CROSS COUNTRY

Teutopolis, Effingham runners compete in Olney Invitational

The Effingham and Teutopolis boys and girls cross country teams participated Saturday in the Olney Invitational.

The Hearts were sixth and Wooden Shoes seventh in the boys race, while the Lady Shoes were fifth and Lady Hearts sixth in the girls event.

In the boys race, Olney captured first place with 39 points, followed by Mattoon with 55 and Monticello 71. Effingham finished with 149 and T-Town 205 in the 14-team event. Altamont finished 9th and Dieterich 10th.

For the Hearts, Andrew Donaldson was 9th in 15:55.95; Garrett Wagoner 26th in 16:53.33; Tucker Moeller 32nd in 17:16.17; Jon Perry 36th in 17:22.36; and Dane Seiler 46th in 18:15.5.

For the Wooden Shoes, Matthew Deters finished 28th in 17:01.53; Cole Probst 35th in 17:21.3; Ben Kitten 45th in 18:07.31; Gavin Tegeler 48th in 18:24.43; and Brody Mette 49th in 18:28.58.

In the girls event, Monticello was dominant, claiming the first four places and ending with 16 points, well ahead of runner-up Olney’s 88. Casey was third at 110. Teutopolis was fifth at 124 and Effingham sixth at 127 in the 13-team field. Dieterich was 9th overall and Altamont also had runners compete, but not enough to earn a team score.

For the Lady Shoes, Jessica Runde finished 13th with a time of 19:30.15; Olivia Copple 22nd at 20:50.7; Kaitlyn Vahling 23rd at 20:52.64; Kaitlyn Schumacher 24th at 21:14.68; and Taylor Bueker 42nd at 22:22.

For the Lady Hearts, Kylie Weaver was 14th in 19:43.59; Marah Kirk 16th in 20:00.63; Nicole Schniederjon 17th in 20:17.31; Kayleigh Koester 37th in 21:55.52; and Daelyn Dunston 43rd in 22:33.64.

TENNIS

The Teutopolis Lady Shoes continue to roll on the tennis court.

They racked up another dominating victory Saturday, posting an 8-1 victory over Robinson.

Here are the THS results:

No. 1 Singles – Macy Probst won 7-5, 6-4; No. 2 Singles – Grace Hoene lost 6-4, 5-7, 9-11; No. 3 Singles – Isabelle Hemmen won 6-1, 6-2; No. 4 Singles – Carley Habing won 4-6, 6-1, 10-1; No. 5 Singles – Lexi Will won 6-1, 6-4; No. 6 Singles – Grace Schumacher won 6-2, 6-4; No. 1 Doubles – Probst/I. Hemmen won 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 Doubles – Kenna Koester/Will won 6-0. 6-1; No. 3 Doubles – Habing/Molly Niemerg won 6-1, 6-3.

Teutopolis High School recently recognized the girls on the 2019 fall cross country team.

Here are the runners that received special awards:

Jessica Runde – Most Valuable Runner

Ella Zumbahlen – Most Improved Runner

Abby Bloemer – Best Effort Award

Tory Tensen – Rookie of the Year

Katie Kingery – Mental Attitude Award

Teutopolis High School recently recognized the boys on the 2019 fall cross country team.

Here are the runners that received special awards:

Ethan Weidner – Most Valuable Runner

Cole Probst – Most Improved Runner

Matthew Deters – Best Effort Award

Joey Lee – Rookie of the Year

Jack Waldhoff – Mental Attitude Award

Kaskaskia College Cross Country runners excelled at the Region 24 Meet, held October 25 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. 

Freshman Noah Probst, of Teutopolis, earned All Region 24 honors by placing fifth overall in the 8K distance in a time of 28 minutes and 33 seconds. Vincennes runners took the top four spots and the team title. The Blue Devils placed third, two points behind Danville Area College.

Freshmen Cheyenne Finley, of Centralia, and Elyse Faust, of Mater Dei High School (St. Rose), both earned NJCAA All Region 24 Honors by finishing in the top 5 at the Region 24 meet.

Finley placed 2nd overall with a time of 19 minutes and 34.7 seconds (which broke her previous school record for the 5K distance). Faust finished in 5th place in a time of 21 minutes and 30.3 seconds, placing her on the 1st team All Region with Finley.

As a team, the Blue Angels placed 2nd in a hard fought battle with Vincennes. Vincennes scored 31 points to take the championship, while Kaskaskia was 2nd with 34 points.

Next up for the Kaskaskia College runners will be the NJCAA Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Friday, Nov. 8.