Athletes of the Week
KSEN/K96—BOZEMAN TROPHY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK HAD A RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE IN ONE CASE AND A PLEASANT SURPRISE IN THE OTHER. OUR MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HAS HAD QUITE THE PAST WEEK AND REALLY AN AMAZING SR. YEAR. WYATT BRUSVEN, NOT ONLY WON THE DIVISIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AT 152-LBS IN CUT BANK LAST WEEKEND, HE ALSO SET A SHELBY SCHOOL RECORD FOR CAREER WINS WITH 134. BRUSVEN BEAT THE RECORD OF BRENT THACKER WHO HAD 131 AND WITH THREE WINS AT THE DIVISIONAL WYATT RAN HIS RECORD TO 134 AND AT THE STATE TOURNAMENT IS LOOKING TO BREAK SHELBY’S SINGLE SEASON RECORD OF 38. HE HAS 37 WINS CURRENTLY. BRUSVEN WON THAT DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BY MAJOR DECISION 10-2 AND IT LED THE SHELBY TEAM TO A 2ND PLACE FINISH OVERALL AND A TROPHY WHICH COACH THAD WHITE SAYS HASN’T BEEN ADDED TO THE SHELBY COLLECTION FOR WRESTLING IN OVER A DECADE. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WYATT SIGNED HIS LETTER OF INTENT TO PLAY FOOTBALL FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BEARS AFTER GRADUATION. ALSO NOMINATED THIS WEEK, CHOTEAU JR. KOLBY KOVATCH WHO COMBINED FOR 17 –POINTS IN TWO GAMES AND PLAYED SOLID DEFENSE WITH A NUMBER OF STEALS IN THE WIN OVER SHELBY. AND NOLAN TAULE OF CONRAD, WHO HAD HIS BEST WEEKEND OF THE SEASON WITH 17 AGAINST BELT AND THEN 19 IN A VERY CLOSE BATTLE WITH CHOTEAU. OUR FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK IS ONE OF MANY WHO CONTINUE TO STEP UP FOR THE BROWNING LADY INDIANS. COMING OFF THE BENCH AND DRAINING JUST ABOUT EVERY 3-POINT SHOT SHE TOOK, SO. WALKER RUNNING CRANE ENDED THE NIGHT WITH 16 IN A BROWNING WIN OVER CUT BANK. HEAD COACH RAY AUGARE CALLED IT A “REAL GOOD GAME,” AND SAID SHE ALSO PLAYED REALLY GOOD DEFENSE. RUNNING CRANE CAME OFF THE BENCH AND SCORED 9 THE NEXT NIGHT IN A RUNAWAY WIN OVER POLSON. THE BROWNING LADY INDIANS ARE LOADED WITH TALENT BUT THEY DID SUFFER A BLOW IN THAT CUT BANK GAME WENT JR. TAMIKA GUARDIPEE WENT DOWN WITH A TORN ACL. COACH AUGARE TOLD US SHE WAS HAVING SURGERY THIS WEEK AND WOULD BE LOST FOR THE SEASON. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR KSEN/K96—BOZEMAN TROPHY ATHLETE’S OF THE WEEK, SR. WYATT BRUSVEN OF SHELBY AND SO. WALKER RUNNING CRANE OF BROWNING. THE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK IS SPONSORED LOCALLY BY McDONALD’S IN CUT BANK. McDONALD’S HONORS OUR ATHLETE’S WITH TWO FREE VALUE MEALS EACH.