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GEORGETOWN — Quinn Shelton slapped his head a few times and walked toward the Walnut Grove bench while getting shoulder taps from his teammates. Moments before, the junior’s back-to-back close-range reflex saves extended Walnut Grove’s unbeaten season into overtime on Friday evening. There, a freshman, Wheeler Clayton, became the hero – and earned match MVP […]
GEORGETOWN — Quinn Shelton slapped his head a few times and walked toward the Walnut Grove bench while getting shoulder taps from his teammates.
Moments before, the junior’s back-to-back close-range reflex saves extended Walnut Grove’s unbeaten season into overtime on Friday evening.
There, a freshman, Wheeler Clayton, became the hero – and earned match MVP honors – for a senior-laden Walnut Grove squad when his long-range shot struck the top-right corner of the net.
“Very choppy game, all over the place, at no point did I think any team was going to win it,” Shelton said. “I was mentally ready for pens.”
The Wildcats composed themselves after relinquishing the lead twice throughout the game to complete their unbeaten season and earn the program’s first boy’s soccer state championship in their second year of existence. They edged past Southwest (25-2-0) in a battle of two first-time state finalists, 3-2, on Friday evening at Georgetown’s Birkelbach Field.
“This means everything,” Shelton said. “It’s a banner on the wall, it’s pride for the rest of the year. We’re just happy to squeeze it out.”
After coasting through the rest of the postseason allowing just three total goals in five matches, Shelton called Southwest the Wildcats’ toughest opponent.
Shelton finished with seven stops, including three in the final two minutes of regulation and another diving stop at the start of overtime.
“Very technical, strong, fast team,” Shelton said.
The Wildcats captured the lead 78 seconds into the game. Mason Kutch slotted a penalty shot into the bottom right corner, sending the keeper the wrong way, and blew kisses to the crowd as his teammates celebrated with him at the corner flag.
In the 25th minute, the Dragons regained the tie when Alfredo Plascencia’s powerful cross across the six-yard box deflected off a Walnut Grove defender for an own goal.
Two whistles prevented a potential Wildcats lead at halftime. Ben Joyner thought he’d given Walnut Grove a 2-1 edge after a failed clearance from a free kick was pumped back into the box and fell to his feet. He ran to the sideline to celebrate, but just before he reached the boundary, the linesman signaled offside and ruled out the goal. Soon after, a whistle seconds before the halftime horn prevented another Wildcats chance from developing.
Walnut Grove regrouped after the break to snatch back the lead in the 49th minute. It was the Wildcats’ turn to benefit from an own goal. Senior Christian Nardelli cut in from the left wing, like Plascencia did earlier, and rang in a low cross redirected into the net by a defender.
The Southwest answer arrived a little under 15 minutes later. Barajas, who’d scuffed a scoring chance in the first half, curled his free kick toward the bottom left corner, and the ball slipped through Shelton’s fingertips to balance the scoresheet once more.
From there, Shelton stayed perfect. He stopped a powerful low effort from Ezra Scott, then robbed Cesar Angel in-close twice in the dying seconds of regulation. He parried away another shot destined for the top right corner early in overtime.
Clayton found the winner in the 98th minute, less than two minutes before a penalty shootout. The freshman said he began the year on JV, being moved up with around six games to play in the regular season, and he’s still enrolled in the JV period, meaning he doesn’t practice with the rest of the varsity squad during the school day.
Clayton’s teammates see him “at games, that’s it,” Shelton explained. But he’s performed as an impact sub. His state championship winning goal was his third of the postseason.
“I saw two people, and I knew I was going to beat them on speed,” Clayton said about what he saw on his goal. “I cut back, froze them and just had to pound it in. I need to show coaches that I deserve to be up there, and I’m going to be ready for the next three years.”
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Sheridan/Buffalo HS Soccer: Both the Sheridan boys and girls soccer teams won the 4A East Regional Tournament played at Gillette. The Broncs defeated the host team Thunder Basin on Friday in the semi-finals 2-1 and then toppled top seed Cheyenne Central on Saturday 3-1, to claim the #1 seed out of the East. The Lady […]
Sheridan/Buffalo HS Soccer: Both the Sheridan boys and girls soccer teams won the 4A East Regional Tournament played at Gillette.
The Broncs defeated the host team Thunder Basin on Friday in the semi-finals 2-1 and then toppled top seed Cheyenne Central on Saturday 3-1, to claim the #1 seed out of the East.
