SA Wins Girls NTC Meet while CHBC Claims Boys Title

Members of the National Trail Conference girls champion St. Anthony team were, left to right, Sarah Carr, Kendall Fonner, Avery Elder, Grace Zeiler, Kristin Slaughter, Rachel Wortman, Maddi Tegeler, Kaitlyn Zeller, Katherine Slaughter and Audrey Nierugge. Not present was Jessica Wilson.

Effingham St. Anthony High School captured the National Trail Conference girls cross country championship Tuesday. The Bulldogs won with 31 ponts followed by Neoga 43 and Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City 60. Dieterich, North Clay (Louisville) and Altamont had runners but not enough for a team score.

St. Anthony's Sarah Carr won the individual championship with a time of 19:36.4. Also scoring for the Bulldogs were Katherine Slaughter fourth with a time of 21:17.2, Kendall Fonner seventh in 21:35.6, Kristin Slaughter ninth in 22:29.5 and Kaitlyn Zeller 11th in 23:36.3.

Neoga's Emma Walk took second in 20:48.5 and CHBC's Morgan Nohren was third in 21:02.3.

In the boys meet, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City was the champion with 33 points followed by Neoga 68, Altamont 89, Dieterich 95, St. Anthony 112 and North Clay 124.

Altamont' Jesus Flores won the individual title with a time of 17:24. St. Anthony's Clayton Helmink took second in 17:42. Scoring for the winners were Dylan Taylor third in 18:15, Jarrett Sarver fourth in 18:18, Keegan Martin seventh in 18:47, Matt Kelly ninth in 18:53 and Mason Stewart 10th in 19:05.

At St. Anthony

Girls Meet

Team Scores -- St. Anthony (SA) 31, Neoga (NE) 43, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 60, Altamont (A) 0, Dieterich (D) 0, North Clay (NC) 0

1. Carr (SA), 19:36.4; 2. Walk (NE), 20:48.5; 3. Nohren (CHBC), 21:02.3; 4. Ka. Slaughter (SA), 21:17.2; 5. Robertson (CHBC), 21:27.5; 6. Curry (NE), 21:29; 7. Fonner (SA), 21:35.6; 8. Reel (NE), 21:41.1; 9. Kr. Slaughter (SA), 22:29.5; 10. Britton (D), 23:08.2; 11. Zeller (SA), 23:36.3; 12. Niebrugge (SA), 23:41.6; 13. Wortman (SA), 23:55; 14. Kingery (NE), 24:19.4; 15. Ewing (NE), 24:30.1; 16. Rhodes (CHBC), 24:44.2; 17. Hill (NE), 25:07.1; 18. Wilson (SA), 25:31.5; 19. Bloemer (D), 25:58.8; 20. Dryden (NE), 26:12.1; 21. Suckow (A), 26:40.4; 22. Holt (NE), 26:51.3; 23. Bierman (D), 26:55.9; 24. Hoene (A), 27;10.2; 25. Elder (SA), 27:13.6; 26. Lee (NE), 27:30.6; 27. Zeller (SA), 27:49.3; 28. Zacha (A), 28:06.5; 29.  Figueroa (CHBC), 28:14.4; 30. Goldstein (A), 28:28.4; 31. Endsley (CHBC), 29:29.5; 32. Romack (NE), 29:38.4; 33. Tegeler (SA), 29:39.9; 34. C. Howald (NE), 29:54.5; 35. Albin (NE), 30:05.5; 36. K. Howald (NE), 30:20.6; 37. Moon (CHBC), 30:39.6; 38. Blaine (CHBC), 31:10.3; 39. As. Stell (CHBC), 32:44.1; 40. Healy (NC), 35:03.3; 41. Al. Stell (CHBC), 35:34.6; 42. Owens (CHBC), no time listed; 43. Holkenbrink (NC), 37:12.0; 44. Klay (D), 38:38.0

 Boys Meet

Team Scores -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City (CHBC) 33, Neoga (NE) 68, Altamont (A) 89, Dieterich (D) 95, St. Anthony (SA) 112, North Clay (NC) 124

1. Flores (A), 17:24; 2. Helmink (SA), 17:42; 3. Taylor (CHBC), 18:15; 4. Sarver (CHBC), 18:18; 5. Hanson (NE), 18:19; 6. Titus (NE), 18;24; 7. Martin (CHBC), 18:47; 8. Holkenbrink (NC), 18:51.0; 9. Kelly (CHBC), 18:53; 10. Stewart (CHBC), 19:05; 11. Edwards (CHBC), 19:10; 12. Slifer (D), 19:14; 13. Sligerland (A), 19:23; 14. Burks (CHBC), 19:30; 15. Bover (CHBC), 19:35; 16. Clark (NE), 19:41; 17. Kidd (D), 19:50; 18. Mahnke (D), 19:55; 19. Kingery (SA), 20:03; 20. Fender (NC), 20:07; 21. Ballinger (NE), 20:12; 22. Bohnhoff (D), 20:17; 23. Eaton (NE), 20:25; 24. Sager (SA0, 20:47; 25. Bain (A), 20:51; 26. York (A), 20:57; 27. Brown (CHBC), 21:03; 28. Fenton (A), 21:04; 29. Walden (NE), 21:06; 30. Smith (NC), 21:10; 31. Nohren (CHBC), 21:12; 32. Ordner (D), 21:14; 33. Sparling (D), 21:27; 34. Dietz (NE), 21:29; 35. Abbott (D), 21:30; 36. Ruholl (D), 21:39; 37. Willenborg (SA), 21:45; 38. Schroeck (NC), 21:48; 39. Kuhl (D), 21:53; 40. Althoff (NE), 21:53; 41. Huber (D), 22:53; 42. Bre. Mahnke (D), 23:27; 43. Senteny (CHBC), 23:29; 44. Niebrugge (D), 24:08; 45. Holkenbrink (NC), 24:16; 46. Niebrugge (SA), 25:14; 47. Burg (A), 27:04; 48. Martin (NE), 27:15; 49. Lonham (NE), 28:24; 50. Gordon (CHBC), 28:36; 51. Alexander (A), 28:55