The Florence girls powered by Katie Niemeir’s four individual wins brought home the District 6B team trophy on Saturday. Florence finished the meet with 133 points. Darby was second with 123.5 points. The top six placers in each event will compete this weekend at the Western B Divisional at Dornblaser Field in Missoula.

Niemeir set three district track meet records and ran a leg of the winning 400 relay as well. The soon-to-be MSU Bobcat ran the 100 hurdles in 15.06, which beat the 1999 record of Anna Keller of Valley Christian. Niemeir clocked a 44.70 in the 300 hurdles, breaking another Keller record. Her final record-breaking event was the 400 meters, a race she doesn’t run that much. She broke the tape with a time of 59.51, unofficially the second fastest time in Class B in the state. Niemeir also won the 200.

Another Niemeir is also making herself known on the track. Anna Niemeir, a freshman at Florence and Katie’s younger sister, took first in the 100 with a time of 13.36. She was second in the 200 and also ran a leg on the 400-relay team.

Aaron Johnston crosses the finish line in the 200 at the 6B district track meet. He had wins in the 200, 400 and the long jump and will compete this weekend at the Western B Divisional in Missoula. Jean Schurman photo.

Mariah Mittman was the final Falcon girl to win an event. She cleared the bar at 5 feet in the high jump. Mittman was third in the triple jump with a leap of 31-11-1/4.

There were several Falcons who placed high enough to qualify for the divisional track meet this weekend. Abby Mytty was second in the 1,600 and finished second in the 3,200 also. Shelby Fisk was second in the 100, fourth in the 200 and ran a leg of the 400 relay. Taryn Rylander qualified in the 400, taking sixth in that event.

Darby was led by Heather Demorest who took the top spot in the 800, the 1,600 and the 3,200. She had a time of 2:25.27, unofficially the second fastest Class B time in the state. Her time of 5:19.24 in the 1,600 is the fastest Class B time. She was three seconds off her fastest time in the 3,200 with a time of 11:53.17. Rachel Wetzsteon of Darby was first in the triple jump with a hop, skip and leap of 33 feet, 11 and ? inches. She was second in the long jump. Wetzsteon finished third in the 300 hurdles as well.

Mariah Cress, who was expected to take the javelin, slipped on her first try and couldn’t overcome the slippery approach to the javelin throw. She finished second in that event. Cress was third in the discus and second in the shot put.

“It’s unfortunate that the grounds here at Big Sky were flooded and didn’t give the athletes their best chance,” said coach Steve Gideon. There was mud at the javelin throw and the front stretch of the track had about two inches of water standing just off the ashphalt.

Sarah Jakober will also compete again next week. She finished third in the long jump and the 300 hurdles. Alexandra Bronk tied for fourth in the pole vault. Keri Ledford finished third in the 800, the 1,600 and the 3,200. Cheyenne Oliver was sixth in the 1,600 and fourth in the 3,200 and was sixth in the high jump.

The Darby boys won the team scoring, outdistancing Loyola by 34 points. They were powered by seven individual wins by Seth Garbett and Aaron Johnston.

Seth Garbett took all three distance races. He won the 800 with a time of 2:02.38, the unofficial fastest time by a Class B competitor. Garbett’s time of 4:30.05 was nine seconds faster than second place which was teammate Matt Stout. It stands as the second fastest time in all classes right now. Doug Raymer of Darby was third and Sean Abrahamsen was sixth. Garbett finished the 3,200 in 10:04.52.

Stout, who Gideon said was dealing with the flu on Saturday, finished second in the 800 and third in the 3,200 as well. Raymer, a freshman, was third in the 800 and fifth in the 3,200. Abrahamsen finished second in the 3,200.

Aaron Johnston also had a stellar day for the Tigers. He won the 100 with a time of 11.80. He took first in the 200 with 23.91 and won the 400 with a time of 52.18. Johnston also won the long jump and ran on the second place 1,600-relay team.

Andy Walters finished third in the shot put and the discus. Ben Robbins was third in the long jump and the triple jump. John Pyles finished sixth in the 200 and fourth in the long jump. Nicholas Mormanick was fifth in the shot put. Both Darby relay teams qualified.

Florence finished in fourth with 64 points. Reed Jenkins took first in the triple jump with an effort of 40 feet, 3 and ? inches. Alex Mitchell won the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 2 inches.

Also qualifying for the Falcons were Zac Haskell in the 100 and discus; Brandon Lorensen in the 400 and triple jump; Zac Newbary in the 800 and 1,600; Ross Mangun in the long jump and triple jump; Reid Baerlocher in the long jump and triple jump; and Chris Benson in the 800.

