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Rangers look
for discipline
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Park High Ranger Joey Overstreet goes over a defender to grab a rebound
at Mondays practice.

Enterprise Staff Writer

he Park High Ranger boys

basketball team is coming
off of a disappointing campaign a year ago, and the
team is trying to focus this year on
the things it can control.
We certainly want to work
extremely hard on defense and be a
strong defensive team, said head
coach Scott Rosberg. We want to
push the ball (on offense). But when
we talk about identity in our program,
we talk about our core covenants, the
standards with which we want to live
by.
The boys came up with four of
them this year. We want to be a teamfirst kind of team, we want to be a
team known for its discipline, we
want to compete with a relentless perseverance, and lastly we want to be a
team that trusts. We want to have
trust and respect for everyone
involved in the program.
Ive gone away from goals and
moved towards the standards. If we
take care of (those four things), goals
we set for ourselves will start to be
accomplished.
The Rangers return three players
this year that have started. Joey
Overstreet and Connor Amsk both
started at times last year and Laden
Ricketts was a second-team AllConference member as a freshman
before missing all of last year with

an injury.
We struggled all year with chemistry, said Rosberg. We struggled
with dealing with adversity. I struggled, myself. I think I overloaded
them. As our record got worse, I kept
trying new things. So I did a poor job
of handling it as well. Were really
excited about this year, though. We
bring back five guys who played a lot
of varsity minutes.
In addition to the three returning
starters, Sterling Lay and Jordan Lehrer also return with some experience.
The Rangers plan to use an insideout game, with Overstreet on the
inside, surrounded by four guards/
wings.
When Overstreet is not on the court,
Rosberg wants the Rangers to run a
five-out offense with five shooters
spacing the floor.
When Joeys on the floor, a 6-11 kid
is going to give you a post presence,
said Rosberg. Ladens probably our
next biggest player, but Laden is
more of a guard. He handles the ball;
he shoots it. Hes more of a perimeter
player.
So when Joey isnt on the floor,
well be a lot more five-man out. Well
try to push the ball and run a little bit.
Well also run a motion kind of
offense with a lot of passing and
screening with dribble drives and
kicks.
More of this years offense will be
up to the players on the court after
last years struggles.

2014-15 Schedule
12-12,13

at Butte Tip-Off Tourney

12-19

Browning

12-20

Havre

1-2

at Townsend

1-3

at Three Forks

1-8

at Belgrade

1-10

Butte Central

1-16

at Fergus

1-17

Big Timber

1-23

at Browning

1-24

at Havre

1-30

Townsend

1-31

Dillon

2-5

at Butte Central

2-6

Belgrade

2-14

at Big Timber

2-19

Fergus (Senior Night)

2-26,26,28

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Rangers under
new leadership
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

ead coach Scott Coleman

takes over the Park High
Ranger girls basketball
program this year, and he
inherits a very seasoned team.
The Rangers return all five starters from a team that last year did
not feature a single senior.
Despite returning the entire
team, Coleman said no starting
jobs are guaranteed. He wants to
create a competitive environment
on the team.
The experience on this years
Ranger team should be a huge
asset.
We have a very experienced
group of seniors, so I think we
have the opportunity to move the
ball, said Coleman. We have several sets that we are working on
(with) motions that keep everything flowing. Well see a group of
seniors that I think will be able to
take advantage of what they see
before them in a defense and set
each other up. I think there is a
high basketball IQ and the ability
to step outside of a completely preset offense that the coach mandates that they run.
Along with their motion on
offense, the Rangers plan to play a
lot of man-to-man defense.
We are a man-to-man team, but

we will selectively utilize zone,

Coleman said. Well utilize it to
force the issue or change game
momentum that is not going in our
favor. Well utilize zone (defense)
very strategically.
In addition to an experienced
team, Coleman hopes to have a
very deep team.
We have 11 on the varsity squad
right now, and I see that rotation
potentially going 11 deep, he said.
Depth can make all the difference
in the world. One of the challenges
we may have is going up against
speed that exceeds ours. In doing
so, were really going to have to
bring everything we have every
moment on the court.
I would anticipate a rotation
that is vigorous throughout the
game so that we can continue to
apply pressure throughout the
game, and we are going to need
depth to do that.
Coleman plans to use both zone
and man-to-man presses on a selective basis, but it will not be the
teams identity.
After a couple of down years for
the Ranger girls basketball team,
Coleman has his team focused on
smaller goals.
We are setting goals that are
short of the won-loss column, said
Coleman. Our goals are to bring
the best performance we can as a
team each time we step on the

Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Park High Ranger Brianne Pino is defended by Ella McKenzie during Mondays practice.
floor and to do with the basketball
what we set out to do, both on the
offense and defensive side.

