Heavy winds can’t stop Rugby cross country
RUGBY — Several sporting events were canceled or modified last weekend due to the severe winds that occurred.
The WDA Boys Tennis moved indoors with the championships for singles and doubles in individual play. The Dickinson at Williston boys soccer match was canceled. The Minot Invite cross country event was canceled.
Rugby held on to the 30th Annual Rugby Invitational, which was not canceled.
There were 28 boys varsity teams and 22 girls varsity teams at the event, despite the crazy winds. There were 136 boys and 136 girls who fought the conditions in addition to the fellow competitors at the 5,000K race. The times were affected, but the races continued.
The Hillsboro/Central Valley girls team posted the overall low score for the win at 37 points while the Devils Lake boys posted a 69 for the win.
Killdeer was second in both categories with 55 points for the girls and 85 points for the boys. Rugby posted third place finishes in both lists as well with 85 points for the girls and 95 for the boys.
The girls varsity race was ruled by youth in the ranks. Claire Grinde, a seventh grader from Hillsboro/Central Valley, won the girls race with a time of 19:51.65 while another seventh grader from Killdeer, Summer Olson, was second with a 20:22.40 time.
Rugby junior Hannah Senechal was third with a 20:24.65 time while fellow junior Addie Miller from Killdeer was fourth at 20:33.55 for the race. Devils Lake eighth grader Riley Schmiess claimed fifth with a 20:36.93 time.
The best time for the boys was posted by Bishop Ryan freshman Gryphen Leier-Wangler at 17:31.60 to continue the youth movement at the top. Hillsboro/Central Valley junior was second for the boys with a 17:33.89 that was as close to a photo finish as can be in a cross country race.
Devils Lake sophomore Zane Bennett was nearly 10 seconds slower at 17:43.53 for third while Killdeer senior Jekori Dahlen was fourth at 17:49.87 mark. Rugby sophomore Braydon Green rounded out the top five for the boys with a 17:55.25 time.
The teams are all prepping for the 2024 North Dakota High School Activities Association Cross Country State Meet that will be held Oct. 25 (Class B races) and Oct. 26 (Class A races) at Jamestown’s Parkhurst Campground/Pipestem Reservoir located in Jamestown.
Girls Team Scores
1. Hillsboro/Central Valley 37
2. Killdeer 55
3. Rugby 85
4. Devils Lake 132
5. Bottineau 169
6. Carrington 223
7.Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke 226
8. Pembina County North 243
9. Beulah 327
10. Grafton 348
11. TMCHS 416
12. New Rockford-Sheyenne 493
13. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 505
14. Surrey 520
15. Rolla 562
16. Bishop Ryan 575
17. Glen Ullin/Hebron 608
18. Four Winds 609
19. Trinity Christian (Williston) 617
20. Velva-Drake/Anamoose 619
21. St. John 630
22. May-Port CG 666
Top Ten Girls
1. Claire Grinde (7th) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 19:51.65
2. Summer Olson (7th) Killdeer, 20:22.40
3. Hannah Senechal (Jr) Rugby, 20:24.65
4. Addie Miller (Jr) Killdeer, 20:33.55
5. Riley Schmiess (8th) Devils Lake, 20:36.93
6. Caroline Anderson (7th) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 20:39.43
7. Myla Kaldor (Sr) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 20:58.46
8. Tessa Guariglia (So) Bottineau, 21:01.26
9. Kate Martinez (7th) Killdeer, 21:02.56
10. Azlynn Johnson (Fr) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 21:04.92
Boys Team Scores
1. Devils Lake 69
2. Killdeer 85
3. Rugby 95
4. Hillsboro/Central Valley 97
5. TMCHS 188
6. Bottineau 219
7. Pembina County North 221
8. Glen Ullin/Hebron 283
9. Trinity Christian (Williston) 297
10. Griggs Midkota 303
11. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke 348
12. Beulah 392
13. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 413
14. Carrington 441
15. Grafton 480
16. Bishop Ryan 486
17. Tioga 600
18. Powers Lake 624
19. Velva-Drake/Anamoose 723
20. New Rockford-Sheyenne 729
21. Surrey 732
22. Four Winds 743
23. May-Port CG 776
24. Rolla 788
25. St. John 814
26. Mandaree 817
27. White Shield 827
28. Grant County 855
Top Ten Boys
1. Gryphen Leier-Wangler (Fr) Bishop Ryan, 17:31.60
2. Niko Zink (Jr) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 17:33.89
3. Zane Bennett (So) Devils Lake, 17:43.53
4. Jekori Dahlen (Sr) Killdeer, 17:49.87
5. Brayden Green (So) Rugby, 17:55.25
6. Holdyn Jacobson (Sr) Rugby, 18:10.16
7. Nash Fitzsimonds (Fr) Pembina County North, 18:18.66
8. Nekori Dahlen (Sr) Killdeer, 18:28.51
9. Eli Anderson (So) Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 18:29.08
10. Riley Schollmeyer (Fr) Killdeer, 18:36.07