The Lady Broncs had to survive a shootout vs. Campbell County in Friday’s semi-finals, and then endured a 4-3 slugfest vs. Laramie in the regional championship game to maintain their undefeated record.
The State Tournament starts this coming Thursday at Gillette.
The Sheridan girls will start things off at 9am vs. Kelly Walsh at Thunder Basin High School.
The Lady Broncs have only won the state championship once, and that was back in 1993.
The Sheridan boys will play Rock Springs in the first round at 11am at Campbell County High School.
The Broncs only state championship win was in 2011.
Meanwhile, 3A does not play a regional tournament.
Teams are seeded based on where they finish at the end of the regular season.
The Buffalo boys through tie-breakers have the #1 seed out of the East and will play at 11am Thursday vs. Powell.
The Buffalo girls have the East #4 seed and will also play Powell on Thursday at 2pm.
Click here to see state tournament matchups
Sheridan/Johnson County HS Track and Field: The Sheridan and Buffalo boys and girls teams, as well as the Big Horn boys, all brought home the team trophies at their respective regional meets.
The Tongue River girls were 2nd, the TR boys were 3rd and the BH girls were 4th.
Click here to see Regional Track and Field results.
The state meet starts on Thursday in Casper.
The Sheridan boys are aiming for a repeat and will try to win their 4th state championship in 5 years.
The Sheridan girls are also trying to repeat as champs and the Rams will try to make it 3 in a row.
Both Buffalo teams haven’t won since back in the 1980s.
Sheridan HS Softball: In their first year of existence, the Sheridan Lady Broncs have qualified for the state tournament.
On Friday the team defeated Natrona County 14-4, and then beat Kelly Walsh in the semi-finals 28-13, but fell in the regional championship game on Saturday vs. Campbell County 16-4.
Sheridan will play Cheyenne Central on Thursday at 2pm in the first round of the state tournament in Cheyenne.
Unlike other Wyoming High School Sports, the state softball tournament is a true double-elimination tournament, meaning you can lose once, and still play your way back to the championship game, which will be played on Saturday.
Click here to see state tournament matchups.
Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers went 3-0 in games played this weekend in Park County.
On Saturday, the team swept a double-header at Powell, and then won the first game of a scheduled double-header at Cody.
Game 2 was rained out.
The Troopers will next play Friday, Saturday and next week Monday at a round robin tournament at Gillette.
Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies lost 2 out of 3 games at Arizona this past weekend.
The team lost on Friday 8-zip.
On Saturday, the Rocks won a slugfest 14-12.
Jordan Beck hit both a solo and a 2-run home run in that game.
Ezequiel Tovar had a solo shot, and Kyle Farmer hit a 2-run bomb for the cause.
Arizona won yesterday 1-nothing.
Colorado returns home today to start a 7-game homestand with 4 games vs. Philadelphia, followed by 4 games against the New York Yankees.
First pitch today is scheduled for 6:40pm.
Denver Nuggets Basketball/NBA Playoffs: The Denver Nuggets got ran over and saw their season end yesterday at Oklahoma City 125-93, in Game 7 of their best of 7 western conference semi-final series.
The Thunder will host Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals tomorrow vs. Minnesota.
The Eastern Conference Finals will start on Wednesday between Indiana and New York.
NHL Playoffs: The defending Stanley Cup champ Florida Panthers went into Toronto yesterday and beat the Maple Leafs 6-1 in the Game 7, of their Eastern Conference Semi-Final series, and would win the series 4-games-to-3.
The Eastern Conference Finals start tomorrow between Florida and Carolina, while the Western Conference Finals start on Wednesday, between Edmonton and Dallas.
Nouvel Catholic sophomore Claire Long claimed three titles in the Division 4 regional track meet Saturday at Fowler. Nouvel finished seventh in the girls standings, but Long won the 100-meter dash in 12.97 seconds, the 200 in 27.24 seconds and the 400 in 59.58 seconds. Fowler won the girls team title with193.33 points, followed by […]
Nouvel Catholic sophomore Claire Long claimed three titles in the Division 4 regional track meet Saturday at Fowler.
Nouvel finished seventh in the girls standings, but Long won the 100-meter dash in 12.97 seconds, the 200 in 27.24 seconds and the 400 in 59.58 seconds.
Fowler won the girls team title with193.33 points, followed by Breckenridge in second (94.5), Michigan Lutheran Seminary in sixth (45.33), Nouvel in seventh (30), Saginaw Arts & Sciences 10th (20), St. Charles 11th (19), Merrill 13th (11) and Coleman 14th (10.5)
Fowler also won the boys event with 179.5 points, beating out second-place Michigan Lutheran Seminary (131.5) and Breckenridge (59). Coleman was seventh (37), Nouvel 10th (19), St. Charles 11th (17), Merrill 12th (4) and SASA 12th (4).
