The Chicago Public League is one of the conference finals that presented some great action
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Last week was all about the conference championships. We were able to capture many meets across the state!
Saturday, 10/19
Girls: Abagail Baumann(Jr., Rockford Lutheran) just missed finishing under 17:00 for the 2.85-mile distance with a time of 17:00.25. 1A #7 Winnebago was the easy winner in the team ledger, scoring 38 points.
Boys: 1A #21 Roxana is a three-point winner in the Mississippi River Division w/47 points
Boys: 2A #7 Chicago St. Ignatius gets by #8 Marmion Academy 66-68 in a merge between the two divisions. Gavin O'Connor (Sr., Chicago Brother Rice) took the individual title in 15:06.
Girls: Annika Swan (Jr., St. Ignatius) cruised to victory in 17:04; the 2A #1 Wolfpack won the merged title over 2A#3 Depaul College Prep 46-68.
Boys: 2A #1 Payton won their first team title over 3A #19 Lane Tech 29-45; Payton junior Tra'Monti Williams won the school's first individual crown with a time of 15:18
Girls: #20 Lane Tech defends their title with ease, scoring 20 points; LuLu Ton-That (Sr., Northside Prep) defended her crown with a time of 18:27.
Girls: Addie Painter (So., Wheaton Academy) leads her 2A #24 ranked squad to a team win, clocking 18:36.
Boys: Sean Kaeb (Jr., Normal University) won the individual title in 15:58, and that effort propelled 2A #6 Pioneers to a 46-46 tie over #17 Chatham-Glenwood. U High was awarded the title via tiebreaker.
Girls: 2A #2 Chatham-Glenwood go 1-2 on the strength of Ali Londrigan (So) and Ashley Chopra (Jr) 18:15 & 18:32 en route to a 24-point production.
Boys: Ben Crane (senior, New Trier) and Evan Parker (senior, Niles North) are victors in their conference meets' south and north divisions. Crane wins the south in a state-leading 14:15 on the ultra-fast Deerfield HS course. His #12 Trevians teammates helped him win the team title with 25 points. Parker runs 14:27 for the north crown, and Highland Park is the team victor, scoring 39 points.
Girls: Estella Ollinger (So. Vernon Hills) runs to the individual title in 18:42; Vernon Hills tallies 25 points to win the north. Over in the south, the times are faster as Stella Davis (Sr., Evanston) rolls a 17:20. Glenbrook North defeats a good field by scoring 52 points.
Boys: Francesco Benelli (Sr., Batavia) continues his extraordinary senior campaign, winning his first title in 14:42 at Lake Park HS, the future home of his sectional. His #7 Bulldogs defeated Wheaton-Warrenville South 60-78 for the win.
Girls: Avery Hacker (So., Batavia) takes down the field for her first title in 17:24. The #5 Lady Bulldogs are easy winners over WWS 30-60.
Boys: Jacob Barraza (Sr., Batavia) wins his first conference title in 14:56. #16 Neuqua Valley wins another team title, escaping by five points over Naperville North 44-49.
Girls: Emma Berres (Sr., Naperville North) leads a 1,2,3 sweep in 17:46, and her #7 Huskies have no match in winning with 21 points.
Boys: In one of the most lopsided team wins of the weekend, #7 Herscher goes 1-4 and scored 16 points; Brayden Shepard of Herscher wins in 15:55.
Girls: Klarke Goranson (Fr., Manteno) won by over a one-minute plus in a personal best 17:15; #25 Herscher is the victor with 33 points.
Boys: Cuyler Sanson (So, Sycamore) continues his great sophomore season, winning in a PB 14:43; 2A #9 Kaneland wins with 32 points
Girls: 2A #18 Morris takes the title with 29 points
Boys: Ellery Shutt (Jr, Woodstock) wins by over 20 seconds in 15:22
Girls: Sunny Weber (Jr., Sandwich) cruises to victory in 17:14
Boys: Joe Bregenzer (Sr., Barrington) continues late season ride with a blistering 14:24 victory against the strongest field in the state; #6 Palatine wins a close one against cross town rival #5 Fremd 67-70.
Girls: Mia Sirois (So., Barrington) sets a league record, rocking her foes by over 20 seconds in 16:20; #2 Barrington appears to be in championship form, scoring a scant 31 points; #4 Prospect is second w/54 points.
Girls: 2A #4 Rockford Boylan put all five scorers in the top 10 and scored 23 points; Kylie Simpson (Jr., Hononegah) wins in 18:01
Friday, October 18
Boys: The meet was held at Detweiller Park and 2A #2 Morton won the title with 28 points; Christian Harris of Morton ran a PB 14:52 for the victory.
Girls: 2A #8 Washington scored 44 points; Avery Braker (Sr., Morton) wins in 18:04
Thursday, October 17
Boys: 1A #10 Clinton takes the team title with 33 points (three teams); David Hornaday (Sr., Tuscola) wins in 16:00
Girls: Kate Foltz (Jr., Tuscola) wins against a small field in 16:59