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HARTINGTON — The boys division of the Hartington-Newcastle Early Bird Relays showcased a strong showing from area programs Thursday, with Cedar Catholic, Hartington-Newcastle and Wynot all turning in competitive performances.
Cedar Catholic used its depth to capture the team title with 111 points, pulling away from the field behind a balanced effort in both relays and field events.
The Trojans picked up a key relay win in the sprint medley, where Parker Leise, Grant Klug, Brysn Baller and Connor Eickhoff edged Wakefield in 1:59.09. Cedar also dominated the horizontal jumps, sweeping the top three spots in the triple jump behind Baller (36-7), Alex Pinkelman (34-8) and Klug (33-8).
Hartington-Newcastle turned in a strong runnerup finish in the team standings with 82 points, highlighted by several first-place performances on its home track.
The Wildcats’ 800-meter relay team of Nathan Brummels, Logan Thoene, Rex Lippert and Brody Dickes raced to a narrow victory in 1:55.69, edging LCC by just six-hundredths of a second.
Hartington-Newcastle also claimed gold in the shuttle hurdle relay, where Brody Dickes, Anthony Thoene, Camryn Bruning and Rex Lippert posted a winning time of 1:14.21.
Individually, Caleb Heimes led the Wildcats with a pair of wins, taking the pole vault (8-6) and the long jump (17-8), while Logan Thoene added a first-place finish in the high jump (5-0).
Wynot contributed several solid performances, particularly in the relays and throws.
The Blue Devils placed fifth in the sprint medley relay and added a fourth-place finish from Dysen Heimes in the shot put. Wynot athletes also showed depth across multiple events, consistently finishing in the middle of the pack against a competitive field.
Hartington-Newcastle Jr. High Early Bird Relays April 9, 2026 — Hartington Community Complex Boys Results Team Scores
1. Cedar Catholic A 111; 2. Hartington-Newcastle A 82; 3. LCC A 68; 4. Wakefield 42; 5. Bloomfield 28; 6. Summerland 12; 7. Cedar Catholic B 11; 8. Wynot 8; 9. Hartington-Newcastle B 3.
400 Relay — 1. Cedar A (Alex Pinkelman, Parker Leise, Grant Klug, Connor Eickhoff), 51.52; 2. LCC A, 53.30; 3. Bloomfield, 55.40; 4. Wakefield, 55.55; 5. Cedar B (Miller Heine, Radley Hochstein, Greyson Haselhorst, Hutch Christensen), 55.62; 6. Hartington-Newcastle A (Logan Thoene, Nathan Brummels, Max Climer, Max Wiedenfeld), 56.20; 7. Summerland, 57.20; 8. Hartington-Newcastle B (Rylen Haug, Max Fuelberth, Owen Lange, Carter Reyes), 58.61; 9. Wynot (Dysen Heimes, Emmett Miles, Ben Burbach, Nick Heimes), 1:02.03; 10. LCC B, 1:04.40.
800 Relay — 1. Hartington-Newcastle A (Nathan Brummels, Logan Thoene, Rex Lippert, Brody Dickes), 1:55.69; 2. LCC A, 1:55.75; 3. Wakefield, 1:57.75; 4. Bloomfield, 1:57.90; 5. Cedar A (Nate Eickhoff, Maddox Haberer, Reid Potts, Abraham Pinkelman), 2:03.64; 6. Summerland, 2:07.64; 7. Hartington-Newcastle B (Max Fuelberth, Owen Lange, Rylan Lammers, Carter Reyes), 2:12.47; 8. Cedar B (Parker Holan, Zaid Rovey, Andrew Klug, Kellen Sudbeck), 2:16.43; 9. Wynot (Elijah Krie, Liam Guenther, Emmett Miles, Ben Burbach), 2:16.79; 10. Wakefield B, 2:17.31.