Class A schools will compete this weekend in Anaconda at the Southwest A Divisional.

GIRLS

Team scores: Florence 133, Darby 123.5, Loyola Sacred Heart 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, 12:32.8.

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; 2. Loyola Sacred Heart, 54.10; 3. Deer Lodge, 55.15; 4. Seeley-Swan, 56.92; 5. Valley Christian, 57.99; 6. Darby, 58.40.

1,600 relay – 1. Loyola, 4:25.45; 2. Seeley-Swan, 4:35.31; 3. Florence, 4:36.74; 4. Valley Christian, 4:45.86; 5. Darby, 5:03.97; 6. Deer Lodge, 5:22.54.

Javelin – 1. Kiernan Haggerty, Loy, 120-1; 2. Mariah Cress, Dar, 117-0; 4. Brekkan Green, Dar, 95-3.

Shot put – 1. Christina Medeiros, Loy, 37-8; 2. Cress, Dar, 33-5; 4. Megan Leathers, Flo, 30-10.5.

Discus – 1. Medeiros, Loy, 107-6; 2. Leathers, Flo, 105-1; 3. Cress, Dar, 104-1;

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

Long jump – 1. Jordan Pfau, Loy, 16-7; 2. Wetzsteon, Dar, 15-5; 3. Jakober, Dar, 15-2.75.

Triple jump – 1. Rachel Wetzsteon, Dar, 33-11 3/4; 3. Mitman, Flo, 31-11 1/4;

Pole vault – 1. Shelby Johnson, DL, 8-0; 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. Johnston, Dar, 23.91; 6. John Pyles, Dar, 25.18.

400 – 1. Brendan King, DL, 52.16; 2. 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. Garbett, Dar, 4:30.05; 2. Stout, Dar, 4:39.54; 3. Raymer, Dar, 4:41.37; 4. Newbary, Flo, 4:46.94; 6. Sean Abrahamsen, Dar, 4:49.14.

3,200 – 1. Garbett, Dar, 10:04.52; 2. Abrahamsen, Dar, 10:27.52; 3. Stout, Dar, 10:33.00; 5. Raymer, Dar, 10:58.05.

400 relay – 1. Loyola 45.55; 2. Seeley-Swan 46.02; 3. Florence 47.28; 4. Valley Christian 48.27; 5. Darby 48.62; 6. Deer Lodge 48.66.

1,600 relay – 1. Loyola 3:34.27; 2. Darby, 3:39.80; 3. Seeley-Swan 3:45.63; 4. Deer Lodge 3:47.45; 5. Florence, 3:50.37; 6. Valley Christian, 4:10.42.

300 hurdles – 1. Brendan King, DL, 41.89; 2, Alex Mitchell, Flo, 43.54.

Javelin - 1, Brandon Haggerty, Loy, 157-2; 6. Damon Ward, Flo, 131-3.

Shot put – 1. Zach Balcom, Loy, 53-10 (meet record; old record 53-9, Bryan Slingsby, Florence, 2007); 3. Andy Walters, Dar, 45-0; 5. Nicholas Mormanick, Dar, 38-9.

Discus – 1. Brandon Forson, DL, 148-3; 3. Walters, Dar, 132-3 1/2; 4. Matt Otter, Dar, 120-1; 6. Zac Haskell, Flo, 118-5 1/2.

High jump – 1. Alex Mitchell, Flo, 6-2.

Long jump - 1 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 1/4; 2. Mangun, Flo, 39-4 1/2; 3. Ben Robbins, Dar, 37-11 1/2; 4. Reid Baerlocher, Flo, 37-8 3/4; 5. Brandon Lorensen, Flo, 37-2.

Victor finishes second in district; 12 headed to divisionals

Victor finished second in the District 13C meet at Big Sky and will be sending 12 athletes to the Western C Divisional this week.

Cody Burdett finished first in the 110 hurdles and second in the 300’s. He ran the anchor on Victor’s winning 1,600 relay team. Victor also got a couple of surprising wins. Freshman Kurt Manely took first in the javelin. He threw the spear 150 feet, four inches; five feet farther than second place. Czech exchange student Michal Boksa took first in the 3,200 and was fourth in the 1,600. Emmett (Fischer) Elliott was third in the 1,600 and the 3,200.

Victor’s Cody Burdett shown here taking the handoff from Gatlin Lamb in the 1,600 relay, finished first in the 110 hurdles and even though he fell at the last hurdle in the 300’s, he was second with a time of 44.64. Burdett also ran the anchor on Victor’s winning 1,600 relay team. Jean Schurman photo.

