FREE PRE ss Page 8 Colby Free Press Thursday, September 8, 2011 SSPORTPORT SS Golden Plains starts season; loses at home against Quinter By Judy Rogers a pass to senior Cole Christensen only to be before Luna dropped the runner at mid-field. Golden Plains High School brought down. With Quinter back in posses- Luna then intercepted a pass to regain pos- sion, freshman Braden Korte and junior Cam- session. After turning the ball back over, a The Golden Plains High School Bulldog ron Spresser brought down their runner for a Quinter fumble was recovered by Walter al- football team kicked off their season with a loss. Quinter then connected on a pass but was lowing Golden Plains to take over on their own home game against the Quinter Bulldogs on brought down by Walter on the 11-yard line to 36-yard line with just under two minutes until Friday. end the first quarter 0-24. the half. With Golden Plains in possession, the The home team received the kick to start Quinter scored again early in the second ball was knocked loose and Quinter recovered. off its first game. After an 8-yard drive by se- quarter to extend their lead to 0-32. Golden The runner was stopped just short of the goal nior Kalyn Weber and a first down by senior Plains was not about to give up as they con- by Spresser, but Quinter was able to cross the Tyler Stevenson, Weber had to punt. Quinter tinued to gain yards and first downs before a goal line on the next play. Luna broke up the had a big return before being brought down pass attempt was intercepted by Quinter only point-after-touchdown pass attempt giving by Stevenson and junior Andrew Luna on the to be brought down by Spresser. Quinter broke Quinter a 6-44 lead going in to the half. 10-yard line. Quinter continued to run the ball through the line for yet another touchdown, Quinter received the ball to start off the and made a touchdown and a successful PAT but a point-after-touchdown pass attempt fell third quarter only to be stopped four consecu- pass to gain a 0-8 lead. After receiving the ball, short to give Quinter a 0-38 lead. tive times by Luna. Walter then brought down Golden Plains once again turned the ball over Weber picked up the kick return and broke their runner on the 5-yard line and Christensen on downs allowing Quinter to push through through Quinter’s line to run nearly the full stopped them for a loss. Quinter was finally twice more to increase their lead to 0-24 as the length of the field for Golden Plains’s first able to get over the goal line and had a suc- first quarter clock continued to click down. touchdown of the season. The point-after- cessful 2-point conversion with a quarterback The Bulldogs stepped back and stepped up touchdown pass attempt fell short and the keeper to end the game with a final score of LEEA JUENEMANN to make first downs by Weber and Stevenson home team was on the board 6-38 with 7:51 6-52. The Golden Plains Bulldogs will be hard Senior Kalyn Weber slipped past a Quinter defender during and gains by senior quarterback Ethan Wal- remaining on the clock in the second quar- at work this week as they prepare to travel to Golden Plains’ season opener Friday in Rexford. Weber scored ter. On a fourth down, Walter connected with ter. Quinter made a first down on their return Dighton tomorrow to take on the Hornets. the first touchdown of the season for the Bulldogs in this game. Lady Bulldogs drop Baseball two games at Hoxie tryout By Judy Rogers order to improve,” Chantee Luna added. comes to Golden Plains High School The girls will play next week against Heartland Christian, Healy, and Triplains-Brewster in Colby. The Golden Plains Lady Bulldogs dropped two In the elementary school gym, the junior varsity games in Hoxie on Aug. 30. The girls played their girls also played matches against St. Francis and Wichita first volleyball match against the St. Francis Lady Hoxie. The game stayed close with the first game Coast to Coast Baseball Indians. St. Francis won the first game 18-25, but becoming tied several times before the Lady Indi- would like to invite local the Lady ‘Dogs rallied in the second game to pull ans pulled ahead to pull off a 19-25 win. The Lady players ages 10 to 18 to one of off a tight 26-24 win sending the game into a third Indians captured an early lead in the second game their upcoming tryout events. match. The Lady Indians quickly took an early lead, and the Lady Bulldogs worked it back to within three At the