Category: Missouri schools
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Rim Rock recap: Olathe West, Baldwin girls take home division titles
Saturday’s Rim Rock Classic was unlike any other thanks to Mother Nature. There were several lightning delays and races were suspended for hours, but eventually the meet was completed by mid-afternoon. In the six divisions, two of them were won by Kansas City area squads. All three of those were girls teams. A handful of…
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Rock Bridge, Father Tolton take Gans Creek gold titles; Liberty leads KC area squads
The Rock Bridge boys easily won the Gans Creek Classic meet Saturday in their hometown of Columbia, Missouri. Rock Bridge scored 144 points, beating runner-up Nixa by 51 points. Rock Bridge was led by senior Andrew Houser, who finished third overall in a time of 15:33.4. Isaac Rivera, a Lincoln College Prep senior, won the…
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Ray-Pec girls finish third at Gans Creek Classic
Led by a pair of top-six finishes, the Raymore-Peculiar girls placed third among 35 teams Saturday at the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. The Panthers scored 210 points in the toughest division, falling only to Father Tolton Catholic (140) and Liberty (191). Seniors Maya York and Ashlyn Smith finished just seconds apart, placing fifth and…
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Beck leads Pleasant Hill at Gans Creek Classic with third-place finish
Pleasant Hill junior Brooke Beck placed third overall in the girls white division of the Gans Creek Classic on Saturday. Beck finished the 5K course in a time of 19:58 – 24 seconds ahead of the next runner. The Chicks placed fourth out of 17 teams, scoring 148 points – just two behind Odessa and one behind…
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Harrisonville junior finishes second at Gans Creek Classic
Racing a lot of the best runners in the state, Harrisonville junior Kayleigh Norris finished second in the gold division of the Gans Creek Classic in Columbia. She competed in the top division of the meet held at the state course. Norris finished the 5K course in a time of 18 minutes and 10.1 seconds.…
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Ray-Pec sweeps Kris Solsberg Invite titles
The Lady Panthers won the Kris Solsberg Invitational in Lee’s Summit against some of the best Class 5 teams in the state. They scored 54 points, beating runner-up St. Teresa’s Academy by nine points. All five of the scoring runners finished in the top 20 of the race. Senior Ashlyn Smith led the team by…
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Pleasant Hill teams compete in Lee’s Summit
The Pleasant Hill girls cross country team battled some of the top teams in the state at the Kris Solsberg Invitational in Lee’s Summit on Saturday. The Chicks finished 13th out of 15 teams at a meet that included nearly a dozen Class 5 teams. Leading the way for the Chicks was junior Brooke Beck.…
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Norris breaks her own record, wins Southern Stampede
Just two weeks after breaking her own school 5K school record, Harrisonville junior Kayleigh Norris has done it again. On Saturday, she beat a talented field at the Missouri Southern Stampede in Joplin. It marked Norris’ third win in as many meets. Norris won the meet with a time of 17 minutes and 43.42 seconds.…
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Hocker Singh wins Olathe Twilight meet; Olathe West girls take title
OLATHE — Olathe North senior Anjali Hocker Singh earned the first of what’s likely to be a handful of victories in her final prep cross country season. Hocker Singh won the Olathe Twilight meet Saturday night, earning the win by 13 seconds. The three-time state champ, who’s aiming to win her fourth in October, crossed…
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Shively takes crown, Rock Bridge boys win Olathe Twilight meet
OLATHE — Clay Shively pointed to the sky with both hands in the air as the crossed the finish line Saturday night on the track of the Olathe District Activity Center. The Wichita Trinity senior who has committed to Northern Arizona beat a stacked cast at the Olathe Twilight meet that included former state champions…