Kimberly cross-country teams head to state
MANITOWOC - The Kimberly boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams both won Division 1 sectional championships Saturday at Meadow Links Golf Course.
The Kimberly boys scored 52 points to edge Green Bay Preble by two points for the title. The Kimberly girls had 75 points to beat second-place De Pere by four points.
The top two teams and top five individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the WIAA State Tournament, which is Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids.
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Isaac Benz finished second overall for the Kimberly boys in 15:55, while Rowen Ellenberg was third in 15:57 and Jack Fitzgerald eighth in 16:36. Will Demerath (14th) and Jesse Lambrecht (25th) rounded out the top five runners for the Papermakers.
Olivia Eisch led the Kimberly girls with a third-place finish overall in 19:22. Ashtyn Johnson was eighth (19:50) and Mada Laundrie was 11th (20:00). Cydnee Van Zeeland (25th) and Lindsay Rooyaakers (28th) also scored for Kimberly.
BOYS
KIMBERLY 52, GREEN BAY PREBLE 54, ASHWAUBENON 96, BAY PORT 98, MANITOWOC 151, GREEN BAY EAST 183, DE PERE 190, KAUKAUNA 208, PULASKI 214, WEST DE PERE 236, GREEN BAY SOUTHWEST 258
Top finisher: Tannor Wagner ASH 15:25.
Other individual state qualifiers: 5, Brody Olson PUL 16:25; 6, Jermaine Hemauer WDP 16:25; 9, Ryan Thieme BP 16:38; 11, Cole Cohorst BP 16:46.
Kimberly: 2, Isaac Benz 15:55; 3, Rowen Ellenberg 15:57; 8, Jack Fitzgerald 16:36; 14, Will Demerath 16:52; 25, Jesse Lambrecht 17:11.
Kaukauna: 31, Ethan James 17:26; 34, Ethan VanDeHey 17:43; 45, Wyatt Boucher 18:00; 46, Andrew Snedeker 18:01; 52, Tyler Doering 18:14.
GIRLS
KIMBERLY 75, DE PERE 79, PULASKI 109, GREEN BAY EAST 115, BAY PORT 140, MANITOWOC 141, GREEN BAY SOUTHWEST 168, GREEN BAY PREBLE 174, ASHWAUBENON 180, WEST DE PERE 215, KAUKAUNA 320, GREEN BAY WEST 371
Top finisher: Savannah Huben BP 18:30.
Other individual state qualifiers: 2, Annika Linzmeier PUL 18:37; 4, Madeline Sweeney GBE 19:25; 5, Sage Wagner ASH 19:31; 6, Katie Brockman PUL 19:44.
Kimberly: 3, Olivia Eisch 19:22; 8, Ashtyn Johnson 19:50; 11, Mada Laundrie 20:00; 25, Cydnee Van Zeeland 20:52; 28, Lindsey Rooyakkers 20:56.
Kaukauna: 42, Natalie Kuehl 21:30; 63, Madelyn Bain 22:29; 70, Brittany Handrich 22:51; 72, Skye Rodriguez 23:31; 73, Alaina Steffes 23:41.
Stevens Point Sectional
At Stevens Point, the Appleton North boys and the Hortonville girls advanced to state with second-place finishes in their respective races.
The North boys scored 67 points to finish behind Stevens Point (31). The Hortonville girls had 62 points to finish six behind Stevens Point.
Noah Bruehl of Appleton East finished 10th in 17:00 to advance to state as an individual. Hortonville’s Joseph Nicholson (11th, 17:02) and Michael Jarvis (12th, 17:06) also advanced to state.
Ethan Cruz led Appleton North with a third-place finish in 16:20. Thomas Weed was fifth in 16:32 and Stephen Dinkler was eighth in 16:54.
The Hortonville girls were led by Alyssa Rafuse (19:21) and Hannah Lohrenz (19:21), who finished in second and third place overall, respectively.
The Appleton North girls had two runners advance to state as individuals. Mary Rose Flood finished fourth overall in 19:21 and Sydney Squier was seventh in 19:51.
BOYS
STEVENS POINT 31, APPLETON NORTH 67, HORTONVILLE 86, D.C. EVEREST 143, MARSHFIELD 146, WAUSAU EAST 148, APPLETON EAST 172, WISCONSIN RAPIDS 185, APPLETON WEST 209, TOMAH 235, WAUSAU WEST 343, MERRILL 350
Top finisher: Ricky Perez SP 16:10.
Individual state qualifiers: 2, Axel Treinen WE 16:17; 9, Isaiah Winowiski DCE 16:56; 10, Noah Bruehl AE 17:00; 11, Joseph Nicholson HOR 17:02; 12, Michael Jarvis HOR 17:06.
Appleton North: 3, Ethan Cruz 16:20; 5, Thomas Weed 16:32; 8, Stephen Dinkler 16:54; 24, Asher Edwards 17:38; 27, Colin Johnson 17:44.
Hortonville: 20, Jake Krause 17:30; 21, Sam Johnson 17:32; 22, Logan McGrath 17:35.
Appleton East: 31, Trevor Dunlap 17:54; 40, Ryan Priebe 18:13; 45, Ausitn Close 18:21; 46, Ryan Schmidt 18:22.
Appleton West: 23, Hunter Bartolo 17:35; 38, Caleb Frank 18:06; 43, Tanner Bartolo 18:19; 47, Chester Sosnowski 18:22; 58, Colin Murray 18:36.
GIRLS
STEVENS POINT 56, HORTONVILLE 62, APPLETON NORTH 74, WAUSAU WEST 121, APPLETON EAST 132, D.C. EVEREST 155, WAUSAU EAST 165, APPLETON WEST 211, WISCONSIN RAPIDS 218, MARSHFIELD 288, MERRILL 293, TOMAH 303
Top finisher: Brooke Jaworski WW 19:12.
Other individual state qualifiers: 4, Mary Rose Flood AN 19:21; 5, Mariah Haight WE 19:26; 7, Sydney Squier AN 19:51; 9, Willow Sering WR 19:57.
Hortonville: 2, Alyssa Rafuse 19:21; 3, Hannah Lohrenz 19:21; 11, Claire Van Beek 20:03; 21, Kanza Allen 20:34; 25, Chloe Byom 20:43.
Appleton North: 15, Iris Hertting 20:07; 18, Annessa Ihde 20:17; 30, Leah Schwartz 21:00.
Appleton East: 12, Mackenzie Larsen 20:04; 16, Rachel Jackson 20:08; 20, Katie Fetting 20:27; 36, Sydney Reisner 21:16; 48, Eliza Carmon 21:54.
Appleton West: 14, Maddy Vantassel 20:06; 29, Colette Pollard 20:58; 41, Bailey Eggebrecht 21:31; 61, Abby Olson 22:54; 66, Alana Christian 23:13.