.jpg)
HARTINGTON — Laurel-Concord-Coleridge showed plenty of balance — and some standout firepower — during the Hartington-Newcastle Junior High Early Bird Relays on April 9 at the Hartington Community Complex.
While the team trophies went elsewhere, the LCC boys and girls both turned in competitive performances, highlighted by a dominant showing in the throwing events on the boys side and strong depth from the girls.
The LCC boys finished third in the team standings with 68 points, fueled largely by the efforts of Foster Stone, who was one of the meet’s top individual performers.
Stone swept the throwing events in convincing fashion, winning the shot put with a toss of 44-9 and the discus with a heave of 142-3 — a mark that stood well ahead of the rest of the field. Teammate Dakota Carter added to the scoring in the shot put, placing third at 35-2.
In the field events, LCC also picked up key points in the high jump, where Alex Kvols cleared 5-0 to tie for third, while Clint Thurston added a sixthplace finish.
On the track, LCC consistently stayed in the mix in the relays. The Bears turned in a strong runner-up finish in the 400 relay (53.30), narrowly missing first, and placed second again in the shuttle hurdle relay (1:16.51).
The 800 relay team also came within a blink of victory, finishing second in 1:55.75 — just hundredths of a second behind Hartington-Newcastle.
Additional points came in the sprint medley, where LCC placed third (2:00.55), and in the 1600 and 3200 relays, where the Bears finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
Foster Stone added another scoring effort in the triple jump, placing fifth at 31-5½ to round out a busy and productive day.
On the girls side, LCC finished third in the team race with 52 points, showing its strength particularly in the throwing events.
Stella Graham led the way with a first-place finish in the shot put (24-8), while the Bears placed four athletes in the top six of that event. Ryleigh Loberg took third (22-10), Jacey Folkers was fifth (21-9) and Maya Brummels added a sixth-place finish (21-8).
In the discus, Madison Olson picked up a runner-up finish with a throw of 58-8, giving LCC another strong placement in the field events.
The Bears also scored in the jumps, with Reese Jelinek placing second in the high jump (3-10), while Aliya Detlefsen and Payton Benson finished third and fourth in the triple jump.
On the track, LCC’s relay teams battled throughout the meet. The 400 relay placed sixth (1:01.18), while the 800 relay team finished seventh. The Bears added a fifth-place finish in the sprint medley (2:21.49) and a sixthplace effort in the 3200 relay.
Girls Results Girls Team Scores
1. Cedar Catholic A 94; 2. Summerland 57.5; 3. LCC A 52; 4. Hartington-Newcastle A 49.5; 5. Wynot 40; 6. Bloomfield 34; 7. Wakefield 15; 8. Hartington-Newcastle B 6.400 Relay — 1. Bloomfield A, 56.16; 2. Cedar Catholic A (Brooklyn Leise, Peyton Kloster, Olivia Whitmire, Lucy Steffen), 58.35; 3. Hartington-Newcastle A (Harper Folkers, Willa Sage, Quinn Stratman, Lauren Uldrich), 1:00.60; 4. Summerland, 1:00.73; 5. Wakefield, 1:01.16; 6. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge A, 1:01.18; 7. Wakefield B, 1:05.40; 8. Hartington-Newcastle B (Paisley Collier, Haliegh Lammers, Emma Hoeppner, Brynlee Feilmeier), 1:05.57.
800 Relay — 1. Summerland, 2:03.33; 2. Cedar Catholic A (Brooklyn Leise, Kynlee Steffen, Minden McGregor, Olivia Whitmire), 2:08.83; 3. Bloomfield, 2:09.34; 4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge B, 2:13.58; 5. Wakefield, 2:13.75; 6. Hartington-Newcastle A (Harper Folkers, Quinn Stratman, Lauren Uldrich, Kiera Carl), 2:14.61; 7. LCC A, 2:24.42; 8. Wynot (Josie Foxhoven, Reagan Heimes, Charlie Goeden, Ava Pederson), 2:24.89; 9. Hartington-Newcastle B (Linden Bensen, Ellie Robidoux, Celia Gall, Jerze Hunt), 2:25.80.
