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FALL SPORTS
PREVIEW 2015

A publication of The Livingston Enterprise and The Big Timber Pioneer

2015
FaLL SPOrTS
SCHEduLE
Shields Valley

REBELS
FOOTBALL
AUG. 29
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Sept. 18
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
Oct. 13
Oct. 23
Oct. 31
Nov. 7
Nov. 14
Nov. 21

Harlowton - V
Ennis - JH/V
Twin Bridges - JH/V
Broadview/Lavina Homecoming - V
Park City - JH/V
Gardiner - JH/V
Absarokee - JH/V
Gardiner - JV
White Sulphur Springs (Senior
Night) - JH/V
State Playoffs Opening Round - V
State Playoffs Quarterfinals - V
State Playoff Semifinals - V
State Playoff Championship - V

VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 29
Sept 3
Sept 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Sept. 15
Sept. 18
Sept. 22
Sept. 24
Sept. 26
Sept. 26
Oct. 1
Oct. 3
Oct. 3
Oct. 9
Oct. 10
Oct. 14
Oct. 16
Oct. 23
Oct. 24
Oct. 20-31
Nov. 5-7
Nov. 12-13

Drummond/Granite Tournament - V
Harrison - JV/V
West Yellowstone - JV/V
Sheridan - JV/V
Manhattan Christian - JV/V
Sheridan Tournament - V
Lone Peak - JV/V
Harrison - Homecoming - JV/V
Big Timber - JV
White Sulphur Springs - JH/JV/V
Shields Valley Tournament - JH
Belgrade Tournament - JV
Ennis - JV/V
Manhattan Tournament - JV
Manhattan Christian Tournament - V
Gardiner - JV/V
Lima - V
Twin Bridges - JV/V
Manhattan Christian - JV/V
White Sulphur Springs - JV/V
Gardiner - JH/JV/V
District Volleyball - V
Divisional Volleyball - V
State Volleyball - V

FALL SPORTS Preview THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015

Park High

RANGERS
FOOTBALL
Aug. 28
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Sept. 18
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
Oct. 23

Stevensville
Laurel
Glendive
Hardin
Lewistown (Homecoming)
Havre
Browning
Corvallis
Belgrade (Senior Night)

VOLLEYBALL
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Sept. 26
Sept. 29
Oct. 3
Oct. 8
Oct. 10
Oct. 15
Oct. 17
Oct. 20
Oct. 23
Oct. 24
Oct. 27
Nov. 5-7

Havre 4:00, Browning 6:00


Belgrade (Windy City Tourny)
Anaconda Tournament (All Levels)
Butte Central
Belgrade
Dillon
Lewistown
Laurel
Belgrade (Senior Night)
Hardin
Billings Central
Butte Central Tournament
Lewistown
Havre
Browning
Laurel
Belgrade - Divisionals

Gardiner

Big Timber
Corvallis
Loyola
Columbia Falls
Polson
Whitefish
Bigfork
Belgrade
Billings Central
Laurel
Belgrade
Billings Central
Laurel

FOOTBALL
aug. 29
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Sept. 19
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 16
Oct. 23

CROSS COUNTRY
aug. 28
Sept. 1
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 25
Oct. 3
Oct. 8
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Sept. 24

PHS Invite
Butte Central
Harrison
Bozeman
Missoula
C.M. Russell
Big Timber
Helena
Joliet
Divisionals - Browning
State - Eagle Falls Golf Course

GOLF
Sept. 4
Sept. 8
Sept. 11
Sept. 15
Sept. 18
Sept. 26
Oct. 2
Oct. 3

Dillon
Fergus
Fergus
JV@ Dillon
Butte Central
Fergus - Divisionals
Sidney - State
Sidney - State

BRUINS
FOOTBALL
Aug. 29
Sept. 5
Sept. 11
Sept. 19
Sept. 25
Oct. 3
Oct. 9
Oct. 17
Oct. 24

Absarokee
WSS
Harlowton
Ennis
Twin Bridges
Broadview/Lavina
Shields Valley
Park City
Power

CROSS COUNTRY
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24

Harrison/Pony
Big Bear
Manhattan
Butte
Joliet
Townsend
Great Falls State

HERDERS

BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER


aug. 28
aug. 29
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Sept. 19
Sept. 22
Sept. 26
Oct. 3
Oct. 6
Oct. 10

Whitehall
Three Forks
Manhattan
(Homecoming)
Glasgow
Townsend
Joliet
Roundup
Columbus
red Lodge (Senior Night)

VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 29
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 10
Sept. 12
Sept. 15
Sept. 17
Sept. 22
Sept. 24
Sept. 26
Sept. 29
Oct. 1
Oct. 3
Oct. 6
Oct. 8
Oct. 10
Oct. 13
Oct. 22
Oct. 24
Oct. 30-31
Nov. 5-7
Nov. 12-14

Columbus Tournament
Red Lodge
Columbus
Three Forks
Jefferson
Joliet
Manhattan
Shields Valley
Townsend
Whitehall
Manhattan
red Lodge
Manhattan Tournament
Columbus
Three Forks
Jefferson
Whitehall
Joliet
Townsend
District Tournament (Belgrade)
Divisional Tournament (Huntley)
State Tournament (Bozeman)

VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 29
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Sept. 18
Sept. 19
Sept. 25
Sept. 26
Oct. 1
Oct. 2
Oct. 3
Oct. 3
Oct. 9
Oct. 10
Oct. 12
Oct. 14
Oct. 23
Oct. 24
Oct. 28-Nov. 1
Nov. 4-7
Nov. 12-14