We think that the win-loss column will work out if we can do

these things.

2014-15 Schedule
12-12,13

at Butte Tip-Off Tourney

12-19

Browning

12-20

Havre

1-2

at Townsend

1-3

at Three Forks

1-9

Belgrade

1-10

at Butte Central

1-16

at Fergus

1-17

Big Timber

1-23

at Browning

1-24

at Havre

1-30

Townsend

1-31

at Dillon

2-5

Butte Central

2-6

at Belgrade

2-14

at Big Timber

2-20

Fergus (Senior Night)

2-26,26,28

at Division Tournament (Great Falls)

3-5,6,7

at State Tournament (Bozeman)

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Ranger wrestling
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By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

he Park High Ranger

wrestling team has
15 members out for
this years team, and
even though their numbers
might be small, the Rangers return four wrestlers
who reached last years
state tournament.
Of the Rangers 15 wrestlers, head coach Jeremy
Shields expects to have 10 to
compete for varsity spots.
Weve got a few brandnew kids that just wont be
ready, said Shields.
Peter Towns was divisional champion for the Rangers
last year and returns again
this year.
The Rangers also return
Chris Swanson, Jordan Perino and Hayden Mushrush,
and all three were All-Conference last year.
Were continuing to
build, said Shields. We
return four guys who went
to state last year, and that is
a big deal. We also have
some young kids coming in
who have some experience,
which bodes well, because
since we dropped the mid-

dle school wrestling program about 10 years ago,

getting kids who come in
with experience has been a
struggle.
One thing that might hurt
the Rangers this year is that
they have a large cluster of
wrestlers who could wrestle
the same weight class, and
thus some will need to be
shuffled around to different
classes.
Were pretty stacked in
the middle, Shields said.
This weekend (Dec. 5 and
6) will be the first time we
really take a look and see
how that shakes down.
Shields will judge success
in the traditional ways, but
he mostly cares about getting a good effort from his
wrestlers.
The one thing that I truly
believe in, with anything in
life, is that if these kids
come out and give everything they have every time
they walk on the mat, we are
successful, said Shields. I
hope to see that we have
five, six, seven kids back at
state this year, and I think
we have some kids that have
a legitimate shot at placing
this year. But in general, if

Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Park High Ranger Deon Gillen, left, grapples with teammate Chris Swanson on Monday.
you talk to the kids and ask
them what the expectation
is, its that they give everything they have every time
out there.

Along with goals such as

effort and on-the-mat
results, the Rangers have a
very interesting objective
for this season.

One of our biggest goals

is building the team, said
Shields. We want guys to
bring new people to come
give the sport a chance.

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at Belgrade Tournament

1-9,10

at Bozeman Tournament

12-12,13

at Powell, WY Tournament

1-23,24

at Class A Duals (Belgrade)

12-16

at Columbus Mixer

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at Fergus/Belgrade/Butte Central (Lewistown)

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at CMR Tournament (Great Falls)

1-30,31

Billings Tournament

1-3

at Columbus Tournament

2-7

Divisional Tournament (Livingston)

1-6

Home Mixer vs. Columbus/Whitehall/Lone Peak

2-13,14

State Tournament (Billings)

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 e e e e 13

Bruins build
on prior season
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

he Gardiner Bruin girls

basketball team has three
returning starters back
from a team that finished
second at both the district and
division tournament and made the
state tournament for only the second time in school history.
It was a good experience for the
girls, said head coach Ben Johnson
of the teams state-tournament run.
Hannah Dean, Tess Thomas and
PJ Thomas are Gardiners returning
starters. Kelsey McDonald, who
was a part-time starter last season,
will also be back.
Johnson feels this team has an
advantage on both sides of the court
the way his team can play with or
without the basketball.
Defensively, were going to get
after teams, said Johnson. Our
girls are very disciplined and can
play great defense. If we can hold
teams under 40, that will be our
goal. We will shoot for that every
game. Offensively, well run uptempo if we get going. If not, we
have half-court sets. We do a lot of

motion to get kids on the move, and

we like to get a lot of layups if we
can.
Were probably pretty even on
both (offense and defense), but we
feel we need to stop them to score.
So our first goal is to get a stop and
get offense after that.
Following last seasons success,
the Bruins are hoping to do even
better this year with the majority of
their starters returning.
Were looking to win district this
year and then divisionals, said
Johnson. We really want to get
back to state. We want to be one of
the final eight teams playing, and
we want to place. We feel like we
have a great opportunity. We only
lost 8-10 points per game in production from the seniors that graduated. You lose some leadership, but
we have plenty of girls who can
step up.
Johnson expects to have plenty of
depth this year.
The beauty of it is I can probably
go eight or nine deep, he said. Its
quality enough that when we sub,
we wont drop off enough to let
teams bounce back. Theyre all
going to play a big role.

