: 6.) Kaitlyn Johnson, Harlem - 19.20; 15.) Emma Billmayer, Harlem - 21.03

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals: 9.) Chinook (Sasha Gallus,Charlie McKee,Anna Morrow, Hallie Neibauer) 59.44

4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals: 3.) Chinook (Sasha Gallus, Charlie McKee, Anna Morrow, Hallie Neibauer) 4:58.78

Shot Put - 4kg Varsity - Finals: 2.) Kinley Hamilton, Chinook - 30’04.00”; 4.) Jayden Miller, Chinook - 29’11.00”; 21.) Sarah Gillett, Chinook - 22’04.50”

Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 2.) Kinley Hamilton, Chinook - 88’08”; 4.) Jayden Miller, Chinook - 86’09”

Javelin - 600g Varsity - Finals: 10.) Jayden Miller, Chinook - 86’03”; 14.) Kaitlyn Johnson, Harlem - 84’03”; 22.) Kinley Hamilton, Chinook - 69’00”; 23.) Emma Billmayer, Harlem - 68’0”; 27.) Sarah Gillett, Chinook - 61’10”

Long Jump Varsity - Finals: 20.) Aspyn Colby, Chinook - 11-11.00”; 23.) Keona Medicine Bear, Harlem - 11-09.00”; 24.) Anna Morrow, Chinook - 11-03.00”; 26.) Sasha Gallus, Chinook - 10-11.50”; 26.) Sarah Gillett, Chinook - 10-11.50”

Triple Jump Varsity - Finals: 9.) Jayden Miller, Chinook - 28-01.00”; 16.) Desiree Smith, Harlem - 23-10.50”; 19.) Emma Billmayer, Harlem - 23-02.00”

Fergus Invitational, Lewistown, MT, Boys Results

400 Meters Varsity - Finals: 16..) Jess King, Hays/L.P. - 1:07.32

3200 Meters Varsity - Finals: 6..) Isaiah Denny, Hays/L.P. - 12:20.0; 7..) Cash Messerly, Hays/L.P. - 12:20.89; 9..) Daniel Henry, Hays/L.P. - 13:09.00

Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals: 8..) Kaleb Walker, Hays/L.P. - 36’07.75”

Discus - 1.6kg Varsity - Finals: 27..) Kaleb Walker, Hays/L.P. - 75’06”

Girls Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals: 25..) Jaedyn Chandler, Hays/L.P. - 15.02; 28..) Judemia Gray, Hays/L.P. - 15.68

Discus - 1kg Varsity - Finals: 15..) Judemia Gray, Hays/L.P. - 72’04”

Long Jump Varsity - Finals - 16..) Judemia Gray, Hays/L.P. - 12’02.00”; 23..) Jaedyn Chandler, Hays/L.P. - 11’06.75”