De Yong, Mallams
The Daily Inter Lake
1st in skiing
Cross country skiers Kristy De Yong and Ian Mallams were the overall winners of the Spring Cookie Race held last Sunday.
The Glacier Nordic Ski Team and Stillwater Mountain Lodge Nordic Center hosted the event held on trails near Beaver Lake. Twenty competitors ages 11-55 competed on the 6.5k course, which included thrilling rolling hills and tight turns.
De Yong was timed in 26 minutes, 15 seconds and Mallams in 20:51.
The race served to maintain racing fitness for Glacier Ski Team's members traveling to Junior Nationals in Houghton, Mi., on Thursday, as well as the others who will compete in a 13-mile half marathon cross country ski race in West Yellowstone on March 11.
Results
Women
1. Kristy De Yong, 26:15; 2. Clare Miller, 27:55; 3. Sierra McCartney, 29:09; 4. Ellie Johnson, 30:14; 5. Anne Miller, 30:35
Men
1. Ian Mallams, 20:51; 2. Chad Castren, 22:37; 3. Zach Heskett, 22:41; 4. Peter Van Horn, 22:42; 5. Eric Smythe, 23:13; 6. Reid Sabin, 23:44; 7. Paul Conrad, 24:15; 8. Jason Schmidt, 24:56; 9. Tim Noonan, 25:11; 10. Jack Steele, 26:46; 11. Rich Graves, 27:12; 12. Russ Schneider, 28:05; 13. Russell Mallams, 29:28; 14. Alex Van Horn. 42:28
Hostetler wins
half-marathon race
Hannah Hostetler of Kalispell was the overall winner in the girls Youth Division (ages 16-and-younger) at the 27th Snow Joke Half Marathon held last Saturday.
Hostetler completed the 13.1-mile footrace around Seeley Lake in two hours, 30 minutes.
Jim Rucker of Spokane was the overall winner in a time of 75 minutes 14 seconds. First woman finishers was Jamie Schuster of Dillon in 94:06.
In the Masters Division for runners 40 and older, Marvin Speece of Butte posted a time of 85:12. First Masters woman was Jennifer Boyer of Missoula in 94:58.
In the boys Youth Division, Jake Roske of Turah posted the best time, 91:25.
There were a total of 285 entrants.
The sponsoring Cheetah Herders Athletic Club allows dogs accompanied by their owners to participate in the event. "Mrs. Skins" Wieck of Helena paced a field of 12 canines in 86:50 and was awarded a soup bone.
Complete results can be found at www.cheetahherders.com.
Big Sky suspends
officials
for error
OGDEN, Utah (AP) - The Big Sky Conference has suspended three women's basketball officials for misapplication of a rule during the Eastern Washington-Montana State game in Bozeman, Mont., on Feb. 25.
Glenn Mayberry, Julie May and Chuck Rydzak have all been suspended for one Big Sky game for failing to apply a rule correctly.
Montana State had six players on the floor on defense with 7:09 left in the first half. An out-of-bounds play ended with an Eastern Washington field goal.
The officiating crew called a technical on Montana State, but mistakenly nullified the two points scored by EWU on the play, the league said.
Having six players on the floor is an officials' mistake, but not a correctable one. Removing the two points scored by Eastern Washington was a misapplication of the rule, the league said.
"We defer to officials for judgment calls," said Big Sky Conference Commissioner Doug Fullerton. "But on an application of a rule, with three officials on the floor, we expect them to get it right. As a league, we are very supportive of our officials, but a misapplication of a rule cannot be tolerated."
Eastern Washington won the game 63-56.