Sports

Bearcats’ season ends with loss to Pioneers in quarterfinal

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Denton-Geyser-Stanford-Grass Range-Winnett’s quarterfinal matchup against the Pioneers of Big Sandy did not go quite as planned for the Bearcats. The Pioneers were able to come away with a 50-14 win over the Bearcats for the game played in Stanford on Saturday. A brisk west wind hampered the Bearcats’ passing attack in the loss.

Rhett Patnode excels in athletics year-round

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Hobson High School Senior Rhett Patnode has yet to line out where he will attend college but knows he wants to continue in sports.

Bearcats edge Pirates in first-round football playoff action

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Denton-Geyser-StanDford/Grass Range- Winnett sophomore quarterback Brady Bantz connected with junior Ace Becker for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to give the Bearcats a 26-24 come-from-behind win over Broadview-Lavina. The game, played in Stanford on Saturday, was a first-round playoff matchup between the Bearcats and Pirates. The first Bantz-to- Becker fourth quarter touchdown came at the 6:47 mark of the fourth quarter and covered 26 yards. The touchdown pass was the third of the game between Bantz and Becker, and cut the Pirate lead to 24-20. At the 4:01 mark of the fourth quarter, Bantz found a diving Becker in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown. More importantly, it gave the Bearcats their first lead of the game at 26-24.

TIGERS TAKE THE MAT

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The Hobson Tigers wrestled at the Shepherd Invite last weekend. Hobson's Howie Gayle placed second and Hobson's Tike Ericson placed third at the meet. Hobson's Cooper Wichman and Hobson's Chance Obert did not place, each with one win and two losses. Stanford's Brody Ridgeway and Hobson's Hunter Wichman did not wrestle due to injury. Photo courtesy of Tim Gayle

District 5C volleyball tournament results

The District 5C volleyball teams battled it out on the court last weekend, with seven vying for a spot at the Southern C Divisional tournament. The top four teams moved on to divisionals. The Tri-City Titans earned the no. 4 spot to move on to divisionals, while the Bearcats fell just short of moving on.

Titans fall in first round playoff game

The Tri-City Titans played their final game of the season with a playoff loss to the top-ranked North conference seed, Power-Dutton-Brady Titans, 55-21, on Saturday, Oct. 30.

Titans defeat top-ranked Bearcats to earn playoff berth

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If the Tri-City Titans lost the game, they would be out of the playoffs. Furthermore, if Geraldine/ Highwood defeated the Roy/ Winifred Outlaws, the Titans’ season would end, no matter the score.

Five-set match sets up volleyball nailbiter for Tri-City, DGS

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Just like the football game earlier in the day, the Tri-City Titans vs. DGS Bearcats volleyball game came down to the final moments of the match. The Titans pulled away with the victory, but it took five sets, with the final set score separated by just four points.

Titans and Bearcats junior high teams square off

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For the last junior high football game of the season, the Denton-Geyser-Stanford Bearcats faced off with Hobson-Moore-Judith Gap’s Tri-City Titans under the full glow of the feild lights at the Brock French Memorial Field in Hobson on Monday, Oct. 25.

Force 10 wrestling team competes in Lewistown

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Competitors from across the state descended upon the Fergus High School wrestling mat to compete in a middle school wrestling meet on Saturday, Oct. 23. Force 10, with athletes from Hobson and Stanford, brought five wrestlers to the meet, with one scratched due to injury.