Libby's Boltz takes second at divisional meet

Libby High School boys and girls track and field teams each placed eighth at the Western A Divisional meet last weekend in Hamilton.

For the boys, shot putter Cy Stevenson landed fourth on the podium with a throw of 49-0.

On the girls side, high jumper Rylee Boltz cleared 5-2 for second place.

Whitefish won the girls title with 123 points, and Hamilton won the boys trophy with 118.5.

Western A Divisional

Saturday at Broncs Stadium, Hamilton

GIRLS

Team scores — 1, Whitefish 123; 2, Corvallis 96; 3, Dillon 86; 4, Columbia Falls 75; 5, Hamilton 34; 6, Frenchtown 30; 7, Stevensville 26; 8 (tie), Libby and Polson, 14; 10, Ronan 10; 11, Butte Central 10; 12, Browning 7; 13, East Helena 1.

High jump — 1, Erin Wilde, Wfh, 5-4; 2, Rylee Boltz, Lib, 5-2; 3 (tie), Hailey Ells, Wfh, and Ayda Griffin, Wfh, 5-0; 5, Claire Hutchison, Ste, 5-0; 6, Montana Pierson, EH, 4-10.

BOYS

Team scores — 1, Hamilton 118.5; 2, Dillon 105.75; 3, Frenchtown 70; 4, Whitefish 62; 5, Corvallis 60; 6, Columbia Falls 32; 7, Butte Central 18; 8, Libby 16; 9, Ronan 14.75; 10, Browning 10; 11 (tie), Stevensville and East Helena, 9; 13, Polson 2.

Shot put (held Friday; results were unavailable) — 1, Talon Holmquist, Wfh, 56-10.5 (meet record: old record 56-1.5, Jim Darlington, Ronan, 1976); 2, Andrew Burrows, Ham, 55-0; 3, Kevin Hanenburg, Ftn, 49-3; 4, Cy Stevenson, Lib, 49-0; 5., Hunter Gum, Ste, 48-4; 6, Lane Voermans, CF, 47-10.