Cambridge girls conquer D-5 district title chase

Cambridge senior Brenna Deterding (above) powers around a curve at Cross Creek Country Club Thursday afternoon as her top three finish led those Trojans to a D-5 district cross country team title. All qualify for Class D state next week, though senior Rachel Harris (below) was an individual qualifier in 10h place.

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CAMBRIDGE, Neb. — Cambridge’s girls and Southern Valley boy Isaac Hamilton earned spots in the Class D state meet with their D-5 district efforts Thursday.

GIRLS

Team scores: 1. Cambridge 26, 2. Brady 30, 3. Hi-Line 34, 4. Axtell 38, 5. South Loup 43, 6. Wilcox-Hildreth 51, 7. Franklin 60, 8. Southern Valley 71, 8. Amherst 71, 10. Bertrand 72.

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Top 10 medalists (top 15 qualify for state): 1. E. Cool, South Loup, 21:37.71; 2. Z. Johnson, Brady, 21:45.56; 3. Brenna Deterding, CAM, 21:47.54; 4. O. Wall, H-Line, 22:09.63; 5. Tayley Becker, SV, 22:12.9; 6. A. Stritt, Axtell, 22:31.67; 7. R. Schledewitz, S-E-M, 22:35.03; 8. C. Bunger, W-H, 22:45.06; 9. J. Franzen, Brady, 22:46.23; 10. Rachel Harris, CAM, 23:00.44.

Other area top placers: 20. JoLie Farr, CAM, 24:00.68; 28. River Einspahr, ARAP, 25:16.08; 32. Jensyn Weiss, CAM, 25:54.21; 43. Morgan Reeder, Southwest, 27:38.52; 44. Laurel Stalder, SV, 28:06.73.

BOYS

Southern Valley sophomore Isaac Hamilton starts from the blocks en route to placing for Class D state on Thursday.

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Teams: 1. Axtell 14, 2. Franklin 18, 3. Bertrand 45, 4. South Loup 48, 5. Alma 53; 6. Wilcox-Hildreth 53, 7. Hi-Line 68, 8. Cambridge 70, 9. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller 87, 10. Amherst 104, 11. Arapahoe 107, 12. Southern Valley 114, 13. Southwest 137.

Top 10 medalists: 1. K. Cole, AXT, 17:23; 2. M. Hernandez, BERT, 17:32; 3. L. Recroy, SL, 17:39; 4. T. Bislow, FRANK, 17:41; 5. K. Carraher, FRANK, 17:46; 6. T. Hanson, AXT, 17:48; 7. L. Lopez, AXT, 18:06; 8. M. Johnson, W-H, 18:08; 9. C. Trambly, FRANK, 18:12; 10. A. Shutts, H-L, 18:327; 13. Isaac Hamilton, SV, 18:43.

Other area top placers: 20. Brady Ahlemeyer, CAM, 19:15; 21. Gavin Gunderson, CAM, 19:16; 28. Austin Thompson, SW, 19:49; 29. Campbell Schutz, ARAP, 19:51; 30. Wyatt Jackson, CAM, 20:08; 38. Braden Sandfort, CAM, 28:41; 41. Titus Goshert, ARAP, 20:52; 42. Corbin Carpenter, ARAP, 20:55; 43. Wayne Lee, ARAP, 21:01; 45. Henry Shoemaker, CAM, 21:26.