What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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Week two of 6-man football action put the Fleming Wildcats on the road to Peetz where they faced off with the Bulldogs. Both teams took wins in the opening week of play; Fleming won at home over Arickaree/Woodlin; Peetz took a home win over Miami-Yoder. Fleming jumped to an early lead over the hosting Bulldogs last Friday afternoon. They tacked on 22 points while holding the home team scoreless to go up 22-0 in the first quarter. The Wildcats expanded their lead by another 24 points before the...
The defending 6-man State Champs returned to the gridiron last Thursday in a home contest against the Arickaree/Woodlin Indians and opened the year with a shut out. Fleming won the toss, but deferred to the second half and managed to keep Arickaree/Woodlin out of the end zone on their opening possession. The Wildcats struck first midway through the first quarter putting up six points followed by a good kick for another two. They led 8-0 at the end of the first. A huge offensive second quarter...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats brought their game to their own home court last week for this year’s home opener. The squad hosted the Weldon Valley Lady Warriors on Thursday evening, took their first league win of the season and advanced to 4-0 overall following a three-set victory. The home team sailed to smooth wins in the opening two sets maintaining their lead throughout, but Weldon Valley fought back in the final set going up by as much as six points. Fleming caught up at 17 points to tie the set and took over from there grabbing a set win o...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats returned to the volleyball court last week just a few short months after earning last year’s State runner-up title. Their debut appearance of the season came at the Kit Carson Tournament where they took the Championship title after defeating the defending 2A State Champion Wiggins Lady Tigers. Under the direction of new Head Coach Megan Chintala, a 2015 Fleming High School graduate who helped lead the Lady Wildcats to back-to-back State Championships before going on to play at the collegiate level, the team swept Akron...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats earned a host of All-Conference selections following this year's season C which culminated in a State runner-up title just a couple weeks ago. Over half of the Lady Wildcat team earned post-season accolades following a vote of coaches from their league. Kendyl Kirkwood, who is committed to play volleyball at the collegiate level at Otero Junior College next year, led the Lady Wildcat squad this year as the team's lone senior earning herself an All-Conference...
Thirteen years of hard work, determination and memories came to a culmination on Sunday, May 16, for 10 Fleming High School graduates during annual commencement ceremonies. The 2021 graduation class entered the school's gymnasium to an upbeat version of "Pomp and Circumstance" ushered by junior class members Jessie Bornhoft, Zoey Vandenbark, Joel Muller and Damon Nab. Harry Harms opened the 2 p.m. event with an invocation asking for God's blessings and guidance for each graduate as they...
A shortened season C came to a close last Thursday for the Lady Wildcats of Fleming who made their second State championship appearance in less than two months. The Lady Wildcats earned a basketball runner-up trophy in late March at Colorado Springs and brought home the runner-up volleyball trophy to add to the year’s achievements. Season C — the volleyball season— started for the Lady Wildcats immediately after their basketball season ended. They opened their year on the volleyball court with...
A one-match sweep in the Region 1 Tournament has sealed a State berth for the Fleming Lady Wildcats. The pool play tournament originally listed three teams, but positive COVID cases forced forfeiture for the 16th ranked Lady Pirates from Cotopaxi. With Cotopaxi out, Fleming hosted a one-match Regional tournament which brought the number 24 seeded La Veta Lady Redskins to town. The Lady Redskins came within eight points of the top-ranked Lady Wildcats in the opening set of play on Saturday, May 1...
Despite taking their first two losses of the year in the closing week of the regular season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats have earned the privilege of hosting the Region One Tournament on Saturday as the number-one ranked team in 1A volleyball. Cotopaxi and La Veta, who enter at numbers 16 and 24 respectively, are scheduled to travel to Fleming High School on Saturday, May 1 to determine who will advance to the 1A State Tournament. The Colorado High School Activities Association announced last...
With just three matches remaining on the regular season schedule following last week's volleyball action, the top-ranked Lady Wildcats added three more victories to their overall record. Fleming remained undefeated at 11-0 when they opened the final week of play on Tuesday, April 20. Last week put the Lady Wildcats on the court with the Holyoke Lady Dragons, the Prairie Lady Mustangs and the Arickaree/Woodlin Lady Indians. The local ladies dropped just one set for the week bringing their season...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats maintained their perfect season last week with wins over Sedgwick County and Briggsdale. The Lady Wildcats stood at 8-0 on the year as of Tuesday morning, April 13. Fleming traveled to Ovid last Tuesday, April 6 where they faced off with the then undefeated Lady Cougars. Both teams entered the match at 6-0 on the season. Sedgwick County put up a solid fight, falling by just five points in the first set and four in the second and third, but Fleming swept the match 3-0. Senior setter Kendyl Kirkwood assisted the Lady...
The conclusion of this year's basketball season brought a host of All-Conference selections for student-athletes at Fleming High School. The Lady Wildcat team competed in the State Championship and earned the Runner-up finish following a 12-4 season. They took down the number-two ranked team in their post-season trek to the Championship. Kendyl Kirkwood, the lone senior on the Lady Wildcat squad this year, played forward in her final high school basketball season. She earned an All-Conference...
It’s safe to say the Lady Wildcats have successfully transitioned into the volleyball season. Following an extended season on the basketball court to allow for post-season play the ladies were forced to switch gears quickly in to Season C — volleyball. The 11-member team took court last weekend for a three-match tournament at Kit Carson after just four days of practice and took wins in all three of their season-opening matches. The local ladies opened with a sweep over the Wiley Lady Panthers to kick off Saturday’s tournament play. They took...
