OACOMA — The Chamberlain girls and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte boys claimed Region 4A cross-country championships on Thursday.

The Chamberlain girls finished with 21 points, finishing well ahead of Platte-Geddes (53) and Miller (53). The Cheyenne-Eagle Butte boys scored 35 points, just edging out Platte-Geddes (37) for the team championship. Chamberlain (54) placed third.

Individually, Chamberlain’s Grace Phillips powered the Cubs with a first-place finish. She covered the 5,000-meter distance at the Chamberlain Country Club in 20 minutes and :09 seconds. Miller’s Madeline Nye (20:41) and Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Abigail Engelland (20:56) finished second and third, respectively. Platte-Geddes’ Berklee Mills (20:57) and Chamberlain’s Silvana Houska (22:08) rounded out the top-five finishers.

Miller's Pierce Baumberger won the Region 4A cross-country meet on Thursday in Oacoma. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)

On the boys side, Miller’s Pierce Baumberger (18:10) held off Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Jayden Taken Alive (18:30) for the individual title. Platte-Geddes’ Walter Graesser (18:33), CEB’s Xavier Sanchez-Gonzalez (18:44) and MVP’s Hudson Schmidt (19:18) rounded out the top-five runners. 

Girls team scores: 1. Chamberlain, 21; 2. Platte-Geddes, 53; 3. Miller, 53; 4. Stanley County, 76; 5. Todd County, 78; 6. Mobridge-Pollock, 83; 7. Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 86.

Top-20 individual results: 1. Grace Phillips, Chamberlain, 20:09; 2. Madeline Nye, Miller, 20:41; 3. Abigail Engelland, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 20:56; 4. Berklee Mills, Platte-Geddes, 20:57; 5. Silvana Houska, Chamberlain, 22:08; 6. Kylah Biggins, Chamberlain, 22:18; 7. Gabby Werdel, Miller, 22:24; 8. Kaysen Magee, Stanley County, 22:29; 9. Sasha Van Den Bosch, Chamberlain, 22:29; 10. Alexsis Red Bird, Todd County, 22:41; 11. Lenlee Mills, Platte-Geddes, 22:58; 12. Faith Heil, Mobridge-Pollock, 22:58; 13. Elizabeth Moore, Todd County, 23:06; 14. Ava Schindler, Chamberlain, 23:07; 15. Charlotte Qualm, Platte-Geddes, 23:13; 16. Rue Knudson, Mobridge-Pollock, 23:16; 17. Presley Houska, Chamberlain, 23:27; 18. Morah Swartzendruber, Miller, 23:39; 19. Suri Schmidt, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 23:42; 20. Shelly Larvie, Todd County, 23:43.

Boys team scores: 1. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 35; 2. Platte-Geddes, 37; 3. Chamberlain, 54; 4. Miller, 59; 5. Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 76; 6. Todd County, 87; 7. Crow Creek, 88; 8. St. Francis, 140.

Top-20 individual results: 1. Pierce Baumberger, Miller, 18:10; 2. Jayden Taken Alive, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 18:30; 3. Walter Graesser, Platte-Geddes, 18:33; 4. Xavier Sanchez-Gonzalez, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 18:44; 5. Hudson Schmidt, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 19:18; 6. Spencer Sargent, Stanley County, 19:30; 7. Michael Prue, Todd County, 19:34; 8. Justin St. John, Crow Creek, 19:35; 9. Sam Byers, Chamberlain, 19:37; 10. Isaac Leader, Platte-Geddes, 19:39; 11. Isaiah Gortmaker, Miller, 19:39; 12. William Hanzlik, Chamberlain, 19:54; 13. Easton Schuman, Platte-Geddes, 19:59; 14. Carson Vanden Berge, Platte-Geddes, 20:09; 15. Jayden Scott, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 20:12; 16. Demetrius Sanchez-Gonzalez, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 20:12; 17. Liam Gill, Chamberlain, 20:14; 18. Matthew Calhoon, Winner, 20:27; 19. Thomas Holzer, Mobridge-Pollock, 20:39; 20. Carter Peppel, Winner, 20:46.