McClusky Gazette Sports
The weight of the wait
With the anchor-like weight of a deer tag becoming more and more tangible in the right leg pocket of my camouflage hunting pants and that heft spurring much of my recent outdoor activity, I catch myself thinking ahead, beyond the quiet morning sits and windy sneaks through the countryside as I wait for a buck – at this time, I’d take any buck – to magically appear in front of me.
Slow morning
Those days when overcast conditions settle in well before dawn provide a unique time to be outdoors, particularly during deer season.
Trojans blank Holsteins, fall to Miners
Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky took a split on the volleyball court this past week, topping New Salem-Almont 3-0 Saturday night in New Salem before falling in their final home game as Trojans Monday night.
In which sport do players run the most?
Even off the mound, most baseball players wouldn’t break a half-mile of running per game.
Frey 'em up, serve 'em in a pan
Central McLean’s Easton Frey was a one-man wrecking crew for the Cougars Friday night, scoring five touchdowns in just the first half on the way to a 58-31 victory over the Berthold/Lewis & Clark Bombers.
Trojan spikers top White Shield
The Trojans found themselves playing back-to-back volleyball matches this past Thursday and Friday, seeing the flipside of how things can go on the court from night to night.
Outlaws corral Cougars
The Ray-Powers Lake Outlaws ran roughshod over the visiting Central McLean Cougars Friday night, going to the air for 306 yards and six touchdowns on their way to a 54-14 9-man victory.
Trojans roll with ‘punches’ off , on court
The Trojans are doing a little maneuvering of players and positions for the next week as they deal with the temporary loss of some McClusky players due to McClusky School’s two-week shutdown of on-site learning and high school athletics because of COVID-19
Comets win battle of Central McLean teams
Intensity was met with intensity ball-for-ball Thursday night, as the visiting Underwood Comets outlasted the Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky Trojans for a 3-1 win on the volleyball court.
The shot not taken
The eastern bank of clouds meant that my friends on the far side of the state likely would not see much hunting action as my dog and I traversed the gravel roads south and west of town away from the shadow of the frontal boundary.