DONIPHAN - Three Rivers students faced off against University of Missouri competitors at the recent 2011 Ozarks Regional Timberfest.
“Several schools were invited to this event, but the University of Missouri and Three Rivers were the only schools to actually attend and participate,” reported Pepper Martin, advisor and coach to the Three Rivers Forestry Club and accompanying Triple Creek Cutters timbersports team.
“We saw outstanding participation,” said Martin. “Three Rivers was represented by 16 Jacks (males) and 6 Jills (females).”
Mizzou’s Timber Tigers finished the competition ahead with 86 points. The Triple Creek Cutters’ final score was 56. Among the notable Three Rivers wins:
- Anna Fromm and Melissa Johnson, both of Poplar Bluff, finished in first place in Two-Woman Buck Saw both days of the competition
- Lanna Shaffer of Ellsinore took first place in Single Woman Buck Saw
- Charlie Leach of Clubb took first place in the pole climbing competition both days
- Kyle Young of Doniphan finished first in Men’s Speed Chop
- Young and Shaffer took first place in Jack and Jill Buck Saw
Kyle Young is the current team captain of the Triple Creek Cutters while Zephrey Jameson is the president of the Forestry Club student organization.
“I think the team has done real well this year,” said Martin, during the competition. “We have a lot more students participating. The girls do really well on the crosscut, and we’re good with that overall. The guys are really competitive, and they’re doing very well in the Pulp Toss.”
Photo Above: The Triple Creek Cutters. the timerbersports team at Three Rivers Collere, competed recently in timber games at a Doniphan festival (TRC photo)