Phillipsburg (T)
Manhattan (C,JV,V)
Windy City Belg. (T)
West Yellowstone
White Sulphur
Ennis (C,JV,V)
M. Christian (C,JV, V)
Sheridan
Lone Peak
Twin Bridges
Belgrade
Laurel (Park City T)
Manhattan (JV T)
Shields Valley
Red Lodge (C, JV, V)
Lima (V)
Manhattan (C,JV,V)
Harrison
Shields Valley (C,JV,V)
District - M. Christian
Divisional - Butte
State - MSU

CROSS COUNTRY
Aug. 28
Sept. 5
Sept. 12
Sept. 22
Sept. 26
Sept. 29
Oct. 3
Oct. 8
Oct. 10
Oct. 17
Oct. 24

Livingston
Belgrade
Harrison
Red Lodge
Manhattan
Huntley Project
Big Timber
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Joliet
Townsend
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FALL SPORTS Preview THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015

Veteran Rangers
enter 2015 with
high hopes

hile the 2015


Park High Ranger volleyball
team returns
only two starters from last
years squad, the Rangers
have plenty of experience
with a senior-loaded team.
Even though we only have two
returning starters, we have five
seniors, said head coach Joey Lane.
So theyve been playing for a long
time, and they really dedicated themselves in the offseason. We had one of
the best open gym years that I can
remember, then we went to a tournament in Northern Colorado in late July
where we played 14 matches in three
days. That is almost a whole seasons
worth of matches. That was so helpful
in getting us that on-court experience
together where they are learning how
to work together and who is going to
take what, which is so important.
They came out of that so motivated
and wanting to work hard. They kept
working in open gyms all the way up
until the first day of the season. This

group of girls has put in more time


over the summer than any team in the
nine years Ive been coaching here.
Sierra Higgs and Holly Davis return
as starters from last years team, and
along with all the new starters will
come some much needed height.
Were going to have more height
than weve had in many years, said
Lane. Weve got Lauren Emter who is
like 6-1 or 6-2. Addie Kapsner played
varsity and JV last year and she is 6-2.
Sierra is 5-10 or 5-11, and Holly is 5-11.
Our setter Kinsey Whiting is also pretty tall.
Another of Parks strengths this year
should be their versatility.
They can all play different positions, and we will be utilizing that this
year, said Lane.
The Rangers also have the advantage
of hosting the Division Tournament,
which will work as a super-division
tournament compared to years past.
The Central and East Divisions will
combine for a 10-team tournament in
which the top four teams advance to
state. That tournament will be Nov. 5-7.
The volleyball season begins Friday,
Sept. 4 for the Rangers when they welcome both Browning and Havre for
matches beginning at 4 p.m.

Enterprise file photo by Hunter D'Antuono

Park High Ranger Holly Davis competes against the Butte Central
Maroons last season.

Ranger Volleyball 2015 Schedule


9/4

vs. Browning
vs. Havre

9/5

at Windy City Invitational (Belgrade)

9/12

at Anaconda Tournament

9/17

at Butte Central

9/24

vs. Belgrade

9/26

at Dillon

9/29

at Fergus

10/23 at Havre

10/3

vs. Laurel

10/24 at Browning

10/8

at Belgrade

10/37 at Laurel

10/10 at Hardin

11/5-7 Central A Divisionals at Park

10/15

at Billings Central

11/12-14 State A at Bozeman

10/17

at Butte Central Tournament

10/20 vs. Fergus (Senior Night)

Home matches in bold

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Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Park High Ranger Cade McOmber evades a tackler during a run against the Havre Blue Ponies in a game last season.

Park welcomes new head coach for 2015


By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

The 2015 Park High Rangers are under new


leadership as Bruce Knerr takes the helm of
the Ranger football program after three seasons with head coach Bryan Beitel, who led
the Rangers to the playoffs once in his three
years.
Knerr comes to Park from Wolf Point High
School, where he was the head coach for
three seasons.
I am excited for Bruce to start working
with the football players and building his program, said Park Activities Director Regina
Wood. Coach Knerr brings enthusiasm, passion and excitement about football and being
leaders in the school. His energy and work

ethic, along with his high expectations for all


involved, will be a great combination for
Ranger football.
Knerrs enthusiasm is evident early.
Im a 365 day a year coach, he said in an
interview with the Enterprise back in March
after he was first hired. I dont take summers off. I push my program every day. Im
going to make them stronger and faster all
year long.
Despite this being his first year with the
team, Knerr thought the transition went
smoothly.
The good thing is that most of the kids
were in our summer program, Knerr said.
They werent totally lost when we started
practice. That was a positive thing. There
were a few kids that we had to reteach

Ranger Football
2015 Schedule

because they hadnt been part of the summer


program, but overall it was alright. The biggest adjustment was the new (offensive) line
scheme.
The most important thing that Knerr wants
to instill with his team before the start of the
season is mental toughness.
We coach that every day, said Knerr.
Our first four days of football we call boot
camp. I physically wear them down to where
they want to shutdown because we pushed
them so hard. Then everything we do is a
vocal command, so when they get tired they
have to learn to listen as the game goes on
because we are a no-huddle team. We try to
coach mental toughness every day.
The Rangers open their season on the road
against Stevensville on Aug. 28.

