Sports
Lady Wolves start district with sweeps over Friona, Dimmitt
The Dalhart Lady Wolves volleyball team started district play with two games last week, traveling to Friona to take on the Squaws on Tuesday September 23 and playing Dimmitt at home on Saturday September 27. Other than a single close set against Friona, the Lady Wolves didn’t really have any difficulties as they swept both teams 3-0.
The video from the game against Friona was unavailable due to technical issues, so details of that game beyond the scores and a few stats from the coaching staff are unavailable. The Lady Wolves won the first set 25-9, the second set 25-17, and the third set 25-21. That gave Dalhart a 3-0 win over the Squaws. Kammi Maddox led the team with 15 kills while Kaetlin Sundvahl had 12 kills, and Maddox and Sundvahl had 24 assists each. Addysin Carnesecca recorded 25 digs during the three sets.
Dimmitt scored the first point of the first set on Saturday, but a kill by Sundvahl and an ace by Kirsten Foust gave Dalhart a 2-1 lead. Dimmitt tied it up at 2-2, then Reese Jenkins scored a kill, followed by an ace by Maddox to give Dalhart a 4-2 lead. Dimmitt was unable to return the next two serves by Maddox, which expanded the lead to 6-2.
Dimmitt scored one more point, then a kill by Sundvahl and an ace by Addison Ramirez gave the Lady Wolves an 8-3 lead, and Dimmitt never really came close again. Dalhart scored nine straight points before the Bobbies scored again (the scoreboard at the game incorrectly gave Dimmitt an extra point a few plays earlier, but that was corrected later in the set), and Dalhart won that first set 25-5 to take a 1-0 lead in the game.
Addysin Carnesecca started the second set as server, and the Lady Wolves scored 10 straight points to start that set. Maddox scored the first point on a kill, Dimmitt committed an error trying to return the serve for the second point and hit an attack from Remi Johnson out of bounds for the third point. Addison Ramirez also had a kill, and while Carnesecca never had an official ace, several of her serves couldn’t actually be returned without an error.
The teams exchanged the next few points until it was 13-4 Dalhart, then kills by Jenkins and Johnson made it 15-4. The teams exchanged points again, and Sundvahl followed with an ace to make it 17-5. Maddox added a kill, Sundvahl served another ace, then Joie Read and Johnson each added a kill to make it 21-5. Read and Maddox scored kills to add two more points, then Sundvahl served one more ace, followed by a kill by Johnson to finish off the set. Dalhart won that second set 25-5, taking a 2-0 lead in the game.
The Bobbies scored the first couple of points of the third set before Sundvahl tied it with two straight kills. Four different kills by Jenkins, an ace by Ramirez, and a couple of kills by Sundvahl helped give Dalhart an 11-2 lead. The Lady Wolves went on to win that third set 25-9, winning the game in a 3-0 sweep.
Sundvahl led the team against Dimmitt with 10 kills, while Maddox had nine and Read and Jenkins each added eight kills. Sundvahl and Ramirez had four aces each, and Foust, Maddox and Kitchens each added one ace. Johnson and Read each had a block. Maddox led the team with 20 assists while Sundvahl added 15, and Maddox and Read each had five digs while Sundvahl and Ramirez had four digs apiece and Kitchens and Foust had three digs each.
The Lady Wolves were scheduled to play Bushland at home on Tuesday September 30 for sole possession of first place in the district. Dalhart has an open date this Saturday, and will play at River Road on Tuesday October 7 and at home against Friona on Saturday October 11.
Wolves shut out Borger for homecoming
BY BILL KELLY
Dalhart Texan
The Dalhart Golden Wolves celebrated homecoming in style on Friday September 26, not only beating longtime rival Borger, but shutting out the Bulldogs 45-0 and holding their opponent to just seven yards during the game as they dominated from start to finish.
Borger received the opening kickoff and started its first drive at its own 30-yard line. The Dalhart defense pushed the Bulldogs back two yards on the first play, and after an incomplete pass on second down, Santiago Aguilar sacked Borger’s quarterback for a six-yard loss on third down, forcing a punt.
The Wolves started at the Borger 47 after the punt. Hunter Trusler faked a handoff and then ran right up the middle for 13 yards on the first play, and threw a 19-yard pass to Luis Deleon on the next play to move the ball to the Borger 15. Gregory Whitaker ran two straight times for three yards and then six yards, and then Deleon ran the final six yards to the left corner of the end zone for the touchdown. The extra point by Victor Unzueta gave the Wolves an early 7-0 lead, and as it turned out that touchdown won the game. Borger started its next drive on its own 31 after the kickoff, but after losing two yards on the first play, fumbled the ball to the Wolves on second down, with Logan Ball recovering the fumble. The gave Dalhart the ball on the Borger 30.
Kash Grimsley ran for four yards, followed by a six yard run by Trusler. Trusler hit Talon Garcia with seven-yard pass, and Grimsley then ran for 12 yards, dragging multiple Borger defenders the last few yards to the one. Whitaker ran the ball into the end zone from there, and Unzueta hit the extra point to make it 14-0 Dalhart with just under six minutes left in the first quarter.
