Some of the best area runners hit the course on Friday for the Ogallala Invite. Crandall Creek Country Club was the host of the Cross Country event. Twenty five high schools and nineteen junior high teams were in action. The winner in the junior high girl’s team race was Alliance who ended with 23 with Mitchell second with 28. Leading the way for the Lady Bulldogs was Penn Vergil who was first with a time of 11:45. Teammate Riley Bixby was seventh for AMS. Sidney was the champ in the boy’s junior high division with 35 with Perkins County second with 48. AMS tallied 107 and ended seventh.
In the high school level, Gothenburg won the boy’s trophy with 30 with Scottsbluff second with 42. Hemingford was fourth with 84. Top placer for the Cats was Austin Benda who ended fourth with a time of 16:35. Fletcher Moseman was seventh with a time of 17:01. Alliance scored seventh and got a 20th place finish by William Zurn. Scottsbluff took home first in the girl’s competition with 33 while Gothenburg was the runner up with 35. Bayje Neal was the Bobcat’s top placer, ending in 30th. Paz Cody was the top placer for AHS.
Results from Ogallala junior high girls
AMS
1 Vergil 11:45
7 Bixby 12:37
11 Teagan Freiberger 12:47
AMS Boys
17 Rowan Richey 11:58
22 Paxton Pinedo 12:04
AHS girls
56 Cody 23:56
Hem high school girls
30 Neal 22:28
38 Desilee Hinman 22:54
AHS boys
20 Zurn 17:57
23 Asher Saka 18:00
Hem high school boys
4 Benda 16:35
7 Moseman 17:01
Alliance goes to Kearney on Monday.