Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S cross country runners compete at GLR/CL meet
Clara Funk (left) and Juliana Pasillas (right) run together early in the girls' varsity race at the GLR/CL Invitational.
Ryan Grotluschen enters the final phase of the boys' race at the GLR/CL Invite on Oct. 4.
The cross country meet hosted by George-Little Rock/Central Lyon has traditionally been a "tune up" for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn runners before the War Eagle Conference and state qualifying meets later in the month.
H-M-S competed in the G-LR/CL meet on Oct. 6 at Otter Valley Country Club, with the boys' team finishing fifth and the girls coming in seventh.
In the girls' race, Lexi Croatt placed 36th, 25:26; and Gracie Knobloch finished 40th, 26:07. The other H-M-S runners were Kamryn Ebel, 45th, 27:42; Clara Funk, 46th, 28:26; and Juliana Pasillas, 47th, 28:58.
Sioux Center and Sibley-Ocheyedan tied at the top of the standings with 54 points and Okoboji was third with 76. Other girls' teams were GLR/CL 86, West Lyon 91, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 142 and H-M-S 208.
George Vargas led the Hawk boys with a 19th-place finish, running a time of 20:09. Bryce Dodge placed 26th, 20:34; Blaine Finster finished 36th, 21:59; Ryan Grotluschen was 41st, 22:56; and Damian Dodge came in 42nd, 23:06.
Okoboji won the team title with seven runners in the Top 15. Even so, the Pioneers' margin of victory was only five (35-40) over Sioux Center. GLR/CL was third with 82 points, followed by Sibley-Ocheyedan 100, H-M-S 140 and West Lyon 145.
H-M-S competed in the conference meet on Oct. 10. Results will be published next week. The Class 1A state qualifying meet will be held on Oct. 20 at Holstein.
