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Oilers' Lamatsch wins two Central Prairie events
Cole Lamatsch
Central Plains Oiler Cole Lamatsch competes at the 1A state track meet in Wichita.

Oilers’ Lamatsch wins two events

LA CROSSE – Central Plains Oiler Cole Lamatsch captured the 800 meters (2:06.49) and 1,600 (4;55.41) to emerge as a double Central Prairie League track champion. Ellinwood’s Asher Miller won the 3,200 (11:34.3) and placed runner-up in the 1,600 (5:03.96).

Defending 1A state champion Ryan Kuckelman won the 400 meters (52.42). St. John’s Preston Dunn won the 300-meter hurdles (40.4) and placed runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles (16.5). Macksville’s Jason Cleveland won the pole vault (10-0). Ellinwood’s boys won the 1,600-meter relay (3:36.97).

The La Crosse boys won the team title (139) ahead of runner-up Macksville (95).

GIRLS DIVISION – Macksville’s Madison Butler swept the 800 meters (2:33.22) and 1,600m (5:51.11) and placed runner-up in the 3,200 (14:07.4) during a challenging day.

Other individual winners were Otis-Bison’s Destiny Mitchell,  3,200m (13:45.93); Central Plains’ Riley Thompson, triple jump (33-3); Central Plains Lauren Oeser, javelin (114-10); Macksville’s Lupita Galan, shot put (34-31/2); and the St. John 1,600-meter relay (4:24.12) and 3,200-meter relay (10:48.92).

Ness City’s girls (143) won the team title ahead of runner-up Macksville (112).

CENTRAL PRAIRIE LEAGUE

GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Ness City 143; 2—Macksville 112; 3—St. John 57; 4—Ellinwood 54; 5—La Crosse 51; 6—Victoria 40; 7—Central Plains 38; 8—Otis-Bison 33; 9—Kinsley 20;

GIRLS RESULTS

100m—1—Hammerschmidt, V, 13.29; 3—Ortiz, M, 14.19; 5—Dicken, OB, 14.46; 6—Herrman, L, 15.61

100m hurdles—1—Steinert, L, 17.;22 4—Sanders, SJ, 18.9; 5—Patterson, L, 20.31; 6—Adams, M, 20.98

200m—1—Jordan, NC, 28.17; 2—Simpson, E, 28.57; 5—Ficken, OB, 29.92; 6—Ortiz, M, 29.97

300m hurdles—1—Steinert, L, 48.92; 4—Ibarra, 55.78; 5—Sanders, SJ, 58.23; 6—Ibarra, 1:02.89

400m—1—Parrott, L, 1:02.89; 2—Soeken, CP, 1:04.26; 3—Meyer, SJ, 1:04.77; 4—Behnke, E, 1:06.53; 5—Butler, M, 1:08.02; 6—Ortiz, M, 1:08.26

800m—1—Butler, M, 2:33.22; 3—Reed, SJ, 2:41.89; 6—Russell, M, 2:52.89

1,600m—1—Butler, M, 5:51.11; 3—Smith, SJ, 6:14.43; 5—Winget, E, 7:17.27; 6—Cellesi, CP, 7:45.11

3,200m—1—Mitchell, OB, 13:45.93; 2—Butler, M, 14:07.4; 5—Winget, E, 16:11.77

400m relay—1—Ness City, 51.8; 2—St. John, 53.0, 3—Macksville, 53.57; 5—Otis-Bison, 55.26; 6—La Crosse, 56.71

1,600m relay—1—St. John, 4:24.12 (Fisher, Reed, Smith, Meyer); 3—Ellinwood, 4:36.22; 4—Macksville, 4:36.73; 5—Otis-Bison, 4:46.03

3,200m relay—1—St. John, 10:48.92 (Meyer, Reed, Smith, Fisher); 2—Macksville, 11:11.0; 4—Otis-Bison, 11:34.59; 5—Ellinwood, 14:07.78

High jump—1—Tillitson, NC, 4-7; 4—Mitchell, OB, 4-4; 5—Soeken, CP, 4-4; 6—Sanders, M, 4-4

Long jump—1—Hammerschmidt, V, 17-0; 3—Simpson, E, 15-43/4; 4—Werth, L, 15-2; 5—Garcia, M, 15-01/4

Triple jump—1—Thompson, CP, 33-3; 2—Garcia, M, 31-6; 4—Soeken, CP, 31-01/2; 5—Ibarra, M, 29-01/2; 6—Warta, CP, 27-11

Shot put—1—Galan, M, 34-31/2; 3—Baker, E, 32-0; 4—Sanders, M, 31-71/2; 5—Oeser, CP, 31-71/4; 6—Seltman, 31-3