It was a story of underdog victories last week in the Final Four round of the Colorado 1A Girls' State Basketball Tournament. After entering the State bracket in the number six slot, Fleming's Lady Wildcats exited on Sunday as the State Runners-Up, knocking the number-two ranked Kit Carson Lady Wildcats out of contention on their way. With a first-round bye and wins over Simla in the Sweet 16 and Sangre de Cristo in the Great Eight, the Lady Wildcats made their way into the Final Four. Last...
A shortened post season was made even shorter thanks to a round-one bye for the Fleming Lady Wildcats. The Lady Wildcats, who made their State Tournament debut on Thursday, March 11 in the Sweet 16 round, entered the bracket as the number six seed. The week opened with a home contest at Fleming that paired the local ladies with the 11th ranked Simla Lady Cubs. As the higher seed, the Lady Wildcats were given home court advantage. It was the underdog who opened strong on their opponents' home...
Round one of the Colorado State Basketball Tournament took the Fleming Wildcats on the road to Grand Junction last week. As the 23rd seed in the event, the Wildcats were forced to travel across the State to take on the 10th ranked Caprock Academy Eagles on Tuesday, March 9. Caprock’s offense wasted no time in the opening eight minutes of play and put up 25 points. Fleming added 17 points to trail by eight at the end of the first quarter. The Wildcats narrowed the Eagles’ lead to five over the...
A pair of regular-season closing victories last week gave the Fleming Wildcats enough push to make this week's post-season play. The Wildcats took wins over the Lone Star Longhorns on the road and 2A's Akron Rams at home to put them at 7-5 on the year and allow them to advance into the 24-team Regional/State Tournament bracket as the number-23 seed. The scoreboard remained fairly even between Fleming and Lone Star throughout the first half of Friday's contest at Lone Star. The Wildcats held a...
A 9-3 overall season-closing record, including last week’s wins over Lone Star and Akron, have earned the Fleming Lady Wildcats a round-one bye in post-season play and home court advantage for their Sweet 16 appearance on Thursday. Game time on Thursday had not been determined as of press time. Last Friday’s game at Lone Star put two evenly matched teams on the court. The Lady Wildcats led for the duration of the game, but scores by quarter put them up by just four, five and three in quarters one through three. Their standout fourth qua...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats dominated on the basketball court over the past week with a 50-point win over Stratton/Liberty and a huge victory over the then 11-1 Lady Cougars out of Sedgwick County. The week opened on Friday night when the Lady Wildcats hosted the Lady Knighted Eagles from Stratton/Liberty. The Lady Knighted Eagles entered the contest at 5-6 on the season. Fleming opened solid putting up 30 points in the first quarter while holding their opponent to zero. The advantage allowed for...
The Fleming Wildcats went 1-1 over the past week in back-to-back home contests. The Wildcats defeated the Stratton/Liberty Knighted Eagles on Friday before falling to the 2A Sedgwick County Cougars on Saturday. The win and loss put the Wildcats at 5-5 overall on the season; they remain at 2-2 in the North Central league. The Wildcats jumped to an early six-point lead in the opening quarter on Friday night against the Knighted Eagles, 20-14. They expanded that advantage by another eight points...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats took two league wins over the past week before falling to the undefeated Lady Falcons of Briggsdale on Monday evening. The Lady Wildcats traveled last Tuesday, Feb. 16, to Peetz where they sailed to a smooth victory over the Lady Bulldogs. Fleming opened with 32 points in the first quarter alone. They continued to add double digits to the scoreboard in each quarter while holding the home team to single digits. The game closed at a score of 81-17. Four Lady Wildcats...
The Fleming Wildcats opened the week at 3-2 overall. After a three-game week, they now stand at 4-4. Fleming traveled to Peetz last Tuesday where they grabbed a league win. They hosted Prairie and Briggsdale for Såçaturday and Monday games, dropping both of those league match ups. The Wildcats blew past Peetz on the road last Tuesday, taking a 72-45 victory. The team opened solid and maintained a commanding lead throughout all four quarters. Four Wildcats hit double digits on the scoreboard. S...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats competed in a short week of basketball action last week. They hosted the Merino Lady Rams last Tuesday before a cold snap postponed a scheduled home game against Kit Carson. Fleming entered last Tuesday's match up at 2-1 with their only loss on the books to Haxtun. Merino came in at 0-3 with losses to Burlington, Sedgwick County and Holyoke. The Lady Rams came out strong in the opening quarter of last week's non-league contest. Their offense put up 16 points in the firs...
The Fleming Wildcats met up with the Rams from Merino last Tuesday for what would turn out to be their only game of the week. The Wildcats hosted the Rams early last week before winter weather postponed a game against Kit Carson slated for last Saturday. Merino's offense opened with 17 points while holding the home team to four to take a 13-point lead after the first quarter of play. The Rams expanded that lead by another four in the second quarter, adding 12 and giving up eight. The Wildcats...
The Wildcats of Fleming hit the road for the second consecutive week of this year's basketball season last week. The second week of the season took them to Weldon Valley where they took a five-point victory over the Warriors and to Genoa-Hugo for a one-point win over the Pirates. Fleming found themselves down by four to open the first quarter at Weldon Valley on Friday, Feb. 5. Weldon Valley tallied 14 points in the opening minutes while giving up just 10 to the Wildcat offense. Fleming evened t...
