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What can we reason but from what we know? -Alexander Pope
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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...
The four seniors on the Fleming Wildcats' 2023 football squad have earned All-Conference designations at the completion of the season. David Betley, Wyatt Cochran and Matix Haney received All-Conference accolades. Christian Polly was selected for All-Conference, Honorable Mention. Betley played guard and defensive tackle for the Wildcats this year. He finished the season with 15 solo and 12 assisted tackles for the defense. He also tallied three blocked passes and one fumble recovery. On...
Five members of the Fleming Lady Wildcat volleyball squad earned All-Conference accolades for their performance on the court following completion of the 2023 season. The season ended for the Lady Wildcats in the Regional Tournament and they finished with a 12-12 overall record. Sophomores Ashley Bornhoft and Ciana Lousberg were selected for All-Conference honors. Senior MadiKay Serrato and sophomores Brooke Schaefer and Quincy Stull earned All-Conference, Honorable Mention designation....
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Fleming Lady Wildcat volleyball squad will sit out the 1A State Volleyball Tournament. The team has qualified for State for the past 17 years, but hopes for an 18th consecutive appearance ended with a hard-fought Regional loss to the Cheraw Lady Wolverines last weekend. Fleming entered the contest as the underdog seeded at number 14 going up against 11th ranked Cheraw. Cheraw held a 19-4 overall record going into the single-match Regional...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats have taken the 14th spot in a 24-team Regional bracket following the completion of the regular volleyball season. The Lady Wildcats stand at 12-11 following a pair of losses last week, but need just one win to qualify for the upcoming 1A State Tournament. Fleming traveled on back-to-back nights last week for Thursday/Friday action that pitted them against the top two ranked teams in Colorado's 1A volleyball. The Lady Wildcats opened at Merino against the top-ranked Lady...
The 2023 football season has come to a close for the Fleming Wildcat squad. Fleming traveled to Stratton last Friday, Oct. 27, where they took a 52-14 loss to Colorado's top ranked 6-man team. The Wildcats managed just 13 yards in the air on Friday. Junior quarterback Derek Houser connected with freshman Dane Cunningham once to account for all 13 of those receiving yards. Senior Matix Haney led Fleming's ground game with 68 yards. He carried the ball 10 times with a long of 36. Sophomore Wyatt S...
Just a pair of games remain in the regular season for the 12-9 Fleming Lady Wildcats. League standings on MaxPreps put the Lady Wildcats in the number three slot with away games on Thursday, Oct. 26 and Friday, Oct. 27. The Lady Wildcats traveled to Holyoke last Thursday, Oct. 17, where they took a four-set victory over the Lady Dragons. Fleming took sets one, three and four, 25-21, 27-25 and 25-17, respectively. They dropped set two 26-24. Several Lady Wildcats ended the match in double digits...
single game remains on the regular season schedule for the Fleming Wildcats. That game puts Fleming on the road to Stratton to go up against 6-man's top-ranked Eagles. Last week, the Wildcats hosted the top-ranked team in League 1 - the Briggsdale Falcons. Briggsdale entered with an undefeated 4-0 league record. The two squads matched efforts in the opening quarter at Fleming on Friday night both putting one touchdown on the scoreboard to tie at 6-all. Fleming gained an advantage in the second...
The Fleming Wildcats now own a two-game winning streak following wins over Weldon Valley and more recently Prairie. The league's third-ranked Wildcats hosted the fourth-ranked Mustangs last Friday finishing out in front 40-32. This week, the Wildcats are set to host top-ranked Briggsdale. In Friday's contest, quarterback Derek Houser - a junior member of the team - completed five of eight passes. The threw for 34 yards and a touchdown. Freshman Dane Cunningham was on the receiving end of three...
Fleming's Lady Wildcats went 2-1 in action on the court last week. The Lady Wildcats fell to Sedgwick County to open the week, then took wins over Prairie and Holyoke. Last Thursday's match in Fleming with the Sedg. Co. Lady Cougars went the distance in five close sets. Sedg. Co. took set one in extra points, 26-24, and earned set two with a 25-23 victory. The Lady Wildcats answered back with wins in sets three and four, 25-20 and 25-23 to tie the match at 2-2. The Lady Cougars finished strong e...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats suffered a pair of road losses over the past week to two highly ranked teams. The week opened at Weldon on Thursday, Oct. 6, where the Lady Wildcats faced off with the Lady Warriors for the second time this season. Weldon Valley holds the second spot in league standings behind Briggsdale; Fleming stands in number three. Both outings between the two squads went the distance, ending after five sets of play. In the most recent match, Fleming took victories in sets one and...
The Fleming Wildcats traveled to Weldona last Friday where they faced off with the Warriors in league action on the gridiron. Fleming entered at 1-1 in 6-man League one; Weldon Valley at 0-2. A commanding 50-25 road victory last week advanced the Wildcats to 2-1 in the league. They currently hold the third spot behind Briggsdale at 3-0 and Peetz and 3-1. Individual stats for the game were not reported on MaxPreps. This week brings the Prairie Mustangs to Fleming for league play. The Mustangs...
The Fleming Lady Wildcats competed in just a single match over the past week when they hosted the Peetz Lady Bulldogs for a Thursday night match up. Fleming entered the league contest at 8-5 overall and 2-2 in the North Central League. Peetz entered at 1-9 and 0-6, respectively. The Lady Wildcats dominated from the opening set taking a 25-12 win. They closed the match with commanding wins in sets two and three, 25-9 and 25-7, for a sweep. Sophomore Ciana Lousberg and freshman Hayley Chamberlain...
The Fleming Wildcats hosted a Thursday night league contest last week against the Bulldogs from Peetz. The then undefeated Bulldogs continued their perfect season record after defeating the home team 54-34. Individual stats for the game were not reported. According to stats that are available on MaxPreps, Dane Cunningham currently leads the team in receiving yards per game with an average of 13.5. Wyatt Cochran leads in rushing yards with a 242.5 yard average per game. In addition to leading...
The Fleming Wildcats hosted the neighboring Haxtun Bulldogs for this year's Homecoming contest last Saturday. The 6-man game was held in conjunction with Fleming's annual Fall Festival and drew a large crowd. Haxtun went up 35-0 in the opening quarter and expanded that lead to 47-0 before the close of the half. Scoring for the Bulldogs slowed in the second half, but the visiting team managed to hold the Wildcat offense out of the end zone and the game ended with a Bulldog shutout, 59-0....