Enterprise photo by Hunter DAntuono

Gardiner Bruin PJ Thomas drives the ball to the basket during a game against
Lone Peak in Gardiner last season.

2014-15 Schedule
12-6 West Yellowstone
12-12 at Harlowton Tourney
12-13 at Harlowton Tourney
12-19 at Twin Bridges
12-20 Shields Valley
1-3

at White Sulphur Springs

1-9

at Lone Peak

1-10 Sheridan
1-16 Manhattan Christian
1-17 Ennis
1-23 at Shields Valley

1-24 Twin Bridges

1-30 Lone Peak
1-31 at Harrison
2-6

at Whitehall

2-7

White Sulphur Springs

2-13 at Manhattan Christian

2-14 at Ennis
2-19,20,21

District Tournament (Manhattan Christian)

2-26,27,28

Division Tournament (Butte)

3-5,6,7

State Tournament (Missoula)

(Home games in bold)

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Thomas takes
over for Bruins
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise Staff Writer

he Gardiner Bruin boys

basketball returns three
starters from last season
but will be breaking in a
new head coach in Wendy Thomas.
Wyatt Wilkinson, Jordan Darr and
Eddie Rodarte return as starters.
Rodarte was all-conference last
season.
Those three will be joined by
Ethan Powell, Mason Schram and
Jarred Hurst as players who will
have a big role on this years team.
The Bruins finished in the middle
of the pack of the district standings
last season but had a disappointing
ending, losing both games at the
district tournament.
As far as what that team will look
like on the court, that has yet to be
decided.
Its all new, so were just trying
to put it all together right now,
said Thomas. Im new for them
and theyre new for me. Were
going to try a little of everything
until we find out what works. There
will definitely be some man-to-man
defense, and well mix it up with
some zone. Hopefully, well run

some different presses. Were just

trying to figure it out right now.
Thomas comes in with varsity
experience. She coached the girls
varsity team in the early 2000s. She
has also been an assistant for the
last few years on the girls varsity
team in addition to coaching the
junior high program at Gardiner
for the last 17 years.
I wasnt hired until halfway
through summer, so we didnt have
much of an offseason outside of
open gyms, said Thomas. Its all
brand new from the first day of
practice.
Despite the whirlwind start to the
season without the benefit of a
summer program, Thomas is
already seeing good things from
her team.
We have a lot of talent, she said.
We need to be better disciplined,
and we need to play better defense.
I feel we have the ability to finish
in the upper end of the conference.
Its definitely a goal of ours to get
out of the district tournament. We
have a lot of business to take of
before then. But Im excited and
the boys are excited. They are
showing up to practice and working
hard.

Gardiner Bruin Nick Sabo looks for an open teammate as he receives a pass
during a game against Shields Valley last season.
Enterprise file photo

2014-15 Schedule
12-6 West Yellowstone
12-12 at Harlowton Tourney
12-13 at Harlowton Tourney
12-19 at Twin Bridges
12-20 Shields Valley
1-3

at White Sulphur Springs

1-9

at Lone Peak

1-10 Sheridan
1-16 Manhattan Christian
1-17 Ennis
1-23 at Shields Valley

1-24 Twin Bridges

1-30 Lone Peak
1-31 at Harrison
2-6

at Whitehall

2-7

White Sulphur Springs

2-13 at Manhattan Christian

2-14 at Ennis
2-19,20,21

District Tournament (Manhattan Christian)

2-26,27,28

Division Tournament (Butte)

3-12,13,14

State Tournament (Billings)

(Home games in bold)

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 e e e e 15

Rebels ready
for big season
By Thomas Watson
Enterprise Staff Writer

Enterprise file photo

Shields Valleys Daniel Rivera grabs a rebound against Lone Peak junior Trevor
House in the first half of a game in Clyde Park last season.