Discus—1—Seltman, L, 109-7; 2—Dimitt, E, 105-9; 3—Wiltse, OB, 99-3; 3—Doggett, SJ, 95-4; 5—Baker, E, 89-6; 6—Reever, OB, 88-9

Javelin—1—Oeser, CP, 114-10; 2—Russell, M, 111-0; 3—Adams, M, 105-9; 4—Dimitt, E, 91-6; 2—Herrman, L, 88-4; 6—Sebes, M, 85-6

Pole vault—1—Copeland, NC, 7-71/2; 2—Ibarra, M, 6-6

CENTRAL PRAIRIE LEAGUE

BOYS TEAM SCORES--1—La Crosse 139; 2—Macksville 95; 3—Ellinwood 79; 4—Central Plains 55; St. John 55; 6—Kinsley 46; 7—Ness City 37; 8—Victoria 35; 9—Otis-Bison 13

BOYS RESULTS

100m—1—Stull, L, 11.74; 2—Hickel, CP, 12.08; 4—Cleveland, M, 12.17; 6—Gomez, M, 12.58

110m hurdles—1—Sherman, L, 16.39; 2—Dunn, SJ, 16.5; 3—Gomez, M, 18.01; 4—Katz, M, 18.78; 5—Steffen, E, 20.4; 6—Klima, CP, 20.79

200m—1—Stull, L, 24.4; 2—Hickel, CP, 24.76; 3—Kuckelman, M, 25.5; 5—Schueter, L, 25.38; 6—Cook, E, 25.69

300m hurdles—1—Dunn, SJ, 40.4; 3—Sherman, L, 43.44; 4—Katz, M, 47.35; 6—Klima, CP, 47.99

400m—1—Kuckelman, M, 52.42; 2—Quade Smith, SJ, 53.95; 3—Cook, E, 54.82; 5—Zink, E, 55.72

800m—1—Lamatsch, CP, 2:06.49; 2—Castaneira, L, 2:09.05; 3—Behnke, E, 2:09.76; 4—Rues, L, 2:10.39; 6—Quade Smith, SJ, 2;13.81

1,600m—1—Lamatsch, CP, 4:55.41; 2—Miller, E, 5:03.96; 4—McNeal, CP, 5:22.96; 5—Green, CP, 5:24.67; 6—Maneth, L, 5:25.07 

3,200m—1—Miller, E, 11:34.3; 4—Maneth, L, 12:02.29; 6—German, M, 12:18.83

400m relay—1—La Crosse, 45.27 (Haden Sherman, Burk, Schmidt, Stull); 2—Ellinwood, 45.56 (Dutton, Zink, Behnke, Cook; 3—Macksville, 45.86 (Gomez, Likciss, Barron, Kuckelman); 5—St. John, 49.14

1,600m relay—1—Ellinwood, 3:36.97 (Zink, Cook, Dutton Behnke); 2— La Crosse 3:37.34 (Burk, Rues, Schueter, Stull); 4—Macksville, 3:41.43 (Kuckelman, Lickiss, Guevera, Barron); 5—St. John, 3:44.83

3,200m relay—1—La Crosse, 8:57.05; 2—St. John, 9:01.83; 3—Central Plains, 9:09.54; 4—Ellinwood, 9:29.34 (Miller, Steffen, Behnke, Cook; 5—Macksville, 9:40.06

High jump—1—Burk, L, 5-10; 2—Lickiss, M, 5-10; 3—Dutton, E, 5-8; 4—McNeal, CP, 5-6; 6—Haselhorst, OB, 5-6

Long jump—1—Burk, L, 20-11/2; 4—Haynes, E, 18-71/2; 5—Huston, SJ, 18-41/4

Triple jump—1—Haden Sherman, L, 38-71/2; 2—Esparza, M, 37-11/2; 3—Guevara, M, 36-8; 4—Wyatt Sherman, L, 35-9; 5—Ibarra, SJ, 35-1; 6—Steffen, E, 33-83/4

Shot put—1—Brungardt, V, 45-91/4; 2—Bahr, OB, 43-111/2; 3—Ortiz, M, 40-4; 4—Barriger, L, 40-01/2; 6—Delp, SJ, 39-41/4

Discus—1—Brungardt, V, 135-10; 2—Delp, SJ, 124-10; 3—Barriger, L, 121-83/4; 4—Bahr, OB, 120-11; 6—Ortiz, 116-6

Javelin—1—Schroenrock, V, 145-1; 2—Barriger, L, 128-31/2; 3—Brauer, E, 127-10; 4—Massimo Lari, L, 125-11; 5—Adrian Adame, SJ, 125-1/2; 6—Demel, CP, 118-7

Pole vault—1—Cleveland, M, 10-0; 3—Lickiss, M, 10-0; 4—Merritt, E, 8-6; 5—Katz, M, 8-0