Falcons, Warriors Yet Again Champions In Neligh

This may sound a bit familiar, but Neligh-Oakdale’s boys and Elkhorn Valley’s girls took first on Tuesday in Neligh.
For the second week in a row, the Warriors and Falcons earned the team championships at Warrior Field, this time for the Neligh-Oakdale Invite. 

The Warrior boys led the seven-team field with a score of 140. The were led by first-place finishes from Damon Arehart, Tyson Belitz and Alex Kerkman. They finished the day with 22 total medals.

The Elkhorn Valley boys finished with 106.5 points, good for third. Dylan Wilkins, Brayden Effle, Tyler Miller and Austin Miller all took first place on the day. The Falcons totalled 17 medals at the meet.

Elgin Public/Pope John earned 15 team points on the way to sixth place. While they didn’t have any champions on the day, the did bring home five medals.

On the girls side of things, Elkhorn Valley’s 135 points gave them a comforable first-place finish over the field. Alyssa Rood, Sierra Rystrom, Amber Miller, Hannah Ollendick and the 3200 relay team all took first. The Falcons totalled 19 medals. 

Neligh-Oakdale took second, finishing with 99 points. Emma Bixler, the 400 meter relay team and Kristen Snodgrass were all individual champions. The Warriors earned 23 medals on the day.

Elgin Public/Pope John rode its 75 point day to a fourth-place finish. Lydia Behnk and Kaylee Martinsen were champions in their events. The Wolfpack totalled 16 medals, including three in the 400 meter dash alone. 

Results for the Neligh-Oakdale Invite - Boys
Boys team results: 1. Neligh-Oakdale 140, 3. Elkhorn Valley 106.5, 6. EPPJ 15; Boys Discus: 1. Dylan Wilkins, Elkhorn Valley 134-06, 2. Damon Arehart, Neligh-Oakdale 117-01; Boys Triple Jump: 2. Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley 38-09, 3. Grant White, Neligh-Oakdale 38-05, 4. Tyson Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 37-07, 5. Kyle Schumacher, EPPJ 37-02; Boys Shot Put: 1. Damon Arehart, Neligh-Oakdale 41-09.5, 3. Dylan Wilkins, Elkhorn Valley 40-07.5, 5. Carter Schindler, EPPJ 39-02; Boys High Jump: 1. Tyson Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 5-09, 3. Alex Kerkman, Neligh-Oakdale 5-06, 4. Tucker Hecht, Elkhorn Valley 5-06, 6. Brock Schaecher, Elkhorn Valley 5-04; Boys Long Jump: 1. Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley 18-07, 2. Jayden Arehart, Neligh-Oakdale 17-07.5; Boys Pole Vault: 1. Tyler Miller, Elkhorn Valley 11-00, 3. Kaleb Pofahl, Neligh-Oakdale 10-06, 4. Cole Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 10-00, 6. Dillon Stewart, Elkhorn Valley 9-06; Boys 4x400 M Relay: 3. Neligh-Oakdale 3:56.8, 4. Elkhorn Valley 4:04.1, 5. EPPJ 4:17.9; Boys 800 M Run: 2. Cole Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 2:13.7, 3. Tucker Hecht, Elkhorn Valley 2:14.4, 4. Tyson Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 2:19.6, 6. Kyle Schumacher, EPPJ 2:23.6; Boys 400 M Dash: 2. Tucker Hecht, Elkhorn Valley 54.7; Boys 110 M Hurdles: 2. Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley 17.0; Boys 300 M Hurdles: 2. Brayden Effle, Elkhorn Valley 43.8, 4. Grant White, Neligh-Oakdale 44.5; Boys 4x800 M Relay: 3. EPPJ 9:52.1, 4. Neligh-Oakdale 10:47.0, 5. Elkhorn Valley 10:57.9; Boys 1600 M Run: 1. Austin Miller, Elkhorn Valley 5:12.2, 3. Cole Belitz, Neligh-Oakdale 5:17.8; Boys 4x100 M Relay: 3. Neligh-Oakdale 48.1, 6. Elkhorn Valley 55.9; Boys 3200 M Run: 1. Austin Miller, Elkhorn Valley 11:07.9, 5. Adam Dreger, EPPJ 11:59.7, 6. Brandon Evans, Elkhorn Valley 12:24.1; Boys 200 M Dash: 1. Alex Kerkman, Neligh-Oakdale 24.7, 3. Cade Wilkinson, Neligh-Oakdale 25.1, 4. Jayden Arehart, Neligh-Oakdale 25.2; Boys 100 M Dash: 1. Alex Kerkman, Neligh-Oakdale 11.8, 3. Jayden Arehart, Neligh-Oakdale 12.1, 4. Cade Wilkinson, Neligh-Oakdale 12.1.

