A track: Bulldogs will still fly
The Whitefish Bulldogs lost a ton of points off last year’s State A champion girls track and field, namely in senior Rachael Wilmot, who swept the sprints. But these Bulldogs can still thump and should make noise within the Northwest A, Western A and of course, state. They’re just one potent team out of many in and around the Flathead Valley, including Columbia Falls boys, who were fourth at last year’s State A meet.
Here’s an overview of the Northwest A teams as they warm up for (weather permitting) Friday’s A. R. M.
Invitational in Whitefish. Whitefish Along with Wilmot, the girls lost Stella Frisbee to a knee injury at the State A basketball tournament and fellow sophomore Grace Slimon, who gave a huge boost with a high jump title at state, to a knee injury last summer. Slimon is on the track but probably won’t compete in her signature event.
And still. ... “We have a really amazing group of freshmen coming in this year that are going to be really fun to watch,” girls coach Matt Beckwith said.
Plus there’s Ginger Bergland, second in both hurdles races at state as a sophomore. “Ginger is just a hard worker and is just super competitive,” Beckwith said. “She competes with herself, competes with her teammates, just really wants to win.
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