1600 Relay — 1. Wakefield, 4:18.17; 2. Bloomfield, 4:31.45; 3. Hartington-Newcastle A (Camryn Bruning, Caleb Heimes, Waylan Grutsch, Anthony Thoene), 4:32.44; 4. Summerland, 4:43.43; 5. LCC A, 4:44.29; 6. Cedar A (Nate Eickhoff, Aaron Heine, Kasen Buss, Oliver Hochstein), 4:44.73.
3200 Relay — 1. Wakefield, 10:20.71; 2. Bloomfield, 10:50.84; 3. Summerland, 10:57.77; 4. Cedar A (Kasen Buss, Aaron Heine, Charles Bowen, Oliver Hochstein), 11:09.13; 5. Hartington-Newcastle A (Randall Huesers, Caleb Heimes, Lucas Davies, Camryn Bruning), 11:12.74; 6. LCC A, 11:23.00.
Sprint Medley — 1. Cedar A (Parker Leise, Grant Klug, Brysn Baller, Connor Eickhoff), 1:59.09; 2. Wakefield, 1:59.13; 3. LCC A, 2:00.55; 4. Cedar B (Hutch Christensen, Miller Heine, Matthew Haberman, Radley Hochstein), 2:03.91; 5. Wynot (Liam Guenther, Elijah Krie, Dysen Heimes, Nick Heimes), 2:08.82; 6. Hartington-Newcastle A (Logan Thoene, Waylan Grutsch, Lucas Davies, Nathan Brummels), 2:15.09.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay — 1. Hartington-Newcastle A (Brody Dickes, Anthony Thoene, Camryn Bruning, Rex Lippert), 1:14.21; 2. LCC A, 1:16.51; 3. Cedar A (Reid Potts, Maddox Haberer, Andrew Klug, Abraham Pinkelman), 1:23.75.
High Jump — 1. Logan Thoene, Hartington-Newcastle, 5-0; 2. Rex Lippert, Hartington-Newcastle, 5-0; 3. Alex Kvols, LCC, 5-0; 4. Waylan Grutsch, Hartington-Newcastle, 4-10; 5. Elijah Krie, Wynot, 4-8; 6. Clint Thurston, LCC, 4-6.
Pole Vault — 1. Caleb Heimes, Hartington-Newcastle, 8-6; 2. Connor Eickhoff, Cedar, 8-0; 3. Maddox Haberer, Cedar, 7-0; 4. Bradly Lange, Cedar, 7-0; 5. Elliot Kneifl, Hartington-Newcastle, 6-0; 6. Rylen Haug, Hartington-Newcastle, 5-0.
Long Jump — 1. Caleb Heimes, Hartington-Newcastle, 17-8; 2. Alex Pinkelman, Cedar, 17-7½; 3. Parker Leise, Cedar, 17-3; 4. Brysn Baller, Cedar, 17-2; 5. Ayrion Barger, Bloomfield, 160½; 6. Greyson Haselhorst, Cedar, 16-0.
Triple Jump — 1. Brysn Baller, Cedar, 36-7; 2. Alex Pinkelman, Cedar, 34-8; 3. Grant Klug, Cedar, 33-8; 4. Greyson Haselhorst, Cedar, 33-5; 5. Foster Stone, LCC, 31-5½; 6. Camryn Bruning, Hartington-Newcastle, 30-7.
Shot Put — 1. Foster Stone, LCC, 44-9; 2. Rex Lippert, Hartington-Newcastle, 37-7¾; 3. Dakota Carter, LCC, 35-2; 4. Dysen Heimes, Wynot, 32-7; 5. Osvaldo Cornejo Botello, Wakefield, 32-6¾; 6. Merrick Folkers, Hartington-Newcastle, 32-6½.
Discus — 1. Foster Stone, LCC, 142-3; 2. Reid Potts, Cedar Catholic, 107-7; 3. Trev Thoene, Cedar Catholic, 95-1; 4. Cade Kleinschmit, Cedar Catholic, 91-8; 5. Osvaldo Cornejo Botello, Wakefield, 87-6; 6. Phoenix Wangler, Summerland, 85-2.
