Hot Shots

Cross country runners stood out at a pair of Thursday events.  LARP’s Luke O’Hare picked up where he left off in 2018.  He repeated as ‘Crazy Buffalo’ meet champion, shaving 36 seconds off his time (17:03 to 16:27).  Teammate Tyler Rislov took third, as LARP’s boys took third.  They had seven guys finish top 21.  At the Hayfield Invite, Chatfield’s girls took second, the boys third.  Gophers Treyton Lanning, Brady Woltz, and Aletta Strande finished in fourth, fifth, and sixth places.   Seven Lady Gophers finished top 25 (of 89).  M-C volleyball (ranked #6) won two matches to improve to 5-0, 12-0.  Kenidi McCabe had a triple-double versus Kingsland (10 kills, 11 digs, 23 assists), where M-C was 77-of-77 serving with 18 aces.  Lauren Wyffels went 37-of-37 serving with 10 aces in wins over the Knights and SG.  Kandace Sikkink had a triple-double (15 kills, 21 assists, 16 digs), though FC volleyball lost a five setter to John Marshall.  The Rockets led 2-0 only for the Falcons to force a fifth game, won 16-14.  Lanesboro volleyball went 3-3 on the week (including beating Red Wing at the Cotter Invite).  Winners of just six last year, the Burros are now 3-2, 8-8.  Wyatt and Ben Walters combined to score five TDs as Houston (1-1, 1-1) football beat Kingsland 48-22.  R-P (0-0, 1-1) rode Athlete of the Week Triton Meldahl to a 39-18 win over B-A.