Fletcher

iaafan · Post by **iaafan** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:02 pm

This may have already been posted, but I just heard that Dane Fletcher, LB/TE from Boz. High has committed verbally to MSU.

wbtfg · Post by **wbtfg** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:06 pm

That's great.....Free burgers for everyone!!!!!!!!

iaafan · Post by **iaafan** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:27 pm

So does anyone know anything about him?

Cats15 · Post by **Cats15** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:31 pm

I am glad to see we picked up an in-city boy. i wonder if had anything to do with the former bobcats that are now coaching the hawks. I went to a few hawk games this year and was really impressed with is athletisism. I know that he also played hockey. I havent been in the canery for a while but i wonder if they will have a few more bobcat stuff go up. ?

grizhatr · Post by **grizhatr** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:47 pm

He is very athletic. Plays football, baseball, as well as hockey. I think we got a great catch in this one.

Cat-theotherwhitemeat · Post by **Cat-theotherwhitemeat** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:48 pm

wbtfg wrote:That's great.....Free burgers for everyone!!!!!!!!

Could you explain this. The saliva all over my keyboard needs an explanation.

MMMMM....Burgers.

wbtfg · Post by **wbtfg** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:56 pm

His Dad (or uncle or some relative) is Bob Fletcher, the owner of Burger Bob's and The Canery.

Cat-theotherwhitemeat · Post by **Cat-theotherwhitemeat** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:59 pm

wbtfg wrote:His Dad (or uncle or some relative) is Bob Fletcher, the owner of Burger Bob's and The Canary.

That scholarship would be well worth it.

Cats15 · Post by **Cats15** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:00 pm

It would be is father

PDXKat · Post by **PDXKat** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:48 pm

Besides the burger connections, what else can this kid "bring to the table"?

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:50 pm

PDXKat wrote:Besides the burger connections, what else can this kid "bring to the table"?

He has GREAT buns

SACCAT · Post by **SACCAT** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:52 pm

From what I have been told, he is one of the best football players in the state. Very fast, and very football smart. PLUS, like we all have been saying, he is a local boy. Dad is very happy but his mom thought he could make it in hockey, baseball, or track.

wbtfg · Post by **wbtfg** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:00 pm

Bozeman's Fletcher fits in football
By PATRICK GURCZYNSKI, Chronicle Sports Writer

Dane Fletcher is a busy man.

He played nearly every position, every day for the Bozeman Bucks baseball team this summer.
This fall, he's balanced practicing hockey with the Bozeman Icedogs, playing for the Gallatin Valley hockey team and a Montana select team.

Last week, he volunteered to help get high school kids excited about voting with Class Active Citizenship.

In between all of that, he's managed to play middle linebacker for the Hawks, help turn the defense around and lead the team into the Class AA state playoffs.

He'll look to prolong his busy schedule tonight against Billings West at 7:30.

"I'm thrilled just to get this opportunity," Fletcher said. "This is a dream that I definitely don't want to wake up from."

It's hard to believe that Fletcher finds time to sleep.

Baseball ended just in time for three-a-day football practices.

He practically lived at the school because when he wasn't on the field, he was in the weight room with friend/lifting partner James Keiser.

"When your body is so broken down, it feels like your muscles build faster," Fletcher said. "Plus, I just love to lift weights."

That dedication has paid off this season.

Fletcher has been a constant on both sides of the ball for the Hawks. It seems whenever there's a play, he's a part of it.

It's a surprising turnaround from two years ago.

In middle school, Fletcher hit a growth spurt and struggled to adjust to his new frame.

Even his first two years of high school were a learning experience.

Last year, things started to come around.

"I've really stepped it up this year," Fletcher said. "I started to figure it out last year, but it's all come together this year."

This season's success has altered his future plans.

He a lock for college, but he's unsure of what sport he'll be playing when he gets there.

Baseball has brought interest from Concordia in California and Western Washington.

He's looking at Montana State, Colorado State, University of Washington and Boise State for football.

The wild card, however, is hockey.

Fletcher has been involved with hockey since he was five.

It was at a friend's house watching neighborhood kids roller blading that he first became interested.

Soon after, he got his first pair of ice skates and started working as the Icedogs' water boy.

It wasn't until his freshman year that he laced up his skates as a member of the Icedogs' practice squad.

"They were huge," Fletcher said. "I was terrified of their slap shots."

Fletcher was playing against kids four to six years older, considerably stronger and sizably bigger.

His passion for hockey persuaded him to stick with it, and he's become a better player because of it.

Now, when he faces an Icedog slap shot it's not so traumatic.

"I'm not scared anymore," he said. "It's just another day."

Today is not just another day for Fletcher and the Hawks.

Bozeman will be looking to avenge an opening-day loss to the Golden Bears and erase the memory of last year's first-round defeat.

Fletcher said he believes that this game will produce the eventual state champion.

"Our record doesn't show how much we've turned things around," he said, "but as players we've really stepped it up a notch."

He was a first team all-state at Linebacker, and also made the Tribune's super-state team.

He is 6'2 200lbs, and I hear he is FAST FAST FAST

Cats15 · Post by **Cats15** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 6:01 pm

Here is a report on him from the chronicle.
http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ar ... etcher.txt