Aug. 28 at Stevensville

Oct. 2

at Havre

Sept. 4 vs. Laurel

Oct. 9

vs. Browning

Sept. 11 at Dawson County

Oct. 16 Corvallis (Senior night)

Sept. 18 vs. Hardin

Oct. 23 at Belgrade

Sept. 25 vs. Fergus (Homecoming)

Oct. 31 Class A playoffs begin


Home matches in bold

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Rangers
reloaded
for 2015
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

ast year, the Park High


Ranger girls soccer
team lost to Laurel 2-1
in their final match of
the year. That loss kept the
Rangers out of the playoffs,
and while the goal for Park
this year is to return to the
postseason, last year is not a
motivator.

Right now were just training hard as a


team, said head coach Matt Dettori.
Were not focusing on who we played last
year or what happened last year. This
year is a new year. What were focused on
is that we train hard together, we train
right and if there are some shortcomings,
then were going to get on top of those and
correct them as soon as we can.
The Rangers are replacing six starters
that graduated from last years team,
including keeper Olga Mogen and Jordan
Devoto, but Park has the pieces in place
to make the transition.
The majority of the starters from last
year are gone, said Dettori. We are not
having to fill gaps, though. We are replacing those strong individuals like Jordan,
Olga, Ari (Brown) and Chelsea (Woods)
with a different team dynamic. Instead of
replacing one position (with one player),
we are filling it with a tight-knit group
that has been playing together for years.
Im seeing a whole different group this
year, and it is kind of cool watching them
come together and see how strong they
are as a unit.
This year were doing a lot of things
with conditioning, Dettori said. Weve
been running a lot. I think the second day
of practice they ran a little over four
miles on a team run. We have team runs
twice a week. We have early morning
practices, making it two practices a day,
twice a week throughout the entire season. They are working hard.
We have a good strike force this year,
said Dettori. Itll be interesting to see,
and that is where (conditioning) comes in,
too. Well be able to spend more time up
and be able to still get back when we need
to; we can attack the goal, then play
defense immediately.

Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Madison Patrick of the Park High Rangers, left, fights for the ball during a home game match last season.

Ranger Girls Soccer


2015 Schedule
8-28 vs. Corvallis

9-12 at Bigfork

10-6 vs. Billings Central

8-29 vs. Loyola

9-19 vs. Belgrade

10-11 at Laurel

9-4 at Columbia Falls

9-22 at Billings Central

10-17 State A playoffs

9-5 at Polson

9-26 vs. Laurel

10-24 State A semifinals

9-11 at Whitefish

10-3 vs. Belgrade (Senior Night)

10-31 State A championship


Home matches in bold

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Homan takes over


for Rebels in 2015
By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

The Shields Valley Rebels have a new coach for the 2015 season, but it
will be a familiar face greeting the Rebel players as four-year assistant
Laura Homan, who worked with previous head coach Callee Peebles, is
now taking over the Shields Valley program.
Homan is taking the reigns of her own alma mater after playing for the
Rebels from 2004-07, but that wasnt always the plan.
I went to cosmetology school, and then I ended up getting a job in
Clyde Park, Homan said. It happened to work out that the next year a
coaching position opened up. I had gone to school with Callee, and she got
in contact with me (about an assistant coaching job) I said yes, and Im
glad I did. I love the game, and it has been a joy to coach. It is a great field
to be in.
The familiarity between Homan and the players has helped with the
transition that normally happens when a new coach comes in, and has
allowed the Rebels to focus more on volleyball.
It definitely makes it a lot easier, said Homan. Youre not spending
the first two to three weeks trying to feel each other out and figure out
what works and what doesnt. I have that heads up going into it knowing
how hard I can push the girls instead of trying to figure out names and
who is who.
There will be some changes on the court for the Rebels this year due to
such a large turnover after six girls graduated from last years team.
Shields Valley has a strong senior presence again this year, but only one
junior, seven sophomores and two freshmen.
A lot of the girls are going to be in different positions, Homan said.
We possibly could run more of a 6-2 where we are used to running a 5-1.
Were still in the transition mode of seeing what will work. They have the
challenge of trying something new and different.
The Rebels will travel to the Drummond Tournament this Friday, Aug.
29, and their first home match will be Friday, Sept. 4 against West Yellowstone.

Rebels volleyball
2015 Schedule
8-29

at Drummond Tournament

9-26

Shields Valley Tourney

9-3

at Harrison

10-2

at Ennis

9-4

vs. West Yellowstone

10-3

at Manhattan Christian

9-5

at Sheridan

10-9

vs. Gardiner

9-11

vs. Manhattan Christian

10-10 at Lima

9-12

at Sheridan Tournament

10-14 at Twin Bridges

9-15

vs. Lone Peak

10-16 at Manhattan Christian

9-18

vs. Harrison

10-23

White Sulphur Springs

(Homecoming)

(Senior night)

9-22

at Big Timber

10-25

at Gardiner

9-24

at White Sulphur Springs

Home games in bold

Enterprise photo by Thomas Watson

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Enterprise photo by Hunter D'Antuono

Rebels looking to be playoff team


By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

The 2014 Shields Valley Rebel football team


finished one win away from qualifying for the
Class C 8-man playoffs, and despite losing the
majority of their starters from last year, making the playoffs is this teams goal.
We think we can be a playoff team, vying for
a spot at the end of the year, said head coach
Jon Croston. Were kind of on the cusp. We
could go one way or the other. We could have a
successful year and be in the playoff hunt. But
with the sheer numbers that we have, if we
have a few kids (miss games) it could be a
rough year. We have the talent that we think we
can be in the playoffs, but if a couple of things
dont work out, it might be a long year for us.