Breckenridge’s Zander Mapes claimed a pair of championships, winning the discus in 157 feet, 10 inches and the shot put in 48-6 ¾. Breckenridge added another first by Anthony Rowe in the 1,600 in 4:49.53.
Alpena Tournament: Freeland went 3-0 and claimed the Alpena Friends Together benefit tournament title Saturday, beating Sault Ste. Marie, 13-3. The 19-7 Falcons scored seven runs in the first inning to put the game away. Connor Lasceski, who earned the win, had three hits, while Jake Metiva also had three hits with two RBIs. Liam Rump and Kaden Gerzseny added two hits each. Freeland opened the tourney with a 9-1 win over Alpena, with Carter McLaren earning the win with a five-inning three-hitter. Jake Clawson had two hits with three RBIs, while Tucker Hileman, Gerzseny, Rump, Lasceski and Metiva added two hits each. In an 11-4 win over Cheboygan, Karson Worth did not allow an earned run in three innings of relief. Worth and Gerzseny had two hits each, with Worth driving in three runs. Gerzseny and Lasceski were named to the all-tournament team.
Shark Invitational: Michigan Lutheran Seminary beat Houghton Lake, 13-2, and St. Louis, 3-0, to claim the St. Louis Shark Invite championship. Owen Mason earned the win over Houghton Lake, striking out two in three innings. Noah Reif, Will Salgat and Eli Lewis had two hits each for the Cardinals, with Lewis driving in three runs. Reif threw a shutout in the second game, striking out eight and allowing four hits. Zachary Scharrer led the MLS offense with a triple, run, walk and stolen base. Easton Seleski had two hits for St. Louis.
Frankenmuth Invite: Frankenmuth opened with an 8-2 win over Standish-Sterling, scoring six runs in the third inning. Brady Mort had two hits, two RBIs and a stolen base to lead the Eagles, with Luke Purves walking and scoring twice. Caden Sommerfield earned the win with two shutout innings. Frankenmuth dropped a 4-0 decision to Midland Dow in Game 2. Harper O’Keefe earned the win with a four-hitter, striking out eight for Dow. Carter Harcek knocked in two runs for the Chargers. Purves reached base twice on a hit and hit by pitch.
Frankenmuth Invitational: Frankenmuth went 3-0 in its invitational, starting with a 6-0 win over Bay City Central. Chloe Compau threw a no-hitter with no hits and no walks in seven innings, striking out 13. Miranda Polly led the offense with four hits, including her sixth homer of the season, with Izzy Bernthal walking twice. The Eagles scored three runs in the sixth to beat Yale, 8-7, in the second game, with Mady Goodwin earning the win and getting two hits on offense. Polly led the offense with three hits, with Compau adding two hits. Compau threw a two-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Shepherd, giving her a 15-0 record with 200 strikeouts in 92 innings. Claire Edwards had two hits, with Bernthal getting a hit, walk and run.
Swan Valley Invitational: Swan Valley went 3-0 in its own invite, with Violet Boehler finishing the invite with six hits, including two homers. Mia Robinson struck out nine to earn an 8-4 win over Unionville-Sebewaing in Game 1, with Hailey Koch leading the offense with three hits, including a homer, and five RBIs. Izzy Coffel, Boehler and Robinson had two hits each. In a 13-0 win over Petoskey, Robinson struck out six in three innings for the win. Alivia Guilbeaux had three hits for the Vikings, with Shiloh Charboneux and Boehler adding two hits each. Boehler hit a homer and drove in three runs. Swan Valley finished with a 12-4 win over Bay City Western, with Layla Shanks earning the win with four strikeouts in three innings. Chloe Bryce and Guilbeaux had three hits each, with Coffel, Koch and Boehler adding two hits each, including Boehler’s homer.
St. Louis Grand Slam Tourney: St. Louis reached the championship game at the fourth annual Coach Hanline Grand Slam tourney. St. Louis opened with a 4-2 win over Dansville, with Paige Luneack striking out eight. Takoha Henry and Morgan Leonard led the Sharks with two hits each. St. Louis followed with a 15-0, three-inning win over Beaverton, with Luneack earning another win. Ellie Katt led the Sharks with three hits, with Brynn Saxton adding two hits. Henry hit her first homer of the season. St. Louis (17-8) lost an 8-0 decision to Lake Fenton in the championship game.
