Miller invite held May 7
MHS track coach Tom McGough commented on the results of the Miller invitational held Tuesday, May 7. “Finally, we had a decent day for our track athletes to compete. I thought everyone did a good job preparing and competing in their respective event. Our athletes understand where we are and what needs to be done in getting ready for the Region Meet, which will be held in Miller on Thursday, May 16.”
McGough said many of the MHS tracksters set personal records. Emma Steers broke her own 300 meter hurdle school record by .05 seconds.
“The main thing now is to stay focused on what needs to be
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HAPPY BOWLERS. Wednesday Coralette league winners are, back l to r, Rhonda Rowen, Roxie Zacher, Carolyn Forman and Kim Fanning, for Triple R. Inc., which won the league. Kim Fanning also had association high game and high series, and Wednesday league high game. Zacher had league high handicap series. Front row, Dawn Joy, league high series and high average, association high average; Cheryl Fanning, league high handicap game; and Betty Hammill, most improved average.
The Miller High School golf team participated at the Mobridge-Pollock invite Monday, April 29.
As the lone girl on the team, Amanda Lewellen’s total score was 104, with last three at 17 and last six at 32.
Four MHS boys participated. Cory Breland’s total score was 99; Tate Ketelhut’s was 103; Wade Gesinger’s was 120; and Hayden Peterman’s was 135. The team total was 322, and the Miller boys overall came in at eighth place.
Chamberlain, April 29
Miller seventh and eighth graders participated in the April 29 track meet held at Chamberlain. The results for Miller participants follow:
Shot Put
7th boys: Jack Jones, third, 28.7; Deric Diede, fifth, 27.1.
Discus
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Jamie Mentzer broke the high jump standard with her 4’ 11” jump at the Ipswich Relays last Saturday. It also earned her second place at the meet.
Mentzer qualifies for State Meet
We are grateful that we finally were able to have a track meet. MHS athletes took advantage of a nice day to compete at Ipswich on Saturday, April 27.
Jamie
Steers qualifies at Huron meet for State
The Miller Rustlers track team participated in the Huron track meet Friday, April 5.
According to head coach Tom McGough, the track meet gives Miller an opportunity to compete against five excellent AA schools – Aberdeen Central, Pierre, Mitchell, Huron and Watertown. Other teams competing were Redfield and James Valley Christian.
Place winners are the top
Track season got underway Friday, March 29 at the Al Sahli indoor meet at NSU in Aberdeen.
There was a strong competitive field of athletes and teams from North and South Dakota, with up to 48 athletes competing in a single event.
Tom McGough, head track and field coach, commented, “As coaches, we were very proud of those who were able to compete at the Al Sahli meet. Many of our athletes
The 2013 Apache Wells billiards 8-ball doubles tournament in Mesa, Ariz., was a grueling marathon. The games started at 8 a.m., and six hours and 22 games later, Charles Droz of Miller and his partner emerged the victors. There were 30 players (15 teams) who competed in the 8-ball finals.
The games featured the elite of the pool players. The majority of the shooters were of the same caliber as Miller’s very own South Dakota State Hall of Famer,
Sunshine Bible Academy to host trumpeter
Sunshine Bible Academy will host trumpeter Ashley Hall for a recital on Friday, April 12. The recital is at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Hall will perform a selection of sacred and classical pieces, and will be accompanied by SBA pianists Craig Brockel and Kevin Waller.
Hall has held the position of principal trumpet with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra and is in constant demand as a solo artist.
