Sports & S c h o o l Choteau A cantha • Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999 • PAGÈ 7 | r . Bulldogs start season with dual meetConrad i ■ 24 students out turnout of 1996, when head coach four juniors and five seniors - Ben a returning divisional champion. CMR junior varsity, Great Falls High Steve French was hired. Collins, Levi Maltby, Austin Sessions, French said the team will open junior varsity, Big Sandy, Townsend, for 1999-2000 On Monday French said practices, Lars Selby and Finnish exchange stu­ with a tough competition in Conrad, a Fort Benton, Harlem, Deer Lodge, which began about two weeks ago dent Perttu Pulkka — round out the team that has fielded many state cham­ Whitehall, Simms, Stanford and the wrestling campaign have been going well. The younger program. pions. With two open weight classes, Conrad JV. athletes, coming from French’ s junior French said the varsity squad will Choteau will start at a 0-12 deficit, but All the teams of the Southern Divi­ By Acantha staff high program, are already familiar open with 12 out o f 14 weight classes French says he hopes his team will sion will be competing in the tourna­ with the way things are done and are filled. The team will have vacancies in win big and lose by only small mar­ ment and that should give Choteau’s The Choteau High School wres­ learning that the high school program the 98-pound and heavyweight classes. gins to come out on top. “We’ve got a team a good preview of the competi­ tlers will open their season with a dual is just an extension of what they’ve The team will include a core of tough squad in the middle,” he said. tion this season, French said. at Conrad on Dec. 2, beginning with already experienced. The older kids experienced wrestlers, including sev­ The varsity and junior varsity Overall, in the Southern B, Cho­ junior varsity matches at 6:30 p.m. are shaking off the rust and focusing eral state qualifiers and two state plac­ squads will get a good work out on teau, Cascade, Fairfield andDeerLodge Choteau High’s wrestling program on conditioning and offensive and ers. Maltby took fourth at state at 135 Dec. 3 and 4 as they travel to Cascade are favorites to come out on top. took a big jump in size this year as 10 defensive skills. French is being as­ pounds last year and Sessions won for a double elimination invitational “I think we have the horses to com­ freshmen went out for the squad, bring­ sisted, for the fourth year in a row, by third at 125 pounds. tournament. Other teams participat­ pete this year,” French said, adding ing the total number of wrestlers in the Joe Pearson. State qualifiers include Selby, ing will include Cascade, Butte junior that the team wants to advance as far program to 24 — exactly twice the Ten freshmen, five sophomores, Collins, Matt Roberts and Matt Stott, varsity, Boulder, Fairfield, Cut Bank, as possible and is showing a good attitude and working hard to make that happen.

“Safety” is the theme for skitsproduced Join us for the by Choteau Elementary dramaclub Augusta By Nancy Thornton now, the concentration is on theater as to what one can or cannot do with Shanell Bryant. Acantha reporter______workshops, writing skits, preparing kids,” she added. •Stranger Danger Skit: Daniel Christmas prop lists, and gaining knowledge After the school assembly in Janu­ Calvert, Annie Lusky, Aubrie Beard, Calling all budding actors and ac­ about characters and stage direction, ary, the drama club will stage a musi­ Blayne Sullivan. tresses! Choteau Elementary School and everything that is involved with cal review for the public. The club •No to Drugs Skit: Amelia Hall, Rendezvous has a drama club destined to put them putting on a production, she said. will sing and