The Rebels lost three important players from


last years team in Cole Fairchild, who signed to
play football at the University of Montana Western, quarterback Thad Ferguson and wide
receiver Ryley Waddell.
It will be Brock Peterson who takes over for
Ferguson at quarterback after playing running
back last season.
We got some really good production out of
Brock last season, said Croston. Id like to see
his numbers continue to climb. Daniel Rivera is
a returning starter. He plays linebacker for us,
and hell play a big role. Gabe Shelton was a
two-way starter as a freshman last year, so we
are expecting big things out of him this year,
too.
With the deep threat of Waddell gone, and the
ability of Peterson to run the ball from the

quarterback position, there will be some changes to the Shields Valley offense this season.
Were not going to have the same passing
threat that we had last year with Thad and
Ryley, Croston said. So were going to have
more opportunity at quarterback to do some
more running attacks and sprint-out type stuff.
One worry for the Rebels this season is a lack
of numbers. While their is plenty of talent on
the team, Shields Valley will be even less prepared for injuries than most Class C schools,
which already struggle because of size.
The numbers seem to be down, said Croston.
It was surprising to me. We have probably
30-plus boys in the high school, and really about
a third or less came out for football this year.
Its been a struggle from a numbers perspective.

Rebels football 2015 Schedule


8- 29

at Harlowton

10-16

at Absarokee

9-4

vs. Ennis

10-23

vs. White Sulphur Springs (Senior Night)

9-11

at Twin Bridges

10-31

Class C first round

9-18

vs. Broadview (Homecoming)

11-7

Class C quarterfinals

10-2

at Park City

11-14

Class C semifinals

10-9

vs. Gardiner

11-21

Class C championship
Home matches in bold

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Bruins seek yet


another title
By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

oming off of their


third consecutive
Class C State
crown, the Gardiner Bruin volleyball
team has dominated the
landscape of Montana high
school volleyball
regardless of classification for some time now
and they are not ready to
loosen their grip yet.

The Bruins lost only two starters


from last years squad, giving them
five returning starters from 2014s
championship-winning team.
Graduated are Hannah Dean and
Tess Thomas, members of all three
of Gardiners state title teams, but
head coach Carmen Harbach
believes her team has the pieces to
replace that lost production.
I look at it that we have seven
starters, and Tess and Hannah were
two of those starters and were a big
part of everything that happened
last year, Harbach said. But we
still have five starters coming back
that didnt graduate. Well definitely have a different look. Well have
a different outlook on our game
plan, but I dont think were compromised at all. Im hoping that we
can just rearrange our pieces a little bit and keep moving forward.

The Bruins have six seniors on


this years team, and that experience is going to be one of the teams
strengths this season.
Theyve been around four years,
and theyve always had a little leadership role, but obviously now they
are being relied on more, said Harbach. I told the girls on the first
day that we need leadership. Our
success is going to depend on our
leadership, and it doesnt have to be
a senior that provides that. Im hoping some of the younger girls will
pick it up and let their light shine
through, too.
Harbach sees the Bruins as being
well rounded this year, and that
versatility is going to be critical for
Gardiners success.
Hopefully our skills and our ball
handling will help pull us through a
lot of matches, Harbach said. We
dont have that terminator that we
had last year in Hannah, but now
we have six really good hitters.
Were going to have a different
look, but different isnt bad.
While the Bruins are the back-toback-to-back defending state champions in Class C, they arent allowing
themselves to think about the end.
Its one day at a time, said Harbach. Last year we never talked
about winning state. Definitely it is
a goal, and it is always a goal in the
back of your mind, but youve got to
get through the season first, and
youve got to enjoy the season. Then
you have to get through districts,
then divisionals, and then hopefully
you can do something at state. So
its just one match at a time, and
enjoying the journey as we go so we
dont wish it away.

Bruin Volleyball
2015 Schedule

Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Kelsey McDonald of the Gardiner Bruins competes in the Class C volleyball


state championship in Bozeman last season.

Aug. 29 at Philipsburg Tournament


Sept. 4 at Manhattan
Sept. 5 at Windy City Classic (Belgrade)
Sept. 11 at West Yellowstone
Sept. 12 vs. White Sulphur Springs
Sept. 18 at Ennis

Oct. 3 at Park City Tournament


Oct. 9

at Shields Valley

Oct. 10 at Red Lodge


Oct. 12 vs. Lima
Oct. 14 vs. Manhattan Christian

Sept. 19 vs. Manhattan Christian

Oct. 23 at Harrison

Sept. 25 vs. Sheridan

Oct. 24 vs. Shields Valley

Sept. 26 at Lone Peak

Oct. 28-Nov. 1 District Tournament at Manhattan Ch.

