Ruttger helps Warrior girls to title

DULUTH - Brainerd's Taryn Ruttger won the individual title and helped the Warrior girls' team to the championship in the Duluth East Alpine skiing invitational Thursday at Spirit Mountain.

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It was Ruttger's fifth podium finish of the season, including Friday's Welch Invitational where skiers in the top 10 made the podium due to the number of competitors.

Chelsea Williams was fifth and Anna Goochey eighth to round out the top 10 for the Warrior girls, who have won three of their last four meets.

In the boys' meet, Brainerd was second. Thomas Ruttger placed seventh and Jacob Morey eighth for Brainerd's top 10 finishers.

Defending champion Tom Lyscio of Brainerd was in first place after his first run but fell on his second and finished 12th.

Taryn Ruttger won the individual title

Girls team scores: 1-Brainerd 202, 2-Hibbing 184, 3-Virginia 183, 4-Cook County 153, 5-Lakes Area 138, 6-Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 123, 7-Duluth Denfeld 93, 8-Duluth East 53, 9-Hermantown 46, 10-Duluth Marshall 14

Girls individual winner: Taryn Ruttger (Brd) 1:25.16

Brainerd girls: 5-Chelsea Williams 1:28.22, 8-Anna Goochey 1:42.22, 16-Andrea Cibuzar 1:47.75, 17-Leah Knutson 1:48.75, 20-Katie Hutchison 1:49.69, 25-Ariana Cibuzar 1:53.14, 31-Kirsten Hibbard 1:56.09, 48-Meghan Hamson 2:20.84, 52-Paige Northway 2:38.74

Boys team scores: 1-Lakes Area 214, 2-Brainerd 210, 3-Virginia 209, 4-Hibbing 188, 5-Marshall 144, 6-C-E-C 133, 7-Denfeld/Central 124, 8-Cook County 114, 9-Duluth East 82, 10-Hermantown 47

Brainerd boys: 7-Thomas Ruttger 1:39.41, 8-Jacob Morey 1:44.04, 12-Tom Lyscio 1:48.41, 15-Scott Agre 1:51.30, 25-Ryan Ruttger 1:57.86, 27-Joe Ohlin 1:58.37, 54-Johnathan Aga 2:22.86, 62-Tim Nelson 3:26.66, Zach Skogen DNF

Next: Brainerd Invitational at Ski Gull 10 a.m. Thursday.