The Packerland Conference cross country meet came down to a tight finish in the girls varsity standings, with Southern Door edging Kewaunee on a tiebreaker after both teams finished with 40 points. On the boys side, Peshtigo claimed the conference title with 25 points.
Boys Varsity
Peshtigo took the boys team championship with 25 points, placing five runners in the top 10. Brayden Lepinski led the field with a winning time of 17:44.6, followed by teammate Andrew Halfmann in second at 18:04.6.
Kewaunee finished second with 80 points, led by senior Gage Vlies, who placed ninth in 19:42.8. Jayden Reckelberg added a 15th-place finish in 20:24.0, while Jaylon Mason (19th, 20:46.9), Blake Martin (20th, 20:48.7) and Jaxon Slack (24th, 21:15.1) rounded out the Storm's scoring five.
Gibraltar followed in third with 90 points, just one point ahead of fourth-place Sturgeon Bay. Junior Graham De Voe led the Vikings with a third-place finish in 18:21.0, the fastest time among the local runners. Auden Palm placed 14th in 20:11.3, while Luke McCormack finished 18th in 20:45.9. Mylo Sherman (29th, 21:51.0) and Will Bertges (36th, 23:06.1) completed Gibraltar's scoring five.
Sturgeon Bay finished fourth with 91 points, led by Rio Martinez, who crossed the line fourth overall in 18:44.9. Elliott Brown finished 16th in 20:37.8, followed closely by Deacon Haus in 17th at 20:38.6. Norbert Cross (31st, 22:27.2) and Jace Wisniewski (33rd, 22:34.3) rounded out the Clippers' scoring runners.
Southern Door placed fifth with 99 points. Colton Valley led the Eagles with a fifth-place finish in 18:59.0, while Joel Moyer took 11th in 20:02.9. Ashton Bouche added a 22nd-place finish in 20:58.4.
Sevastopol did not record a team score but had four varsity runners competing. Freshman Ryder Ortmayer led the Pioneers with an eighth-place finish in 19:36.4, followed by Landon Sitte in 21st at 20:52.1.
Algoma was represented by senior Brayden Brumm, who finished 37th in 23:09.5.
Girls Varsity
The girls race came down to a tiebreaker, with Southern Door and Kewaunee both finishing with 40 points.
Southern Door claimed the conference title, led by sophomore Malaina Veeser, who finished second overall in 20:15.2, one spot ahead of Kewaunee's Natalie Miller, who took third in 21:17.4.
The Eagles placed five runners in the top 13, with Addison Miller finishing sixth in 22:10.9 and Portia Hah taking eighth in 22:29.0. Savannah Herbst followed in 11th at 22:57.9, while Amber Geisel rounded out Southern Door's scoring five in 13th with a time of 23:05.4.
Kewaunee matched Southern Door's 40-point total with four runners finishing inside the top 10. Natalie Miller led the Storm in third, followed by Kaylyn Martin in fourth at 21:48.4. Milli Paul finished ninth in 22:34.8, while Alison Kuehl took 10th in 22:36.7. Olivia Kuehl completed Kewaunee's scoring five in 14th at 23:20.4.
Peshtigo finished third with 69 points, led by individual champion Berkeley Chaltry, who won the race in 19:40.8.
Sevastopol took fourth with 105 points, led by Breiah Newton's fifth-place finish in 21:54.0. Shylee Asher placed 16th in 23:34.0, followed by Margaret Thomas in 20th at 23:56.1. Izzy Andreae (33rd, 25:15.6) and Olivia Valenzuela (38th, 26:54.3) completed the Pioneers' scoring five.
Sturgeon Bay rounded out the top five with 117 points. Freshman Abigail Matson led the Clippers in 15th with a time of 23:27.3, while Penny Kiedrowski finished 23rd in 24:07.1. Scarlet Tomberlin (28th, 24:44.7), Destiny Romero (30th, 24:45.1) and Megan Selle (31st, 24:53.5) completed the Clippers' scoring five.
Algoma had two runners competing, with Claire Gerdmann finishing 22nd in 24:06.2 and Berkley VanLanen placing 27th in 24:44.2.
Gibraltar was represented by Keegan Rasmusson, who finished 36th in 26:20.4.
