The week before last, the North Sevier Cross Country team ran at the Timpanogas Invitational on Friday, August 29th. The grassy course looped twice out and around the football, soccer, and baseball fields. In the Boys Varsity race, Cole Johnson led the team, running an 18:46 and Emmitt Nelson, coming in right behind him, ran a 19:01. In the JV race for juniors and seniors, Cynch Wanlass and Tate Torgerson raced each other towards the finish, coming in close, with Cynch running a 20:10.20 and Tate at 20:10.80. In the JV race for freshman and sophomores, Kale and Lincoln Hallows finished close as well. Kale ran an 18:56.90, and Lincoln ran an 18:57.20. In the Girls Varsity race, Khloe Rosquist led the team, running a 22:08. In the JV freshman and sophomore race, Hudsyn Higgs, Ellee Johnson, and Milee Johnson came in close to each other with Hudsyn at 33:04.90, Elle at 33:06.40, and Milee at 33:06.60.
Last week, the team competed at a home meet in Redmond on Wednesday, September 3rd. Many runners from North Sevier placed and medaled, and others came in close behind. For the Boys Varsity race, Cruze Hallows placed first at 16:32. Behind him came Lincoln Hallows(2nd), Kade Johnson(4th), Emmitt Nelson(7th), Jade Goble(10th), Cole Johnson(11th), Drew Johnson(13th), Kale Hallows(18th), Tate Torgerson(22nd), and Kesler Wanlass(31).
For the JV, Cynch Wanlass finished in first at 19:26. Following him in was Levi Taylor(4th), Easton St. Pierre(5th), Max Cowan(6th), Bo Chapman(15th), Brekin Taylor(17th), Diaden Mangum(20th), Kallen Saling(22nd), Will Chaston(29th), Cy Wasden(30th), and Kade Harward(38th).
For the Girls Varsity race, Khloe Rosquist finished eighth at 22:37. Zoey Rhees(10th), Linzy Perfect(12th), McCall Osmond(32nd), Hudsyn Higgs(34th), and Juliana Chaston(37th) followed after Khloe.
An honorary mention goes out to the middle school boys and girls who competed in the Junior High 1.5 mile race. For the boys, Ledger Hallows placed first at 9:00 flat with Tryan Harward(12th), Ryker Bosshardt(13th), Ethan Osmond(14th), Tyce Rhees(19th), and Quintin Taylor(20) finishing behind him. In the girls’ race, Tayla Wasden ran a 15:07 and placed 9th, and Brinley Johnson ran a 15:45 and placed 10th. This week, the North Sevier Wolves will run in Millard on Wednesday, September 10th, and in Taylorsville on Saturday, September 13th.
North Sevier Fights Through the Pressure
During the week previous to the last, the North Sevier Volleyball girls matched up with a number of teams. On Tuesday, August 26th, they played an away game versus Panguitch, but just came up short of victory. They played all five rounds, going 2-3. The Wolves won the second and third sets just by a hair.
On Thursday, August 28th, the Wolves played against the Badgers at Wayne High. Unlike Tuesday, North Sevier ended victoriously, taking the game in four sets. They won the first set by almost ten points! Then they let the Badgers slip through their fingers as Wayne took the second set. But the Wolves wouldn’t have it, so they pushed through and took the third and fourth sets, taking the fourth set by almost double in points.
Over the weekend on Saturday, North Sevier carried victory from nearly every match to the next. In their first matchup against the Beavers, they lost the first set, but came back defensive and won the second and third sets and took the game. Because it was a tournament, the games were played in the best of three sets instead of five. In their second matchup against the Buffalos(Valley), the Wolves won the first and third sets, only allowing the opposing team to win one set. North Sevier continued their reign of victory in their third set against the Parowan Rams. But this time, it only took two sets to claim the win. Both sets were extremely close, with scores of 25-23 in the first and 26-24 in the second. The Wolves were shot down from their victory when they faced the Eagles(Millard). This match was considered a “neutral tournament match,” so they played all three sets. The Eagles won all three matches by a landslide in each set.
Last week on Tuesday, September 2nd, the North Sevier Wolves faced the South Sevier Rams. The first set was intensely competitive as the score ended in 29-27 with the Wolves taking the set. As the match continued, the Wolves lost momentum as the Rams slowly took the next three sets.
On Thursday, September 4th, the Wolves matched up with the Hawks(North Sanpete). Despite the efforts of the Wolves, the Hawks took each set by quite a bit. The first set resulted in 12-25, the second in 08-25, and in the third, the wolves began to chase, but it wasn’t quite enough as the score ended in 17-25. This week the North Sevier Volleyball girls will play in North Summit on Tuesday, September 9th, and they will also play in Gunnison on Thursday, September 11th.