choreograph hit songs Alyse Sena, Chase Woith, Kristina on the stage. Repko is also collecting things for the from popular musicals, and will dress Purkett, Jessica Jackson. The drama club, under volunteer prop box. in costumes, she said. The Choteau •Underage Drinking Skit: Mike drama coach Christa Repko, has 37 Last year Repko coached a drama High School drama teacher is giving Scott, Nicole Garramon, Rachel ^muÉclÎM^ members who meet Wednesday and club for the Boy Scouts here, and it her advice on how to go about using Pannabecker, Mellisa Smith, Nicole Friday in the CES cafeteria after school was so successful, she said, that this the copyrighted material, she said. Lindgren. for one hour and IS minutes. year she got approval to offer her If there is enough interest, Repko •Anti-smoking Skit: Katelyn ¿ ïû m ly ’s dècisu>n to jmioye'to So far it is going well, Repko said. services to CES. would like to offer a summer pro­ Mathis, Katie Van Setten, Ashley ít^oneanda hilf yean ago.SÜëiÎ She and her two adult volunteers, Bee The club membership, mostly gram. She would appreciate comments Bach, David Barlow. Brewer and Michele Hensley, have ¿jjMttdíshe.has managed to.m e-hçri fourth and fifth graders, is restricted to and suggestions and may be contacted •Kids Against School Violence assigned each club member to a group ÿ|wheelchkirl<5*sand less butcannôt^ students in third through sixth grade, at 406-466-5580. Skit: Roman Christiaens, Korine Rea, and each group has a different theme the limitation on the lower end being The school assembly production Jesse Repko, Ethan Lindsey, Kevin ^^pi^j»lpn¿Uxne¿She;occ^CMuOL>^ for a skit. The drama club will host a £u»ei abane and manages hêr con'-^ the ability to read, Repko said. with a safety theme set for January Neill, Macie Lindgren, play with a safety theme at a school She said her goal is to teach all the includes the following skits and per­ •Accepting Differences Skit: Zack Y^diüqn^y assembly in January, she said. aspects of drama to her charges so that formers: UWliàt' she Kas'noticed moatbf;all,’;s Repko, Simone Howard, Nicole A major production for the public they gain an appreciation and a love •Fire Skit: Hannah Sylling, Josh Lightner, Kasey Kimberly, Autumn will be planned later, Repko said. For for it. “I have no preconceived notions Repko, Derek Calvert, Logan Ley, Hall. . “There is something atout0K6-i . teau. The.pebple here1 have been ’ f very supportive,” shë said,.whether^’ Contraband search yields positive results In Augusta >'¿its hfclping.her at die. g r o c e ty s to ^ Detection Canines Inc., conducted a ^ànd elsewhere; She added, that the:^ By Nancy Thornton “alert” at three student lockers com­ Wedum said he was pleased with Saturday,Dec. 4th ^move-’Kas dohe> wonders, for hert, Acantha reporter______random search for alcohol, drugs and pared to 181ockerslastMarch. Wedum the results for the search of the interior 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ¿.whole family as well.'. „ t\ - black powder. and Godfrey then accompanied the of the school, adding, “We may also No contraband was found during PShe was very activé in theimH^i The search covered the lockers of three students to his or her locker, expand our coverage to include the <• Over 40 Exhibitors an unannounced search of Choteau students in grades seven through 12, which was opened and searched. high school parking lot.” At least one ♦ Demonstrations by local High School by a private detective ¿engirtéimechanicfai^M pi^! hallways, closets, the vo-ag shop and None of the locker searches yielded more search will be scheduled during artisans using a golden retriever on Nov. 23. j^nagem ént^r^p^l the industrial arts room. Only the ad­ any contraband, Wedum said. The the school year, he said. The results of Principal Neal Wedum said Tanya ♦ Augusta Youth/Senior Center ?,Malmstrom Air Ik^ B iaeiaO m afes ministration knew in advance that the dog may have picked up the scent of the search as well as whether to ex­ and Legion Club Godfrey, an employee from the Lau­ sweep would take place. black powder from students who had pand to the parking areas will be dis­ ♦ Barbecue under the Big Tent S ? 