North Star girls bring home another trophy

LAUREL — After the conclusion of yet another Class C state track and field meet, it should come as no surprise that many area athletes had another standout weekend of competition.

North Star's Tylynn Rettig, right, competes in the 100 meters Friday at the Class C state track meet in Laurel. The Knights finished.

A second consecutive girls' state title was on the line for the North Star Knights. And while the milestone wasn't reached, the Knights did help lead the way for the success found by the Hi-Line teams and individuals that competed on Friday and Saturday in Laurel.

Superior had a strong weekend, capturing the state girls title with 58 points. Seeley-Swan was second with 46, and the Knights were a close third with 41. Charlo took the boys' title with 62 points, while Belt was second with 48, and Victor was third with 35.

Chinook's Dylan Surber, right, runs in the Class C state 100 meters Friday in Laurel. Surber placed in three events, including the 100, 400 and 800 meters for the Sugarbeeters.

The Chinook Sugarbeeters also had a strong showing by their boys team. The Beeters finished in sixth place with 23 points. Big Sandy also finished with eight, while Box Elder and North Star both finished with six points. In girls action, Chester/J-I also finished with 19, while Chinook finished with two points.

The Knights had three girls step up and have big weekends, as well as Cooper Spicher for the boys team.

Spicher placed in three events, including sixth in the 110 hurdles, sixth in the triple jump, and fourth in the long jump. Spicher ran a 16.32 in the 110 hurdles, and jumped over 40-10 in the triple jump, and over 20-9 in the long jump.

Chester/J-I's Brittnee Theel competes in the long jump at the Class C state track meet Friday in Laurel.

For the girls team, Tylynn Rettig, Bettie Carlon, and Lisa Carlon all placed in two events each. Bettie Carlon won the tiple jump with a distance of 36-2, as well as took second in the long jump with a distance of 16-5. And Lisa Carlon took second in the tirple jump with a distance of 35-4, while also taking third in the long jump, with a jump of 16-4. Rettig placed sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.17, but also stepped up and took second place in the pole vault, clearing 9-6.

The Beeter boys got a great state meet from Dylan Surber and Zach Molyneaux, while the Chinook girls earned their points from Britney Nelson.

Surber placed second in the 400 with a time of 50.95, but also placed third in the 100 with a time of 11.32, and placed fifth in the 800 with a time of 2:03.52. Molyneaux placed sixth in the 100 with a time of 11.62, but also placed in the shot put and discus. Molyneaux had a toss of 46-7 to take fifth in the shot put, and a toss of 140-9 to take fourth in the discus. Nelson also placed fifth for the girls, throwing a 114-4 in the discus.

And while the Bears, Pioneers, and Hawks didn't make strong statements in the teams standings, thy too earned standout performances from a handful of athletes.

North Star's Bettie Carlon lands in the long jump pit during Friday's Class C state meet in Laurel. Carlon captured the triple jump state championship.

The Bears' Will Ketchum placed in two events. Ketchum ran a 10:12.82, good enough for a fourth-place finish in the 3,200-meter, and a 4:34.82, good enough for a fifth place finish in the 1,600-meter. Big Sandy's Kaden Beck also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 47-1, while the C/J-I Hawks got two girls to place in four total events. Katelyn Graff took third in the pole vault with a height of 9-0, while Brittnee Theel placed in the long jump, 300 hurdles, and 100 hurdles. Theel ran a 15.98 in the 100 hurdles and placed second, while her time of 48.53 was good enough for sixth in the 300 hurdles, and her jump of 16-4 was good enough for a fourth place finish in the long jump.

North Star's Quinn Spinler clears the bar during the pole vault Friday in Laurel.

Chinook's Zach Molyneaux, middle, races in the 100 meters Friday in Laurel.

Overall, the Hi-Line was well represented at the Class C state track meet in Laurel. And with a good chunk of these athletes returning next season, local teams should already be poised to make another run at state glory come next season.