PL's Foster squeaks out triumph

MILACA - Clayton Foster of Pequot Lakes topped Moses Heppner of Warroad by 1-10th of a second to win the Class 2A division in the Milaca Mega Meet Saturday.

Foster's time of 16:31.3 was his best of the season so far and helped the Patriots to third place behind Adrian and Mora. Silas Lydeen finished 19th and Jacob Headlee was 24th.

The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines girls' team finished fourth behind Hannah Toedter's ninth-place time of 16:21.3. Emily Wood finished 18th.

W-DC's boys' team finished 14th.

2A

Boys' team scores: (23 teams) 1-Adrian 83, 2-Mora 86, 3-Pequot Lakes 102, 4-Long Prairie/Grey Eagle 150, 5-Esko 188

Individual winner: Clayton Foster (Pequot Lakes) 16:31.3

Pequot Lakes results: 1-Foster 16:31.3, 19-Silas Lydeen 17:46.4, 24-Jacob Headlee 17:54.7, 31-Jonas Dale 18:09.8, 34-Kellen Braren 18:17.1, 52-Adison Runberg 18:38.7, 71-Jake Braam 18:58.9

Girls' team scores: (17 teams) 1-Adrian 38, 2-Fairmont 88, 3-St. Cloud Cathedral 111, 4-New London-Spicer 147, 5-Mora 168

Individual winner: Greta Danielson (St. Cloud Cathedral) 15:28.8

Pequot Lakes results: 84-Christy Peterson 18:33.5

1A

Boys' team scores: (15 teams) 1-Mounds Park Academy 29, 2-Hills Beaver Creek/Ellsworth 80, 3-Math and Science Academy 95, 14-Wadena-Deer Creek 264

Individual winner: Peter Borash (Royalton) 17:03.9

Wadena-Deer Creek results: 29-Tim Papillon 19:08.3, 62-Neil Janson 19:59.8, 71-Zach Bernu 20:32.4, 96-Shane Motschenbacher 21:14.3, 110-Chris Papillon 22:08.1, 112-Jacob Snyder 22:21.1

Girls' team scores: (17 teams) 1-Paynesville 40, 2-Mille Lacs 64, 3-Providence Academy 128, 4-Wadena-Deer Creek 130, 5-Mankato Loyola 144

Individual winner: Linda Keller (Paynesville) 14:40.1

Wadena-Deer Creek results: 9-Hannah Toedter 16:21.3, 18-Emily Wood 17:02.8, 30-Bethany Papillon 17:27.5, 45-Kelsey Browne 17:57.7, 59-Lauren Girard 18:31.6, 71-Mary McGrane 18:54.4, 101-Lindsey Eliason 20:34.1

Next: Pequot Lakes at Pine River-Backus invite 4 p.m. Tuesday; Wadena-Deer Creek in Griak Invite at University of Minnesota Saturday.