The District Track and Field Meets are in the books and our local Blaine County teams now have their sights set on the Divisional round.

The District 9C was held this past Wednesday at the Middle School Track & Field Complex in Havre. The Chinook Sugarbeeters turned in an outstanding effort, finishing second in the team standings on the boys side and third in the girls race.

The Sugarbeeters won seven events on the day and qualified eight girls and ten boys, including relays, for the Northern C Divisional. The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds send four girls and five boys to Great Falls while the Turner Tornadoes qualified four girls and two boys. The Northern C Divisional Boys and Girls Track and Field Meet will be held at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls this Thursday and Friday.

The Harlem Wildcats and Lady Cats were in Glasgow competing in the District 2B/3C Track & Field Meet and performed very well. The Lady Cats shined all day long, finishing third in the team standings with 63 points. The Lady Cats had a pair of individual champions and will send seven girls onto Divisionals. The Wildcats scored 25.33 points and qualified six athletes. The Northern B Divisional Boys and Girls Track and Field Meet will be held at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls this Saturday.

Spring sports in Montana always presents a number of challenges. Weather can force postponements or cancellations. Wind and rain can make for some difficult conditions to perform at their best and an ever changing schedule are things that student athletes in Montana are accustomed to. So when the post season comes around and everything comes together for a perfect day at the District Track and Field Meet it's exciting to see how well the athletes can compete. Wednesday in Havre the weather was as good one could expect.

The 'Beeter boys were outstanding all day long in the field and on the track. Senior Toby Niederegger captured gold in the boys High Jump clearing 6'2" to win the event. Niederegger had already qualified for the State C Track and Field Meet earlier in the season with a height of 6'4".

Niederegger was outstanding on the track as well, finishing second in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of :11.60 and fourth in the 200 Meter race (:24.59).

Junior Levi Jensen blazed his way around the track to a first place finish in the boys 300 Meter Hurdles with a time of :44.08. Jensen turned in a time of :17.81 to finish second in the 100 Meter High Hurdles. In the Field Jensen was solid as well, finishing second in the High Jump with a height of 5'10" and fourth in the Long Jump.

Chinook junior Braxton Inman earned a runner up finish in the 300 Meter Hurdles (:44.63). Senior Hunter Molyneaux recorded a mark of 19'9" in the Long Jump to finish second in the event for the 'Beeters.

Niederegger, Molyneaux, Inman and junior Tyler Schoen each ran a leg on the boys 4x100 Meter Relay, winning the event with a time of :47.19. In the 4x400 Meter Relay, Chinook finished second with a time of 3:58.52. Inman, Jensen, junior Lane Hasler and sophomore Danny MacKenzie.

Freshman Landon Beck took care of the middle distance races for the 'Beeters. Beck turned in a pair of second place finishes crossing the finish line in 5:04.84 in the 1,600 Meter Run and 11:22.67 in the 3,200 Meter Run. Beck finished fourth in the 800 Meter Run to round out his day. Turner sophomore Ryan Doyle led the effort for the Tornado boys finishing second in the 800 Meter Run with a time of 2:09.58.

The girls were led by the effort off Chinook junior distance runner Anna Terry. With a time of 14:32.35 Terry overcame cramps the final lap to still secure a first place finish. Terry won the 1,600 Meter race with a time of 5:58.25.

Chinook sophomore Hallie Neibauer turned in a fine showing on the track with a first place finish in the 800 Meter Run (2:31.52). Neibauer added a second place finish in the 400 Meter Run with a time of 1:03.92. She added a fourth place in the 200 Meter Dash to complete her individual events.

Chinook freshman Alexus Seymour picked up a second place finish in the 800 Meter race with a time of 2:32.84. Seymour added a fourth place finish in the 400 Meter Dash.

Chinooks 4x400 Meter Relay captured the top spot, completing the four laps and three exchanges in 4:39.33. The team consisted of junior Sasha Gallus along with Seymour, Terry and Neibauer.

The 'Beeters 4x100 Meter Relay also turned in a solid effort finishing third. The team consisted of junior Aspyn Colby, Gallus, Neibauer and sophomore Cheyenne Weigand.

The Northern C Divisionals is scheduled for this Thursday and Friday at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls.

The Harlem Wildcats and Lady Cats had a good day in Glasgow this past Saturday at the District 2B Track & Field Meet, qualifying 13 athletes for the Northern C Divisional this Saturday. The Northern B is also scheduled to take place at Memorial Stadium.

Lady Cat sophomore Kaitlyn Johnson was a standout on the Track, winning the girls 300 Meter Hurdles with a time of :52.29. Johnson also earned a third place finish in the 200 Meter Dash.