The Bulldogs were able to gain six yards on a run on the second play of their next drive, but incomplete passes on first down and third down forced another punt, giving Dalhart the ball at its own 22.
Jacob Olvera ran for four yards on first down, and then Trusler hit Deleon over the middle for a 25-yard pass reception to move into Borger territory. Trusler then threw a screen pass to Olvera, with Olvera gaining 29 yards on the play down the left sideline. The Wolves lost four yards on the next play, followed by Trusler throwing a 21-yard pass to Deleon to move the ball to the three. After a loss of three yards on first-and-goal, Trusler hit Kaleb Speer in the back of the end zone for the score. The extra point by Unzueta gave the Wolves a 21-0 lead.
The Bulldogs started their next drive on their own 34, and were actually able to gain one first down, making it to the Dalhart 43. The Wolves defense stopped them there though, and a fourth down pass was incomplete, giving the ball back to the Wolves.
It took Dalhart just three plays to score again. Grimsley ran for 24 yards on the first play, and then Hudson Siebert made a spectacular catch on the sideline, just staying in bounds, for a 29-yard reception from Trusler to make it first-andgoal from the five. Grimsley ran it in from there on the next play, and the extra point by Unzueta made the score 28-0 in favor of Dalhart.
Borger gained seven yards on the first two plays of its next drive, but lost two on third down and punted the ball back to Dalhart at the Dalhart 20. Trusler threw a four-yard completion to Siebert, then scrambled for 19 yards on the following play. Deleon ran for four yards, and Trusler hit Kreed Hines over the middle for 25 yards to move the ball to the Borger 28. Deleon added three more yards, and after an incomplete pass, Trusler hit Talon Garcia for a 25-yard touchdown pass, with Garcia just catching the ball in bounds at the goal line. Unzueta’s extra point gave the Wolves a 35-0 lead.
Borger started its next drive on its own 46, and gained two yards on second down before Hines sacked the Bulldog quarterback for a nine-yard loss, forcing another punt. The Wolves started at their own 30, and Ball ran for 14 yards on the first play, with Trusler adding 17 more after the two-minute warning. Ball ran for three more yards, and then caught a 19-yard pass from Trusler. That was followed by a 10-yard pass to Siebert to move the ball to the 18. With only a couple of second left in the half, Unzueta came on and kicked a 35-yard field goal, giving the Wolves a 38-0 lead at halftime.
The Wolves received the kickoff to start the second half, and started at their own 46. After not gaining any yards on the first two plays, Trusler threw a pass to Whitaker, who actually took it into the end zone. A penalty on the Wolves during Whitaker’s run after the catch ended up limiting the reception to 19 yards however. Deleon then ran the ball 28 yards down the left sideline to set up first-and-goal from the seven. Grimsley ran for three yards and Whitaker added one more, and then Trusler found Garcia in the end zone for a threeyard touchdown reception. The extra point by Unzueta gave the Wolves a 45-0 lead.
The Wolves began using backup players after that, and it turned out that was the final score of the game. Kaleb Speer came in at quarterback late in the third quarter, and would have gained a first down on his first drive if the Wolves hadn’t lost yards on a penalty earlier in the drive. Dalhart punted, and the snap sailed over the head of Deleon, with Deleon managing to fall on the ball at the five-yard line to prevent Borger from scoring on the play.
Borger had it firstand- goal from the five, but the Dalhart defense refused to give up any points. Whitaker sacked the quarterback for a four-yard loss on first down, and was also one of several tacklers to stop Borger for a one-yard loss on second down, which ended the third quarter. After switching sides, the Borger quarterback was stopped on a scramble after gaining only two yards, and Garcia broke up a potential pass reception on fourth down to give the ball back to the Wolves. That was the closest Borger came to scoring, and the game ended with Dalhart winning 45-0.
The Wolves had 535 total yards, with 251 yards passing and 284 yards rushing. Borger ended up with only seven yards rushing when factoring in all the losses of yardage, and didn’t complete a single pass.
Trusler completed 14-of-17 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns, and ran the ball six times for 55 yards. Kaleb Speer ran the ball 11 times for 87 yards, Grimsley ran it six times for 56 yards and a touchdown, and Deleon ran it six times for 39 yards and a touchdown. Siebert had four catches for 63 yards, Deleon had three catches for 60 yards, and Garcia had three catches for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
On defense, Whitaker had four tackles and two assists, with three tackles for a loss. Deleon had three tackles and one assist and a tackle for a loss, Hines had three tackles, with all three for a loss, including a sack. Eli Garcia also had three tackles, and Ball had three tackles and the fumble recovery. 11 other players also had at least one tackle or one assist.
The Wolves will play Muleshoe tomorrow night, Friday October 3 at Memorial Stadium, and it will be Dalhart’s annual Pink- Out game. Dalhart will travel to Denver City next week, before taking a week off before starting district.
