Hopes again will be high for the Alliance Middle School track teams with the season beginning on Tuesday with meets in Scottsbluff and Gering. The Bulldogs were again solid, especially for the 8th grade boy’s squad with AMS taking first with 119.75 points. Scottsbluff was second with 92.5 points. In the seventh grade boy’s race, it was Scottsbluff first with 134 points with Gering second at 86.67 points. Alliance finished third with 74 points. The boys event took place in Gering with 7 schools participating. In 2024, the Alliance 8th grade boy’s team won every meet and continue their fine efforts in winning the team title. The Dogs got first place performances in five events. 8th grader Eddie Red Nest led AMS with 2 gold medals in winning both the 100 and long jump. Casyn Nelson struck gold in the 400 while AMS won both the 400 and 1600 relays. Team members in the 400 relay were: Nelson, Red Nest, Carsen Bunnell and Kyler Hamel. In the 4X400 relay, the team consisted of Red Nest, Bunnell, Nelson, and Wyatt Barthel Hardy.
Leading the way for the AMS seventh grade boy’s team was Dixon Bair who won both 100 and 400 races. Bair was also third in the long jump. Top finishers for the Lady Bulldogs were: Kynlee Drews who was third in the 7th grade 100 and Alexis Solis who was third in the 8th grade 400. The girl’s meet was in Scottsbluff with 7 teams taking part. AMS was 7th in the seventh grade girl’s division with 9.5 points. The 8th grade team ended with 13 points which was good for seventh.
Girl’s results 7th grade Alliance 9.5 points 7th overall top 6 placers
100 Drews 3rd 12.9 Jayla Davis 6th 13.8
400 relay Alliance 4th 1:01 Corley Connor Nyah Montes Nyah Ramirez Kaitlyn Robbins
Girl’s results 8th grade Alliance 13 points 7th overall top 6 placers
400 Solis 3rd 1:14
400 relay Alliance 4th 58.3 Brinlee Lanik Amilya Lopez Myleigh Simmons Solis
1600 relay Alliance 5:39 5th Solis Olivia Krejci Hannah Chaterton Amilya Lopez
pole vault Simmons 5th 5’6
Boy’s results 7th grade Alliance 74 points 3rd overall top 6 placers
100 Bair 1st 12.3 Myles Valdovinos 6th 13.3
200 Grant Bloyd 5th 28.8
400 Bair 1st 1:05 Bloyd 4th 1:07
800 Travis Kaiser-Pfannenstiel 4th 2:56
400 relay Alliance 3rd 58.3 Bair Jace Jensen Aschen Fries Valdovinos
1600 relay Alliance 2nd 5:15 Fries Kaiser-Pfannenstiel Alexander Valdez Mason Rebillet
shot Atreus Walker 6th 27’5
discus Jensen 4th 88’0
high jump Jensen 2nd 4’8
long jump Bair 3rd 15’7 Bloyd 3rd 15’7
triple jump Fries 4th 29’1/2
Boy’s results 8th grade 119.75 points 1st overall top 6 placers
100 Red Nest 1st 12.1
200 Bunnell 4th 28.6
400 Nelson 1st 1:01.1 Barthel Hardy 2nd 1:01.4 Ethan Bates 6th 1:07
mile Brandon Quinn 5th 7:28
110 hurdles Xander Narjes 2nd 18.5
200 hurdles Narjes 2nd 34.5
400 relay Alliance 1st 50.7 Bunnell Hamel Nelson Red Nest
1600 relay Alliance 1st 4:21 Nelson Barthel Hardy Red Nest Bunnell
shot Narjes 2nd 38’6 James Scriven 4th 37’2
discus Scriven 5th 103’1
high jump Barthel Hardy 5th 4’8 Bates 5th 4’8 Bunnell 5th 4’8
pole vault Kylar Adams 2nd 7’0
long jump Red Nest 1st 18’4 Barthel Hardy 2nd 17’8
triple jump Nelson 3rd 33’5 Hamel 6th 32’9
AMS will next be in action Saturday in Chadron.