Gatlin Lamb took second in the 400, fifth in the discus, sixth in the 200 and was on the relay team. Tyler Coorough was third in the 400 and the triple jump. Saxton Coorough was third in the triple jump and the long jump. Dustin Harris finished third in the 800 and sixth in the 3,200. Randy Lewis was sixth in the 800. Matt McClintock was fifth in the 110 hurdles and Clay Sacks finished fifth in the high jump.

Amanda Larrew was the lone girl to qualify for the Pirates. She was sixth in the 100.

Darby Girls win team title

The Darby tennis team brought home the top honor at the Western B/C Divisional tennis tournament in Missoula. They scored 37 points to top Superior by nine pointes. Valley Christian had 27 points and Loyola 24.

Sierra Gandy won the singles championship and the team of Tara Sullivan and Natalie Krosch claimed the doubles consolation championship. Gandy defeated Jessica Manuel of Valley Christian, 6-1, 7-5, to take the championship. Gandy began her trip through the bracket with a first-round win over Kate Kuhl of Valley Christian. In the quarterfinals, Gandy defeated Brooke Sauro of Loyola and then topped Alex Conrow of Superior in semi final action.

The team of Sullivan and Krosch defeated Eppard and Haggarty in the quarterfinals. They lost to Megan Moore and Heidi Cross of Valley Christian in the semi finals but came back to top Catie Goodpasture and Cari Chamberlain of Superior and finish third. The top five players and four doubles teams will advance to the state tournament this weekend in Missoula.

Corvallis boys take first in SWA tennis

Hamilton and Corvallis were the scene of the Southwestern A Tennis Divisional on Friday and Saturday. Teams from the valley as well as Dillon and Ronan competed for a chance to advance to the state tournament in Kalispell this weekend. The top four singles players and the top four doubles teams will move on.

Corvallis captured the boys’ team trophy, easily outdistancing second place Hamilton. But it was a Bronc that took the top spot. Bob Huppert of Hamilton defeated Spencer Fehr of Corvallis, 7-6, 7-5, in a battle for the trophy. Isaac Smith of Corvallis won the consolation match over Ethan Selig of Hamilton for third place.

Corvallis finished first and second in the doubles match with Jake Sangster and Levi Pauley topping Dillon Murray and Mitchell Decker, 6-1, 6-1 for the top seed. The Stevensville team of Sam Lubbers and Josh Meier defeated Luke Also and Tyler Roberts of Corvallis, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4, for the third place spot.

Dillon claimed the top spot for the girls in the divisional tournament. They finished with 61 points. Hamilton was second with 39, Corvallis 31, Stevensville 22 and Ronan 2 in the team scoring.

Hamilton’s Mary Conwell upended Emily Palfhausen, 6-2, 6-0, for the championship. Corvallis’ Megin Madruga topped Kelsey Jura of Hamilton in the consolation championship, 6-2, 6-1, for third. In the doubles, Alyse Baker and Nadine Dietrich of Dillon Christina Boberg and Becky Weidow of Stevensville, 7-5, 7-5.

Corvallis’ Megin Madruga plays at the net during semi final action at the Southwestern A Divisional Tennis Tournament. Madruga finished third and will play at the state tournament in Kalispell this weekend. Jean Schurman photo.

The Stevensville doubles team of Christina Boberg and Becky Weidow finished second in the Southwest A Conference. Jean Schurman photo.

Southwest A Divisional

BOYS

Team scores: Corvallis 62, Hamilton 35, Stevensville 19, Ronan 9.

Singles

Championship - Bob Huppert, H, def. Spencer Fehr, C, 7-6, 7-5.

Consolation championship - Isaac Smith, C, def. Ethan Selig, H, 7-6, 7-2.

First round - Spencer Fehr, Cor, def. Yankey, Ron, 6-1, 6-0; Ethan Selig, Ham, def. Aaron Junor, Ste, 6-3, 6-3; Nathan Tavares, Ste, def. Allen, Ron, 6-0, 6-1; Isaac Smith, Cor, def. Cody Tredik, Ham, 6-3, 6-1; Jason Jessop, Ham, def. David Ilgenfritz, Cor, 6-4, 6-2; Burland, Ron, def. Travis Griffin, Ste, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; Cody Lengyel, Cor, def. Riley Slaughter, Ste, 7-5, 6-1; Bob Huppert, Ham, def. Smith, Ron, 6-1, 6-0.

