cross country

The Willmar Winged Foot Running Club took third on Sunday at the Nike Heartland National Qualifying at Yankton Trails in Sioux Falls, S.D. “Our girls got a very surprising third,” said Willmar coach Jerry Popp. “We were one team spot away from advancing to Nike Nationals...

GRANITE FALLS — With the help of freshman Kurt TeBeest winning and having three other runners place in the top 10, the Montevideo boys made it a three-peat at the West Central Conference Championships Wednesday at Granite Run Golf Course. The Benson/KMS girls also had four finish...

PERHAM — The Willmar girls were within one point of a perfect 16 points to win the 17-team 4k varsity race by 60 points over runner-up Fargo North Thursday at the Perham Invite. Samantha Hanson, Jessa Hanson, seventh-grader Serena Monson, making her varsity debut, and Sophie...

Sauk Centre Invitational BOYS Team scoring (1) Rocori 50 (2) Long Prairie/Grey Eagle 51 (3) St. Cloud Cathedral 73 (4) Royalton 136 (5) Staples-Motley 147 (6) Community Christian 153 (7) Morris Area 168 (8) St. John’s Prep 180 (9) Sauk Centre 205 Individual TOP THREE...

PAYNESVILLE — Junior Ben Burgett finished first and led the Willmar Community Christian Eagles to first place at Koronis Hills. Rocori won the meet with 20 points taking places two through eighth. The Eagles finished at 49 points with Benson/KMS next with 99. Bethany Rosemeier...

MILACA — Alaysia Freetly of Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd won the Class A girls 4k race at the Mega Meet on Saturday leading her team to second place behind champion Perham. Ben Burgett of Willmar Community Christian finished second in the boys Class A 5k. Redwood Valley...

COLD SPRING — Willmar won both ends of the Rocori Invitational on Thursday and 5 of 6 races counting JV and middle school. Tom Seifert won the boys 5k in 16:44 by 10 seconds. Samantha Hanson took second in the girls 4k race, finishing behind Bethany Hasz of Alexandria. The...

MARSHALL — Ben Burgett of Willmar Community Christian finished second at the Marshall Invitational Tuesday in a cross country race. Burgett’s time of 16:54.6 was 33 seconds behind the pace set by Ryan Phillips of Redwood Valley. Marshall won the boys team title on a tiebreaker...

Results Monday Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Invite Litchfield’s Savannah Ramirez placed fifth overall (16:46.75) in the girls race and was followed amongst area runners by Paynesville’s Promise Butler in ninth (17:04.36) Monday at the Long Prairie Country Club. The Dragons...

TRACY — On the girls side at the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Invite Thursday, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd finished second to Canby/Minneota/Lincoln HI and Benson/KMS came in third. LQPV/DB had Alysia Freetly place third individually and a fifth-place finish from Kelly Kvaal. Canby/Minneota/Lincoln...