Cambridge girls win D-5 title, two others qualify for state

CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — The Cambridge girls earned a D-5 district title on Thursday while Southwest senior Cole Barnett and Medicine Valley freshman Kael Garrett will join them at state next week.

A recap of the D-5 top five teams, top 10 placers and area high finishers:

GIRLS

Teams: 1. Cambridge 12, 2. Hi-Line 30, 3. Elm Creek 34, 4. Shelton 42, 5. South Loup 47. Southern Valley was 10th (94 points) and Arapahoe 12th (115).

Top 10 placers: 1. E. Cool, SL, 21:57.15; 2. Brenna Deterding, CAM, 22:22.72, 3. Rachel Harris, CAM, 22:29.93; 4. I. Tullis, SL, 22:38.44; 5. C. Gugelman, Elm Creek, 22:40.99; 6. J. Franzen, Brady, 22:45.49; 7. W. Dickau, H-L, 23:00.93; 8. Kori Koeppen, CAM, 23:22.51; 9. A. Stritt, Axtell, 23:29.92; 10. J. Smith, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, 23:36.86.

Area: 21. Tayley Becker, SV, 25:17.05; 23. River Einspahr, ARAP, 25:28.49; 24. JoLie Farr, CAM, 25:33.22; 29. Jensyn Weiss, CAM, 26:23.57; 34. Victoriah Deaver, M-HC, 26:36.41.

BOYS

Teams: 1. Axtell 26, 2. Alma 37, 3. Bertrand 46, 4. South Loup 58, 5. Wilcox-Hildreth 62. Medicine Valley was sixth (66 points), Cambridge ninth (84), Arapahoe 11th (100) and Southern Valley 15th (144).

Top five: 1. L. Recoy, SL, 18:00.56; 2. M. Hernandez, BERT, 18:03.62; 3. T. Greenland, Arcadia-Loup City, 18:05.17; 4. G. Henery, W-H, 18:10.47; 5. Kael Garrett, MV, 18:18.31; 12. Cole Barnett, SW, 18:42.32.

Area: 18. Campbell Schutz, ARAP, 19:12.98; 20. Isaac Hamilton, SV, 19:16.93; 21. Joe Brown, MV, 19:17.56; 23. Gavin Gunderson, CAM, 19:52.8; 25. Austin Thompson, SW, 19:56.56; 26. Dierks Sayer, CAM, 20:03.48.