STERLING — Ellinwood High School’s girls’ cross-country team won the Sterling Invitational on Saturday.
Led by Joanna Strecker, who finished in fourth place with a time of 15:52.81, the Lady Eagles finished with 26 points.
Ellinwood had three girls in the top 10.
The Eagles didn’t have enough runners to field a full team.
Morgan Feemster, competing as one of three individuals from Ellinwood in the boys’ competition, placed second with a time of 16:43.97.
The other two runners narrowly missed the top 10 at 12th and 13th places.
 
— Kevin Price

PREP CROSS-COUNTRY
Sterling Invitational
 
Saturday
 
At Sterling
 
GIRLS
 
Team scores
1. Ellinwood, 26; 2. Haven, 63; 3. Lyons, 78; 4. Hutchinson Trinity, 92; 5. Pratt-Skyline, 116; 6. Sterling, 123
 
Ellinwood results
4. Strecker, 15:52.81; 5. Reichuber, 16:03.28; 10. Hayes, 16:33.69; 11. Rugan, 16:47.62; 12. Carmen, 16:43.09; 23. Fisher, 17:45.03; 42. Schlessinger, 19:12.73
 
BOYS

Team scores
1. Pratt, 50; 2. Hutchinson Trinity, 59; 3. Pratt-Skyline, 82; 4. St. John-Hudson, 83; 5. Montezuma-South Gray, 115; 6. Sterling, 118; 7. Macksville, 131
 
Ellinwood results
2. Feemster, 16:43.97; 12. Kasselman, 10:29.47; 13. Pike, 18:33.07;