Marathon (136) and fourth-place Stratford ….

Marathon (136) and fourth-place Stratford (143) in the final standings.

Individually, Scheer was the winner in 16:45, 10 seconds ahead of Esterholm, while Antigo’s James Meade was third at 17:07.

Kaleb Scott again led the Hawks. He was seventh in the field of 125 runners in 17:38, tying his season-best time. He was 10 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor, Nicholas Pittman of Athens, and 10 seconds behind Hoogland, who was sixth. The Loggers put their top four scorers among the top 15 finishers and their fifth man was 41st. That was enough to hold off the Hawks, whose next five runners were tightly packed.

Jack Regier and Heston Hueckman both had times of 18:53 and were credited with 19th and 20th place, while Henry Regier was 21st, three seconds behind. Elijah Scott was 23rd in 18:57, the same time 22nd-place runner Logan Peters of Marathon had. Hagan Isaacson was the Hawks’ sixth man. He was 24th at a season-best 19:03. Wiitala was the team’s seventh finisher, taking 45th in 19:43.

Prentice-Rib Lake had 18 entrants in the boys race. Schmidt moved up in the team ranks and placed 53rd in a seasonbest 20:02. Harding was 56th in a personal-best 20:18. Brothers Connor (20:27) and Seamus Highfill (20:28) were 60th and 61st in personal- best times. Aidan Hause (20:35) and Evan Lord (20:40) finished 66th and 67th.

Hardy Hueckman was 74th in 21:12, Thums was 78th in 21:28, a personal-best time by 36 seconds, Nikkila was 89th in 22:02, a personal-best by 28 seconds and Johnson was 105th in 22:59, his new best time. Head was 122nd in 27:28.

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (177) and Athens (179) were fifth and sixth in the team standings. Three Lakes was the top-scoring non-Marawood team, placing seventh with 203 points, three better than Chequamegon. Columbus Catholic (218) and Cadott (254) rounded out the top 10.

Olivia Lopez was 50th in a time of 24:17 and Suess was 80th in a personalbest 27:08 as the only two girls runners from Prentice-Rib Lake. In a race of 110, Nora Gremban of Northland Pines was the winner in 17:43, 24 seconds ahead of Chequamegon’s Autumn Michalski in a matchup of Northwoods standouts. Assumption’s Lucy Dolan was third in 18:34.

Phillips won the team title 66-74 over Stratford, while Chequamegon (98), Marathon (127) and Assumption (153) completed an all-Marawood top five, just ahead of Cadott (154).