Middle School Event Updates: Tuesday, Oct. 7th--- 8th grade VB vs. HSC 4:30 CLJ gym, 7th grade no matches. Thur. Oct. 9th---7th grade vs. Kearney Catholic 4:30-Activity gym.
LIVE Streaming for the Week of October 6th through October 12th.
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The Whippets traveled to Wildhorse Country Club in Gothenburg for a big day of racing, and every level of our program competed hard against some of the best schools in the area.
🌟 High School Varsity Girls – 2nd Place
The Lady Whippets had a great showing, finishing 2nd overall in a field that included Class A North Platte (1st place).
Adelyn Whitten (Fr.) – 3rd, 21:10
Alexa Warner (Jr.) – 5th, 21:26
Aclynn Osterbuhr (So.) – 13th, 22:31
Cristal Gonzalez (So.) – 31st, 24:21
📊 Team score: 43 pts, just 6 behind North Platte
🌟 High School Varsity Boys – Team Champions
The Whippet boys took down the host and #4 ranked Class C Gothenburg to bring home the team title!
Gage Thull (Jr.) – 4th, 17:34
Javier Perales (Fr.) – 5th, 17:43
Isaac Reed (So.) – 7th, 18:36
Trystan Sharkey (Jr.) – 8th, 18:41
Pushers: Holt Aschenbrenner (19:59), Steven Rhodes (20:08)
📊 Team score: 22 pts (Gothenburg 26)
🌟 High School JV Boys – 2nd Place
The JV boys packed well to finish runner-up as a team.
Seth Jacobitz (So.) – 5th, 20:48
Frank Kovacs (Jr.) – 14th, 21:50
Elijah Warner (Fr.) – 23rd, 22:17
Jack Widdifield (So.) – 28th, 22:59
Pusher: Lucas Collins (Fr.) – 26:52
📊 Team score: 70 pts (2nd behind Gothenburg’s dominant 10 pts)
🌟 Middle School Girls – 2nd Place
The MS Lady Whippets put 4 in the top 20 to grab runner-up team honors, only 5 points behind Zion Lutheran.
Regan Johnson (8th) – 6th, 12:52
Gemma Fritson (8th) – 7th, 12:57
Kinsey Morey (8th) – 11th, 13:22
Emerson Kuehn (8th) – 20th, 14:20
Pushers: Taya Tomsen (41st), Kennedy Eckhardt (46th)
📊 Team score: 44 pts (Zion Lutheran 39)
🌟 Middle School Boys – 7th Place
The MS boys gained valuable experience in a large, competitive field.
Blake Boudreau (8th) – 18th, 12:25
Brantley Wright (8th) – 33rd, 13:17
Zander Sinsel (7th) – 49th, 13:55
Liam Collins (7th) – 73rd, 14:58
Pusher: Brody Casper (7th) – 15:53
📊 Team score: 173 pts
🐾 Takeaways
Varsity Boys – Team Champions, defeating a ranked Class C power.
Varsity Girls – 2nd overall, only 6 points behind a Class A program.
JV Boys – 2nd place finish, strong depth showing.
MS Girls – 2nd place team, just 5 points from the win.
MS Boys – Battled well for 7th, led by top-20 finisher Blake Boudreau.
👏 A huge day for the Whippet program from middle school through high school. The future is bright, and the Whippet Way continues to shine!
RESULTS
https://www.onlineraceresults.com/event/view_event.php?event_id=25686&fbclid=IwY2xjawNMIM5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFONVFLWWU0c3l6M0pwakplAR7Xmc8DySauum0j5BKiL9wBSJh9cLZXG1HmoZHlZYVtQ9LsftUND872QgODlg_aem_q7rx8Sg4VY-e2KDxsCHQpQ
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The students include Austyn Stepp, Summer Aschenbrenner, Echo Mealing, Harper Reeh, Avery Fritson, Annabelle Smolik, William Crane, Aspen Verbeek, Charlotte Winkler, Kinley Deitloff, Colten Johnson, Brayden Dornhoff, Brody Casper, Brooklyn Ingram, Eli Kuehn, Alex Lauby, and Malayna Emery. Great job everyone!!
MHS Activities Department appreciates the support of Minden Exchange.
Weekly streaming for September 29th through October 5th.
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💜🐾 Whippets Shine at the Ogallala Invite! 🐾💜
The Ogallala Invite was one of the largest & toughest meets of the season, featuring 16 varsity boys, 14 varsity girls, 11 JV boys, 6 JV girls, 12 middle school boys, and 11 middle school girls teams (all schools counted, even non-scoring). Six of seven SWC schools lined up — Ogallala, Minden, McCook, Gothenburg, Cozad, Broken Bow — and the field included state-ranked Class C & D teams: C Boys #2 Gothenburg & #6 Minden; D Boys #3 North Platte St. Pat’s & #5 Perkins County; C Girls #4 Minden, #5 Chase County, #6 Gothenburg. With Top 20 Varsity, Top 10 JV, and Top 10 Middle School medals on the line, the Whippets delivered at every level.
🏃♂️ Boys
Varsity — 3rd of 16 teams (59 pts)
📌 Just 4 points behind Gothenburg and only 9 points from winning the meet.
Medalists (Top 20):
• Gage Thull — 9th — 17:18.77
• Javier Perales — 12th — 17:37.26
• Trystan Sharkey — 18th — 18:18.35
• Isaac Reed — 20th — 18:23.74
JV — 2nd of 11 teams (38 pts)
Medalists (Top 10):
• Steve Rhodes — 3rd — 19:42.49
• Seth Jacobitz — 10th — 20:33.82
Middle School Boys — 6th of 12 teams (112 pts)
Medalist (Top 10):
• Blake Boudreau — 5th — 11:52.53
🏃♀️ Girls
Varsity — 2nd of 14 teams (40 pts)
📌 A 1-point battle with Chase County for the team title.
Medalists (Top 20):
• Alexa Warner — 3rd — 20:41.74
• Adelyn Whitten — 4th — 20:57.37
• Aclynn Osterbuhr — 16th — 22:33.70
• Evie Sharkey — 19th — 22:39.58
JV — 2nd of 6 teams
Medalist (Top 10):
• Cristal Gonzalez — 1st — 23:57.38
(Shoutout: Zipporah Wilson — 15th, just outside medals.)
Middle School Girls — 🥇 1st of 11 teams — Team Champions (28 pts)
Medalists (Top 10):
• Regan Johnson — 4th — 12:30.1
• Gemma Fritson — 5th — 12:43.4
• Kinsey Morey — 10th — 12:59.2
(Scoring depth from Emerson Kuehn — 13:49.3 and Taya Tomsen — 14:16.9 sealed the championship.)
💜 Takeaway
Against a massive field of 16 boys varsity teams, 14 girls varsity teams, plus deep JV and middle school races, the Whippets earned team success at every level — just 4 points from 2nd in varsity boys, 1 point from the girls varsity win, both JV squads runner-up, and Middle School Girls crowned champions.
This meet showed the depth and future strength of the Whippet program. 💪
RESULTS - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/258050/results/all
