Prep skiing: Willmar boys 5th in season opener

KIMBALL — The Willmar boys placed fifth of nine teams and the Cardinal girls were 7 of 9 at Powder Ridge north of Kimball on Thursday in the season opener on made snow.
Nathaniel Erickson and Samantha Hanson were top skiers for Willmar.
Boys Results
TEAM SCORING — (1) St. Cloud Tech (2) Brainerd (3) Mora (4) Alexandrai (5) Willmar (6) Little Falls (7) Apollo (8) St. John’s Prep (9) SC Cathedral EWxxxx
MEDALIST — Nick Proell, SC Tech, 7:22
WILLMAR — (10) Nathaniel Erickson 8:54 (38) Cody McFarland 12:58 (21) Ryan Haines 9:24 (37) Peter Rozendahl 12:15 (39) Alec Jenning 13:01 (20) Jack Erickson 9:23
Girls Results
TEAM SCORING — (1) SC Cathedral (2) Mora (3) Brainerd (4) Little Falls (5) Apollo (6) Alexandria (7) Willmar (8) SC Tech (9) St. John’s Prep
MEDALIST — Callie Smith, Mora, 9:05
WILLMAR — (41) Erika Aaker 14:41 (35) McKenna Olson 13:12 (18) Sam Hanson 11:05 (33) Ashlyn Boehme 12:14