L’Anse girls and Jeffers win at Blue Bolts-Panthers Invite
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CHASSELL -- The area’s high school cross country season hit the midway point on Thursday as runners descended upon the Chassell trails for the annual Blue Bolts-Panthers Invite. While the boys’ side of the race saw no changes with Jeffers dominating with a perfect score of 15, the girls’ division had a new winner.
The L’Anse girls posted a score of 34 for the top finish. That top spot included second, third and fourth-place finishes by Princess Pierre (21:47), Lily Froese (22:17) and Kwynn Voskuhl (22:27), respectively.
Bree Besonen, of Ewen-Trout Creek, came in first at 21:47. Behind L’Anse in second-place for the girls was Calumet (51) and Ewen-Trout Creek cane in third (63).
To say L’Anse Purple Hornets girls’ coach Erin Dicarlo was happy would be an understatement.
"I am so proud of these girls," she said. "They have worked so hard to get here. They are fighting through the practice and staying strong. All my runners have improved from when we first started. I am so excited as their hard work has paid off."
Top-girls finisher, Bree Besonen (21: 47) said that the course is not easy.
"It is prettym but not easy. There are several ups and downs," she said. "It was a definite challenge. I am also happy that we are getting better as a team."
On the boys’ side, Cam Anderson, of Jeffers came in first with another sub-17 time on 16:45. Teammate Landon Larson (17:52) was right behind him, as was Branson Anderson (18:42) for third place.
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City came in second as a team with a score of 59. Finishing third was Wakefield-Marenisco/Bessemer with a score of 81.
Like Besonen on the girls’ side, Cam Anderson liked the adventure this wooded course.
"I am happy with my time. This one is a challenge," he said. "I pushed on hills and cut on corners as much as I could. It was a good run."