s the Shields Valley Rebels boys basketball

coach, J.B. Boyd is
entering his fourth season, and the Rebels have high
hopes for the 2014-15 campaign.
The Rebels graduated an allstate player in Lane Lahaye, but
otherwise they return the other
four starters from a team that
finished third in the district both
in the regular season and the
tournament.
Ive been playing a lot of kids,
said Boyd. I believe in playing
the talent, whether they are a
freshman or a senior. So I always
have young kids and try to continue the program to be competitive.
Age doesnt mean a lot to me
talent does.
Shields Valley will run a lot of
man-to-man, but Boyd indicated
that they would shake things up
when the team needs a lift.
Man-to-man is my favorite, but
our tallest guy is about 6-2. So if
were playing a bunch of big
guys, well obviously go into a
zone to try and stop it with more
than one guy on them.
Offensively, we get up and
down the court. We like to shoot

the ball. Our first offense is a

layup. If that doesnt work, well
pull it out and run (a set play).
Were high tempo and high intensity. We have quick guards. The
whole team is quick.
That high tempo will carry over
to the defensive side, as well,
with the Rangers using a fullcourt, man-to-man press when
needed.
The expectations for this season are high, mostly because of
the talent Boyd has returning.
Weve got Thad Ferguson
returning, who averaged right
around 17 points per game last
year and was first team all-conference, said Boyd. Weve got
Ryley Waddell, who is also a
senior, and he can score from the
inside and the outside. We have a
junior, Tristen Jenkins, who may
be one of the best offensive players in the district. Hes smooth
and can go right or left. Hes
going to be really hard to stop.
Weve got a post returning who
is about 6 foot in Clay Scidmore.
Hes just a horse. Hes probably
only 190 pounds, but he plays like
he is 6-3. Half the season last year
I started Brock Peterson, who was
just a freshman. Hes only 5-7 but
he is an absolute terror. Hes solid
offensively and defensively.

2014-15 Schedule
12-12, 13

at Cascade Tournament

1-24

at West Yellowstone

12-19

West Yellowstone

1-29

Lone Peak

12-20

at Gardiner

1-31

Sheridan

1-2

at Lone Peak

2-6

at Townsend

1-3

at Twin Bridges

2-7

Ennis

1-9

Townsend

2-13

at White Sulphur Springs

1-10

Manhattan Christian

2-14

at Harrison/Willow Creek

1-15

White Sulphur Springs

2-19,20,21

District Tournament (Manhattan Christian)

1-17

Harrison/Willow Creek

2-26,27,28

Division Tournament (Butte)

1-23

Gardiner

3-12,13,14

State Tournament (Billings)

(Home games in bold)

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 e e e e 17

Rebels poised
for breakout
By Thomas Watson

Enterprise file photo

Shields Valleys Rylee Hoyem looks for her shot in the paint against Lone Peak in
the first quarter of a game in Clyde Park last season.

Enterprise Staff Writer

he Shields Valley Rebel

girls basketball team
is coming off of a great
season a year ago. Last
years Rebels finished third at
district before winning the
division tournament and making it to the third day at state.
The Rebels graduated only two
seniors from that team, but will
have everyone else back with
state tournament experience.
We dont have a lot of height,
but we have a lot of quickness,
so we like to use our quickness,
said head coach Kristi Swandal.
Even though we dont have a lot
of height, we have a good post
player in Rylee Hoyem. Shes
our returning all-conference
player. We do have a lot of
speed, so well try to use that to
our advantage. We believe in
defense and hope to play really
strong defense every night.
The Rebels hope to be able to
hang their hat on that defense.
You have to score more
points than the other team to
win, but a lot of our offense
develops from our defensive
pressure, said Swandal. We

know we have to have (good

defense) to win games because
there will be nights when the
ball isnt going in the hole very
easy, but you can still play good
defense.
The success of last years team
has given a good energy to the
off-season and preseason practices.
The girls worked really hard
during the summer, Swandal
said. Were all very excited. We
dont have any more expectations of ourselves than we did
last year. We try to play to our
potential every night and play
hard. (You have to) throw out
what happened last year and
just do the best we can in the
moment every night.
After such a good year, Swandal is not changing her approach
to how she will evaluate the success of this years team.
We dont try to get too specific, said Swandal of the goals
she sets for the team. We want
to work hard and play to our
potential. Well have goals every
night against teams, but we want
to give our best effort every
night regardless of who we play,
and that will determine our success.

2014-15 Schedule
12-12, 13

at Cascade Tournament

12-19

West Yellowstone

12-20

at Gardiner

1-2

at Lone Peak

1-3

at Twin Bridges

1-9

Townsend

1-10

Manhattan Christian

1-15

White Sulphur Springs

1-17

Harrison/Willow Creek

1-23

Gardiner

1-24

at West Yellowstone

1-29

Lone Peak

1-31

Sheridan

2-6

at Townsend

2-7

Ennis

2-13

at White Sulphur Springs

2-14

at Harrison/Willow Creek

2-19,20,21

District Tournament (Manhattan Christian)

2-26,27,28

Division Tournament (Butte)

3-5,6,7

State Tournament (Missoula)

(Home games in bold)

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