Falls High Ink

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By: Ellen Windels

This past Wednesday, the I’Falls Team 2 took home another first-place win at their Knowledge Bowl Meet, finishing off their regular season! They once again reached a 100+ score and will move onto Regions on March 14th. A top three placement at Regions would once again send IFalls Team 2 onto the State Meet, which has been the ultimate goal for the seniors on the team.

IFalls Team 1 placed 16th with a final score of 59. It is not likely they will make it to Regions, however, this has been the first varsity season for every member of Team 1, so they have made a great showing! At the previous meet, 3 members were absent, leaving Doug Salo and Andy Davenport to gain as many points as they could for the team in the regional rankings. They managed to hold their own at that February 14th competition, scoring the highest total points in a single oral round on that day.

What’s next for IFalls Team 2? They have some preparing to do before Regions, mostly with Geography and English. Coach Zahradka has noticed an abnormal amount of questions related to Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz this season, so she recommends the team spend some time familiarizing themselves with the basics of those texts. The team had some difficulties with communication and buzzing this meet, which they hope to continue to improve upon. The four seniors are able to bring up an additional member to assist with the initial written round. Only four people are able to compete during the oral rounds, but this fifth member could be an extra in case of emergency. At their next couple of practices before Regions, Senior High Knowledge Bowl will be furthering their skills and discussing which, if any, younger participants will attend.

By: Alaina Gates

The I Falls Speech Team competed in Northeast Range on Saturday, February 25th. Karlyann Bennett competed in Duo and received a 4,4,4 and got 4th place. Eve Hemstead and Chloe Hufnagle competed in duo and got a 1,3,1 and got 1st place. Mitchell Erickson and Joe Sullivan both competed in the Humorous category, Mitchell received a 1,4,1 and got second place and Joe received a 2,5,4 and got 7th place. Linnea Yount and Leah Boe both competed in Prose; Linnea received a 2,4,1 and got 4th place and Leah received a 4,3,3 and got 7th place. Overall, the team did very well placing in 7th place at the meet. They compete again in Bemidji on Saturday, February 25th.

By: Mitchell Erickson

The I Falls Bantam A hockey team won a close game vs Rock Ridge with a final score of 4 to 3 Sunday afternoon at the District 12 Tournament in Virginia. To start the District Tournament off, the I Falls Bantam A hockey team lost their first game on Saturday to Rock Ridge with a final score of 8 to 1 with William Yerxa scoring the only goal for the Broncos. The Falls then took on and defeated Greenway with a score of 8 to 1. The scorers for that game were William Yerxa scoring four goals and Anthony Yerxa and Gage Wallander each scoring twice. The Broncos would then have to face off with Rock Ridge again in order to advance on to the Region Tournament. To start the game against Rock Ridge, the Falls took an early lead in the game with Anthony and William Yerxa both scoring one goal to make it 2 to 0. Rock Ridge fought back, scoring a goal and making the score 2 to 1. The Broncos were then able to sneak two more past the Rock Ridge goal-keeper to end the 1st period with a score of 4 to 1 in favor of the Falls. No one scored during the second period but during the third, Rock Ridge fought back scoring two more goals making the score 4 to 3 still in favor of the Broncos. I Falls was able to hold off the Wolverines all the way to the end of the third period. The Falls won that game with a final score of 4 to 3 making them the District 12 Champions. The Broncos advance to the Region Tournament which will take place in Thief River Falls on March 3rd-5th.

By: Gracie Swenson

The girls basketball team is at the end of their regular season and are headed into the playoffs. On February 14th the girls traveled to Warroad to play against the Warriors. The girls played a rough game and came out with a 79-58 win. Lola Valenzuela was the leading scorer with 29 points and she went 14 for 20 at the freethrow line which ties the school record. Gracie Swenson added 20 points. The girls went to Littlefork on February 17th and got the 64-27 win. Lola Valenzuela had 18 points and Piper Tomczak had 13. The girls traveled to Deer River for their last regular season game on February 23. They came out with the 64-47 win. Lola Valenzuela had 19 points and Hannah Anderson added 14. The girls are 11-12 on the season and will find out who they play first round of playoffs over the weekend.

By: William Ginter

The Boys Broncos Swimming Team swam at Hibbing on Thursday, Feb 23, for sections. The top 16 in any event will move on to section finals at Hibbing, on Saturday, Feb 25. The top 8 in any event at section finals will receive a medal, and the top 3 will go to state.

William Ginter placed 14th in the 200yd IM

In the 50 Yd Free: Wyatt Jantzen placed 17th, Ashby Silvers placed 25th and Liam Cowlishaw placed 27th.

100 Yd Butterfly: Brendyn Scholler placed 11th and Trygg Hemstad placed 14th,

In the 200 Free Relay: the Broncos placed 4th

In the 400 Free Relay: the Broncos placed 6th

100 Yd Breastroke: Joshua Wherley placed 8th, Trygg Hemstad placed 11th, Sig Ginter placed 17th, and Max Youso placed 20th

100 Yard Backstroke: William Ginter placed 13th, Michael Sobkowicz placed 18th, and Jakob Wise placed 19th,

100 Yard Free: Sig Ginter placed 20th, Jakob Wise placed 24th, and Michael Sobkowicz placed 25th.

By: Lola Valenzuela

Peewee A’s advanced to the region tournament. Losing to the number 1 seed Hibbing/Chisolm 10-1 with Willem Kirk scoring the only goal. Then the Peewees took on Greenway taking a 7-4 rebound win with Willem Kirk scoring 5 times and Brodie Baldwin adding 2 more. The Peewees play in the region tournament that will take place in Roseau March 3-5.

By: Tyrel Shoberg

The Boy’s Bronco Hockey season came to an end Tuesday, February 21st. After a six game winning streak, they were unable to defeat Rock Ridge to advance in the playoffs. The Broncos had a 13-14 record, including post-season games. Season highlights for the team this year included beating Fort Frances at home and reclaiming the fish trophy and winning at home during the 75th Anniversary Game in front of all of the former Broncos, and also winning the home games on Senior Night and the Stick it to Stigma game night.

The Broncos will graduate 9 seniors this year and 3 senior cheerleaders.

The Bronco Boys Basketball Team's season is nearing the end. They are the last Bronco sport with a home game during the winter season. The team is looking forward to their upcoming game vs. Littlefork Big Falls which will take place on March 2nd. The game will be the last home game for the team before playoffs and will be Senior Night as well as minileader night.

Friday February 24:

Boys Basketball @ Deer River

Saturday February 25:

Boys Swimming Section Finals @ Hibbing

FHS Speech Team @ Bemidji OR Mesabi East

Tuesday February 28:

Girls Basketball Varsity Play Off Game

School Event Calendar:

February 22nd - Quarter 3 Mid Term

February 23rd - 2024 FES Kindergarten Registration (All Day)

February 23rd - FES Parent/Teacher Conferences

February 1st- Mrs. Maria Cowman

February 11th- Mrs. Michelle Hopkins

February 12th- Mrs. Michele McDonald

February 23rd- Mrs. Heidi Thompson

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Phone: (218) 283-2571