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BHS Girls Golf Team takes second at State

By James Green

The Townsend Star
The Lady Dogs placed second overall at the Class B State golf Tournament with a score of 757. The tournament was held on the 13th and 14th of May in Bozeman.
Emily Watson rolled up two very nice rounds with an 86 and a 93 with a combined score of 179 she was able to take second overall. Jane’a Ehlke tied for 7th with an 95 and 91 and a combined score of 186. Alexa Audet had a nice first round of 90 but 101 in the second round, though reasonable scoring was only enough to tie her for 11th overall. Leigh West shot 101-103 for a combined score of 204 and Collette Chorney shot a 106 and a 100 for a combined score of 206.
Coach Robischon’s had the following words of encouragement “It was a great tournament both individually and as a team. I know the girls were somewhat disappointed by not taking first as a team, but I think they are starting to realize what level of accomplishment it was to beat so many schools. Each week they got better as a team and closed the gap on returning state champions until it wasn’t even officially decided until the last few minutes of the final day of the tournament. This team has placed in the top four at the state tournament the last three years including a state championship and a second place trophy. As individuals, this year we also for the first time in school history had three girls in the same season earn all state recognition (Emily Watson, Jane’a Ehlke and Alexa Audet) It has been a great ride for the seniors (Emily Watson, Alexa Audet and Collette Chorney).
Now these seniors turn over the reigns to the younger players who hopefully will want to continue the tradition of being a major factor at the state tournament. Juniors Leigh West and Jane’a Ehlke now have two years of state tournament experience, and I believe they will do a fine job of stepping up to become leaders during the off season and into next spring and it is what it will take to make a return trip to state next year possible.”

Townsend tracksters score high at Divisional Meet

by James Green

The Townsend Star

The Lady Dogs scored high marks at the divisional track meet in Great Falls Saturday, May 17th. Coming in second to Cascade the Bulldogs combined score was 97. Carrie Myers and Jordan Audet were Dominant figures in the running events with a first place medal each and three top three finishes for both. Carrie Myers broke Shannon Flynn’s school record in the 400m with a time of 59.10 (Old record 59.64) The 400m relay team also now own the school record with an impressive time of 51.30.2 taking the previous record set by Patrice Foster, Heidi Myers, Shannon Flynn and Carrie Myers of 51:34.05
Individual Stats:
Carrie Myers - 100m 13.23 2nd; 200m 27.25 2nd; 400m 59.10 1st, Jordan Audet - 800m 2:28.04 2nd; 1600m 5:40.37 3rd; 3200m 12:02.86 1st, Townsend Girls 400m Relay 51.30 1st; 1600m relay 4:18.27 3rd , Delaware Hansen - High Jump - 5”2” 2nd, Lynsie Williams - Triple Jump 33’4” 2nd, Allyssa Dinsdale - Triple Jump 15’1.25”, Becky Hunsaker - Shot Put 30’6.5” 3rd; Discus 98’11” 4th
The Townsend boys placed 7th overall with a score of 41. Kyland Santos again showed how strong he has gotten this year in the throwing events medaling in the shot put and discus. Cody Harris and Jager Warner made their presence felt in the running events as well, Harris scoring high marks in 3 events while Warner placed high in two.
Individual Stats:
Cody Harris - 200m 24.36 6th; 400m 52.20 3rd; 300m Hurdles 43.32 4th, Jager Warner 1600m 4:50.39 6th; 3200m 10:23.36 3rd, Ben Robertson - 800m 2:03.29, Boys relay - 400m 47.75 6th; 1600m 3:38.54 3rd, Kyland Santos - shot put 44’3.5” 3rd; Discus 135’4” 3rd
“There were a number of great performances on Saturday. I really like the way we are competing now.
Delaware jumped very well in the high jump. She had the big jump and was extremely consistant throughout the competition.
Ben ran outstanding in the 800 he relaxed on the backstretch while still competing , this allowed him to shed three seconds off his time.
Carrie once again proved how great of a competitor she is in the 400, she would not let the Stensas get away from her and beat her with speed in the end.
We plan on having another great week of preparation, which should lead to a great state meet.” -Coach Travis Rauh

JV Golf teams finish season in Three Forks

The Bulldog’s JV Golf team were in Three Forks on May 6th. Rachel Cordova and Alexa Robischon Medaled with fourth and 5th placings respectively.
Girls scores:
Rachel Cordova 54, Alexa Robischon 55, Jillian Orth 58, Stephanie Ahern 68
Boys Scores:
Tyler Cooper 50, Kane Feist 56, Ryan Dailey 59, Dane Zipperian 61, Colton Morrish 64, Clancy Spurlock 64
Coach Pete Robishon had the following to say about the team: “ I am happy with the progress of many of our younger players this year. Considering we will graduate five players from the varsity teams this spring, we will need many of these players to step up next year to the varsity level. Who will play on varsity next season likely will be determined by which players decide they want to work their games this summer. The door is wide open for those that want to make the step to next years varsity team; it is now just a matter of who will put in some time this summer.”