The Luxemburg-Casco cross country team will host nearly 20 teams on Friday for its annual Russ Fameree Invitational, including Kewaunee, Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay, and Sevastopol.
The first races are set to begin at 3:45 p.m. at Northbrook Golf Course in Luxemburg.
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The boys' squad nearly registered a perfect score to win the meet, with Spartans making up four of the first five finishers. Ezra Treml got the victory with a time of 16:10, over a minute in front of Zach Tassoul and Marcus Doell, who also finished with sub-18-minute times on the 5K course. On the girls' side, it was Claire DuChateau who won her fifth race in six tries on Thursday with a 5K time of 18:28 on the hilly terrain. She said afterward that she has a lot of confidence going into the final stretch of the season. The Spartans had four runners in the Top 10, but it was not enough to overtake Green Bay Preble for the team title.
Muddy conditions did not slow down the Kewaunee cross country teams at Thursday's Reedsville Invitational. The boys' team finished in 6th place while the girls took 7th as a squad. For the girls, Natalie Miller ran a season-best 21:22 5K to pace the Storm as she posted a top-15 performance. Alison Kuehl and Olivia Kuehl were able to record personal bests in their races. On the boys' side, Jayden Reckelberg ran a personal-best 19:25 to finish in the Top 35 and lead the Storm. Six of the seven boys recorded a season best or better in the race.
The Sevastopol cross country team posted great times on its home course on Thursday as it hosted the Pioneer Invite. Led by Landon Sitte, the Pioneers had all four of its runners finish in the Top 20 in the boys' race and all under 22 minutes on the 5K course. For the girls, Breiah Newton once again led the way with a time of 20:44 to take fifth place overall while three of her teammates all recorded personal bests.
Abigail Matson ran a personal best time of 23:14 to pace the Sturgeon Bay girls cross country team to a third-place finish in last Thursday's Pioneer Invite. Penny Kiedrowski was right behind her in 15th place (23:40) as all of the Clippers finished in the Top 25. It was similar for the boys' squad, which also finished in 3rd thanks to a personal best for Elliott Brown (19:49, 12th) and another top-15 performance by Deacon Haus (20:38, 14th).
Running in honor of High School teacher Erin Fritsch as she battles cancer inspired plenty of fast times at Thursday's Reedsville Invitational. On the boys' side, Colton Valley ran a personal record 18:17 to take 13th overall. All four varsity runners recorded at least a season-best time in the 5K race. On the girls' side, Malania Veeser's personal best time of 19:33 helped her capture 1st place overall. Six of the seven runners on the girls' team ran a personal record, with Addison Miller (22:07) recording a season-best time.