Lady Cat senior Chloe Messerly was superb in the field, winning the girls Discus with a flip of 93'9.5". Adding to her day, Messerly finished second in the Javelin with a mark of 102.7". In the Shot Put Messerly finished sixth with a put of 31'7.5"

The Lady Cat 4x100 Meter Relay of Messerly, Johnson, senior Taya Trottier and sophomore Emma Billmayer, The quartet crossed the finish line in :57.38 to finish third. Sophomore Desiree Smith added a third place finish in the girls Long Jump to add to the Lady Cats third place point total.

For the boys the Wildcats were led by senior Darrius LongKnife who shined on both the Track and in the Field. LongKnife was second in the 110 Meter Hurdles with a time of :18.37. In the High Jump he earned a fourth place finish with a height of 5'2".

Harlem Head Coach Kim Faulkinberry was pleased with her teams performance, "We qualifies 13 for the divisional meet in Great Falls! We had a few that didn't do as well as they had hoped, but I think it will only light a fire to get after it next year. Many of the young athletes that didn't qualify earned personal records in their events! Ultimately that is what our goal is, to get better each week. The Northern Division is always tough, but I am optimistic that we will show up to compete on Saturday and earn our way to State.

The five finishers at the Northern B and the Northern C plus Automatic qualifiers will advance to the Combined Class B/C State Track and Field Meet in Great Falls, May 27-28.

District 9C Track & Field Meet • Wednesday, May 11, Havre, MT

Girls Team Results: 1.) Big Sandy - 131; 2.) Fort Benton - 107; 3.) Chinook - 87; 4.) Chester/Joplin-Inverness - 76.5; 5.) North Star - 74.5; 6.) Box Elder - 24; 7.) Hays/Lodge Pole - 14; 8.) Turner - 10.

Girls Results - Top 6 (Top 5 Advance)

200 Meter Dash - 4.) Hallie Neibauer, Chinook - :29.00.

400 Meter Dash - 2.) Hallie Neibauer, Chinook - 1:03.92; 4.) Alexus Seymour, Chinook - 1:07.55.

800 Meter Run - 1.) Hallie Neibauer, Chinook - 2:31.52; 2.) Alexus Seymour, Chinook - 2:32.84.

1600 Meter Run - 1.) Anna Terry, Chinook - 5:58.25.

3200 Meter Run - 1.) Anna Terry, Chinook - 14:32.35; 3.) Rylee Martin, Hays/Lodge Pole - 15:46.55.

100 Meter Hurdles - 5.) Cassidy Grabofsky, Turner - :20.36.

300 Meter Hurdles - 5.) Cassidy Grabofsky, Turner - :59.33.

4x100 Relay - 3.) Chinook (Aspyn Colby, Sasha Gallus, Cheyenne Weigand, Hallie Neibauer) - :56.80; 4.) Turner - (Meridian King-Snider, Cassidy Grabofsky, Katie Kimmel, Modesty Chamberlain) - 1:01.10.

4x400 Relay - 1.) Chinook (Sasha Gallus, Alexus Seymour, Anna Terry, Hallie Neibauer) - 4:39.33; 4.) Hays/Lodge Pole (Jaedyn Chandler, Judemia Gray, Rylee Martin, Lyndsey Fetter) - 5:16.79.

Shot Put - 3., Chinook - Hannah Schoen, Chinook - 30'00.00".

Discus - 4.) Hannah Schoen, Chinook - 80-03"; 5.) Judemia Gray, Hays/L.P. - 76'07".

High Jump - 4.) Cheyenne Weigand, Chinook - 4-06.00"; 5.) Belle Elliot, Chinook - 4-04.00".

Long Jump - 5.) Jaedyn Chandler, Hays/Lodge Pole - 13-10.50"; 6.) Cheyenne Weigand, Chinook - 13'10.00".

Triple Jump - 5.) Meridian King-Snider, Turner - 28'07.00".

District 9C Track & Field Meet • Wednesday, May 11, Havre, MT

Boys Team Results: 1.) Fort Benton - 195; 2.) Chinook - 124; 3.) Chester/J-I - 90; 4.) North Star - 55; 5.) Big Sandy - 38; 6.) Turner - 17; 7.) Hays/L.P. - 4.