Midland High 8, Traverse City St. Francis 0: Midland High finished the regular season with an 18-0 record after blowing past a Traverse City St. Francis team that was ranked eighth in the state in Division 3. Elliott Hays earned a hat trick to lead the Chemics, with Alahna Becket adding two goals. Sydney Fulcher, Theresa Wilk and Lizzy Striebel adding single goals. Beckett and Morgan Ludwig had two assists each, with Reagan Vokal, Striebel and Moriah Fulcher adding one assist teach. Niobe Marchalant and Cady McPeak shared time in goal for the shutout.
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The Press will select six high school MVPs each Monday of the spring season based on their recent performances. Fans can vote at pressofac.com for one of the six to be named The Press High School Athlete of the Week. Voting closes at noon each Friday, and the results will appear Friday online and in […]
The Press will select six high school MVPs each Monday of the spring season based on their recent performances.
Fans can vote at pressofac.com for one of the six to be named The Press High School Athlete of the Week. Voting closes at noon each Friday, and the results will appear Friday online and in Saturday’s print edition.
Isabella Alvarez
Pleasantville track and field
The freshman finished first in the long jump, shot put and 100-meter hurdles at the South Jersey Group II championships. She jumped a personal-best 17 feet, 11.5 inches in the long jump. She also finished third in the high jump.
Gabby Eaise
Our Lady of Mercy lacrosse
The senior midfielder became the leading scorer in OLMA lacrosse history with 252 career points, breaking the mark of 247 set by Caitlyn Covella in 2013. Eaise has 191 career goals and 61 career assists.
Jake Edwards
Hammonton track and field
Edwards won the 200 and 400 at the South Jersey Group III championships. He ran a personal-best 48.32 in the 400 and 21.75 in the 200. He also finished second in the 100.
Delaney Falk
Southern Regional lacrosse
Falk became the Rams’ career scoring leader when she scored goal No. 263 in an 8-7 Shore Conference Tournament semifinal win over Trinity Hall, breaking the mark of 262 held by 2013 graduate Alexa Comfort.
Jacob Rossi-Friend
Middle Township lacrosse
The sophomore scored four goals, including the first three of the game, to go with two assists to lead Middle to a 16-3 victory over Absegami. He then scored two goals in an 8-5 loss to Lower Cape May Regional. Rossi-Friend has 37 goals and 19 assists this season.
Jake Lodgek
Mainland Regional baseball
The senior pitcher threw a complete-game, five-hit shutout as the Mustangs beat Haddonfield 4-0 to win the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic. The University of Miami recruit struck out nine and walked one.
All Pro Wrestling has released the news that former wrestler Mike Raybeck has died. Raybeck wrestled from 1995 until 2002 under various aliases, including Maxx Justice and Mike Diamond. The promotion out of Northern California issued the following announcement on Sunday: All Pro Wrestling is saddened to learn about the passing of APW Original, Mike […]
All Pro Wrestling has released the news that former wrestler Mike Raybeck has died.
Raybeck wrestled from 1995 until 2002 under various aliases, including Maxx Justice and Mike Diamond.
The promotion out of Northern California issued the following announcement on Sunday:
All Pro Wrestling is saddened to learn about the passing of APW Original, Mike Raybeck professionally known as Maxx Justice and Mike Diamond.
A 5x APW Universal Champion, Mike was a graduate of the All Pro Wrestling Boot Camp. At 6’5 and north of 250lbs he was a stand out on the California independent scene. Adopting the moniker Maxx Justice, he formed the original incarnation of the Border Patrol tag team with fellow APW alumni, Michael Modest.
Justice would go on to wrestle internationally in both Mexico and Japan as well as receiving tryouts in WWF (WWE) and WCW. Not to mention a having one of the more memorable moments in the Beyond The Mat documentary.
Mike would go on to work for the city of Hayward as a maintenance mechanic. His life was cut short following a bicycle accident where he was struck by a vehicle near Chabot College last Friday.
Our most sincere condolences go out to the family, friends and fans of Maxx Justice!
Rest in Power, thank you for your contributions and for helping pave the way.
Raybeck worked enhancement matches for the WWF over two nights in October 1996 with Freddie Joe Floyd (Tracy Smothers), Barry Horowitz, and The Godwinns. In 1998, he teamed with Michael Modest against Robert Thompson & Donovan Morgan in a dark match on the February 23 edition of Monday Nitro in Sacramento, California.
