Mother nature was not kind to track fans on Saturday at the Western Conference junior high track meet held in Alliance. Ten teams battled windy and cold conditions. Finishing first for the girls in the 8th grade were the Bulldogs from Gering who tallied 133 points with St. Agnes taking second with 74 points. AMS had 3 points which was good for ninth. Chadron won the 7th grade girl’s team title with 96 points while Scottsbluff was the runner up with 91.5 points. With 20.5, the Lady Bulldog 7th grade squad was seventh. Highlights for the day for AMS were: Jalilee Jurado who won the 7th grade girl’s discus, and strong showings in both the 400 and mile relays. The Dogs’ 400 relay in 7th grade was fourth while the 8th graders took fifth. In the mile relay, AMS took fourth in the seventh grade division.
As for the boys, the Bulldogs took fifth in both boy’s team races. AMS scored 45 points in the 8th division and finished with 40 points in the seventh grade. Scottsbluff won on both boy’s side. The Cats had 90 points in the 8th grade race while Gering was second with 85 points. In the seventh grade team race, the Bluffs netted 116 points for the win with Gering again second with 85 points. Alliance had 1 conference champ in Dixon Bair in the seventh grade 400. Taking the silver in the 7th grade high jump was Mykey Valdovinos. AMS had a pair of second place finishers in Eddie Red Nest in the long jump and Kylar Adams in the pole vault.
Girl’s result Alliance Middle School 8th grade 3 points 9th overall top 6 placers
400 Alexis Solis 6th 1:12
400 relay AMS 5th 1:00 Brinlee Lanik Solis Amilya Lopez Myleigh Simmons
7th grade girls AMS 20.5 points 7th overall top 6 placers
400 relay AMS 4th 59.2 Kaitlyn Robbins Nyah Ramirez Nyah Montes Kynlee Drews
mile relay AMS 4th 5:33 Montes T’anna Taylor Jayla Davis Robbins
discus Jurado 1st 67’1
pole vault Montes 5th 5’0
long jump Drews 6th 12’4
Boy’s results Alliance Middle School 8th grade 45 points 5th overall
400 Casyn Nelson 3rd 1:01
100 hurdles Xander Narjes 5th 19.3
200 hurdles Narjes 5th 33.3
400 relay AMS 3rd 51.1 Canden Marsteller Carsen Bunnell Red Nest Wyatt Barthel Hardy
mile relay AMS 3rd 4:27 Nelson Kyler Hamel Red Nest Barthel Hardy
shot Narjes 6th 35’5
discus Narjes 4th 99’9
pole vault Adams 2nd 7’0
long jump Red Nest 2nd 17’11
triple jump Hamel 5th 33’7
Boy’s results AMS 7th grade 40 points 5th overall top 6 placers
100 Valdovinos 6th 14.4
400 Bair 1st 1:04
800 Travis Kaiser Pfannenstiel 5th 2:55
400 relay AMS 3rd 54.7 Bair Aschen Fries Grant Bloyd Valdovinos
mile relay AMS 3rd 4:33 Bair Fries Bloyd Kaiser Pfannenstiel
high jump Valdovinos 2nd 4’4
long jump Valdovinos 4th 14’9 Bair 6th 14’7
triple jump Fries 5th 30′ 1/2
On Tuesday, the best of the west meet will be in Scottsbluff for the top qualifiers in the area while the Dogs will be back in the Bluffs on Saturday for the Scottsbluff invite.