Boys Results - Top 6 (Top 5 Advance)

100 Meter Dash - 2.) Toby Niederegger, Chinook - :11.60.

200 Meter Dash - 4.) Toby Niederegger, Chinook - :24.59.

400 Meter Dash - 6.) Ryan Doyle, Turner - 56.08.

800 Meters - 2.) Ryan Doyle, Turner - 2:09.58; 4.) Landen Beck, Chinook - 2:16.90.

1600 Meter Run - 2.) Landen Beck, Chinook - 5:04.84; 3.) Trent Billmayer, Turner - 5:19.73; 4.) Listat Pope, Chinook - 5:21.89.

3200 Meter Run - 2.) Landen Beck, Chinook - 11:22.67; 6.) Listat Pope, Chinook - 12:40.28.

110 Meter Hurdles - 2.) Levi Jensen, Chinook - :17.81.

300 Meter Hurdles - 1.) Levi Jensen, Chinook - :44.08; 2.) Braxton Inman, Chinook - :44.63.

4x100 Relay - 1.) Chinook (Toby Niederegger, Hunter Molyneaux, Braxton Inman,Tyler Schoen) - 47.19.

4x400 Relay - 2.) Chinook (Braxton Inman, Toby Niederegger, Lane Hasler, Danny McKenzie) - 3:58.52; 6.) Hays/Lodge Pole (William Hughes Jr., Davontae Sullivan, Daniel Henry, Lance Morgan) - 4:38.92.

Shot Put - 3.) Tyler Schoen, Chinook - 38'10.5"; 6.) Kaleb Walker, Hays/L.P. - 36'8"; Quentin Edwards, Chinook - Advances with Northern C top 20 Mark

Javelin - *6.) Oliver Standiford, Chinook - 125'00". Advances with Northern C Top 20 Mark

High Jump - 1.) Toby Niederegger, Chinook - 6'2"; 2.) Levi Jensen, Chinook - 5'10"; 3.) Oliver Standiford, Chinook - 5'8"; 5.) William Hughes Jr., Hays/L.P. - 4'10".

Long Jump - 2.) Hunter Molyneaux, Chin. - 19'9"; 4.) Levi Jensen, Chin. - 18'5.5".

Triple Jump - 5.) Ryan Doyle, Turner - 36'07.75".

District 2B Track & Field Meet • Saturday, May 14, Glasgow, MT

Girls Team Results: 1.) Glasgow - 202; 2.) Malta - 169; 3.) Harlem - 63; 4.) Poplar - 49; 5.) Wolf Point - 31. Boys Team Results: 1.) Glasgow - 191.66; 2.) Malta - 155; 3.) Wolf Point - 95; 4.) Poplar - 55; 5.) Harlem - 25.33

Girls Results - Top 6 (Top 5 Advance)

100 Meter Dash -6.) Luna Hammerschmid, Harlem - :14.91.

200 Meter Dash - 3.) Kaitlyn Johnson, Harlem - :30.00.

800 Meter Run - 4.) Taya Trottier, Harlem - 2:39.44.

1600 Meter Run - 5.) Taya Trottier, Harlem - 6:04.91.

3200 Meter Run - 5.) Taya Trottier, Harlem - 13:13.45.

100 Meter Hurdles - 6.) Emma Billmayer, Harlem - :21.11.

300 Meter Hurdles - 1.) Kaitlyn Johnson, Harlem - :52.29.

4x400 Relay -3.) Harlem (Emma Billmayer, Kaitlyn Johnson, Chloe Messerly, Taya Trottier) - :57.38.

Shot Put - 6.) Chloe Messerly, Harlem - 31'07.50".

Discus - 1.) Chloe Messerly, Harlem - 93'09.50".

Javelin - 2.) Chloe Messerly, Harlem -102'07".

Long Jump - 3.) Desiree Smith, Harlem -13'04.50".

Triple Jump - 4.) Desiree Smith, Harlem -27'11.00"; 5.) Emma Billmayer, Harlem - 27'08.25".

Boys Results - Top 6 (Top 5 Advance)

110 Meter Hurdles - 2.) Darrius LongKnife, Harlem - :18.37.

4x100 Relay - 5.) Harlem (Dallas Doney, Troy LongKnife, Mikkel Rider, Darrius LongKnife) - :50.81.

4x400 Relay - 4.) Harlem (Troy LongKnife, Landen Gray, Trent King. Darrius LongKnife) - 4:11.08.

Shot Put - 5.) Mikkel Rider, Harlem -39'06.00".

Discus - 6.) Mikkel Rider, Harlem -123'0".

High Jump - 4.) Darrius LongKnife, Harlem -5'02.00".

Junior Levi Jensen clears the hurdle with room to spare while teammate, junior Braxton Inman avoids trouble right next to him. Jensen finished first in the event while Inman was second.

Triple Jump - 3.) Troy LongKnife, Harlem - 36'06.50".