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ARLEE — Tate Weingart won the sixth annual Hatchery Challenge, leading Mission’s boys to a team win in the Arlee-hosted event as well.
Weingart’s 18:30 was a personal record and topped second-place Dalton Delaney of Charlo by 15 seconds.
Arlee’s Isaac Desjarlais (18:54) finished third and Mission’s Jamie Mullins (18:55) took fourth in the eight-team affair.
Marie Waldbillig of Philipsburg won the girls race, posting a time of 20:39. Jess Knoll and Amelia North of Arlee finished third and fourth, respectively.
The Arlee girls took first place at the meet.
Results
Boys
1. Tate Weingart, Mission, 18:30; 2. Dalton Delaney, Charlo, 18:45; 3. Isaac Desjarlais, Arlee, 18:54; 4. Jamie Mullins, Mission, 18:55; 5. Joshua Grace, Seeley-Swan, 19:02; 6. Andrew Esslinger, Mission, 19:17.
Girls
1. Marie Waldbillig, Philipsburg, 20:39; 2. Alex Bartmess, Eureka, 21:27; 3. Jess Knoll, Arlee, 23:06; 4. Amelia North, Arlee, 23:11; 5. Janay McElderry, Deer Lodge, 23:26; 6. Jessie Hood, Seeley-Swan, 23:42.
GOLF
Hole-in-one
from Thursday, Sept. 19
Steve Groebner of Roseville, Minn. aced No. 13 at Polson Bay Golf Course. He used a 5 iron on the 147-yard par 3. Witnesses were Tom Lovrien, Bob Wilson and John Sifferley.