Stephenson XC claims conference titles
BANAT — The Powers North Central girls were very much in the hunt for the Skyline Central Conference cross country title, falling just a point short here Thursday.
Stephenson squeezed past the Jets 47-48, followed by Munising 56 and Rapid River 59.
Eagles’ junior Faith Cappaert won the 3.1-mile race in 22:20. She was followed by Jets’ senior and two-time defending champion Hope Varoni (22:47.9) and Rock Mid Peninsula sophomore Aesara Lupinski (23:02).
The Stephenson boys also won with 56 points, followed by Munising 59 and Crystal Falls Forest Park 63.
Munising senior Dan Goss was the individual winner at 17:57.5, followed by Stephenson junior Canon Kuntze (18:24.6) and North Central senior Wes Knauf (18:31.9).
North Central is hosting its invitational Monday at 4 p.m. (EDT).
Boys
Stephenson 55, Munising 59, Crystal Falls Forest Park 63, Rapid River 92, Superior Central 93, Rock Mid Peninsula NTS.
Top 10 — 1, Dan Goss, Munising, 17:57.5; 2, Canon Kuntze, Stephenson, 18:24.6; 3, Wes Knauf, Powers North Central, 18:31.9; 4, Owen Kuehnau, Stephenson, 19:09.6; 5, Joey Mainville, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 19:18.4; 6, Trevor Verba, Stephenson, 19:18.7; 7, William Hoffman, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 19:21; 8, Jon Denkins, Rapid River, 19:30; 9, Blake Lakosky, Munising, 19:36.7; 10, Max Mainville, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 19:46.6.
Girls
Stephenson 47, Powers North Central 48, Munising 56, Rapid River 59, Superior Central
Top 10 — 1, Faith Cappaert, Stephenson, 22:20; 2, Hope Varoni, Powers North Central 22:47.9; 3, Aesara Lupinski, Rock Mid Peninsula, 23:02; 4, Gabriella Putnam, Stephenson, 23:36.4; 5, Kaylee Baldwin, Norway, 24:05.5; 6, Olivia Cotey, Munising, 24:16.8; 7, Kate Mattson, Munising, 24:43.4; 9, Julia Poma, Rapid River, 24:44.1; 10, Emma Sundling, Rapid River, 24:52.3.