Lady Dog harriers take first

Whitefish cross country is rolling heading into the final stretch of the season, with the girls taking first at the Thompson Falls Invitational last week.

Strong running by Jessica Henson, Ella Greenberg, Katie Arterburn and Braya Hobson pushed Whitefish ahead of Frenchtown and Columbia Falls for first place.

Henson finished seventh (21:29.04), Greenberg eighth (21:38.48), Arterburn ninth (21:47.56) and Hobson 15th (22:17.35) for the Lady Dogs.

Bigfork’s Anya Young took first individually with the only girls sub-20 minute time, 19:58.83.

The boys just missed out on a top three finish, falling one point short of Eureka for fourth place overall.

Frenchtown and Columbia Falls took first and second.

Miles Vrentas took ninth (18:09.59) and Bridger Gaertner 15th (18:19.32) for the Bulldogs.

This week Whitefish hosted its own invite at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Tuesday after presstime.

On Saturday they’ll head down to Missoula for the Mountain West Invite before competing in Browning on Monday.

Thompson Falls Invitational

At Rivers Bend Golf Course

BOYS

Team Totals

1, Frenchtown 41; 2, Columbia Falls 61; 3, Eureka 87; 4, Whitefish 88; 5, Ronan 96; 6, Thompson Falls 163; 7, Kellog, Idaho 214; 8, Libby 244; 9, Loyola Sacred Heart 246; 10, Seeley-Swan 257; 11, Deer Lodge 258; 12, Arlee 345; 13, Two Eagle River 370. No score: Bigfork, Charlo, Darby, St. Ignatius.

Top 15

1, Brock Rugg, Frenchtown, 17:02.67; 2, Tyler Schmautz, Frenchtown, 17:06.34; 3, Gabe Knudsen, C. Falls, 17:31.67; 4, James Normandeau, Ronan, 17:39.88; 5, Luke Lutz, Frenchtown, 17:49.25; 6, Wills DeGrandpre, Charlo, 17:58.44; 7, Joe Lamb, C. Falls, 18:03.93; 8, Alex Lowe, Eureka, 18:07.38; 9, Miles Brentas, Wfish, 18:09.59; 10, Jesse Shaske, Frenchtown, 18:10.91; 11, Parker McConnell, Thompson Falls, 18:12.94; 12, Anton Young, Bigfork, 18:16.41; 13, James Role, C. Falls, 18:17.92; 14, Hunter Steele, Eureka, 18:19.29; 15, Bridger Gaertner, Whitefish, 18:19.32.

GIRLS

Team Totals

1, Whitefish 47; 2, Frenchtown 55; 3, Columbia Falls 65; 4, Eureka 93; 5, Libby 111; 6, Thompson Falls 118; 7, Loyola Sacred Heart 175. No score: Arlee, Bigfork, Charlo, Darby, Deer Lodge, Ronan, Seeley-Swan, St. Ignatius, Hot Springs.

Top 15

1, Anya Young, Bigfork, 19:58.83; 2, Lara Erickson, C. Falls, 20:54.98; 3, Lizzy Mattson, Frenchtown, 20:57.97; 4, Gracie Lang, Darby, 21:01.46; 5, Abby Sherwood, Frenchtown, 21:07.01; 6, McKay Guckenberg, Eureka, 21:15.65; 7, Jessica Henson, Wfish, 21:29.04; 8, Ella Greenberg, Wfsh, 21:38.48; 9, Katie Arterburn, Wfsh, 21:47.56; 10, Lindsey Brooks, Ronan, 21:56.16; 11, Lauren Thorstenson, Libby, 21:57.55; 12, Josey Neesvig, Thompson Falls, 21:59.10; 13, Brooke Price, Eureka, 22:05.53; 14, Alicia Kalenak, Bigfork, 22:07.16; 15, Braya Hobson, Whitefish, 22:17.35.