Staples-Motley boys, girls finish fifth

MOORHEAD - The Staples-Motley Cardinals boys' and girls' team each earned a fifth-place finish at the Shocky Strand Invite Monday.

Gunner Johnson led the S-M boys with a time of 17:41.9 good for 10th place. First-place Lukas Gemar of Moorhead, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, had a time of 16:13.97.

In the girls' meet, the Cardinals placed two competitors in the top 10. Emma Pogreba finished sixth with a time of 16:02.9 and Kaytlin Roth was seventh at 16:07.5.

Boys' team scores: 1-Moorhead 26, 2-Willmar 46, 3-Perham 82, 4-Detroit Lakes 122, 5-Staples-Motley 147, 6-Bemidji 157, 7-Lincoln 157, 8-Fergus Falls 220, 9-Park Rapids 287, 10-East Grand Forks 312, 11-Hawley 319, 12-Pelican Rapids 335

Individual winner: Lukas Gemar (MHD) 16:13.97

Staples-Motley results: 10-Gunner Johnson 17:41.9, 24-Isaac Fuhrman 18:38.9, 32-Josh Freese 18:58.1, 37-Blake Miller 19:32.1, 44-Justin Ziegler 19:58.6, 55-Brandon Sterriker 20:54.5, 56-Tyler Pogreba 21:03.7

Girls' team scores: 1-Moorhead 46, 2-Perham 61, 3-Park Rapids 96, 4-Willmar 109, 5-Staples-Motley 110, 6-Bemidji 119, 7-Detroit Lakes 163, 8-Pelican Rapids 203

Individual winner: Maddie McClellan (PHM) 15:23.55

Staples-Motley results: 6-Emma Pogreba 16:02.9, 7-Kaytlin Roth 16:07.5, 23-Emily Fuhrman 17:19.6, 33-Mackenzie Holst 18:27.6, 41-Taylor Klimek 19:31.2, 47-Lacey Fellman 20:36.3, 50-Jenna Ziegler 21:10.6

Next: S-M at Wadena-Deer Creek Invite 4:30 p.m. Sept. 8.

LF girls fifth, boys sixth

MILACA - Little Falls' Preston Zimny (17:25.4) and Ricky Devine (17:28.0) placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in 5,000 meters to help the Flyer boys finish sixth in the 17-team Milaca Invite Monday.

Colt Severson was the top finisher for Crosby-Ironton with a time of 18:46.8 for 36th place.

On the girls' side, 18 teams ran 2,950 meters, with Manon Gammon-Deering of Little Falls the top area finisher with a time of 11:16.7, good for sixth place.

Top finisher for C-I was Lisa Borden with a time of 12:18.5 for 33rd place.

Girls team scores (18 teams): 1-Monticello 34, 2-Mora 92, 3-North Branch 126, 4-Chisago Lakes Area 141, 5-Little Falls 187, 8-Crosby-Ironton 244.

Little Falls: 6-Manon Gammon-Deering 11:16.7, 28-Maria Hauer 12:11.3, 31-Chelsea Rutz 12:16.0, 39-Mattia Hendrickson 12:28.1, 83-Kallie Baumgartner 13:15.1

Crosby-Ironton: 33-Lisa Borden 12:18.5, 36-Shelby Vukelich 12:26.1, 41-Marie Abear 12:31.1, 62-Chelsey Bonsante 12:55.3, 72-Kristine Gustafson 13:08.0, 110-Kirsten Midthun 14:59.6, 115-Ashley Stanisberry 16:52.4

Boys team scores (17 teams): 1-Cambridge-Isanti 63, 2-St. Michael-Albertville 115, 3-Mound Westonka 128, 4-Albany 131, 5-Monticello 136, 6-Little Falls 188, 11-Crosby-Ironton 288

Little Falls: 6-Preston Zimny 17:25.4, 7-Ricky Devine 17:28.0, 49-Austin Gessell 19:08.0, 54-Eli Ploof 19:29.3, 72-Brandon Waldoch 20:16.6

Crosby-Ironton: 36-Colt Severson 18:46.8, 48-Jacob Goodwin 19:05.2, 50-Philip Stokman 19:09.5, 69-Seth Carlton 20:11.1, 85-Kale Siebert 20:51.3