Mattoon Downs EHS in Cross Country Action

Mattoon High School came calling at the Ballard Nature Center and claimed a boys and girls meet victory over Effingham Tuesday.

The Green Wave won the boys meet 16-47 by taking the top four spots. Quincy Hamilton won with a time of 11:59. Effingham's top finisher was Spencer Fox fifth in 12:44.

In the girls meet, Mattoon won 27-30. Effingham's Marah Kirk took first in 14:31. Mattoon's Alyssa Porter was second in 16:01. The two squads went back and forth as EHS finished fifth and Mattoon sixth. But the Green Wave then captured the next three spots.

At Ballard Nature Center

Boys Meet

Team Scores -- Mattoon (M) 16, Effingham (E) 47

1. Hamilton (M), 11:59; 2. Dowee (M), 12:01; 3. Hetlinger (M), 12:25; 4. Ferrar (M), 12:43; 5. Fox (E), 12:44; 6. Creel (M), 12:47; 7. Easton (M), 13:06; 8. Morgan (M), 13:22; 9. Raddatz (E), 13:25; 10. Calby (M), 13:26; 11. no name listed (M), 13:50; 12. Armstrong (M), 13:55; 13. Bushue (E), 13:56; 14. Fogerty (M), 14:24; 15. Rodman (E), 14:25; 16. Gergeni (M), 14:37; 17. Morgan (M), 14:39; 18. Diedrich (M), 14:41; 19. Wofford (M), 14:42; 20. Sledge (M), 14:43; 21. Pollon (M), 14:45; 22. Smith (M), 14:48; 23. Scott (M), 14:53; 24. Miller (M), 15:10; 25. Carpenter (M), 15:17; 26. Holly (M), 15:31; 27. Wright (M), 16:03; 28. Schultz (M), 16:07; 29. Trueblood (M), 16:29; 30. Blanchette (M), 16:39; 31. Body (M), 16:43; 32. Carter-Alvis (M), 16:47; 33. Moran (E), 17:44; 34. Stortzum (E), 17:49; 35. Burrell (M), 17:59

Girls Meet

Team Scores -- Mattoon (M) 27, Effingham (E) 30

1. Kirk (E), 14:31; 2. Porter (M), 16:01; 3. Koester (E), 16:16; 4. Carr (M), 16:30; 5. Hoyos (E), 16:40; 6. Sanders (M), 17:18; 7. Owen (M), 17:20; 8. Rankin (M), 17:21; 9. Stoltfus (M), 17:23; 10. Kreke (E), 17:27; 11. Volpi (E), 17:41; 12. Eaton (E), 18:11; 13. Ruff (M), 18:40; 14. Lueken (E), 18:41; 15. Wells (M), 18:42; 16. Stephens (M), 18:43; 17. Rubin (E), 22:50; 18. no last name listed (M), 26:46; 19. Poffinbarger (M), 27:44