Oct. 1 vs. Twin Bridges

Nov. 6-8 Western C Division Tournament at Butte

Oct. 2 vs. Belgrade

Nov. 12-14 Class C State Tournament at Bozeman


Home matches in bold

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Duncan McIntosh, of the Gardiner Bruins,


tries to fend off a tackle during a game
against the Shields Valley Rebels last season.
Enterprise file photo by Hunter DAntuono

Bruins look for return to playoffs


By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

fter qualifying for the


playoffs last season as a
No. 4 seed and having to
play against the top seed
in Class C 8-man in the first round
of the playoffs, the Gardiner Bruins are hoping not only to get back
to the playoffs, but improve their
seeding, as well.
Wed be very disappointed not to make the
playoffs this year, said head coach Mike Baer.
We were the fourth seed from the south division, and we want to be the No. 3 seed, at worst.
When you are a No. 3 seed, you go play a No. 2

from somewhere else, and that is a pretty good


matchup.
Our goal is we would like to host a playoff
game. To do that you have to be a No. 1 or No. 2,
and that is a little bit loftier of a goal, but it is
something that I think can happen.
The Bruins lost a lot of production with the
graduation of running backs Carson Knight and
Nick Sabo, as well as All-State offensive lineman
Seth Tyson, but Gardiner returns Eddie Rodarte,
and Justin Kingma are expected to step up
alongside Rodarte.
Justin played end for us last year and started
out the season as a quarterback, said Baer. Hes
fast, and hes become a harder runner. Last years
success as a team has built his confidence, and he
is going to be a good running back for us.
In all, the Bruins have just three starters
returning on both sides of the ball, but the new
players will be plugged in, and Gardiner plans to
run the ball just as well as they have in the past
behind new offensive lineman Paul Helfrich.

We lost a lot of starters, but we (gained some


too), Baer said. We had a student, Paul Helfrich, who was in an exchange program last fall.
Hes back, and hell be our center. Hes the strongest kid on the team. Hes about 205 pounds and
loves football. He takes a leadership role in a lot
of situations, and he is going to be big for us.
Overall, the offensive and defensive lines are
going to be a strength for Gardiner.
Our offensive line is going to be big, said
Baer. Jared Hurst was All-State on the offense
and defensive line. Hes back, and then you add
Paul into the mix. Were looking at a couple of
guys at guard. Jacob Oppelt played for us at the
beginning of last season, but he had some knee
issues. We think we have that figured out, but we
are going to limit him to just playing offense to
help try to prolong his season. Then we have
Kyle Webster. This is his first year playing football, and hes come a long way.
The Bruins will open the season on the road
against Absarokee on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m.

Bruins football 2015 Schedule


8-29

at Absarokee

10-3

vs. Broadview

9-5

vs. White Sulphur Springs

10-9

at Shields Valley

9-11

at Harlowton

10-17

vs. Park City

9-19

vs. Ennis

10-24

vs. Power

9-25

at Twin Bridges

Home matches in bold

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Park cross country boys start a race at home last season.

Enterprise file photo by Hunter DAntuono

Herders ready for 15 Rangers start at home


By Thomas Watson

By Thomas Watson

The Big Timber cross country team has an interesting mix of veteran and
inexperienced runners as the Herders gear up for the 2015 season.
Six girls and four boys make up the 10-member cross country team. The Big
Timber boys feature two returning sophomore runners in Brandon Schwers
and Clayton Gano.
The boys will also have some new blood this season as they welcome freshmen John Baxter and Jacob Husman.
The Big Timber girls also have two returning junior runners. Tanna Campbell and Jordan Chulyak will lead the Herders this season, with fellow junior
Kate Indreland back on the team after not running her sophomore season.
The Herders have three new girls on the team, as well, but all are upper
classmen. Emily Hughes and Brielle Stosich are two new juniors, and Megan
Garrard is new to the team as a senior.
Head coach Christina Bowden sees her team as poised to make big gains
throughout this season.
A big goal is to increase our weekly mileage from last year, when everyone
was new on the team, Bowden said. But the maingoal is alwaysto see where
they stand at their first race and improve immensely throughout the season.
Im looking forward to seeingsophomoresBrandon Schwers and Clayton
Gano meeting and even besting our lettering requirements this year.Also,
having enough girls to earn a team score is a revived motivator for the Herder girls and a great focus for them at meets.
The Herders put in plenty of work during the offseason, going on twice
weekly conditioning runs, and now they are ready to put that training to the
test in their first meet of the season this Friday in Livingston.
The meet begins at 10 a.m., and Bowden is excited to see what her team can
do.
The SGHS XC teamis full of standouts as far as motivated, coachable athletes, she said. They are eager to get out there, work hard and improve their
times and fitness. It is a dream team.

The Park High Ranger cross country team will start the season in familiar
territory as they host the Ranger Invite on Friday, Aug. 28 to start the season.
Park has 12 runners total between the boys and girls teams this season, led
by veterans Dan Miller and Devin Nelson on the boys side, and Larissa Saarel
for the girls.
The Ranger cross country team has been preparing all summer for this season.
I did my best to get them to run over the summer; we did our usual summer running club, said head coach Kirk Lentz. They log their miles, and if
they run over 100 miles over the summer, they get recognition for that. In
addition to that, we tried to have one weekly event, usually on a Saturday or
Sunday, and we would meet someplace and go for a run.
Those that ran 100 miles are going to reap the benefits as the season progresses, Lentz added.
Miller and Nelson ended last season with the top times on the team, and both
are ready for another year.
While the individual results of runners are important, there is a team aspect
of cross country that is often times overlooked.
Cross country is definitely a team sport, said Lentz. Cross country is
probably one of the most misunderstood sports. As much as it can be and is an
individual sport in the sense of focusing on improving your own personal
times, there are a ton of team aspects to cross country. Because without five
runners that finish that race, youre nothing as a school youve just got a
couple of individuals out there running, hoping to do their best. So there are a
lot of team aspects like running together and pulling each other along during a race.
After the Rangers host the first meet of the season, they will have eight
more meets the rest of the season, including a trip to Bozeman on Sept. 12 and
to Big Timber on Oct. 3.

