Tigers win own Paul Fish Invitational

The Red Oak boys placed four runners in the top 10 to capture the team title at its own Paul Fish Cross Country Invitational at the Red Oak Country Club last Monday.
The Tigers finished with 30 points to top runner up Shenandoah’s 48 point showing.
Clarinda’s Kyle Wagoner ran a 17:17 to win the boys race. The Tigers’ Emmanuel Grass ran a 17:50 to finish second followed by teammate Hayden Heitbrink’s third place time of 18:54.
Creston won the girls team title with a score of 31. Shenandoah’s Hailey Egbert ran a 21:40 for top honors.
The Red Oak girls did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score but were led by Maddy Lopez’s 29th place time of 28:21.
 “What a great night for our runners,” said Red Oak coach Sueann French. “Our boys team came out and ran like Tigers and came home with the trophy. We saw a lot of good things and some things we need to fine tune before state qualifying. We have a few illnesses on the girls team but should be back to a full squad next week. Coach (Weston) Rolenc and I are super proud of the team and can’t wait to see what they can do.”
The Southwest Valley boys finished sixth with 169 points.
Leading the way for the third straight meet for the Timberwolves was senior Matthew Means with a 23rd place finish. His 22:40 was 1:18 faster and 15 spots higher overall than last season on the same course.  
Means wasn’t alone in his improvements. Teammates Ashton Boswell finished 25th in a time of 23:08.96, improving on last year’s effort by 1:47 and 26 places. Lucas James showed the biggest improvement for the third straight meet with a 49th place finish in a time of 26:43.18, an improvement of 3:10 and 11 positions from last season.  
“Matthew, Ashton, and Lucas have really shown a lot of improvement in these early meets and that has helped boost their confidence tremendously,” said Southwest Valley coach Jason Hults.  
The Stanton girls finished fifth with a score of 129. All five Viqueen place winners ran personal bests.  Lauren Roberts led the way with a 13th place finish time of 25:36.
The Viking boys did not post a team score but were led by Zooey Allen’s 44th place time of 26:02.
East Mills’ boys squad placed eighth with a score of 186. Walter Seipold led the way with a 20th place finish.
Paul Fish Invite
Girls Team Scores
1. Creston, 31. 2. Clarinda, 54. 3. Shenandoah, 59. 4. Riverside, 93. 5. Stanton, 129.
Red Oak Girls Place Winners
29. Maddy Lopez, 28:21. 42. Gillian Heim, 32:18. 50. Cate Horn, 41:12.
Essex Girls Place Winners
10. Ella Sandahl, 24:49.30.
Stanton Girls Place Winners
13. Lauren Roberts, 25:36.55. 30. Meredith Roberts, 28:58.27. 38. Emma Sallach, 30:52.24. 43. Bree Mitchell, 32:39.78. 44. Riley Burke, 33:47.58. 45. Victoria Fletchall, 33:48.40.
Fremont-Mills Girls Place Winners
41. Leslie Lopez, 31:37.89. 48. Lillian Gill, 36:35.81. 49. Shannon Foster, 36.41.96.

Boys Team Scores
1. Red Oak, 30. 2. Shenandoah, 48. 3. Clarinda, 71. 4. Creston, 108. 5. Fremont Mills, 121. 6. Southwest Vallely, 169. 7. Bedford, 170. 8. East Mils, 186.
Red Oak Boys Place Winners
1. Emmanuel Grass, 17:50. 3. Hayden Heitbrink, 18:54. 6. Osiel Pederson, 19:33. 9. Bryce Williams, 20:17. 13. Pace Chaillie, 20:59. 30. Cale Hall, 23:59. 45. Aiden Aulet, 26:04. 55. Jacob Brower, 28:29. 75. Nate Skalberg, 42:226.
Southwest Valley Boys Place Winners
23. Matthew Means, 22:40.77. 25. Ashton Boswell, 23:08.96. 49. Lucas James, 26:43.18. 52. Ben Waddell, 27:20.99. 56. Brody Sparks, 28:30.72. 57. Quaid Eddy, 28:43.43.
Fremont-Mills Boys Place Winners
18. Wyatt Lemonds, 21:27.65. 22. Anderson Carter, 22:18.96. 27. Ben Johnson, 23:23.88. 28. Chance Ewalt, 23:25.81. 38. Ethan Dines, 25:00.65. 59. Braydon Rock, 29:02.65.
East Mills Boys Place Winners
20. Walter Seipold, 21:53.49. 36. Cooper Stearns, 24:32.15. 53. Anderson Bakehouse, 28:02.88. 54. Brock Ripperger, 28:23.11. 67. Gannon Goy, 31:48.72. 69. John Wade, 32:58.46.
Essex Boys Place Winners
39. Isaiah Sholes, 25:15.90. 48. Ashon Klines, 26:41.87. 63. Mark Cabeen, 30:03.87.
Stanton Boys Place Winners
44. Zooey Allen, 26:02.96. 66. Grant Spencer, 31:14.96.

