STERLING –  Sterling Country Club featured 40-degree temperatures and a 25 mph north wind, creating a 32-degree chill index.

“Just the way we like it,” said Great Bend cross country coach Lyles Lashley, who saw his Panthers sweep Thursday’s team championships.

Medalist Mayra Ramirez broke the Panther school record (19:11.1) over the 5-kilometer course. Great Bend edged Buhler 41-42 after the Crusaders defeated perennial 5A contender St. Thomas Aquinas last week. Great Bend’s McKenna Esfeld was sixth medalist (19:30.3) and Emilia Diaz earned ninth medalist honors (19:34.4).

Ellinwood’s Erin Hammeke was runner-up (19:18.5).

Great Bend’s Sage Cauley (16:31.2) started a 3-4-5 finish followed by fourth-place Collin Hammond (16:33.2) and fifth place Kaiden Esfeld (16:34.4). Eighth-place Alex Smith (17:01.0) and ninth-place Evan Hammond (17:03.8) helped the Panthers place five runners in the top 10 medalists.

St. John’s A.J. Miller placed seventh (16:58.2).

STERLING INVITATIONAL, 5K

BOYS TOP 10 MEDALISTS--1—Tanner Lindahl 16:01.6; 2—Nicholas Martisko, Inman, 16:28.5; 3—Sage Cauley, GB, 16:31.2; 4—Collin Hammond, GB, 16:33.2; 5—Kaiden Esfeld, GB, 16:34.4; 6—Drew Jantzen, Berean, 16:39.6; 7—A.J. Miller, St. John, 16:58.2; 8—Alex Smith, GB, 17:01.0; 9—Evan Hammond, GB 17:03.8; 10—Brayden Dressman, Buhler, 17:06.9.

BOYS TEAM SCORES—1—Great Bend, 24 (74—Ellis Long, 20:45.7); 2—Buhler, 77; 3—Berean, 85; 4—Hoisington, 119 (24—Dayne Yott, 17:37.8; 28—Ian Doss, 17:57.8; 29—Karter Wolf, 18:03.8; 31—Daunte Chambers, 18:09.2; 37—Gabe Hipp, 18:23.9; 46—Bralen Thompson, 18:49.5); 5—St. John, 128 (15—Uriel Calleros, 17:13.0; 43—Trey Fisher, 18:36.6; 44—Dylan Reed, 18:44.4; 47—Marshall Woolf, 18:49.7; 48—Dalton Nemec, 18:51.5; 68—Dominic Miller, 19:57.5); 6—Trinity Catholic 136; 7—Skyline, 154; 8—Pratt 177; 9—Ellinwood, 254 (16—Ashler Miller, 17:16.1; 56—Kaden Baird, 19:12.8; 76—Sam Brauer, 20:50.4;84—Devin Krabbe, 21:59.9; 87—Presten McCord, 23:08.5; 89—Gus Corbett, 23:38.0; 90—Logan Sturtz, 23:39.4); 10—Haven, 291; 11—Sterling, 291

LARNED—19—Brayden Lothman, 17:22.7; 53—Ethan Haas, 19:00.8; 71—Chance Sanger, 20:19.0.

OTIS-BISON—42—Peytan Butler, 18:36.5; 64—Jayce Kohls, 19;38.4; 78—Tom Bahr, 21:07.5.

STERLING INVITATIONAL, 5K

GIRLS TOP 10 MEDALISTS—1—Mayra Ramirez, GB, 19:11.1; 2—Erin Hammeke, Ellinwood, 19:18.5; 3—Brooke Wiebe, Berean, 19:22.5; 4—Addie Hoeme, Pratt, 19:23.3; 5—Leah Bentley, Buhler, 19:29.9; 6—McKenna Esfeld, GB, 19:30.3; 7—Emma Willison, Buhler, 19:31.4; 8—Daycee Dewindt, Buhler, 19:31.9; 9—Emilia Diaz, GB, 19:34.4; 10—Lindsay Werner, Buhler, 19:42.7.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES—1—Great Bend, 41 (11—Haley McCormick, 19:56.7; 14—Emma Loomis, 20:22.2; 15—Reagan Huslig, 20:35.7; 25—Hannah Loomis, 21:36.1); 2—Buhler 42; 3—Berean 93; 4—Pratt 96; 5—Ellinwood, 147 (20—Ashtin Klepper, 21:03; 46—Brooklin Morgan, 23:17.9; 61—Gracie Schlessiger, 25:42.1; 66—Alicia Mitchell, 27:32.9); 6—Hutchinson Trinity 171; 7—Skyline 178; 8—Macksville, 202 (43—Abigail Ibarra, 23:08.4; 53—Karen Hall, 24:10.5; 58—Melanie Vargas, 25:17.8; 60—Anna Suiter, 25:36.6; 63—Kaylee Hottovy, 26:57.0; 64—Karen Holguin, 26:58.0)

CENTRAL PLAINS—26—Hannah Redetzke, 21:46.8.

OTIS-BISON—67—Ashtyn Butler, 29:40.2; 68—Amanda Sizemore, 30:06.5.

LARNED—21—Cierra Nord, 21:23.2; 42—Makayla Leiker, 23:06.4.

