WEEKEND ROUNDUP: XC runners compete at New Prairie
Sep. 20—New Prairie hosted 109 schools and over 2,000 cross country runners in Indiana's largest athletic event Saturday.
The Winamac girls placed third in the Class A race. Cass placed 12th, Caston placed 18th and Pioneer placed 23rd.
Cass freshman Aftin Griffin was the overall winner with a time of 19:49.
Maggie Smith placed eighth in 20:48 to lead Winamac. She was followed by Kadence Hoover (17th, 21:32), Avery Wegner (21st, 21:43), Kelsey Wegner (25th, 21:53) and Kandace Kroft (47th, 23:09).
Following Griffin for the Lady Kings was Kylie Logan (24:01), Kennedy Thorpe (24:29), Alexis Alford (25:30) and Annaleigh Hedrick (25:33).
"Aftin Griffin won the Class A race out of 219 runners with a new personal-best time of 19:49, dropping 24 seconds from her previous best time," Cass coach Denise Rush said. "She ran a smart race as took the lead after the first 600 meters and built a strong lead by the 1,000 meters. She looked smooth running and didn't seem affected by Agony Hill. We are proud of Aftin representing our team and her humbleness after her big win."
Mackenzi Roudebush placed 72nd in 24:09 to lead Caston, followed by Myli Rude (24:22), Alexa Lowe (24:44), Camila Hernandez-Rios (25:31) and Jaded Aguilar-Rios (27:34).
Violet Montgomery placed sixth in 20:40 to lead Pioneer, followed by Paula Fernandez (23:08), Grace Alpha (27:40), Hannah Zeigler (30:23) and Madison Coy (33:38).
Logansport placed 27th in the Class AAA race. Claire Bundy led the Berries with a time of 27:03, followed by Libby Dexter (28:14), Audrey Graham (28:40), Ashley Murillo (29:59) and Olivia Gibson (32:18).
The Caston boys placed ninth in the Class A race, Winamac placed 14th and Pioneer had an incomplete.
Edison Byrum placed 21st in 18:05 to lead Caston, followed by Austin Dague (22nd, 18:07), Marshall Finke (19:49), Connor Sommers (19:51) and Caleb Stinson (20:32).
Colby Wegner placed second overall with a time of 16:40 to lead Winamac. Westview freshman Noah Bontrager won in 16:18. Wegner was followed by Winamac teammates Logan Fredel (18:41), Dylan Guilford (20:01), Evan Eaton (20:40) and Corbin Holehan (22:59).
Leighton Dodt placed seventh in 17:17 to lead Pioneer in 17:17, followed by Carson Meyer (12th, 17:41), Jack Cooper (19:55) and Elliott Cooper (21:38).
Logansport placed 27th in the Class AAA race. Ben Favors led with a time of 18:57, followed by Payton Herr (19:26), Carson Dubes (19:58), Micah Rogers (20:01) and Anthony Gallardo (20:06).
GIRLS GOLF
TWIN LAKES SECTIONAL
Logansport placed third with a 366 Monday to advance to the regional as a team.
Reiss Weaver led the Berries with an 87 to place fourth overall. She was followed by Chloe Crook (90), Myleigh Moon (94), Sophia Kay (95) and Kendra Sutton (98).
Kankakee Valley won the sectional title with a 357. Runner-up Rochester (364) also advanced as a team.
Winamac senior Bianca Huizar shot an 89 to advance to the regional as a top three individual on a non-advancing team.
Following the top three of KV, Rochester and Logan were Twin Lakes (384), Rensselaer (385), Pioneer (401), Winamac (425), North Newton (437), Tri-County (455), DeMotte Christian (483), Caston (Inc.) and South Newton (Inc.).
Ashlynn Brooke led Pioneer with a 96, followed by Mia McKaig (100), Emilie Schmaltz (101), Meisha Price (104) and Kortnee Kline (126).
Following Huizar for Winamac was Olivia Link (98), Maggie Smith (115), Sierra Haschel (123) and Grace Wenzler (138).
Shaylee Strasser led Caston with a 136, followed by Jullina Sherrick (138) and Anselma Ramirez (138).
Logansport tees off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lake Central Regional at Sandy Pines Golf Club.
A complete story about the sectional with photos will appear in Wednesday's Pharos-Tribune.
WESTERN SECTIONAL
Cass placed eighth with a 461 Friday at Chippendale Golf Course.
Kendall Hlebasko and Savy Bowser each shot 99 to lead the Kings. Lindsay Landis had a 130 and Alisha Toops had a 133.
BOYS TENNIS
NCC MEET
Logansport defeated Anderson 5-0 and Muncie Central 5-0 and had a 3-2 loss to McCutcheon to place seventh overall.
Cooper Smith went 3-0 on the day at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles.
"Seventh place finish in the NCC, unfortunate after many 3-2 losses and accuracy limitations of divisional seeding," Logan coach Adam Thompson said. "We have everyone back next year and will be looking to move up significantly."
VOLLEYBALL
LEO INVITE
Pioneer went 3-1 on the day. The Panthers beat Woodlan and Fort Wayne Snider in two games and Mount Vernon in three games. They had a tough three-set loss to Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian.
GIRLS SOCCER
LOGAN 9, MARION 0
The Berries (7-6, 3-3 NCC) poured it on in a win over visiting Marion.
Isabel Padilla had a hat track for Logansport. Gracie Henderson and Alexsa Herrold scored two goals apiece. Taylor Hamm and Kimberly Toloza each added a goal.
Cassidy Cuppy, Yadira Alvarado and Emily Melgar each had an assist.
BOYS SOCCER
MARION 7, LOGAN 3
The Berries dropped to 3-9 and 2-4 in the NCC with a loss to visiting Marion.
Brandon Diaz, Hodge Turner and Humberto Baez each had a goal for Logan. Yasiel Zarate had an assist.
Logan coach Mike Turner said his team got off to a bad start.
"Salvador Moreno was fouled and injured in the first three minutes. A penalty was given and senior Humberto Baez missed it wide. That set the tone for the day. We were down 4-1 at the half," Turner said. "Two minutes into the second half Marion scored again. We really struggled with our mentality after giving up early goals. We are young and taking our lumps.
"On the bright side, Brandon Diaz and Hodge Turner both scored from the midfield position each with their second varsity goals. Humberto Baez got back on the scoring end in the final two minutes. No one gave up or quit. We have grit, now we just need some mental toughness and to bring it together."