Results for the Antelope County Meet - Girls
Girls team results: 1. Elkhorn Valley 135; 2. Neligh-Oakdale 99, 4. EPPJ 75; Girls Discus: Delilah Sierra, Elkhorn Valley 85-03, Grace Henn, EPPJ 83-11.5; Girls Triple Jump: 1. Lydia Behnk, EPPJ 34-00, 2. Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley 31-06, 4. Bailey Frey, Neligh-Oakdale 30-05.25, 5. Haley Kekrman, Neligh-Oakdale 29-07; Girls Shot Put: 1. Alyssa Rood, Elkhorn Valley 31-09, 3. Delilah Sierra, Elkhorn Valley 28-8, 4. Shelby Cakebread, Elkhorn Valley 28-07.5; Girls High Jump: 3. Kaylee Martinsen, EPPJ 4-08, 4. Olivia Nall, Elkhorn Valley 4-06, 5. Jayda Chance, Neligh-Oakdale 4-06; Girls Long Jump: 1. Sierra Rystrom, Elkhorn Valley 15-00.75, 2. Lydia Behnk, EPPJ 14-07.5, 3. Kristen Snodgrass, Neligh-Oakdale 13-11.75, 4. Alexis Jensen, Neligh-Oakdale 13-11.75, 5. Shelby Pitzer, Neligh-Oakdale 13-08.75, 6. Haley Zegers, EPPJ 13-06.5; Girls Pole Vault: 1. Amber Miller, Elkhorn Valley 9-06, 4. Celina Knievel, Neligh-Oakdale 8-00, 5. Alison Stineman, Elkhorn Valley 8-00, 6. Courtni Heckert, Neligh-Oakdale 7-06; Girls 1600 M Run: 2. Alison Stineman, Elkhorn Valley 6:13.7, 3. Anna Heilhecker, EPPJ 6:33, 5. Emma Bixler, Neligh-Oakdale 6:35.1; Girls 800 M Run: 1. Emma Bixler, Neligh-Oakdale 2:47.4, 2. Olivia Nall, Elkhorn Valley 2:48.5, 3. Heather Bauer, EPPJ 2:53.7, 4. Haley Kerkman, Neligh-Oakdale, 2:58.1, 6. Calli Krebs, EPPJ 3:02.9; Girls 400 M Dash: 1. Kaylee Martinsen, EPPJ, 2. Faith Kiney, EPPJ, 3. Haley Fleetwood, Elkhorn Valley, 4. Haley Zegers, EPPJ, 6. Hannah Schrader, Neligh-Oakdale; Girls 100 M Hurdles: 1. Hannah Ollendick, Elkhorn Valley 17.7, 5. Bailey Frey, Neligh-Oakdale 19.6; Girls 300 M Hurdles: 1. Hannah Ollendick, Elkhorn Valley 51.3, 2. Bailey Frey, Neligh-Oakdale 51.6, 5. Haley Fleetwood, Elkhorn Valley 54.4; Girls 4x800 M Relay: 1. Elkhorn Valley 11:13.7, 2. EPPJ 11:16.2, 4. Neligh-Oakdale 12:33.6; Girls 4x400 M Relay: 2. Elkhorn Valley 4:35.1, 3. EPPJ 4:35.7, 6. Neligh-Oakdale 5:50.4; Girls 4x100 M Relay: 1. Neligh-Oakdale 55.3, 2. Elkhorn Valley 57.5; Girls 3200 M Run: 2. Alison Stineman, Elkhorn Valley 12:47.2, 4. Sydney Kerkman, EPPJ 14:44.3, 5. Kasi Grosserode, Neligh-Oakdale 15:21.0, 6. Olivia Lindgren, EPPJ 18:05.2; Girls 200 M Dash: 1. 2. Kristen Snodgrass, Neligh-Oakdale 28.6, 3. Alexis Jensen, Neligh-Oakdale 28.9; Girls 100 M Dash: 2. Alexis Jensen, Neligh-Oakdale 13.6, 4. Kristen Snodgrass, Neligh-Oakdale 13.8, 6. Adysen Boggs, Neligh-Oakdale 14.4