Baldwin sweeps 4A cross country championships

? Baldwin High pulled a first, sweeping the boys’ and girls’ Class 4A titles on Saturday at the state cross country meet. It was the fifth straight title for the boys, but the first title for the girls.

“We’d gotten a lot of seconds and third, but had never gotten over the hump,” Bulldogs coach Mike Spielman said. “I was really impressed with the way they handled the whole thing with being the No. 1 ranked team and all that.”

It helped that the girls had two runners in the top 10, junior Erica Ogle (4) and freshman Denise Orloff (7). With three other runners in the top 33, Baldwin easily bested second place Wamego by 45 points.

The girls had two studs at the top, but the boys won by placing all seven runners in the top 34. Phil Wagner was the top finisher (13), followed by Keith Cowart (22) and Zac Towns (23).

Tonganoxie’s boys finished third, paced by Kyle Norris (5) and Tony Aligo (10), and Mill Valley was eighth. Junior Jay Matlack, who won last week’s regional at Tongie, was seventh.

l Ottawa junior Lisa Morrissey was sixth overall in the girls’ 4A race, the third time she’s been an all-state runner. She ran 12:21 for the two-mile course.

l Wellsville was 10th in both the 3A boys’ and girls’ races. Chad Roecker (49) was the top boys runner, and Libby Fouts (39) led the girls’ squad.

l The McLouth girls’ squad was ninth in the 2-1A race, paced by senior Courtney Edmonds (26). The boys’ lone runner, Matt Scarlett, was 20th, good for an all-state finish.

l Seabury Academy’s Katie Pottorff was 55th in the Seahawks’ first-ever appearance at state, running the two-mile course in 13:57.

Class 4-3-2-1A Cross Country

Saturday at Wamego Country Club

Boys

4A team scores: 1. Baldwin 84; 2. Clearwater 102; 3. Tonganoxie 125; 7. Mill Valley 178.

Individual winner: Daniel Simon, Andale 16:02.

Baldwin 13. Phil Wagner, 17:07; 22. Keith Cowart, 17:16; 23. Zac Towns, 17:20; 26. Brian Gerstner, 17:22; 32. Sam Hinton, 17:38; 33. Edd Stansberry, 17:39; 34. Jonathan Strong, 17:39.

DeSoto 54. Casey Johnson, 18:12.

Mill Valley 7. Jay Matlack, 17:00; 39. Brian Fritz, 17:52; Bratta Bray, 18:15; 62. Matt Palcher, 18:18; 84. Alex Treaster, 18:59; 102. Ryan Brattenbach, 20:20; 104. Austin Zeh, 20:35.

Ottawa 29. Dustin Toland, 17:35.

Tonganoxie 5. Kyle Norris, 16:50; 10. Tony Aligo, 17:05; 28. Tommy Powell, 17:28; 51. Corey Brest, 18:07; 77. Andy Kolman, 18:43; 94. Matt Chenoweth, 19:30; 101. Levi Huseman, 20:15

3A team scores: 1. KC Christian 60; 2. Holcomb 101; 3. Northwen Heights 110; 10. Wellsville 229.

Individual winner: Cody Layman, Southwestern Heights 16:24.

Team results

Oskaloosa 38. Skyler Wassmer, 18:15.

Wellsville 49. Chad Roecker, 18:26; 55. Chris Caruthers, 18:29; 63. Nathan Whalen, 18:50; 65. Colby Zickel, 18:52; 82. Zach Pearce, 19:18; 95. Jared Livingston, 20:13; 99. Miles Shirk, 20:53.

2-1A team scores: 1. Trinity Hutchinson 109; 2. Stanton County 109; Deerfield 110.

Individual winner: Eric Wellman, Horton 16:33.

McLouth 20. Matt Scarlett, 17:45.

Girls

4A team scores: 1. Baldwin 66; 2. Wamego 111; 3. El Dorado 126; 11. DeSoto 256; 12. Mill Valley 301.

Individual winner: Brittany Hill, Hugoton 11:58.

Team results

Baldwin 4. Erica Ogle, 12:12; 7. Denise Orloff, 12:29; 25. Abby Hofmeier, 12:58; 30. Amy Craig, 13:07; 33. Michelle Pressgrove, 13:09; 48. Missy Westgate, 13:27; 58. Kayla Pringle, 13:41.

DeSoto 32. Andrea Young, 13:08; 50. Carrie Wilbert, 13:30; 75. Laurie Wilson, 14:08; 90. Melissa Roberts, 14:35; 94. Katie James, 14:43; 98. Sarah Jokisch, 15:00; 100. Carrie Buser, 15:38.

Eudora 46. Megan Ballock, 13:26.

Mill Valley 56. Amber Keith, 13:40; 73. Holly Gessley, 14:05; 79. Hilarie Andrews, 14:18; 93. Jessica Velazquez, 14:42; 96. Marie Stiens, 14:50; Laraine Kyle, 15:01; 101. Jacque Jenkins, 15:39.

Tonganoxie 20. Laura Korb, 12:49; 67. Heather Helm, 13:58.

Ottawa 6. Lisa Morrisey, 12:21.

3A team scores: 1. Sabetha 56; 2. Halstead 115; 3. Ellsworth 139; 10. Wellsville 215.

Individual winner: Vanessa Peterson, Smith Center 12:45.

Team results

Wellsville 39. Libby Fouts, 13:50; 40. Kimberly Hughes, 13:51; 43. Hope Inglehart, 13:58; 91. Lisa Dodd, 15:15; 93. Hali Jewell, 15:22; 101. Dustie McClain, 17:35.

2-1A team scores: 1. Trinity Hutchinson 85; 2. Osborne 90; 3. Syracuse 121; 9. McLouth 198.

Individual winner: Michelle Stueve, Olpe 12:02.

McLouth 26. Courtney Edmonds, 13:14; 47. Emily Watson, 13:47; 63. Katie Booth, 14:02; 78. Hallie Watson, 14:48; 85. Neva Gardner, 15:04; 89. Tina Edgell, 15:27; 90. Tina Keling, 15:30.

Seabury Academy 55. Katie Pottorff, 13:57.