Raybeck held APW’s Universal Heavyweight title five times throughout 1998 and 1999. During this period, Barry Blaustein profiled the promotion and its school for his documentary, Beyond the Mat, and included an appearance by Raybeck during its shows. The documentary followed APW wrestlers Michael Modest and the late Tony Jones for a tryout match with the WWF in September 1998.
Raybeck spent most of his independent career with Roland Alexander’s APW but would wrestle a pair of matches for Pro Wrestling Iron, which was an offshoot group launched by Modest and Morgan after they left APW. The affiliation with Morgan & Modest led to Raybeck being booked for a tour with Pro Wrestling NOAH in October 2002, which were Raybeck’s final matches of his career.
Raybeck has worked as a city employee since March 2009.
APW states that he died on Friday, May 9, after a cycling accident where he was struck by a vehicle while riding home from work.
Our condolences are extended to the family and friends and Mike Raybeck.
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BIG EVENT — Edison High School hosted its second annual Unified Champion Sports track meet on May 12 in Richmond and held a friendly rivalry with Indian Creek High School in an inclusive event. Three races were held with individual and team winners earning ribbons while everyone was a champion. – Contributed RICHMOND — Student […]
BIG EVENT — Edison High School hosted its second annual Unified Champion Sports track meet on May 12 in Richmond and held a friendly rivalry with Indian Creek High School in an inclusive event. Three races were held with individual and team winners earning ribbons while everyone was a champion. – Contributed
RICHMOND — Student athletes were on their mark as Edison and Indian Creek high schools took part in the second Unified Champion Sports track meet on May 12.
The inclusive event included teams of typical students and those with developmental or intellectual needs in a friendly rivalry at the Edison Unified Sports Complex in Richmond, where students from both schools and the athletes’ family members could also watch and rally for the runners. Individual and team relays were held during the nearly hour-long activity, including a 100-meter dash, a 200m dash and a 4×100 relay. Participants for Edison included Olivia Ault, Kaden Eddy, Aaron Wade, Brayden Carlson, Mitchel Cronin, Jaidyn Carlson, Gabe Croskey, James Bonecutter, Olivia Rudder, Tevin Leanza, Ryan Burke-Reed, Brennan Butcher, Sydney Frampton and Anthony Rohall, the latter of The School of Bright Promise who represented EHS as his home school. Additionally, Indian Creek runners included Brayden Stewart, Misha Amis, Kaleb Manion, David Howe, Alex Fabian, Haylee Shaffer, Kaitlin Daughtery, James Donaldson, Franco Barcalow, Josh Gampolo, Lucian Pietro, Shayne Scott, Blissney Locke, Abbey Pendleton and Tylee Spencer.
The 100m dash ended with Creek’s Brayden Stewart in first place, followed by Edison’s Aaron Wade and Kaden Eddy in second and third place, respectively. Edison’s Gabe Croskey then led Creek’s Stewart and Edison’s Mitchel Cronin in the 200m race. Finally, the Wildcats’ teams earned all top three spots in the 4×100 relay with James Bonecutter, Olivia Rudder, Tevin Leanza and Ryan Burke-Reed finishing first, followed by Brennan Butcher, Sydney Frampton, Mitchel Cronin and Aaron Wade in second place with Olivia Ault, Jaidyn Carlson, Brayden Carlson and Gabe Croskey coming in third. All of those recipients gained ribbons for their hard work.
Several athletes commented that it was great fun and they enjoyed being involved.
“It felt good,” said Kaleb Manion of ICHS. “I like the great sportsmanship.”
“It was good,” noted Creek’s Brayden Stewart. “I like being with friends.”
“I liked running and the teamwork,” said Edison’s Tevin Leanza.
“I liked hanging out with my friends and it’s good to win with the team,” added Brayden Carlson of EHS.
Edison Unified Champion Sports Coordinator Jason Ensinger said the event was a way to spotlight everyone no matter their abilities.
“The mission of Unified Sports is that everyone cheers for everyone. It doesn’t matter if we win or lose,” said Ensinger. “We’re starting to have more events and I hope to see it grow. I think the kids have a wonderful time.”
Amber Scott, who represented Indian Creek Unified Champion Sports, echoed those comments and said inclusion was a great way to bring everyone together.
“I thought it went great. It’s amazing to see everyone get together for this meet and to see the inclusion,” Scott said, adding that she hoped to see activities expand in the future. “It would be nice to end the year with one big event and all of the schools involved in unified sports. We would like to expand and make it happen, and that’s the process in the future. Everybody gets involved.”
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