A busy weekend

It was not the best Bottineau homecoming ever sportswise this weekend. The volleyball team did take the defending Class B state champs to four games on Thursday; The football team led 14-0 after the first quarter against a touch St. Mary's squad Friday; and the volleyball team advanced to the gold division playoffs of the Glenburn tournament. However, they all were defeated.
     So, not as successful as a Braves/Stars fan might hope. Those weren't the only things I covered this past weekend. Saturday I spent a few hours up at Thunder Mountain Speedway snapping photos of the demolition derby and Sunday was the opener for the Dakota College at Bottineau Lumberjacks football team (they lost 14-0). I can only hope the outcomes in Bottineau can only go up from here.

Just as a note, I went 11-5 in my NFL picks this week. I messed up on the Pit/Atl game, the Min/NO game, the Stl/Ari game, the KC/SD game and the SF/Sea game. However, I did pick Houston to upset Indy and Washington to upset Dallas.

Arian Foster was my up-and-comer pick for this years fantasy season. Foster bursted out in week one, setting a Texans single game rushing record with 231 yards and scoring three touchdowns.

Anyways, here are a slew of photos from this past weekend:

Bottineau sophomore Hedi Artz getting one of her many digs Thursday in Bottineau against Kenmare.

Bottineau junior settr Ashley Aufforth trying to set a teammate up for a spike.

Aufforth and senior Alyssa Fugere attempt to block a Kenmare Honkers shot Thursday in the homecoming game.

Bottineau junior Whitney Page spikes one home against Kenmare last Thursday.

A Bottineau player (I think it's Mark LaCroix) hits Saints QB Preston Tescher and forces him to throw an interception.

BHS freshman Harrison Aide stiff arms a St. Mary's player and gets the ball inside the 10 yard line, setting up a Braves TD.

Saints QB Tescher attempts to complete a pass in the fourth quarter last Friday in the BHS homecoming game.

BHS junior quarterback Justin McCloud attempts to complete a pass and is about to get creamed last Friday in Bottineau.

Two spectators watch as the "herby derby" division is about to begin at the demo derby at Thunder Mountain Speedway north of Bottineau last Saturday.

A car is flipped over nearly upside down last Saturday at the demo derby.

Lumberjack's return man Eliezer Oviedo returning the opening kick off last Sunday in the Dakota College at Bottineau home opener.

DCB's Khaleb "Goose" Boehler wraps up Concordia's Chris Ludwig last Sunday in Bottineau.

Lumberjack's linebacker Marcial Ferreira tries to bring down Cobber QB Luke Gotta in DCB's 14-0 loss last Sunday.

Uh oh.