Hellgate High School - Halberd Yearbook (Missoula, MT)

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Get outta my way - A Hellgate hurdler is training to achieve the best time to win. Triumphant - Graduates Bill Ballinger and Wade Hampton take their places on the winners' stand. Boys Track - Back row: Coach Dan Gilman. Gene Belcourt. Matt Murphy, Derek Swanson. Jeff Lindstrom, Dan Harrington, Kirk Johnston. George McCrum, Ty Beaver, Cameron Sloan, Sean Harrington, Justin Lake. Julio Morales, Erin Grant, Bill Patterson, Scott Miller, Brennan Guth, Tom Cook, Kevin Anderson, Doug Chase, Tony Sorenson. Mike Cote, Michael Violette, Second row: Coach James Miller, Matt Clark. ChrisBellusci,Scott Walker, Mike Combo. Mark Frohlich, Chris Thomas. Tom Nichols, Todd Amick, Travis Cain, Brent Rodgers. Destry Randles, Coach Ron Jones, Third row: Martain Bain, Aaron Laird, Steve Betts, Jeff Roth, Jason Moura, Jim Young, Paul Nisbet, Jim Brewer. Dan Wagner, Randy Coverdell, Ryan Balias, John Chausee. Stefan Leigland, Coach Van Troxel, Front row: Scott Orr, Jeff Bucklew, Alex Foggin, Judd Knudsen. Mike Kelly, Erik Grossman, Wade Hampton, Brian Lineback, Lance Church, Bill Ballinger, Troy Kindred, Lance Jones, Mike Sanders. Boys’ Track Spring

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Sic mm Season Big he girls' track and field team placed well in their meets, thanks to team cooporation and individual talent. The girls' managed to end the year placing fifth in the state championship. “It was excellent, in the words of Ron Jones, coach. “This year we had the most kids ever go out for track and field.” Two seniors gave it their all to become state champions for Hellgate. Kaipo Wallwork received first in the shot put and Sandy Jacobsen managed first place in the high jump. Even though the girls’ track and field team was quite young, they show great promise for Hellgate in the years to come. Leaping for the finish - Senior Tiffany Miller and junior Jada Simons hurdle their way through the race. Give me strength - sophomore Beth Schuster gives it all she's got for the team. We’re number one - sophomore Kristin Johnson displays her talent and emotions in the triple jump. Qlrls’ Track al mu Spring X f

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Up and away - Sophomore Dylan Jackson shows good form in the lone jump. Heavy concentration - Graduate Wade Hampton sets his mind to winning. On your mark, get set... - Graduate Kevin Harwood is ready and waiting for the gun shot signaling the start. if he boys' track team was the largest it has ever been, and its size proved to be helpful when multiple injuries took out quite a few members. Despite its size, most of the team was unexperienced and they would’ve placed better in the AA meet if they hadn’t been so ner- vous, according to senior Lance Jones. Triple-jump champion, junior John Wagner took first place in the state meet. Junior Matt Murphy and graduates Lance Canning and Wade Hampton were also strong in the javelin throw, shotput, 800 and 1 600 meter runs, respectively. In the Western Divisional Cham- pionships the boys’ have tradi tionally received first and second place for the past ten years. The boys’ have also won the City Chan- pionships every year, thirteen out of twenty times. fLibby.... ..1st MCHS Invitational 1st Kalispcll ...2nd Butte Invitational 4th Kalispell Invitational... 2nd City Championship 1st Western Divisional Championship 2nd State Championship.. 7th Boys’ Track Spring