Quarterfinals - Fehr, Cor, def. Selig, Ham, 6-2, 6-3; Smith, Cor, def. Tavares, Ste, 6-3, 6-3; Jessop, Ham, def. Burland, Ron, 6-3, 6-2; Huppert, Ham, def. Lengyel, Cor, 6-4, 6-0.

Semifinals - Fehr, Cor, def. Smith, Cor, 6-1, 6-1; Huppert, Ham, def. Jessop, Ham, 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles

Championship - Jake Sangster/Levi Pauley, C, def. Dillon Murray/Mitchell Decker, C, 6-1, 6-1.

Consolation championship - Sam Lubbers/Josh Meier, S, def. Luke Allsop/Tyler Roberts, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

First round - Sam Lubbers/Josh Meier, Ste, def. Cheff/Blixt-Leo, Ron, 6-0, 6-2; Luke Allsop/Tyler Roberts, Cor, def. Parker Richards/Graham Silcher, Ham, 6-4, 6-1; Michael Miller/Alex Ridgway, Ham, def. Yazzie/Sucha, Ron, 6-2, 6-1; Nolan Green/Zander Smith, Ham, Kyle Constantino/Jordan Owens, Ste, 3-6, 7-5, 7-5.

Second round - Sangster/Pauley, Cor, def. Lubbers/Meier, 6-1, 6-0; Allsop/Roberts, Cor, def. Butler/Shima, Ron, 6-2, 6-1; Dufresne/Enzler, Ste, def. Miller/Ridgway, Ham, 6-2, 6-3; Murray/Decker, Cor, def. Green/Smith, Ham, 6-1, 6-0.

Semifinals - Sangster/Pauley, Cor, def. Allsop/Roberts, Cor, 6-0, 6-1; Murray/Decker, Cor, Dufresne/Enzler, Ste, 6-3, 6-4.

GIRLS

Team scores: Dillon 61, Hamilton 39, Corvallis 31, Stevensville 22, Ronan 2.

Singles

Championship - Conwell def. Paffhausen, 6-2, 6-0.

Consolation championship - Madruga def. Kelsey Jura, H, 6-2, 6-1.

Semifinals - Mary Conwell, H, def. Nordahl, D, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0; Sarah Paffhausen, C, def. Megin Madruga, C, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3;

First round - Cassidy Morgan, Ste, def. Fisher, Ron, 6-1, 6-2; Sarah Harmsworth, Cor, def. Alanna Johnson, Ste, 6-4, 6-4; Amber Metzger, Ron, def. Melissa Difert, Ste, 6-0, 6-3; Tabitha Hooten, Cor, def. Courtney Schultz, Ste, 6-0, 6-1.

Quarterfinals - Madruga, Cor, def. Rose, Dil, 6-0, 6-0; Paffhausen, Dil, def. Jura, Ham, 6-2, 6-0; Nordahl, Dil, def. Sangster, Cor, 6-1, 6-1; Conwell, Ham, def. Stanisch, Dil, 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles

Championship - Baker/Deitrich def. Boberg/Weidow, 7-5, 7-5.

Semifinals - Baker/Deitrich, D, def. Rebecca Hankel/Kim Lamar, H, 6-0, 6-1; Christina Boberg/Beth Weidow, S, def. Laura Cornelisse/Stella Quinlan, H, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.

First round - Josie Clark/Courtney Liston, Ste, def. Torres/Frank, Ron, 6-0, 6-0; Rochelle Kutter/Emily Pateman, Ste, def. Matkovich/Courville, Ron, 7-6(4), 6-4; Rebecca Hankel/Kim Lamar, Ham, def. Katie Kerner/Kayla Ralls, Cor, 6-1, 6-2; Christina Boberg/Becky Weidow, Ste, def. Kyla Grymes/Tara Stromberg, Ham, 6-1, 6-0; Briggs/Myllymaki, Dil, def. Lauren Phinney/Jordynn Cheeney, Cor, 6-2, 5-7, 7-5; Laura Cornelisse/Stella Quinlan, Ham, def. Blixt-Leo/Walston, Ron, 6-2, 6-0; Ali Bierer/Anna Adolphson, Cor, def. Wehrfe/Downey, Dil, 6-4, 6-2.

Quarterfinals - Baker/Dietrich, Dil, def. Clark/Liston, Ste, 6-3, 6-2; Hankel/Lamar, Ham, def. Kutter/Pateman, Ste, 6-2, 6-0; Boberg/Weidow, Ste, def. Briggs/Myllymaki, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2; Cornelisse/Quinlan, Ham, def. Bierer/Adolphson, Cor, 2-6, 5-2, injury default.

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