'f f U w V t n ’ r rel branch of Texas-based InterQuest A golden retriever signaled an been hunting last weekend, he added. cussed at the Dec. 9 board meeting. ♦ Pictures with Santa or ;tint to themiumvm Mystery Snowman ______♦ Hay Ride - Tree Lighting How to produco that “big buck” and eat itCeremony too • Live Nativity By Quentin Kujala deer bucks would prefer the season end substance. Some advocate a four point vest. Such an action may merely “cram” before Thanksgiving. They would gladly rule whereby a deer must have four five weeks worth of harvest and hunters ♦ Christmas Tree Sales by i|jt>êkt ftíoftth^ láin Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Augusta 4-H .will;b04 9>Âé«f give up this hunting holiday in order to points before it is legal to shoot. While into just four weeks. |füflrd:' gradé;:and"JosfcjvvfO, i»; tó¡: Unbelievably so, Thanksgiving 1999 “set aside" those mule deer bucks nor­ such a regulation may very well result in The most recent public opinion sur­ ♦ Raffles ¿foürthgfade,. All threë.btiys hávép is just one day away as I write this. If you mally harvested late in the season. more bucks after the season, overwhelm­ vey effort conducted by Montana Fish, already participated in a GreatFall«! are reading this, Thanksgiving 1999 is Clearly these two groups do not see eye ing evidence suggests that most of them Wildlife and Parks has revealed that, White in flugusta, ’ ' icüoíL; Greg plaftif tti already history! I hope yours was a good to eye. What’s the right way to go? are smaller, younger bucks. Simply put, while a lot of folks would like more ¿fiéltfm- wife'With thèldraitia ciiib one. In this week’s article I’d like to take When it comes to establishing a sea­ the very deer you’re trying to manage older and bigger (antlered) mule deer stop in for our í whéh hls time permits. , 4./ 7 a dose look at Thanksgiving from a son type, one of the first steps is to for (older bucks) are the same deer you’ re bucks, most are not now willing to make Christs plans tofemilnactive hunter’s perspective. establish objectives — what do you subjecting to intense harvest pressure. the considerable adjustments necessary i lh drama activities at the eiemen-. Prom the Augusta check station, it is want?Fromamanagemen speed ve, Others would eliminate the last week of to realize a significant result. But I do ,':tary level even after her toys enter!.. clear the day is a special one. Many a season type must adequately harvest the season even though Augusta check wonder if that public opinion isn’t some­ Open House ¿JUnior high school; she said. ’ ¿7 hunting parties are done early — got to game populations to minimize game station records indicate thatjust as many, thing worth keeping an eye on. be back in time for dinner. More than a damage on private property (things like if not more, older mule deer bucks may • • • few bring along relatives or friends vis­ deer in the haystack) and keep animals be taken during the fourth week. Fur­ Quentin Kujala is a wildlife biologist iting from out-of-state, the service or at some level that the forage base can ther, hunters have proven themselves for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Choteau school college. For some, because of jobs, travel sustain without harm. Beyond these capable of