Girls edged by LqPV in Camden Conference meet
Never had Canby-Minneota (C-M) been able to beat Lac qui Parle Valley for the Camden Conference Championship. So on Monday, they thought they had a chance.
But despite a first place finish by Grace Drietz, C-M fell four points short, losing 27-31.
It also was a gage for the upcoming Section 3A meet. “Four points is not a big cushion for Lac qui Parle Valley,” said C-M Coach Beth Jessen.
While McKenzie Ruether came in fourth, Faith Traen sixth and Kalli Jelen ninth, what hurt C-M was Kameron King falling off to 15th pace. Mackenzie Hemish finished 11th.
“With Kameron not having her regular type of race, the girls have a great chance of a state berth. If Kameron runs where she regularly has, we win,” said the coach.
Drietz, Traen, Ruether and Jelen all earned all-conference honors.
But despite a good run, Canby-Minneota will have to wait for another time to beat LqPV. Maybe that will come in the
section finals. A berth in the state meet hangs in the balance.
THE BOYS were way behind Lac qui Parle Valley in second — 21-58 as all seven Eagle runners finished in the top 10. Keiser Freetly of LqPV won the race in 16:24.
Canby-Minneota’s Anthony Wollum took fourth with Zach Hansen, Alexander Full, Jalyn Ufkin and Jared Josephson finishing out the top five C-M runners.
Earning all-conference honors for the boys was Anthony Wollum.
Monday, October 16
Camden Conference Meet at Canby
BOYS VARSITY: 1. Lac qui Parle Valley 21; 2. Canby-Minneota 58; 3. Lakeview 90; 4. Ortonville 127; 5. Yellow Medicine East 144; 6. MACCRAY/RCW 147; 7. Border West 155.
Medalist: Keiser Freetly, LqPV, 16:24.
Canby-Minneota: 4. Anthony Wollum, 17:32.4; 12. Zach Hansen, 18:34.5; 13. Alexander Full, 18:41.5; 14. Jalyn Ufkin, 18:42.8. 15. Jared Jospehson, 18:53.2. Others: Blake Stoks 19:47.2; 29, Tristan Biershenk, 21:08.3.
GIRLS VARSITY: 1. LqPV-Dawson-Boyd 27; 2. Canby-Minneota 31; 3. Tracy-M-B 108; 4. Ortonville 130; 5. Border West 136; 6. Hendricks 150; 7. Yellow Medicine East 166; 8. Lakeview 189.
Medalist: Grace Drietz, C-M, 19:20.2.
Canby-Minneota: 1. Drietz; 4. McKenzie Ruether, 20:19.4; 6. Faith Traen, :21.3; 9, Kalli Jelen, 21:50.7; 11. MacKenzie Hemish, 22:09. Others: Kameron King, 22:35.4; 31. Delaney Houseman, 25:34.
JV RACE:1. LqPV 16; 2. Canby-Minneota 47; 3. Lakeview 84.
Canby-Minneota: 5. Nolan Harding, 19:39.1; 9. Isaac Bach 22:01.8; 10. Ethan Thovson, 22:02.5; 11. Sam Buysse, 22:06.
Girls: 1. LqPV 20; Canby-Minneota 35.
Canby-Minneota: 4. Aidyn Bruns, 7:54; 6. Sarah Hansen, 25:15; 7. Rachel Wollum, 25:18; 10. Kayelee Johnson, 26:22; 13. Paige Welsh, 27:04.