BOYS JV TOP 5 MEDALISTS--1—Achilles, McPherson, 19:53.5; 2—Vansickle, Eisenhower, 20:33.4; 3—Richberg, Eisenhower, 20:34.9; 4—Snook, Berean, 20:35.1; 5—Lubbers, Goddard, 20:41.5

BOYS JV TEAM SCORES—1—Eisenhower 34; 2—Goddard 48; 3—Junction City 77; 4—Buhler 87; 5—Valley Center 120; 6—Nickerson 164

GREAT BEND—77—Malachi Wasson, 20:47.0; 25—Ellis Long, 22:33.7

GIRLS JV TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Briana Perez, GB, 23:58.4; 2—August Siefkes, GB, 24:24.2; 3—Clark, Goddard, 25:10.8; 4—Parrott, JC, 25:44.8; 5—Henderson, VC, 25:44.8

GIRLS JV TEAM SCORES—1—Buhler 45; 2—Goddard 72; 3—Valley Center 77; 3—Great Bend 77; 5—Hutchinson Trinity 114; 6—Junction City 116

GREAT BEND—28—Amy To, 29:01.8; 31—Katria Kindscher, 29:25.1; 33—Anna Campbell, 29:35.1

GIRLS NINTH-GRADE TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Madison Butler, Macksville, 20:38.6; 2—Coker, Buhler, 21:56.2; 3—August Siefkes, GB, 22:20.5; 4—Jayla Wyant, Hoisington, 22:29.6; 5—Kiana Grandclair, Hoisington, 23:21.9

GREAT BEND—8—Katria Kindscher, 24:40.2; 10—Anna Campbell, 25:06.5

CENTRAL PLAINS—17—Joanna Donecker, 28:46.7

LARNED—19—Sarah Manry, 29:37.3

BOYS NINTH-GRADE TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Myers, Pratt, 19:10.4; 2—Alexis Barron, Macksville, 19:38.2; 2—Clennan, Hutchinson Trinity, 19:43.6; 4—Jesse Nava, Macksville, 20:39.6; 5—Yoder, Haven, 20:57.8

HOISINGTON—8—Eastin Redetzke, 21:31.7

BOYS 8TH-GRADE TEAM SCORE—1—Larned 15

BOYS 8TH-GRADE TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Allen, Hillsboro, 12:27.4; 2—Carsen Blasdel, Reno Valley, 12:43.0; 3—Krebs, Berean, 13:09.8; 4—Dylan Roberts, Larned, 13:20.0; 5—Eli Lewis, Hoisington, 13:25.0

ELLINWOOD—7—Cole Ringwald, 13:49.4

HOISINGTON—9—Alex Mater, 13:54.8

ST. JOHN—19—Carter Haney, 15:34.7

LARNED—10—Jeron Debes, 14:11.0; 27—Maverick Munden, 17:11.0; 28—Blake Crandall, 17:14.1; 30—Mark Hamrick, 23:20.4

GIRLS 8TH TEAM SCORES—1—Hoisington 18; 2—Pratt Liberty 37

GIRLS 8TH TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Sheena Gocela, Hoisington, 14:41.3; 2—Vada Kaiser, Hoisington, 14:52.4; 3—Kassy Petersilie, Hoisington, 14:55.2; 4—Hannah Wingert, Ellinwood, 14:59.9; 5—May, Pratt Liberty, 15:40.6

ELLINWOOD—7—Allison Ricker, 15:42.5

HOISINGTON—8—Kendall Mason, 15:43.3; 10—Daijah Jones, 15:58.3

BOYS 7TH TEAM SCORES—1—Haven 32; 2—St. John 41; 3—Hutchinson Trinity 60; 4—Pratt Liberty 77

BOYS 7TH TOP 5 MEDALISTS (1 mile)—1—Quade Smith, SJ, 5:52.4; 2—Nelson, Skyline, 5:59.3; 3—Kamden Tarlton, Hoisington, 6:05.6; 4—Donovan Wilder, Larned, 6:11.0; 5—Levi Pauley, Reno Valley, 6:23.9

HOISINGTON—10—Parker Lewis, 6:36.3; 36—Nathan Norvell, 8:21.3; 46—A.J. Thurman, 13:47.3

OTIS-BISON—20—Memphis Jensen, 6:51.2

ST. JOHN—12—Keldon Bunker, 6:42.0; 16—Jace Reyes, 6:48.3; 31—Josh Chapman, 7:56.6; 40—Chris Fernandez, 8:34.9; 41—Julio Lozano, 8:40.2

GIRLS 7TH-GRADE TEAM SCORE—1—Pratt Liberty 15

GIRLS 7TH TOP 5 MEDALISTS—1—Howell, Central Christian, 6:28.6; 2—Hampton, Skyline, 6:52.6; 3—Clarkson, Pratt Liberty, 6:55.7; 4—Heidi Brauer, Ellinwood, 7:02.0; 5—Josephine Doan, Hoisington, 7:05.4

ELLINWOOD—13—Julia Schlessiger, 7:27.3

HOISNGTON—23—Alexiah Neal, 9:11.2

LARNED—7—Ivy Hope, 7:10.0; 21—Kayna Jordan, 8:27.1