adjusting — reducing the He works out of the Freezout Lake and other commitments, Thanksgiving minimum criteria, it is usually safe to season by only one week may not neces­ Wildlife Management Area office be­ may he the only opportunity of the year say that most sportspersons want more sarily proportionately reduce the har- tween Fairfield and Choteau. lunch menu to hunt big game. To others, Thanksgiv­ deer of all sorts and sizes but especially ing represents the breeding season for Main Street • Augusta Thursday, Dec. 2: Ranchers more big bucks. The kicker is whether mule deer and white-tailed deer. And 406-562-3665 Mexically, rolls, fruit and milk. oi not hunters are willing to make the CHS wrestling schedule that rut generally means animals be­ sacrifices necessary to obtain such ob­ Friday, Dec. 3: Hamburgers, veg­ come more visible to the hunter. In jectives. It is at this point (hat I Head coach Stave French • Aaalalant Joe Pearson etable, chips, fruit and milk. Varsity 6:30 p.m. some wild and rugged parts of the Front, sportspersons begin to split along lines Monday, Dec. 6: Tuna cheese sand­ Thuraday, Dec. 2 ...... Conrad - Dual (TBA)...... Away some deer aren’t typically seen at all of different opinions. wich, vegetable, fruit and milk. Fri. & Sat., Dec. 3 - 4 . Cascade Invitational (TB A ) ...... Away until the rut — if then. Humans being humans (wc want it .. Home Tuesday, Dec. 7: Ham with scal­ Thursday, Dec. 9 ...... Choteau Triangle ...... While there arc many who see all with as little sacrifice or effort as Saturday, Dec. 11 ...... Fairfield Tourney (TBA) ...... Away loped potatoes, fruit, rolls and milk. Thanksgiving in this light, not everyone possible), more than a few season types Fri. 4 Sat., Dec. 17-18...... CMR Tourney (TB A)...... Away Wednesday, Dec. 8: Burritos, veg­ docs. Some hunters who advocate the have been suggested that arc, in my Thuraday, Jan. 6...... Browning J V /V ...... Away etable, fruit and milk or salad bar. increased presence of older aged mule humble opinion, more convenience than Fri. & Sat., Jan. 7 - 8...... Cut Bank Invitational (TBA)...... Away Fri. & Sat., Jan. 14-15 . Choteau Classic (2 p.m .) ...... Home Thursday, Jan. 20...... Shelby - Dual...... Home Fri. & Sat., Jan. 21 - 22 ...... Conrad - Dual (TB A )...... Away Bowling Wednesday, Jan. 26...... Simms (TBA) ...... Away Thuraday, Jan. 27...... Conrad - Dual...... Home MONOAY AFTERNOON WOMEN Talon Drug 23.6 24.6 214, 203, Ray 8cbmkft 211, Nick Papagnl 204. Tutoli W L TMC EOF 20 28 Saturday, Jan. 2 9...... Cut Bank - D ual...... Away OutFoat Dull 29 15 Rooky Mountain Jam 19.6 28.5 FRIDAY NIGHT MIXED Fri. & Sat., Fob. 4 - 5 ...... Divisional Tourney...... Fort Benton Whoevsra 24 20 High Taam Ga ma: Taion D rug B77. H Ign Taam Taam W L Fri. & Sat., Feb. 11 -12...... State Tourney...... Billings Coca-Cola 22 22 6ariaa: Rocky Mountain Jam 2,615. High Indi­ Wlnklar Repair 28 20 Dutton S iala Bank 22 22 vidual Gama and Sartoa: Dot Callandar 241,626. Qo8yatoma 26 22 Flying U 18 26 600 Sarto* Club: Dot Callandar 626.600 Sa- Buckhom Bar 26 23 Brownell’« 17 27 Has Club: Sherry Hollar 666, Conn la Naablt 522. PDL Padormanca 23.5 24.5 High Turn Game. Flying U 830. High Team 200 Gama Club: Dot Callandar 241, Drana Couftaay Ford 22.6 25.5 CHS basketball schedule Sertoa:OutPo«tDflll2,391 High Individual Game Lindgren 203, Betty H i 201. Mountain Vtow Canvaa 19 29 •nd Sari«»: Betty Hill 216,571. I Head coach Sam Laa • Assistant Brett Raid BOO Series Club. Belly Hill 571. 