1600 Relay — 1. Summerland, 4:56.24; 2. Hartington-Newcastle A (Stella Sudbeck, Maggie Lippert, Londynn Morten, Brooke Kalin), 4:57.63; 3. Cedar Catholic A (Rae Noecker, Sophie Gubbels, Tenley Schmit, Kynlee Steffen), 5:07.76; 4. Bloomfield, 5:08.24; 5. Wynot (Layla Lenzen, Kesley Koch, Ava Pederson, Taya Gowery), 5:22.25; 6. Wakefield, 5:26.17.
3200 Relay — 1. Cedar Catholic A (Kynlee Steffen, Tenley Schmit, Rae Noecker, Sylvie Neiman), 11:34.36; 2. Hartington-Newcastle A (Stella Sudbeck, Maggie Lippert, Londynn Morten, Brooke Kalin), 11:45.43; 3. Bloomfield, 12:08.89; 4. Summerland, 12:40.44; 5. Wakefield, 12:58.45; 6. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 13:37.00.
Sprint Medley — 1. Summerland, 2:13.55; 2. Cedar Catholic A (Brooklyn Leise, Kynlee Steffen, Peyton Kloster, Sylvie Neiman), 2:16.71; 3. Hartington-Newcastle A (Londynn Morten, Brooke Kalin, Maggie Lippert, Stella Sudbeck), 2:17.49; 4. Wynot (Taya Gowery, Bryar Hans, Reagan Heimes, Layla Lenzen), 2:17.59; 5. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, 2:21.49; 6. Bloomfield, 2:22.27.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay — 1. Cedar Catholic A (Hadley Dendinger, Aubri Rolfes, Olivia Whitmire, Lucy Steffen), 1:27.17; 2. Hartington- Newcastle A (Harper Folkers, Kiera Carl, Brooklyn Lenhoff, Lauren Uldrich), 1:28.22.
High Jump — 1. Breeya Bergman, Summerland, 4-0; 2. Reese Jelinek, LCC, 3-10; 3. Maggie Lippert, Hartington-Newcastle, 3-10; 4. Aubri Rolfes, Cedar Catholic, 3-10; 5. Kyah Allemang, Summerland, 3-8; 5. Brooke Kalin, Hartington-Newcastle, 3-8; 7. Kesley Koch, Wynot, 3-8.
Pole Vault — 1. Lucy Steffen, Cedar Catholic, 7-0; 2. Peyton Kloster, Cedar Catholic, 5-0; 3. Kylie Ross, Hartington-Newcastle, 4-0.
Long Jump — 1. Bryar Hans, Wynot, 15-0; 2. Brooklyn Leise, Cedar Catholic, 14-6½; 3. Tatum Edholm, Bloomfield, 14-3; 4. Raeley Meyer, Summerland, 14-2½; 5. Taelyn Barlow, Summerland, 13-8½; 6. Kinzie Mertens, Bloomfield, 13-3½; 7. Kiera Carl, Hartington-Newcastle, 12-4; 8. Josie Foxhoven, Wynot, 11-10.
Triple Jump — 1. Taya Gowery, Wynot, 30-3; 2. Aubri Rolfes, Cedar Catholic, 25-2; 3. Aliya Detlefsen, LCC, 23-11½; 4. Payton Benson, LCC, 23-8½.
Shot Put — 1. Stella Graham, LCC, 24-8; 2. Anabelle Armenta, Wakefield, 23-11; 3. Ryleigh Loberg, LCC, 22-10; 4. Maci Wudel, Hartington-Newcastle, 22-5½; 5. Jacey Folkers, LCC, 21-9; 6. Maya Brummels, LCC, 218; 7. Allison Freeman, Cedar Catholic, 21-6; 8. Elsie Kleinschmit, Cedar Catholic, 21-2; 9. Charla Pick, Hartington-Newcastle, 21-0; 10. Layla Lenzen, Wynot, 20-6½.
Discus — 1. Layla Lenzen, Wynot, 75-2; 2. Madison Olson, LCC, 58-8; 3. Sophie Gubbels, Cedar Catholic, 58-6; 4. Charlie Goeden, Wynot, 57-4; 5. Gabby Ahlers, Summerland, 57-3; 6. Maci Wudel, Hartington-Newcastle, 54-6.
B oys 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.