Enterprise Staff Writer

Enterprise Staff Writer

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Herders determined
to make Division
Tournament

ead coach Liz Day


and the 2015 Big
Timber volleyball
team are ready to
take the next step, and
they are talking about it in
practice.

The Herders went into last seasons district volleyball tournament


as the No. 2 seed but finished fourth
in the tournament and failed to
advance to the division tournament,
a goal this years team hopes to
accomplish.
We are adamant to get to divisionals this year, Day said. Thats
pretty much every day well talk
about that. I think they are pretty
dedicated to making it to divisionals.
With four starters back from last
years team and six seniors on this
years squad, Big Timber has the
experience, and as the season draws
near the Herders have been working on their serving.
We have a really strong serving
team, said Day. We have two or
three really well rounded players.

Leichelle Woods and TediJo Todd play


all around. Leichelle and Holly Emter
were All-Conference last year.
In addition to the returning players, Big Timber welcomes two new
transfers from Billings, one junior
and one senior.
Mikala Doff is a junior and will
play libero for the Herders, and Aly
Rosteck is a senior and will be on
outside hitter.
The Herders are hoping their veteran players will mesh well for an
up-tempo style of play.
We are working to increase the
speed of the game, said Day. I
think theyre doing really well with
that on offense. Then our back row
with having the all-around players
that we do, we have quite a bit of
coverage back there. Im also really
excited about our defense.
In addition to working on increasing the speed of their offense, Big
Timber is also working on their
serve-receive during the preseason.
Its hard because weve been
working on our serves, so its hard
to tell if your serves are so good or
if your serve-receive needs work,
said Day. Picking up those serves
is something I want us to get better
at throughout the season.

Herders volleyball 2015 Schedule


8-29 at Columbus tournament

10-3 at Manhattan/MCHS tournament

9-4 at Red Lodge

10-6 at Columbus

9-5 vs. Columbus

10-8 at Three Forks

9-10 vs. Three Forks

10-10 vs. Jefferson

9-12 at Jefferson

10-13 at Whitehall

9-15 at Joliet

10-22 vs. Joliet

9-17 vs. Manhattan

10-24 vs. Townsend (Senior Night)

9-22 at Shields Valley

10/30-10/31 District Tournament at Belgrade

9-24 at Townsend

11/5-11/7 Divisional Tournament at Red

9-26 at Whitehall

Lodge

9-29 at Manhattan

11-13 /11-16 State Tournament at Bozeman

10-1 vs. Red Lodge

Home matches in bold

Enterprise file photo by Hunter D'Antuono

Jocelin Holman, of the Big Timber Herders, dives to make contact during
a home game last season.

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Big Timber's Walker LaVoy jumps over


Columbus' Kiefer McKay to hang onto
the ball during the first quarter of the
homecoming game on Sept. 26.
Yellowstone Newspapers photo by Mackenzie Reiss

Herders looking for playoffs


By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

ollowing a 4-4 campaign that


saw the Big Timber Sheepherder football team fall one win
short of a playoff berth, head
coach Bruce Bell believes his team is
ready to take the next step as they
prepare to embark on their 2015 season.
The Herders had a shot at the playoffs last season, but a loss in their final game of the year
dashed their hopes. Big Timber returns six start-

ers on offense, as well as six starters on defense


as they try to build on last year.
Thats what were hoping for, Bell said when
asked if the team goal was to reach the playoffs.
Like all Class B teams, because of our numbers,
were in a situation where injuries could hurt us
significantly.
Big Timber returns experienced players at a lot
of important positions.
We have great leadership from our seniors, he
said. And our skill players are one of our
strengths.
The Herders will have quarterback Ryan Morgan back after being named All-Conference last
season. Morgan also returns his top two receiving
targets from last season in Luke Rech and Brent
Finn.
Rech and Finn were both All-Conference last

Herder football
2015 Schedule

season, as well.
One problem that Big Timber could encounter
this season is size, or lack thereof.
Were not very big, Bell said. Were having to
do some things to try to overcome that size difference like teach our technique well.
One way the Herders hope to overcome the size
difference is by knowing their assignments as
well as possible.
We havent changed that much offensively or
defensively from last year, we are just trying to
do it better, said Bell.
Big Timbers first game of the season is this Friday at home at 7 p.m. against Whitehall. The
Herders homecoming game will be Sept. 11 versus Manhattan, and the teams final home game
will serve as Senior Night on Oct. 23 against Red
Lodge.

8-29

vs. Whitehall

9-4

at Three Forks

9-11

vs. Manhattan (homecoming)

9-19

at Glasgow

9-25

at Townsend

10-2

vs. Joliet

10-9

at Roundup

10-16 at Columbus
10-23 vs. Red Lodge (Senior Night)
Home games in bold

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Ranger boys
soccer aims for
postseason glory
By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

fter losing in the


quarterfinals following their state
championship win in
2013, the Park High Ranger
boys soccer team is hoping
for more postseason success
in 2015.