200 Game WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEN High Taam Gama: Buckhom Bar 655. High I "C" 4:15 p.m. — Junior Varalty 5:45 p.m. — Varsity 7:30 p.m. Club: Betty Hill 216. Taam W L Taam 8ar1aa: Go Syatama 2,450. High Individual Bowler ot the Week: Jeannle Burk, 102 pins Braan Ok and Tire 32 16 Gama, Man: John Noyd 225. High Individual Thuraday, Dec. 9 ...... Valler ...... Away over average. Dutton Ineurance 30 16 Gama, Woman: Lanora Auatin 194. High Indi­ Saturday, Dec. 11...... Home Natural lea 29.5 18.6 vidual Sartoa, Man: John Noyd 808. High Indi­ Friday, Dac. 17...... Hlghwood (JV, Varsity only) . .. . Home MONDAY NIGHT MEN 3 Rlvara Communication« 28 20 vidual Sartoa, Woman: Lanora Austin...... Fairfield . Away 27 21 800 Sarto« Club, Man: John Noyd 60S. 500 Saturday, Dac. 18...... Teem W L Buckhom ...... Home Warshlme Saw A Tool 31 13 Mill« Ford 26 23 8«has Club, Man: Luka Cola 697, Tarry Sscora Thursday, Jan. 6 ...... Conrad...... Choteau Feed & Seed 28 16 Big Coula« Angua 24.6 23.6 675. Mika CLoughNn 664, Bob Warehima 652, Saturday, Jan. 8 ...... Cut Bank...... Home At K Lattee 24 20 Cato Dutton 23 25 Lindaay Talklnglon 611, Tom Blotaom 514; Friday, Jan. 14...... Fort Benton ...... Away 22 26 Woman: Lanora Auatin 686, Dot Callandar 606. L.O. LockamUhlng 22 22 K'a Auto Saturday, Jan. 1 5...... Away mta'a Insurance ■ 22 22 WaatMont Inaurane« 18 30 200 Gama Club, Man: John Noyd 225,205, Tarry JthRenoh Supply 20 24 ClrotoN 16 32 Baoora 216, 200, Luka Cota 213, 210, Mika Friday, Jan. 21...... Hlghwood (JV, Varsity only) . . .. Away Coon 17 27 Dutton Slate Bank 13 35 O’Loughln 206, Bob Warshtma 202. Saturday, Jan. 2 2...... Home Benchmark Equipment 12 32 High Taam Gama and Sartoa: 3 Rivera Com- Bowtor of (ha Wsak, Man: Luka Cola, 61 pint Friday, Jan. 28...... Away ovar avaraga; Woman: Beofcy Larson, 76 pins High Team Game end Series: A S K Lane« munlcatlona 911, 2,642. High Individual Gama Cascade (JV, Varsity only) ...... Home and Sartoa: Tim Stocker 276,687. ovaravsraga. Saturday, Jan. 2 9...... *3.49 S31| 1,186. High Individual Game and Series: ...... Away John Noyd 249,676. 800 Sartoa Club: Tim Stockar 887, Jaaon Thursday, Fab. 3 ...... Cut B ank...... 806 Settee Club: John Noyd 676, Luke Cole Janaan 853, Rob Armât rang 641, BN Malar 627, SATURDAY JUNIOR LEAGUE Saturday, Fab. 5...... Conrad...... Away 6M..BOO Sedee Club: Albert Teach 594, Ed Katth Thompaon 828, John Noyd 617, Wayna Team w L Friday, Fab. 1 1...... Home ThaG rtz 16 8 Thompson 622, Nick Hunzlker 622, Levi Maurer 8 0 1 .6 6 0 Sartoa Club: Nlok Papagnl 672, Saturday. Fab. 12 ...... Shelby...... Home Main Street Werehlme 822, BN Bradlng 570, Jim Cartoon Ron Wlttrock 564, Rogar Sack 559, Mika Cruehen 14 10 O’LoughHn 666, Ray Schmidt 668. Ray Van T az Devito 12 12 Frktav. Fah.16 ...... Simms ...... Home S ir, Jeeon Jensen 547, Jeremy McFarland 635, 1Z1«. * ■ -. ------WaH Adam* 676, Alex Truchct 645, Roger Kelly Wtôian 553, Ed Thompaon 660.200 Gama Club: w n tn v trs 12 12 Saturday, Fab. 19...... Cascade (JV, Varsity only) ...... Away Express 681, UhttoayTalklngton 651, Ray Noyd 625.200 Tim Stockar 276,228, Jaaon Janaan 245,216, Tan Pina 12 12 Thura. - Sat., Fab. 24 - 26 ...... District Tourney ...... Cut Bank Rob Armstrong 244, 216, BN MNar 242, 228. High Individual Gama, Boy: Lao Sscora 131 Food Court Game Club: John Noyd 249, Luke Cole 245, Thura, • 8 a t, March 2 - 4 ...... Divisional Tourney...... Malta R<$9f Kelly 244, Nick Hunzlker 202, Levi Katth Thompaon 228.200, Ron WRtrook 227, Ed Htah Individual Gama, Girl: Athtoy Cantor 132. Wlffthlme 212, Bill Breding 232, Jeremy Thompaon 228, Unoaay talklnglon 220, Rogar . jtowtar ol the Week, Boy: Dan Noyd; Girl: Thura. - S at, March 9-11 ...... State Tourney ...... Great Falls MoFlftond 206, Walt Adams 205, Alex Truchot Back 217, John Noyd 214,204, Wayna Maurar Jssstcs Janaan. Gas, Diesel, Videos ttt, Alien Teach 204, Ray Noyd 200.

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