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The Fleming Lady Wildcats opened the 2024 volleyball season with a victory last week. The local ladies hosted the Akron Lady Rams last Thursday, Aug. 22. for the season opener. The Lady Wildcat roster, which numbers 16 this year, lists several players with varsity playing experience. Kylie Bretz-Hoskins leads the team as the lone senior on this year's squad; six returning juniors are also listed on this year's roster. Last Thursday's contest ended with a 3-0 sweep by the Lady Wildcats on their...
Two Fleming Wildcat relay teams and four individuals earned the right to participate in last week's 1A State Track Meet. The group made an outstanding showing, many setting personal records at Jeff Co. Stadium in Lakewood. On Thursday, May 16, senior MadiKay Serrato competed in pole vault. She set a new personal record of eight feet, three inches for a seventh place finish. Sophomore Emoree Lousberg competed in the 3,200-meter run on Thursday. She entered the meet as the 12th place runner and...
A class of seven students undoubtedly becomes like an extended family. And a class of seven students gets to know one another in a way only a family would. Commencement ceremonies at Fleming High School were a true testament to those statements as each speaker at the podium choked back tears during heartfelt farewells to the class of 2024. Senior Class President David Betley opened the occasion with accolades to the mothers in the audience in observance of Mother's Day before turning the microph...
The regular track season came to a close last week at the Warren Mitchell Invitational in Limon. The Fleming Wildcat track team will send two relay teams and four individuals to compete in the 1A State Track Meet slated for Thursday, May 16-Saturday, May 18 at Jeff Co. Stadium in Lakewood. Top-10 results from the final regular season track meet are as follows: Girls 3,200-meter run: Emoree Lousberg, third, 14:43.04. Four-by-200-meter relay team: seventh, 2:02.64. Four-by-800-meter relay team:...
The Fleming Wildcat track team competed in the Yuma Early Qualifier on Saturday, March 23. The event marked the first meet of the season. Results are as follows: Boys 1,600-meter run: Jared Betley, fifth place, 5:35.02. Four-by-100-meter relay: Team of Pierson Japp, Travis Johnson, Conner Marchant and Matix Haney, seventh place, 56.41. Four-by-100-meter throwers' relay: Kale Volkman, David Betley, Christian Polly and Johnson, third place, 57.37. High jump: Johnson, tie for ninth place, four...
Six Fleming Wildcat student-athletes recently earned All-Conference designations following the completion of this year's basketball season. Four members of the Lady Wildcat squad that finished their year in the Regional Championship received the honor. Two players from the boys' team whose season ended at Districts were selected for the post-season accolades. Senior MadiKay Serrato, a four-year member of the Lady Wildcat varsity basketball team, averaged 8.7 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per...
The 2023-24 basketball season came to a close for the Fleming Lady Wildcats last week in the second round of Regional play. Their Regional berth came on the heels of a third place district showing the week prior, which allowed them to advance into Regionals as the number 12 seed in a 32-team bracket. The number 12 ranking put Fleming on the court at the home of the fifth ranked Idalia Lady Wolves. The Lady Wildcats took on the 21st seeded Granada Lady Bobcats on Friday to open the tournament. Fr...
The completion of the regular basketball season brought about District Four Tournament play for the Fleming Wildcats and the Fleming Lady Wildcats last week. The boys, who entered in the number four spot, opened District play with a Tuesday contest against Weldon Valley. The Lady Wildcats, who entered as the second ranked girls' team, earned a first-round bye in Tuesday's play. Opening round action brought Weldon Valley to the court to face off with the Fleming Wildcats. The Weldon Valley...
Despite taking two losses to close the regular season, the Fleming Lady Wildcats have earned the number two spot heading into District play this week. The team took on Sedgwick County on the road on Thursday and hosted Idalia for the regular season closer on Friday. The girls led after the first quarter on Thursday against the Lady Cougars, but by halftime Sedg. Co. had gained a five-point upper hand. The home team continued to control the pace in the second half and went on to take a 55-34...
The fourth-ranked Fleming Wildcats rose to the occasion in Tuesday's opening round of District play in effort to keep their season alive. The team took a post-season victory over fifth seeded Weldon Valley, 48-37, to advance semifinals. The two teams met in the regular season with Fleming taking a narrow, two-point win over the Warriors. The Warriors led after the first quarter by a single point, but the Wildcats took the lead in the second quarter going up 21-14. Fleming maintained their lead...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats sit in the number two spot in the North Central League heading into the final week of the regular season. The 10-6 Lady Wildcats sit behind top ranked Briggsdale according to MaxPreps. Last week, the Lady Wildcats hosted the McClave Lady Cardinals and traveled to the home of the Flatirons Academy Lady Bison. The local ladies suffered losses in both outings. On Friday night, McClave jumped to an early nine-point lead in the first and expanded that lead by another six before the end of the half, 29-14. The Lady Wildcats...
With just a pair of contests remaining on the regular season schedule, the Fleming Wildcats have dropped to 4-13 overall following a two losses last weekend. The Wildcats hosted the McClave Cardinals and traveled to Westminster to take on the Flatirons Academy Bison. The week’s action started on Friday night at Fleming with a 71-37 loss to the McClave Cardinals. Senior Will Bornhoft earned a double-double in the contest. He scored the team-high 13 points and brought down the team-high rebounds with 10 total. Senior David Betley followed on t...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats returned to their home court last weekend after being on the road for the three consecutive games prior. Fleming hosted the Weldon Valley Lady Warriors for a league contest on Friday and hosted Genoa-Hugo/Karval on Saturday afternoon. Fleming's offense hit 76 points on Friday night against Weldon Valley who managed just 21 total points. Several Lady Wildcat players saw double digits in that contest with sophomore Brooke Schaefer leading the charge at 16 points. Senior...