Red Oak tops field at SW Valley Invite
The Red Oak boys continued its strong running by winning the team title at the Southwest Valley Invitational Cross Country Meet Thursday at Lake Icaria.
The Tigers took full advantage of the race being trimmed to 4-kilometers from 5-kilometers due to the heat with Emmanuel Grass and Hayden Heitbrink finishing first and second.
The team title is Red Oak’s second straight. Their 33 points outpaced runners up Martendale St. Marys’ 43 points.
The Tigers’ Grass ran a 13:39 to outpace teammate Heitbrink by 36 seconds in the boys race. Osiel Pederson was sixth, Pace Chaillie 16th and Cale Hall was 26th.
“It was another great night for our Tigers,” said Red Oak coach Sueann French. “The boys came out with another win. Cale Hall stepped it up tonight. We were missing our fourth runner due to illness and Cale stepped right in. The team worked hard as a team.”
Maddy Lopez led the Red Oak girls with a 22nd place finish. Gillian Heim was 36th, Cate Horn was 38th and Jaide Larson was 44th. The Tiger girls did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score.
The host Timberwolves placed seventh at their meet.
Matthew Means led the way with a 21st place finish overall in a time of 16:04.  A quartet of juniors finished in the second through fifth positions, with Ashton Boswell finishing 29th, Lucas James 57th, Brody Sparks 61st and Quaid Eddy 62nd.
“Because the race was shortened to a 4K, we really can’t compare times for this season and last season on this course,” said Southwest Valley coach Jason Hults. “But I felt like the boys ran hard under the conditions and put forth a good effort.”
Griswold’s Holden Jensen placed third in the boys race with a time of 14:10.40, while teammate Cody Dorscher was seventh.
Caitlyn Crouse finished eighth in the girls race to lead East Mills.

Southwest Valley Invite
Girls Team Scores
1. Martensdale-St. Marys, 21. 2. Central Decatur, 45. 3. Fremont-Mills, 45. 4. Stanton, 88.
Red Oak Girls Place Winners
22. Maddy Lopez, 21:24. 36. Gillian Heim, 24:42. 38. Cate Horn, 25:44. 44. Jaide Larson, 29:01.
Fremont-Mills Girls Place Winners
5. Brookelynn Billingsley, 18:27. 17. Hannah Wilson, 20:27.70. 30. Leslie Lopez, 23:38.50. 39. Lillian Gill, 26:24.70. 40. Shanti Langille, 26:31.50. 41. Shannon Foster, 26:38.20.
East Mills Girls Place Winners
8. Caitlyn Crouse, 18:48.50.
Stanton Girls Place Winners
19. Lauren Roberts, 21:14.10. 20. Meredith Roberts, 21:17.80. 29. Emma Sallach, 23:11.60. 34. Bree Mitchell, 24:35.50. 43. Victoria Fletchall, 27:10.50.
Essex Girls Place Winners
12. Ella Sandahl, 19:23.20.

Boys Team Scores
1. Red Oak, 35. 2. Martensdale-St. Marys, 45. 3. Fremont-Mills, 97. 4. Central Decatur, 108. 5. East Mills, 131. 6. Bedford, 137. 7. Southwest Valley, 161. 8. Stanton.
Red Oak Boys Place Winners
1. Emmanuel Grass, 13:29. 2. Hayden Heitbrink, 14:05. 6. Osiel Pederson, 14:52. 16. Pace Chaillie, 15:53. 26. Cale Hall, 16:56. 43. Aiden Aulet, 18:14. 71. Nate Skalberg, 28:29.
Fremont-Mills Boys Place Winners
15. Anderson Carter, 15:51.70. 24. Wyatt Lemonds, 16:15.90. 30. Ben Johnson, 17:03.10. 39. Chance Ewalt, 17:38.80. 40. Broden Zimmerman, 17:51.60. 46. Ethan Dines, 18:27.60. 50. Kaden Foster, 19:01.40.
East Mills Boys Place Winners
23. Walter Seipold, 16:06.80. 25. Cooper Stearns, 16:45.30. 38. Curtis Jackson, 17:32.60. 52. Anderson Bakehouse, 19:05.90. 73. Gannon Goy, 23:10.40. 74. John Wade, 23:28.10.
Stanton Boys Place Winners
16. Jayden Snow, 15:51.80. 58. James McDonald, 19:50.10. 59. Zooey Alley, 20:09.60. 64. Eric Kutzli, 21:09.50. 69. Grant Spencer, 21:39.20.
Essex Boys Place Winners
26. Isaiah Sholes, 16:53. 51. Ashon Klines, 19:03.70. 72. Mark Cabeen, 22:47.70.