Independently owned since 1905
Independently owned since 1905
RACE TO THE FINISH - Blue Hawk Harrison Hugus strides to the finish line during action at the MCPS Invitational in Missoula Saturday. Hawks host their annual meet at Previs Field Thursday, return to Missoula for another meet Saturday.
Don't look outside right now, it might be snowing or raining, but get ready Thursday for sunshine and warm temperatures as the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks will host their annual Thompson Falls Invitational at Previs Field, set to begin at 11 a.m.
That is, if the current forecast holds and spring weather finally visits this little part of the world in northwestern Montana.
Getting ready for their big homecoming meet last week, coach Trenna Ferris and the Hawks competed in two meets outside of this area – in the Florence/Darby Invitational at Corvallis last Tuesday and at the MCPS Invitational in Missoula Saturday.
In Corvallis, Danny Hoisington led the Hawk boys by placing in three events, taking second in the 110 meter hurdles and fourth in the triple jump and Austin Cooper placed fifth in the high jump and sixth in the long jump.
Colby Lantz tracked down fifth place in the 3,200 meters in 11:09.39 and Alex Erosa used a lifetime best time of 5:12.46 in the 1,600 to take tenth in that race.
Cody Garrison took eighth in the 300 meter hurdles and tenth in the pole vault, and Nate Thibeault claimed seventh place in the long jump.
Thibeault, Garrison, Hoisington and Parker McConnell teamed up to win sixth in the 4 by 400 meter relay.
On the girls side of the meet, Lady Hawk freshman Josey Neesvig led Thompson Falls and continued to impress observers by winning fifth in the 800 meters (in 2:47.41) and sixth in the 1,600 (5:55.51), recording new career best times in both races.
Haley Morgan won seventh place in the 400 meters in 1:10.52 and Maya Stiles stuck the landing on a seventh place finish in the pole vault with a best mark of 8 feet even in Corvallis.
Morgan, Neesvig, Sarah Detlaff and Rachel Ribeiro teamed up to place ninth overall in the 4 by 400 meter relay in a time of 4:58.14.
At the MCPS meet Saturday, Hoisington was the only Hawk able to break into the top six in an event in the ultra-tough meet which featured mostly larger schools, taking sixth in the triple jump with a best mark of 40 feet, 10 inches.
After hosting their own meet Thursday, the Hawks will wing into Missoula Saturday to compete in the Seeley-Swan Invitational, again at MCPS Stadium.
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