RUGBY – Several sporting events were canceled or modified over the weekend due to the severe winds that occurred. The WDA Boys Tennis moved indoors with the championships for singles and doubles in individual play. The Dickinson at Williston boys soccer match was canceled. The Minot Invite cross country event was canceled.

Rugby held on to the 30th Annual Rugby Invitational was not canceled.

There were 28 boys varsity teams and 22 girls varsity teams at the event, despite the crazy winds. There were 136 boys and 136 girls who fought the conditions in addition to the fellow competitors at the 5,000K race. The times were affected, but the races continued.

The Hillsboro/Central Valley girls team posted the overall low score for the win at 37 points while the Devils Lake boys posted a 69 for the win.

Killdeer was second in both categories with 55 points for the girls and 85 points for the boys. Rugby posted third place finishes in both lists as well with 85 points for the girls and 95 for the boys.

The girls varsity race was ruled by youth in the ranks. Claire Grinde, a seventh grader from Hillsboro/Central Valley, won the girls race with a time of 19:51.65 while another seventh grader from Killdeer- Summer Olson, was second with a 20:22.40 time.

Rugby junior Hannah Senechal was third with a 20:24.65 time while fellow junior Addie Miller from Killdeer was fourth at 20:33.55 for the race. Devils Lake eighth grader Riley Schmiess claimed fifth with a 20:36.93 time.

The best time for the boys was posted by Bishop Ryan freshman Gryphen Leier-Wangler at 17:31.60 to continue the youth movement at the top. Hillsboro/Central Valley junior was second for the boys with a 17:33.89 that was as close to a photo finish as can be in a cross country race.

Devils Lake sophomore Zane Bennett was nearly ten seconds slower at 17:43.53 for third while Killdeer senior Jekori Dahlen was fourth at 17:49.87 mark. Rugby sophomore Braydon Green rounded out the top five for the boys with a 17:55.25 time.

The teams are all prepping for the 2024 North Dakota High School Activities Association Cross Country State Meet that will be held October 25 (Class B races) and October 26 (Class A races) at Jamestown’s Parkhurst Campground/Pipestem Reservoir located in Jamestown.

Girls Team Scores

1. Hillsboro/Central Valley 37

2. Killdeer 55

3. Rugby 85

4. Devils Lake 132

5. Bottineau 169

6. Carrington 223

7. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke 226

8. Pembina County North 243

9. Beulah 327

10. Grafton 348

11. TMCHS 416

12. New Rockford-Sheyenne 493

13. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 505

14. Surrey 520

15. Rolla 562

16. Bishop Ryan 575

17. Glen Ullin/Hebron 608

18. Four Winds 609

19. Trinity Christian (Williston) 617

20. Velva-Drake/Anamoose 619

21. St. John 630

22. May-Port CG 666

Top Ten Girls

1. Claire Grinde (7th) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 19:51.65

2. Summer Olson (7th) Killdeer, 20:22.40

3. Hannah Senechal (Jr) Rugby, 20:24.65

4. Addie Miller (Jr) Killdeer, 20:33.55

5. Riley Schmiess (8th) Devils Lake, 20:36.93

6. Caroline Anderson (7th) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 20:39.43

7. Myla Kaldor (Sr) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 20:58.46

8. Tessa Guariglia (So) Bottineau, 21:01.26

9. Kate Martinez (7th) Killdeer, 21:02.56

10. Azlynn Johnson (Fr) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 21:04.92

Boys Team Scores

1. Devils Lake 69

2. Killdeer 85

3. Rugby 95

4. Hillsboro/Central Valley 97

5. TMCHS 188

6. Bottineau 219

7. Pembina County North 221

8. Glen Ullin/Hebron 283

9. Trinity Christian (Williston) 297

10. Griggs Midkota 303

11. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke 348

12. Beulah 392

13. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 413

14. Carrington 441

15. Grafton 480

16. Bishop Ryan 486

17. Tioga 600

18. Powers Lake 624

19. Velva-Drake/Anamoose 723

20. New Rockford-Sheyenne 729

21. Surrey 732

22. Four Winds 743

23. May-Port CG 776

24. Rolla 788

25. St. John 814

26. Mandaree 817

27. White Shield 827

28. Grant County 855

Top Ten Boys

1. Gryphen Leier-Wangler (Fr) Bishop Ryan, 17:31.60

2. Niko Zink (Jr) Hillsboro/Central Valley, 17:33.89

3. Zane Bennett (So) Devils Lake, 17:43.53

4. Jekori Dahlen (Sr) Killdeer, 17:49.87

5. Brayden Green (So) Rugby, 17:55.25

6. Holdyn Jacobson (Sr) Rugby, 18:10.16

7. Nash Fitzsimonds (Fr) Pembina County North, 18:18.66

8. Nekori Dahlen (Sr) Killdeer, 18:28.51

9. Eli Anderson (So) Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central, 18:29.08

10. Riley Schollmeyer (Fr) Killdeer, 18:36.07