The Rangers have focused on


defense during preseason practice.
We started our two-a-days with
defensive work, said head coach Jeff
Dickerson. We want to be able to
defend everywhere on the pitch, and
win the ball back from our opponents
where we want to win it back and take
advantage of that.
Dickerson said his team is looking to
be able to win the ball in their attacking third and middle third of the field.
If we can win the ball back in those
places, we have the ability to counter
attack in a very efficient and powerful
manner, said Dickerson. Thats the
one-two punch that weve been working on, because we have a really strong
team this year in my opinion.
This years Ranger squad features
six players from the state championship team of two years ago, and Dick-

erson thinks that experience will pay


off.
Theyve experienced the highs and
lows of tournament play, he said. The
result of that is those six are very
strong leaders this year. They are very
focused players, and I think we have a
very high ceiling.
In order to reach that ceiling, the
Rangers have been focused on some of
the intangibles.
Weve been working on our mental
game, Dickerson said. We arent
ready to set goals because we need to
get ourselves focused, giving five percent more each training session. We
need to get ourselves working at 100
percent effort, 100 percent of the time.
Once we get into that, well set some
goals.
We certainly have the capabilities to
do well in our conference and have a
shot to return to the state tournament
with a (good seed).
In addition to the experienced
seniors, the Rangers have a good mix
of young players that will take time to
develop.
Weve got a great group of sophomores and three or four freshmen that
will contribute, said Dickerson. Its
going to take us a few weeks (to get
ready), but we have six games before
we start the conference. Well break it
down to pre-season games, conference
games and tournament play. Those are
our three seasons, so we have to work
on one at a time.

Ranger boys soccer


2015 Schedule

Enterprise file photo by Hunter DAntuono

Park Rangers Connor Amsk, left, and Kelton Madden, right, go up


against a Belgrade player to try to head the ball during a home game
last season.

8-28 vs. Corvallis

9-12 at Bigfork

10-6 vs. Billings Central

8-29 vs. Loyola

9-19 vs. Belgrade

10-11 at Laurel

9-4 at Columbia Falls

9-22 at Billings Central

10-17 State A playoffs

9-5 at Polson

9-26 vs. Laurel

10-24 State A semifinals

9-11 at Whitefish

10-3 vs. Belgrade (Senior Night)

10-31 State A championship


Home matches in bold

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Rangers hope
experience pays
off at State
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

he Park High Ranger golf team has already


started its season attending two tournaments before the school year even started
and the team is primed for a big year.

Of the Rangers eight varsity golfers five boys and three girls
seven of the eight competed on the varsity level last season, and
the eighth competed in a single varsity tournament last season.
Going into this season, the golfers knew that competition was
going to be tight, said head coach Jim Halberg of the intra-team
battles each week at practice. Nobody can sit back and relax and
assume that they are going to be the No. 1 player or that they are
going to be on varsity all year. There is a lot of competition there,
and the boys have taken that to heart. They are working hard to
compete individually, but they also know that as a team, we have
some pretty lofty goals this year. They know the individual competition is going to make the team stronger as the year goes on.
After practicing all offseason on mechanics to improve their
game, the Rangers preparation during the season is more mental
than anything else.
It really comes down to motivation, setting goals and doing what
we can mentally to prepare ourselves for tournaments, Halberg
said. We have talked about if you have a bad hole, you cant let
that affect the next hole. Even more specifically, if you have a bad
shot, you cant let that carry over. Golf is a game where you have to
have a very short memory.
Halberg is hoping that focusing on the mental side of the game
will help in improving the teams finish at the state tournament.
Last year the boys went to state, said Halberg. We strongly
feel like we can repeat going to state, and we want to improve on
our performance at state. We didnt have any all-state individuals
last year. I think all five of our varsity golfers have the potential to
receive all-state honors. The hard part about golf is that no matter
how long youve played, you never know what is going to show up
that day. But if we end up playing solid golf at state, there is no reason why we shouldnt finish in the top three (as a team), and of
course the potential is there that we could win state. That is something we have talked about. It is a lofty goal, but I feel like it is a
reachable goal.

Ranger Golf 2015 Schedule


8/17

at Butte Central

9/11

at Lewistown

8/21

Ranger Invite

9/18

at Butte Central

8/24

at Belgrade

9/26

Divisionals

9/4

at Beaverhead County

10/2

at State

9/8

at Harlowton

Home matches in bold

Enterprise file photo by Hunter DAntuono

Kaycee Keegan putts at the Class A Divisional golf tournament in Bozeman last
season.

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Bobcat offense impressive in final fall scrum


By Bill Lamberty

MSU Sports Information Department

Montana States offense came out


firing and stayed hot for most of Saturdays 80-play scrimmage, the final
live session of fall camp.
I thought the offense looked
exceptionally sharp, running and
passing, ninth-year Bobcat coach
Rob Ash said after his team scored
five offensive touchdowns in its final
scrimmage of fall camp. Dakota
(Prukop, senior quarterback) was
sharp, the line was really good, it was
a good dress rehearsal for the
offense.
Prukop and the teams top offensive unit marched 75 yards in eight
plays to open the scrimmage, with
Chad Newell punching it in from two
yards out. Newell carried four times
for 15 yards on the drive, while fellow
junior running back Gunnar Brekke
carried once for four yards. Both
missed last weeks scrimmage with
minor injuries.
That drive completed Newells
work for the day, while Brekke finished with four carries for 18 yards
and two pass receptions for 66 yards
and a touchdown. Ash was pleased
with the work of both. Newell ran
well today, Ash said. Brekke is 100
percent, he looked really good. He is

such a versatile performer because


he is an outstanding receiver and he
can also run between the tackles and
hes got some good speed, which he
showed.
A big factor in the teams offensive
play was the return of tackle Alex
Eekhoff and guard Kyle Godecke,
who have each continued to rehabilitate from injuries through fall camp.
I think it showed when those two
guys were in there, Ash said. I think
their experience showed. We were
right on target with every play that
we ran as far as getting hats on a hat,
and that allowed our skill guys to
have some room to operate, and
theyre pretty good.
Senior quarterback Jake Bleskin
performed extremely well, completing 10 of his 12 pass attempts for 196
yards and two touchdowns. He operated both the ones and the twos. We
wanted to get (Bleskin) some turns
with the ones, we wanted to get Jordan Hoy some turns with the twos,
and we just wanted to get (Brady)
McChesney and (Ben) Folsom some
turns, Ash said. That was the plan
from the beginning. Dakota knew he
was going to play one series.
Ash lauded Bleskins play. We
didnt miss a beat with Jake in the
game, and thats what we wanted to
find out today, if we needed to put

