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Rangers fall to 0-7 in loss to Hardin Bulldogs

Published on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:44pm
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The wind was blowing and the mood was bleak at Park High School Friday night. On the night of homecoming, the Rangers suffered a 32-6 loss at the hands of the Hardin Bulldogs (2-5), falling to 0-7 on the year.
 
The game started promising for the Rangers, with the defense holding the Bulldog offense in check. 
 

Rangers defeat Hardin, Miles City on Saturday, improve to 8-5 overall

Published on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:41pm
The Park volleyball team competed in six full matches on its homecoming Saturday, winning five of them, including victories over Miles City and Hardin. 
 
Against Miles City, Park won in five sets by the scores of 28-26, 25-19, 25-22, 25-23 and 15-12. Senior Aleah Peterson racked up 18 kills and 27 digs, both game highs. 
 

Ranger girls lose against Laurel to end their season

Published on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:36pm
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The Park Ranger girl’s soccer team lost its final game of the season on Saturday, falling to the Laurel Locomotives 6-0 at Park High School.
 
The Locomotives got on the board early, hitting their first goal of the game in the fourth minute to take a quick 1-0 lead. After squeezing in their second goal of the half in the 38th minute, the Locomotives took a 2-0 lead into halftime. Despite 19 shots on goal in the first half, Park was unable to get on the board. 
 

Ranger boys’ soccer forces 0-0 draw against Laurel, end season on high note

Published on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:34pm
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The Park High Rangers boys’ soccer team played its final game of the season on Saturday, ending in a 0-0 draw with the Laurel Locomotives. 
 
The last time these two teams met at Laurel High School on Sept. 23, the Locomotives stomped the Rangers in a 6-0 shutout, but this time Park was able to hold Laurel scoreless on just sevenww shots on goal. 
 

Rebels fall in shootout to Grass Range/Winnett

Published on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:31pm
The Shields Valley Rebels (3-4) lost a shootout to Grass Range/Winnett (5-2) on Friday by the score of 47-44. 
 
After being held to seven points a week ago against Bridger, the Rebels’ offense came back to life, thanks to the stellar play of sophomore quarterback Sage McMinn. McMinn was the conductor Shields Valley needed, accounting for all seven Rebels touchdowns (five passing, two rushing). He finished with 222 passing yards and went 13-of-27, while also rushing the ball 13 times for 178 yards. 
 

Gardiner makes title game in Park City tournament

Published on Mon, 10/09/2017 - 1:29pm
Gardiner volleyball continued its stellar season on Saturday with a narrow loss to Ennis in the championship round of the Park City Invitational Volleyball Tournament held at Laurel High School. 
 
After cruising through most of the tournament, Gardiner faced Ennis in the championship. Ennis, which split with Gardiner earlier in the tournament, won in two sets by the scores of 25-17 and 25-19. 
 

Moose Chase Kids Race prepares for its ninth year

Published on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 12:48pm
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When Alyssa Davis and Kristin Wadle started the “Moose Chase Kids Race” nine years ago, they wanted to encourage fitness for their young children. 
 
“The first year, Alyssa and I were doing a running club with our own children at their preschool and we needed something for them to train for,” Wadle said. “So we decided to start our own race.”
 

Gardiner rolls, stays undefeated in district play

Published on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 12:46pm
The Gardiner Bruins volleyball team rolled over White Sulphur Springs on Thursday night, sweeping the Hornets in three lopsided sets. Final set counts were 25-10, 25-13 and 25-4. 
 
The Gardiner offense was running on all cylinders, tallying 33 kills, 28 assists and 17 aces. Brooke Russell led the Bruins in kills and aces with nine each. Sage Cowley set up 26 of the Bruins’ 28 assists on the night. 
 

Park’s upcoming games to be measurement of program’s progress

Published on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 12:22pm
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With playoffs out of the question this season, Park High football is in “play for pride” mode, and with three games remaining, there is plenty of time left to do that. 
 
The season finale brings the daunting task of containing the undefeated juggernaut Sidney Eagles, who are 6-0 and have outscored their opponents 206-45. 
 
The two games prior to that, though, present the more favorable matchups of Hardin at home Friday, followed by a road trip to Havre on Oct. 13. 
 

Rangers suffer second loss to Belgrade, 6-0

Published on Wed, 10/04/2017 - 11:21am
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The Park High Ranger boys’ soccer team dropped its second game to the Belgrade Panthers this season, this time in a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday at Belgrade High School. 
 
The Panthers opened up the scoring early with an unassisted goal by Josiah Russell in the third minute of play to take an early 1-0 lead. Goals by Dominick Portnell and Jordan Schlauch in the 28th and 36th minutes pushed Belgrade’s lead to 3-0 going into half time.