The Fleming Wildcats added a league victory over the Weldon Valley Warriors last Friday at Fleming. The team suffered a loss to the Genoa-Hugo Pirates the following night at home. Fleming took control over Weldon Valley in the first quarter on Friday night and maintained the lead throughout the game. They finished with an 8-point upper hand, 40-32. Senior David Betley led the Wildcats in points, rebounds and steals with 11, seven and four, respectively. Freshmen Dane Cunningham and Treyson...
The Fleming Wildcats competed in a busy, three-game week that pitted them against some of the top teams in the area in 1A and 2A basketball. The teams traveled for all three outings putting them in Merino, Briggsdale and Akron last Friday, Saturday and Tuesday. Both the Wildcats and the Lady Wildcats fell at Merino to the Merino Rams. The Rams' boys' and girls' squads both hold the number two spot in 2A's Lower Platte League, according to MaxPreps. Fleming's boys' team fell to Merino, 79-36; the...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats tacked on a league win over the past week to put them at 2-0 on the year. The Lady Wildcats were scheduled for two games last week, but a road contest scheduled for Thursday at Akron was cancelled due to icy roads and blowing snow. For their lone contest last week, the Lady Wildcats returned to their home court for the first time this year, playing host to the Peetz Lady Bulldogs. Peetz entered with just a single win on their record this season and exited with their...
The Fleming Wildcats hosted their first home contest of 2024 on Friday night against the Peetz Bulldogs. The game marked the second league outing of the season and their lone contest of the week after a Thursday road game at Akron was cancelled due to road conditions. Peetz jumped to an early lead in the first quarter on Friday night, putting up 17 points while allowing just six. The visiting Bulldogs tacked 26 points on to their lead by the close of the half, going up 46-9. The Wildcats put double digits on the scoreboard in both quarters of...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats hit the road for Friday/Saturday action over the past week. The girls fell to Statton on Friday, but came out victorious in their first league contest of the season on Saturday against Prairie. Friday night’s game put Fleming on the court with the Stratton Lady Eagles. Stratton entered at 5-1 with their lone loss coming at the hands of the Colby, Kan., Lady Eagles. Stratton would advance to 6-1 after defeating the local ladies 54-39. Senior MadiKay Serrato led her team in several categories for the night. She put 12 p...
The Fleming Wildcats suffered two road losses over the past week at Stratton and Prairie dropping them to 3-6 on the season. Fleming opened the week on Friday night with a 70-26 loss at Stratton and took a 43-24 league loss to Prairie on Saturday. Senior Will Bornhoft and freshman Conner Marchant each put up the team-high of six points on the scoreboard at Stratton. Bornhoft led in rebounds with eight. Marchant added five boards. Freshman Treyson Kirkwood followed on the scoreboard with five points. Senior David Betley matched Marchant with...
After a two-week Christmas break, the Fleming Wildcat basketball teams returned to the court last Friday taking on the Arickaree Bison on the road. The girls’ team finished the 2023 portion of the season at 4-1. Their first contest of 2024 added their fifth win of the season. The Lady Wildcats jumped to an early eight-point lead over the Lady Bison in the first quarter last Friday. They expanded that lead by another five points before the halftime horn, putting them up 24-11. Scoring slowed in the second half with both teams adding single digit...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats went 2-0 last weekend at their annual Winter Hoops Tournament. The Lady Wildcats hosted Arickaree, Gilpin County and Flagler for Friday/Saturday action on the court. Last weekend's wins put them at 2-3 on the season. On Friday, the Lady Wildcats defeated Flagler to open the tournament. Fleming took a 51-22 win in that contest. On Saturday, the hosting team earned a 20-point victory over Arickaree in the tournament championship. They came back from a four-point deficit...
The Fleming Wildcats hosted Arickaree, Gilpin County and Flagler last weekend for a Winter Hoops Tournament. The Wildcats opened with a win over Flagler on Friday, but fell to Arickaree on Saturday. Friday’s match up with the Flagler Panthers played out fairly even quarter-by-quarter with Fleming trailing by just one at the half. The Wildcats gained the lead in the third, outscoring Flagler by six and tacked another five onto to that lead for a 31-21 victory. Saturday’s contest against the undefeated Arickaree Bison saw Fleming down 61-36 at th...
In a single-contest week last week, the Fleming Wildcats added a win over the Caliche Buffaloes putting them at 1-2 on the season. The Lady Wildcats fell to the Lady Buffaloes to put them at 1-1 on the year. The boys' team earned a narrow one-point victory in Friday night's action with Caliche, 46-45. Stats and scores by quarter for the boys' game were not reported on MaxPreps. The girls' team kept pace in the first quarter trailing by just one after the opening minutes of play, 9-8. A high-scor...
The 2023-24 basketball season opened for the Fleming Lady Wildcats and the Fleming Wildcats last week with a home contest against Haxtun. The boys' team traveled to Westminster for a contest with Belleview Christian. Both the girls' and boys' teams are playing under the head coaching efforts of Randy Kirkwood this year. The Lady Wildcats opener at home last Friday brought victory over the Haxtun Lady Bulldogs. Fleming went up by 10 in the first half and cruised to a 47-32 win by the final horn....
A successful high school golf career has provided the opportunity for Fleming High School senior Will Bornhoft to compete at the collegiate level. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, Bornhoft signed a letter of intent to golf next year with the Hastings College Broncos in Hastings, Neb. Bornhoft golfed with the Sterling Tigers golf team for all four years of his high school career. He finished in 10th place in the 3A Golf Tournament held at RainDance National Resort & Golf in Windsor in October. Following...