Jake in a game how would it look? I


was really happy with that.
Bleskin engineered one of the days
impressive drives, which covered 51
yards in only two plays. He found
sophomore receiver Jayshawn Gates
for a 42-yard gain on first down, then
hit him again for a nine-yard touchdown play on the next snap. I came
out today with the expectation of
making big plays, Gates said. Thats
a big thing for me, my mindset.
In his first extended workload of
the fall, redshirt freshman running
back Noah James proved to be a
workhorse. He carried 14 times for 69
yards, scoring one touchdown. He
also caught a 13-yard pass. Classmate
Johnny DAgostino, who Ash identified as one of the young players making a push into the depth chart,
caught a scrimmage-high six passes.
Veterans Tanner Roderick (two
catches, 46 yards) and Mitchell Herbert (two for 47) performed well on
Saturday. Ash liked what he saw from
his receivers. I thought generally
our receivers did a very good job of
running with the ball, he said. They
caught it well, but ran with the ball
well after the catch, too, made some
guys miss. Of course Ive got to look
at the defensive side of that as the
head coach and say, weve got to make
better open field tackles.

Bobcat Football
2015
9/3

vs. Fort Lewis College (7:05 p.m.)

9/19

at Eastern Washington (1:05 p.m.)

9/26

vs. Cal Poly (1:35 p.m.)

10/3

at Northern Arizona (4:05 p.m.)

10/10 vs. Sacramento State (5:05 p.m.)


10/17

at Portland State (12:35 p.m.)

10/24

vs. East Tenn. State (2:35 p.m.)

10/31 at North Dakota (12:00 p.m.)


11/7

vs. Southern Utah (1:40 p.m.)

11/14 at Idaho State (1:35 p.m.)


11/21

vs. Montana (12:05 p.m.)


Home matches in bold

Grizzlies prep for game week in last scrimmage


By University of Montana
Sports Information Department

On a hot, smoky afternoon in


Washington-Grizzly Stadium, the
Montana football squad held its final
scrimmage of fall camp in a closeddoor session, looking to add polish to
an improving product.
The Griz ran through roughly 75
plays in a little over an hour as head
coach Bob Sitt pushed the tempo of
his hurry-up offense.
I thought the offense moved the
ball pretty well, got the momentum
going several times, lauded Coach
Stitt after the scrimmage. Defense
came up with a turnover and a
score. Its disappointing we cant
kick a field goal. Weve got to clean
that up. We get it down in the red
zone and if we dont score, weve got
to get points out of it.
Senior Kicker Chris Lider went 4/4
on PATs, but missed two shots at
field goals, one from roughly 20
yards and one from 33.
Quarterback Brady Gustafson
led the Griz for half of the 12 offensive series, tallying two touchdown
passes, accounting for 14 of the
Grizzlies 21 offensive points.

Sophomore Makena Simis led the


Griz through four of the next six
drives, but did not put points on the
board. Chad Chalich led the remaining two drives, one of which resulted in a touchdown pass to #26 Carl
Johnson in the 10th series.
The offense under Gustafson
came out blazing to start the scrimmage, with the 67 QB going 4/4
passing on the first drive, capped
off by a 50-yard touchdown bomb to
Jamaal Jones.
The defensive points came at the
beginning of the fourth drive of the
scrimmage, when defensive end
Zach Peevey blocked a pass from
Simis, hung on to the ball, and
returned it 30 yards untouched for
the score.
The third offensive score of the
afternoon came on the 11th series,
when Gustafson again unleashed the
long ball and found Ellis Henderson
streaking down the sideline for a
70-yard strike.
I think he (Gustafson) threw the
long ball better, said Coach Stitt.
He got a little air underneath it and
dropped it in over the top. Its what
we lacked in the last scrimmage
where we had a couple of deep ones

we could have got, that were a little


flat and we overthrew them. So it
was nice to get a couple deep ones.
Points of improvement from last
scrimmage included better protection on the QBs from the offensive
line, and increased production from
the running backs.
Its a combination of the quarterbacks moving in the pocket and
the O-line getting it done up front,
said Stitt. If we can eliminate
sacks, and keep ourselves in a
decent third down and fourth down
situation, its always going to be
effective.
The running backs made some
plays. We got the ball in their hands,
as far as throwing it, and also in the
running game, and when we get that
the play count is going to go way up,
our drives are going to get in the
double digit area, and then it gets a
lot easier.
Montana will review film from
the scrimmage on Friday as the
team enters game week.
I think we competed really well
and played hard. Its hot out here,
its smoky, and were just ready to
get after a game plan and prepare
for somebody else, said Stitt.

Grizzly Football
2015

8/29

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9/5

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9/19

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9/26

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10/3

at UC Davis

10/10 vs. Weber State


10/24 vs. North Dakota (1:30 p.m.)
10/31 at Portland State
11/7

at Idaho State

11/14 vs. E. Washington (1:30 p.m.)


11/21

at Montana State
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