By 605 Sports Staff

BOX ELDER —- The Spearfish girls and Rapid City Stevens boys claimed team titles at Friday’s Douglas Early Bird cross-country meet. 

The Spearfish girls scored 44 points to edge Rapid City Stevens (45) and Sturgis (56). Belle Fourche (96) and Douglas (106) rounded out the top five teams. 

The Rapid City Stevens boys won the team title with 27 points, ahead of Philip (76) and Spearfish (79). Douglas (97) was fourth while Rapid City Christian and Belle Fourche tied for fifth with each team scoring 129 points. 

Girls Top-10: 1. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 20:05; 2. Kori Keil, Spearfish, 20:19; 3. Adison Armstrong, Rapid City Stevens, 20:24; 4. Lia Mundt, Belle Fouche 20:33; 5. Brinna Sheldon, Rapid City Stevens, 20:52; 6. Whitli Adams, Rapid City Stevens, 20:55; 7. Madie Donovan, Spearfish, 21:09; 8. Lucy Hamer, Sturgis, 21:11; 9. Kira Ubence, Douglas, 21:16; 10. Brooke Thayer-Burke 21:33. 

Boys Top-10: 1. Ty Petrocco, Sturgis, 16:35; 2. Tate Grabow, Hill City, 16:41; 3. Brandon Escalante, Hill City, 16:51; 4. Sean Shipp, Custer, 16:52; 5. Miles Brekhus, Rapid City Stevens, 16:53; 6. Casey Nauta, Spearfish, 17:16; 7. Lennon Clarkson, Belle Fourche, 17:18; 8. Quinn Bruch, Sturgis, 17:21; 9. Wyatt Balliew, Douglas, 17:46; 10. Tate Van Beek, Rapid City Stevens. 

Brandon Valley’s Mikah Peters and Harrisburg’s Brianna Reilly win titles at O’Gorman Invitational

SIOUX FALLS — A number of Class AA schools opened their cross country seasons Friday covering a 2.5 mile course at the O’Gorman cross-country invitational. Team points were not kept in the meet. 

Brandon Valley’s Mikah Peters covered the 4,000-meter course in 12:53, well ahead of Harrisburg’s Griffin Smith (13:13) and Watertown’s Ty Sullivan (13:20).

The Harrisburg girls swept the top four individual spots with seventh grader Brianna Reilly 14:08.65, edging eighth grade teammate Hannah Genrich (14:08.81) for the individual title. 

Boys top-ten: 1. Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley, 12:53; 2. Griffin Smith, Harrisburg, 13:13; 3. Ty Sullivan, Watertown, 13:20; 4. Abram Chance, Yankton, 13:23; 5. Asher Selness, Brandon Valley, 13:29; 6. Evan Mahrous, O’Gorman, 13:30; 7. Dane Stark, Watertown, 13:31; 8. Easton Klatt, Harrisburg, 13:37; 9. Harrison Krajewski, Yankton, 13:52; 10. Ethan Kyte, Brandon Valley, 14:00. 

Girls top-ten: 1. Brianna Reilly, Harrisburg, 14:08; 2. Hanna Genrich, Harrisburg, 14:08; 3. Addison Reilly, Harrisburg, 15:01; 4. Jenna Gilhooly, Harrisburg, 15:16; 5. Sarah VanDeBerg, 15:23; 6. Grace McElroy, Watertown, 15:32; 7. Emma Tidemann, Brandon Valley, 15:48; 8. Autumn Gilhooly, Harrisburg, 15:56; 9. Shelby Bergan, Brandon Valley 15:57; 10. Ellie Anders, Brandon Valley, 16:05. 

Sioux Falls Christian teams sweep titles at Beresford Invitational

BERESFORD —- The Sioux Falls Christian girls and boys cross-country teams easily claimed titles at Friday’s Beresford Invitational. 

The Charger boys racked up 22 points, well ahead of Luverne, Minnesota (45) and Dakota Valley (46). Tea Area (67) and Lennox (71) rounded out the top five teams. 

The Sioux Falls Christian girls easily won the girls title with 12 points, well ahead of Dakota Valley (48) and Tea Area (50). Lennox (55) and West Central (60) rounded out the top five teams. 

Boys top-ten: 1. Jack Brown, Dakota Valley, 15:57; 2. Gage Beverly, Vermillion, 16:18; 3. Owen Janiszeski, Luverne, Mn, 16:28; 4. Finley McConniel, Freeman Academy/Marion, 16:33; 5. Jackson Prins, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:35; 6. Levi VanderLeest, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:47; 7. Wesley Lyon, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:52; 8. Simon Roelofs, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:57; 9. Jack Campbell, Tea Area, 17:00; 10. Jamison Gould, Dakota Valley, 17:05. 

Girls top-ten: 1. Sadie Pettengill, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:12; 2. Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:40; 3. Jerica Glasser, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:45; 4. Jaycie Babb, Tea Area, 18:50; 5. Sophia Redler, Dakota Valley; 6. Natalie Smith, Sioux Falls Christian, 19:08; 7. Kelsey Schmidt, Lennox, 19:22; 8. Alex McCullough, Dakota Valley, 19:26; 9. Rorie Thoreson, Dell Rapids, 19:35; 10. Adie McVey, Lennox, 19:41.