Mission Valley harriers named all-conference

At Hamilton in the Western A Classic, the Mission Valley had seven area runners place among the top fifteen for all-conference honors.

Among area girls, the best finish was turned in by Analeta YellowBird of Ronan, who placed ninth by clocking among the low-21s. Polson had two runners place among the top fifteen in Halle Heninger and Karli Owens.

Among area boys, Ronan’s James Normandeau continued his stellar senior prep cross country season with a second place finish with a consistent sub-17. Medalist honors went to Colter Kirkland of Hamilton by a mere .16 hundredths of a second. Kirkland trailed most of the race, apparently shifting into another gear as he tracked his quarry down to barely edge him in a photo finish more typical of sprints during track season despite Normandeau’s seemingly insurmountable lead.

Fellow Chief runners Brant Heiner and Michael Irvine made the top ten with solid sub-18s. Polson’s Mason Sloan had the best time for the Pirates by placing fourth as the final member of a quartet to clock among the sub-17s.

Polson coach Matt Seeley “was proud of the high level of effort and toughness from all of the Pirate runners, some of them laying it all on the line to wrap up their 2019 seasons.” Ronan coach Noelle Winebrenner commented, “we’ve had our sights set on this upcoming weekend.” Elaborating on the capability of Normandeau, Winebrenner said, “He’s mentally tough ... [and] capable of just about anything he sets his mind to.”

At the Western B/C Divisional held in Thompson Falls the preceding Wednesday, the Mission St. Ignatius cross-country team captured a pair of firsts. Among the girls, Karolyna Buck led the pack to lay claim to Western B Divisional champion honors. Among the boys, Zoran LaFrombois and Isaiah Nasewytewa placed among the top ten for all-conference honors as they paced their team to a second place team finish, the first cross-country team placement in program history.

Among Western C girls, Guinevere Contreras of Charlo not only ran the top time, but the only time that was cited. Teammate Aryal Love was otherwise engaged elsewhere, taking a PSAT test, but has prequalified for the State meet.

The cross-country season finale takes place on Saturday, October 26, at the Eagle Falls Golf Course in Great Falls where the all-classification State meet wraps up the season.

2019 Western A Classic

Hamilton Golf Course

Saturday, October 19

Girls

Team scores

1, Corvallis (Cor) 53; 2, Whitefish (Wf) 68; t3, Hamilton (Ham) 121; t3, Columbia Falls (CF) 121; 5, Frenchtown (Fr) 125; 6, Dillon 137; 7, Polson 152; t8, Ronan 185; t8, Browning (Brn) 185; <5: Butte Central, Stevensville (Ste), Libby.

Top 15 individuals

1, Brynnli Poulsen (Ham) 18:53.86; 2, Madalen Shipman (Dil) 20:10.19; 3, Josephine Vardell (Wf) 20:26.91; 4, Lara Erickson (CF) 20:37.94; 5, Katie Gleason (Cor) 20:44.57; 6, Jessica Henson (Wf) 20:49.96; 7, Rose Day (Cor) 20:56.22; 8, Olivia Buoy (Cor) 20:58.77; 9, Analeta YellowBird (Ron) 21:12.74; 10, Vandree OldPerson (Brn) 21:14.48; 11, Claire Bagnell (Fr) 21:18.45; 12, Halle Heninger (Pol) 21:19.19; 13, Katlyn Potter (Ste) 21:24.67; 14, Anna Jessop (Cor) 21:25.37; 15, Karli Owens (Pol) 21:30.15;

POLSON – 12, Halle Heninger 21:19.19; 15, Karli Owens 21:30.15; 33, Gwen Seeley 22:57.63; 34, River Shoemake 22:59.26; 58, Nina Barfoot 24:51.19; 60, Julia Reiners 25:32.64; 65, Paige Mergenthaler 27:09.71; 18jv, Elisabeth Bjorge 27:10.41.

RONAN – 9, Analeta YellowBird 21:12.74; 26, Olivia Heiner 22:30.25; 49, Kaona Trahan 24:04.87; 50, Brogen Youngren 24:09.68; 51, Lanissa Mahkuk 24:14.80; 55 Kinsley Barney 24:37.90; 61, Kieauna Deroche 25:48.07;

Boys

Team scores

1, Columbia Falls (CF) 51; t2, Hamilton (Ham) 93; t2, Corvallis (Cor) 93; 4, Ronan (Ron) 95; 5, Whitefish 1288; 6, Polson (Pol) 164; 7, Frenchtown (Fr) 169; 8, Browning 177; 9, Dillon (Dil) 194; 10, Libby 285; 11, Stevensville 326; <5: Butte Central.

Top 15 individuals

1, Colter Kirkland (Ham) 16:45.55; 2, James Normandeau (Ron) 16:45.71; 3, Tyler Schmautz (Fr) 16:52.76; 4, Mason Sloan (Pol) 16:57.85; 5, Aidan Jarvis (CF) 17:00.97; 6, Will Flowers (Cor) 17:09.01; 7, Brant Heiner (Ron) 17:13.44; 8, Michael Irvine (Ron) 17:16.35; 9, James Role (CF) 17:16.82; 10, James Petersen (CF) 17:18.96; 11, Ben Steadman (Dil) 17:20.94; 12, Seth Umbriaco (CF) 17:28.78; 13, Bridger Gaertner (Wf) 17:33.28; 14, Miles Vrentas (Wf) 17:33.97; 15, Joe Lamb (CF) 17:34.72.

