The Wykons’ Tyler Stafford crosses the finish line just ahead of Forest Park’s Jacob Siler in the 100-meter dash at the Niagara Invitational on April 26. Stafford won both his 100-meter races last week.
IRON RIVER—West Iron County’s girls track team has been unstoppable during the early part of the season, and nobody stopped them at two meets last week.
 The Wykon gals, coached by Kristi Berutti, earned first place at meets in Iron Mountain and Niagara. Meanwhile, West Iron’s boys were third at Iron Mountain and seventh at Niagara.
 The girls distance relay teams (1600 and 3200) won at both meets. On the boys team, Tyler Stafford was also a double winner in the 100-meter dash.

Forest Park’s Mark Hallmann builds up a big lead during the first leg of the 3200-meter run. The Trojans took second in the event.
CRYSTAL FALLS—Forest Park’s track team opened its outdoor season on the right foot last week. At Florence on April 23, both the girls and boys finished in second place. On April 26 at Niagara, the boys team finished second, and the girls were fourth.
 Gina Graff won the girls discus competition at both meets with nearly identical throws. Also winning at both meets were two relay teams: the boys 1600 and the girls 400.
 At Florence, the Trojan girls won all three relays they entered plus two individual events: Graff in discus (101 feet, 11 inches) and Adel Isaacson in the 3200 (14 minutes, 49.76 seconds).
 Casey Ponchaud was second in the 1600, and Shaine Bortolini was second in long jump. Mary Grandahl and Sierra Sholander ran in two winning relays.

IRON RIVER—West Iron County got its boys tennis season off to a successful start April 24 with a 5-3 win at Escanaba.
 The Wykons took three of the four singles matches. At No. 1, Austin Waara lost just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 win. Adam Newby, at third singles, lost a second set tiebreaker but won a third set tiebreak for his win. Alex Ralston prevailed in straight sets at fourth singles in a close match.
 At second singles, Caleb Pellizzer lost in three sets.

After the first day of Little League tryouts was wiped out by rain and snow April 16, the weather cooperated better for the second day at Bachman Park. Little League season starts next week.

IRON RIVER—West Iron County’s girls track team resumed its season April 17 when it finished third in a tournament held at Lakeland High School in Minocqua.
 The Wykons had one first place finish. It came from the two-mile (3200-meter) relay team of Kylee Erickson, Cassidy Hinshaw, Bree Lambert and Jaclyn Waara. The winning time was 11 minutes, 27 seconds.
 West Iron had five runners-up at the meet: Megan Miatech in discus (79 feet, 11 inches), Joanna Pellizzer in the 300 low hurdles (53.69), Ashley Capadagli in pole vault (7-0) and the 800 and 400 sprint relays.