tryout, their staff will but the Lady Bulldogs were not about to give up as before the girls from St. Francis pulled ahead to win evaluate your skills in four they rallied to within three points, only to have the the match 10-25. The girls then played the Hoxie ju- areas: hitting, fielding, arm Lady Indians pull ahead for the 18-25 win. nior varsity team in the tropical temperatures of the strength, and speed. Drenched with sweat, the girls took a brief break gymnasium. Hoxie won the first two games and the Since the summer of 2001, before facing the challenge of the Hoxie Lady In- match with final scores of 22-25 and 16-25. over 2,000 athletes from 46 dians. Hoxie held a clear lead throughout the first “I hope that the JV girls took away some lessons different states have partici- game winning 13-25. The Lady Bulldogs persisted on the importance of teamwork and moving with ev- pated in the Coast to Coast and continued to play their game working hard to get ery ball,” said Coach Ashley Arnberger. “We plan to Baseball program. Their the ball over the net. With enthusiastic support from continue to work on serve, receive and making sure alumni now compete at every the bench, the girls rallied to show good effort, but we have a girl up to block each time the other team level of collegiate baseball Hoxie pulled off the match with a 10-25 win. attacks. We will also stress the importance of each and even professionally. “We need to continue to work on our communica- person knowing their individual position in the rota- Players who are accepted tion on the floor,” Hailee Spresser said. tion at all times.” to the program, may choose “We need to move our feet and be aggressive in to represent the United States in competition in Puerto Rico, or work with top college Jet with hockey team crashes coaches and pro scouts at one of their Florida or Arizona By Lynn Berry nal tower before breaking apart the Vancouver Canucks and was Camp and Showcase events SHANELLE PADILLA Associated Press along the Volga River near Yaro- the Slovakian national team cap- held at a Major League Base- Freshman Hailee Spresser tossed up the ball for a serve for the slavl, 150 miles (240 kilometers) tain. ball spring-training complex. Golden Plains volleyball team at the Rexford scrimmage Aug. TUNOSHNA, Russia – A pri- northeast of Moscow. One of the Other standouts killed were In addition to the tryout, 26. vate jet carrying a Russian pro- blue-and-white plane’s charred Czech players Josef Vasicek, an instructional hitting camp fessional hockey team to its first engines poked through the surface Karel Rachunek and Jan Marek, will be held the same day. game of the season crashed short- of the shallow water. Swedish goalie Stefan Liv, Lat- The goal of the camp is to Bulldogs take third ly after takeoff Wednesday, killing “This is the darkest day in the vian defenseman Karlis Skrastins help players improve hitting 43 people – including European history of our sport,” said Rene and defenseman Ruslan Salei of fundamentals as well as their and former NHL players – in one Fasel, president of the Internation- Belarus. mental approach at the plate. of the worst aviation disasters in al Ice Hockey Federation. “This is Russian NHL star Alex Ovech- The events will be held on in first tournament sports history. Two people sur- not only a Russian tragedy – the kin reflected the anguish that Saturday, Sept. 17, at Slug- vived the accident. Lokomotiv roster included play- resonated through the sport of gers Academy, which is an in- By Hailee Spresser with the score of 25-8 to move on The crash also was the lat- ers and coaches from 10 nations.” hockey when he tweeted: “I’m in door turf facility, in Wichita. Golden Plains High School to bracket play. est tragedy to befall the sport of One player – identified as Rus- shock!!!!!R.I.P.” The tryout begins at 10 a.m. The first game in bracket play hockey – following the sudden, sian Alexander Galimov – and “Though it occurred thousands and the hitting camp begins at On Aug. 27, the Golden Plains was against Wallace County. Gold- offseason deaths of three of the one unidentified crew member of miles away from our home 2 p.m. Lady Bulldogs traveled to Healy en Plains’ height advantage could NHL’s tough-guy enforcers that were hospitalized in “very grave” arenas, this tragedy represents a For information, play- to compete in their first tourna- not pull it off in the first match has shocked fans.