RONAN –2, James Normandeau 16:45.71; 7, Brant Heiner 17:13.44; 8, Michael Irvine 17:16.35; 22, Zarec Couture 18:04.91; 56, Wendall Charlo 20:05.84; 56, Christian Silgen 20:19.45; 67, Xavier Nolen 21:56.35; 41jv, Nicholas Dresen 21:56.30; 44jv, Brett Myers 22:51.42;50jv, Ridge Barney 26:56.64.

POLSON – 4, Mason Sloan 16:57.85; 35, Kellen Norman 18:35.40; 37, Kasen Heninger 18:40.20; 40 Isaac Stene 18:53.52; 48, Drifter Skillicorn 19:26.85; 51, Andrew Reed 19:40.77; 62, Xavier Pierre 20:53.69; 6jv, Sean Stewart 19:20.65; 10jv, Ryan Dupuis 19:41.40; 20jv, Connor Lanier 20:20.01; 26jv, Noah Roberts 20:40.50; 30jv, Bridger Smith 20:48.67; 38jv, David Bjorge 21:24.80; 39jv, Owen McElwee 21:27.25.

unabridged results can be viewed online at < athletic.net > or < competitivetiming.com >.

2019 Western B/C Divisional

Rivers Bend Golf Course

Thompson Falls, MT

Wednesday, October 16

Girls

Team scores

t1, Thompson Falls (TF) 52; t1, Bigfork 52; 3, Eureka 72 (Eur); 4, Deer Lodge 129 (DL); 5, Anaconda 142; 6, Arlee 178; <5: Mission St. Ignatius (MSI); Loyola-Sacred Heart (LSH)

Top 10 individuals

1, Karolyna Buck (MSI) 21:37.33; 2, Josey Neesvig (TF) 21:47.63; 3, Sierra Hanks (TF) 22:16.29; 4, Ellie Baxter (TF) 22:20.26; 5, Carolyn Kimball (LSH) 22:30.68; 6, Grace Stewart (Bf) 22:37.60; 7, Cora Pesanti (Ana) 22:42.10; 8, Tabitha Raymond (Bf) 22:44.53; 9, Maya Carvey (Eur) 22:54.27; 10, Scout Jessop (Bf) 23:09.17;

ARLEE – 22, Cheyenne Pablo 25:08.09; 27, Princess Bolen 26:29.98; 38, Natallyia Martin 30:07.06; 45, Elaina Wall 34:33.95; 46, Melaia Matt 34:53.11; 47, Aubrey Ishler 36:19.27;

MISSION ST. IGNATIUS – 1, Karolyna Buck 21:37.33; 18, Madyson Currie 24:45.14; 23, Emmy Flatlip 25:37.50;

BIGFORK – 6, Grace Stewart 22:37.60; 8, Tabitha Raymond 22:44.53; 10, Scout Jessop 23:09.17; 12, Corina Wallace 23:20.18; 16, Alaura Zarn 24:11.30; 32, Jasmine Gardner 27:11.56; 35, Kylie McMullen 28:24.38.

Boys

Team scores

1, Eureka (Eur) 22; 2, Mission St. Ignatius (MSI) 75; 3, Bigfork (Bf) 103; t4, Arlee (Arl) 140; t4, Deer Lodge (DL) 140; 6, Anaconda (Ana) 141; 7, Thompson Falls (TF) 144; 8, Loyola 146.

Top 10 individuals

1, Isaac Reynolds (Eur) 17:27.36; 2, Chaidh Lochridge (Eur) 17:34.00; 3, Aidan Thompson (DL) 17:44.64; 4, Gavin Bates (Eur) 17:49.77; 5, Alex Lowe (Eur) 17:54.39; 6, Leroy Wilson (Ana) 17:59.44; 7, Zoran LaFrombois (MSI) 17:59.89; 8, Isaiah Nasewytewa (MSI) 18:06.96; 9, Justin Morgan (TF) 18:12.80; 10, Ian Kumle (Eur) 18:18.38;

MISSION ST. IGNATIUS – 7, Zoran LaFrombois 17:59.89; 8, Isaiah Nasewytewa 18:06.96; 16, Andrew Rush 18:51.41; 18, Aidyn Rosenbaum 19:00.94; 26, Roman Gonzalez 20:10.41; 32, Leo Peirce 21:15.72; 33, Erich Morigeau 21:16.37; 8jv, Landry Leishman 23:24.35; 11jv, Kody Dillard 24:34.70.

ARLEE – 13, Billy Fisher 18:39.21; 20, Sage Nicolai 19:33.36; 21, Micah Johnson 19:43.50; 41, Denny Sween 22:29.71; 45, R.J. Knoll 22:51.69; 50, Devin Cordier 23:54.64;

BIGFORK – 11, Aiden Butterfield 18:23.09; 12, Elliot Sanford 18:34.55; 24, Bo Modderman 19:59.85; 25, Ryder Nollan 20:01.70; 31, Shelton Woll 21:13.22; 42, Lochlan Jessop 22:35.34; 46, Colton Wroble 22:58.88;

Western C Divisional

1, Guinevere Contreras, Charlo, 23:25.90

unabridged results can be viewed online at < athletic.net > or < competitivetiming.com >.