There will be a significant lakeshore area & Manitowoc County presence today at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships in Wisconsin Rapids.
In Division-2: the Valders Boys seek their 3rd consecutive State title when the Vikings start their race about 2:00 o’clock.
Sophomore Clay Taylor says that Coach Bill Dietrich “means everything to him”..and he told a special story about their relationship. “I always like to tell this story. My first ever cross country race I didn’t finish, I dropped out and I wanted to quit running completely. I still have the email from coach telling me ‘you can’t quit, you have to stick with it’. He’s always encouraged me to be my best and has helped me to be training correctly and eating right. I’m just so thankful to him for everything he’s done for me and my teammates. We all really love him and are thankful for him.”
Taylor has gone on to become the Vikings 2nd best runner this season.
Meanwhile, in the Division-2 Girls race this afternoon, the Two Rivers Raiders have 3 qualifiers: sophomore Anna Gallagher, freshman Mikaela Helling & junior Makenzie Greenwood.
In the Division-3 Boys Race today at the Ridges Golfcourse: Brillion is one of the team qualifiers in the State field. In the Girls 5-K, Brooklyn Luebke of Manitowoc Lutheran will be at the starting line along with Mishicot’s Mikayla Gove. In the D-3 Boys run: local & area runners competing are Nathan Winter of Manitowoc Lutheran, Kory Wiegert from Mishicot and Reagan Aguilar of Hilbert/Stockbridge.
In the Division-1 Boys race, Junior Max Bailey will represent Manitowoc Lincoln. In Girls Volleyball tonight, Manitowoc Lincoln faces Oconomowoc in the D-1’ Sectional championship match hosted by West Bend East High School. In Division-3: Howards Grove battles ‘Dominican at Kohler with both of those matches getting underway at 7.
In Boys Soccer, Oostburg & Sturgeon Bay get together in a D-4 Sectional final at Kohler. That game is at 1:00 this afternoon.
