HNS teams earn runner-up spots
Noecker wins conference title
BLOOMFIELD — Carson Noecker never likes to feel like he didn’t give it 100 percent effort.
The Hartington-Newcastle cross country runner gave it his all last week to stay undefeated on the year, by winning the Lewis and Clark Conference race in record-setting time.
He wasn’t the only HNS runner to excel, either.
Parker Albers crossed the finish line in eighth place, while Riley Kuehn trailed him in 14th and Alan Santiago placed 21st. The strong Hartington-Newcastle finishes gave the Wildcats the conference boys runner-up trophy. Wausa-Bloomfield claimed the L&C team title for both the boys’ and girls’ teams.
The HNS girls also had an excellent outing with three Top 10 finishes and a Top 20 finish to also earn L&C Conference team runner-up honors.
Sara Burbach led the girls team with an eighth-place finish. Jessica Opfer finished a few steps behind her in ninth, while Makenzie Arens was nipping at her heels to finish in 10th Kaydence McCray placed 19th, to help seal the runner-up trophy.
Lewis & Clark Conference
Boys Team Standings
Bloomfield/Wausa 30, Hartington-Newcastle 32, Osmond 35, Ponca 68, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 76, Winnebago 105, Creighton 110. Plainviw, Homer, Winside and Randolph did not field a full team.
BOYS TOP 10
1. Carson Noecker, H/N, 15:54; 2. Grant Lander, HOM, 17:51; 3. Addison Smith, B-W, 18:01; .4 Johnson Chishiba, OSM, 18:13; 5. Brody Taylor, PON, 18:34; 6. Trevor Eisenbraun, NOR, 18:54; 7. Graysen Schultze, OSM, 19:00; 8. Jordan Mosel, PLA, 19:03; 9. Parker Albers, H/N, 19:05; 10. Wyatt Mead, NOR, 19:05.
Girls Team Standings
Bloomfield/Wausa 10, Hartington-Newcastle 38, Osmond 42. Winnebago, Plainview, Homer and LCC did not field a full team.
GIRLS TOP 10
1. Christina Martinson, B-W, 21:31; 2. Darla Nelson, B-W, 22:03; 3. Carrylee Martinson, B-W, 22:33; 4. Madie Ziegler, B-W, 22:41; 5. Ella McFarland, B-W, 22:46; 6. Abby White, PLA, 23:19; 7. Gemma Mendez, NOR, 23:33; 8. Riley Wagner, OSM, 24:03; 9. Sienna Sohler, NOR, 24:15; 10. Sara Burbach, H/N, 24:22.
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