Take Back the Night

Justin Timberlake's "Take Back the Night" explains the evening work I'll be doing for the Bottineau homecoming this week. I have volleyball games tonight and Thursday, and a homecoming football game on Friday, and both the Braves and Stars are trying to bounce back after losses.

I went 3-1 in my fantasy football leagues this week. Looking to make a it a perfect 4-0 next week. I am now 2-1 in two leagues and 1-2 in two leagues, so not terrible...yet.

I went 11-5 in pick'em this week, but lost the tiebreaker.

I have a few pictures to share for this week:

Newburg-Westhope Eagles junior Maddy Lodoen returns a serve.

Lexi Wyman passes to a teammate last Thursday against Dunseith.

Junior Lauren Mach digs out a Dragons hit.

Lodoen goes up to spike it to the Dunseith side.

Hannah Tofteland pops the ball over the net.

Lododen hammers the ball down to the to the Dragons side.

Chance Kitzman (right) and Dustin Weeks (left) combine for a tackle.

Assistant coach Layne Fluhrer praises Timmy Kraft after a play in the first quarter.

The Glenburn field near sunset last Friday as the Sioux played against Dunseith.

Senior Hunter Braaten scrambles around to the outside in the second quarter.

Brennon Lovell fights for extra yards in the second quarter against Dunseith.

Chase Conway gives Hunter Ballantyne some advice.

Conway breaks a tackle right before halftime.

Cool Song No. 2

This week I chose the song "Cool Song No. 2" off of the the fairly newly released self-titled MGMT album. The song isn't their best effort, but the video definitely is. The video is basically a strange, futuristic spinoff of "The Wire" (one of the best TV shows of all time). Oh, and it's all about Omar, who is basically the best character on the show.

Anywho, it's been a very busy week (which is why this post is going up so late), I covered five games in the five days including: Bottineau volleyball, Dakota College volleyball, Bottineau High football, DCB baseball and DCB football. That means there will be many pictures this week.

I'm currently doing well in most of my fantasy football leagues. I am in third place in two leagues, eighth in one and ninth in my public league. Things should turn around soon though, when my teams decide to get healthy.

I'm 20-12 in NFL pick 'em so far this year.

Anyway more than 40 pictures to share:

Bottineau senior Danielle McDonald hammers the ball over the net last Tuesday (Sept. 10) against Bishop Ryan.

Stars junior Stephanie Brenden goes for the kill against the Lions.

Jake Carroll tries to hype up the crowd.

Brenden again gets height and earns a kill.

Brenden watches as her hit looks to land in a bare spot.

McDonald receives a serve.

Sophomore Shelby Grenier makes a pass.

The Stars celebrate a Courtney Gallagher (near left) kill to help the Stars try and upset the Lions.

Krissi Lesmann follows through on a hit to the Trinity Bible side of the net last Wednesday (Sept. 11).

The homecoming crowd gets loud.

Lauren Pederson returns a Lions serve.

The Ladyjacks celebrate after a big point to sweep the Lions.

All of the homecoming candidates for the college.

Two former BHS student athletes are DCB homecoming first-runner ups Ashleigh Aufforth (left) and Cody Brooks (right).

Bottineau senior Andrew Hill fires a pass last Thursday against Lewis and Clark-Our Redeemers (LC/OR).

Braves senior John Gohman fights for extra yards after a catch in the first half.

Gohman still fights to break the tackle with two Bombers clinging to him.

Gohman tries to defend an overthrown pass.

Tanner Bickford, a Bottineau senior, looks to sack the Bombers' QB.

Bickford and fellow senior Cody Bedlion about to get a shot in on the LC/OR passer.

Bottineau youngsters Austyn Lorenz (left) and Tyler Rispa (right) run the cameras for the game.

Jesse Heil goes in for a big tackle after an interception.

Ethan Kerslake drags a defender with him near the end of a run.

Jayhawk Shriver rumbles after a ball after a fumble by the Bombers.

Hill fires a pass toward the end zone in the second half.

Both the 2013-14 DCB Jacks and the 2000 alumni team take a picture following the Alumni's 8-4 win last Friday.

Several Lumberjacks make a huge tackle on the opening kick off.

Evans Norris (left) and Devin Davis (right) celebrate after a good defensive play last Saturday.

Bottineau quarterback Shazzon Mumphrey scrambles after getting a springing block from Kelly Meus.

Mumphrey hands the ball off to running back Jamarr Patterson.

Caleb McClinton attempts a kick from holder Deon Carter.

Norris gives a strong return effort after intercepting a Jaguars pass at homecoming last Saturday.

McClinton slips after attempting an extra point.

Demitrius Carpenter stuffs the Cole College back in the end zone for a safety.

Desmond Goodlow-Griffin celebrates after the Jacks safety.

Mumphrey fires a pass down the sideline in the first half.

Carter hauls in a pass right before making a nifty move to score.

Alex Jeanotte (left) combines with another Jacks defender to tackle the Jaguars runner.

Antwan Moore attempts to intercept a pass.

Kanavis Stewart runs after the catch.

Norris leaps to haul in his second interception of the game.

Devon Jackson rushes around the edge.

Keith George looks to make a block for Shane Baptiste after he intercepted a ball in the second half.