Lansing Catholic Running: Both Teams Qualify For States
Heeder Regional Champ

Both the boys and girls teams continued their streak of consecutive State Meet appearances. The girls qualified by finishing second at regionals, It is the fourth year in a row and ninth time in 11 years the girls have qualified. The boys ran their streak to six straight years by finishing third in the regional meet. Lansing Catholic is one of just a handful of schools to have both boys and girls qualified four years in a row.

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Bridgman boys dominate cross country regional

Bees take 5 of top 7 places; several area teams advance to state finals
By BEN SANDERS – H-P Sports Writer
Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 1:09 PM EST
PORTAGE – Many local cross country teams waited anxiously for the results of close races at Saturday’s regionals at Portage West Middle School.

Bridgman’s boys team wasn’t one of them.

The second-ranked Bees dominated the Division 4 race, placing five runners in the top seven. The Bees finished with 19 points, four points away from a perfect score and well ahead of second-place Lake Michigan Catholic’s 90.

Catholic also finished second in the girls’ race to qualify for the state finals. Bangor qualified both its teams in Division 3, with the boys tying Kalamazoo Hackett for first place but losing the regional title on the sixth-runner tiebreaker.

Other state-qualifying local teams included St. Joseph boys in Division 2, and Berrien Springs girls and Bloomingdale boys in Division 3.

Prep cross country: Greater Lansing champ Hancke 1st, but Ionia boys 2nd | lansingstatejournal.com | Lansing State Journal
Prep cross country: Greater Lansing champ Hancke 1st, but Ionia boys 2nd

Lansing State Journal • November 1, 2009

Haslett’s Ian Hancke remained undefeated with another narrow win over St. Johns’ Morsi Rayyan.

But the No. 1-ranked Ionia boys team that breezed to a win that day struggled to a runner-up finish, 14 points behind No. 5 Ada Forest Hills Eastern.

“The guys ran hard, but we’re just not healthy right now,” said Chris Young, the Bulldog boys’ coach for the past 33 years. “Still, we made the state meet with a week to get more healthy, and that’s the important thing.”

Nick Wharry came in fifth place and Don Blight seventh for Ionia, whose ailing top runner Austin Alcala took 33rd place.

East Lansing lost out on the third and final team berth for the state finals by a single point to No. 4-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern.

Midland Dow and Midland High girls cross country teams advance to Division 1 state meet – MLive.com
Midland Dow and Midland High girls cross country teams advance to Division 1 state meet

Geoff Mott | The Saginaw News, October 31, 2009 8:51 p.m.

Unionville Sebewaing boys places tenth at regional cross country meet – MLive.com
Unionville Sebewaing boys places tenth at regional cross country meet

The Bay City Times, October 31, 2009 6:24 p.m.

Unionville Sebewaing finished tenth in the Division 4 regional meet at Delta College on Saturday.

Seth Squires led U.S.A., placing 25th at 19:13.7. Marshall Rochefort placed 30th at 19:34.6, while Warren Dillon was the only other top 50 finisher, placing 45th at 20:43.1.

Essexville Garber places second in Division 3 cross country regional, moves on to state tournament – MLive.com
Essexville Garber places second in Division 3 cross country regional, moves on to state tournament

The Bay City Times, October 31, 2009 6:08 p.m.

Amanda Himmel may have placed second for the tenth time this season, but this time, she got what she really wanted.

Powers Catholic sweeps boys’, girls’ regional cross country championships at Delta College – MLive.com
Powers Catholic sweeps boys’, girls’ regional cross country championships at Delta College

Bill Khan | The Flint Journal, October 31, 2009 6:05 p.m.

Roscommon, Clare cross country place in top three, qualify for state tournament – MLive.com
Roscommon, Clare cross country place in top three, qualify for state tournament

The Bay City Times, October 31, 2009 5:50 p.m.

While Freeland ran away with the Division 3 regional on Saturday, finishing first with a 46, Roscommon came in second with an even 100 and Clare finished just behind in third with a 104.

Clare’s Ghazey Aleck placed fourth with a 17:21.9 while Tanner Vida came in 11th at 17:49.7 and Lucas Combs placed 15th with a 18:06.5.

Bay City Western’s Nicole Yates places eighth in regional cross country meet, qualifies for state tournament – MLive.com
Bay City Western’s Nicole Yates places eighth in regional cross country meet, qualifies for state tournament

The Bay City Times, October 31, 2009 5:43 p.m.

Junior Nicole Yates is heading back to the state tournament for a third consecutive season after finishing eighth at Saturday’s regional cross country meet at Delta College.

“It’s been really great to keep moving up through the years,” she said. “I wish my team was going with me. But they gave all their effort. They’re great.” Western placed fifth as a team with a 135.

Yates’ 20:04.2 finish came despite having nursed a hamstring injury up until two weeks ago, and having to pass nine runners in the final mile to finish eighth.

Ogemaw Heights boys’ cross country qualifies for state meet, finishing third in Division 2 regional – MLive.com
Ogemaw Heights boys’ cross country qualifies for state meet, finishing third in Division 2 regional

The Bay City Times, October 31, 2009 5:53 p.m.

While every runner in Saturday’s cross country regional at Delta College was forced to deal with high winds, cold and a muddy track, Ogemaw Heights didn’t seem to mind the extremes at all.