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Cross country champs crowned at LKESAA district meet

The 2023 Lambton-Kent Elementary School Athletic Association (LKESAA) District Cross Country Finals were held at Canatara Park in Sarnia on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
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Grade 8 students Conner MacKellar (left) of Brooke Central and Cooper Osborne (right) of Sir John Moore sprinted to the finish line at the LKESSA District Cross Country Meet at Canatara Park, Tuesday. MacKellar placed 5th with a time of 13:04.6, with Osborne right behind in 6th place with a time of 13:05.0. (Tara Jeffrey photo)

The 2023 Lambton-Kent Elementary School Athletic Association (LKESAA) District Cross Country Finals were held at Canatara Park in Sarnia on Tuesday, Oct. 24.

The following is a list of the top 10 individual finishes and top three teams in each division:

Grade 4 Girls Individual Results

1st - Riley Stokes, Mooretown-Courtright (5:27.3) 2nd - Abygail Verbeek, Chatham Christian (5:32.9) 3rd - Breanne Cooper, Errol Village (5:35.5) 4th - Oakleigh VanDeshoot, Wyoming (5:43.4) 5th - Bentley Kaiser, WAPS (5:44.4) 6th - Finlay McCallum, Hillcrest (5:46.1) 7th - Hailey Bultje, Chatham Christian (5:47.6) 8th - Lyla Huras, Grand Bend (5:48.1) 9th - Harper Chapman, Brooke Central (5:51.0) 10th - Tegan Grubb, WAPS (5:51.3)

Riley Stokes of Mooretown-Courtright Public School finished first overall in the Grade 4 Girls division at the 2023 LKESAA District Cross Country Meet at Canatara Park, Tuesday, with a time of 5:27.3. (Tara Jeffrey photo)

Grade 4 Girls Team Results

  1. Errol Village — Breanne Cooper (3rd), Aubrey Larson (13th), Chelsea Norton (25th), Presley Williams (53)
  2. Chatham Christian — Abygail Verbeek (2nd), Hailey Bultje (7th), Emma Vandersluis (39th),
  3. Wyoming — Oakleigh VanDeshoot (4th), Madison Duff (18th), Lyla Boersma (28th), Everly Kohut (31st)

Grade 4 Boys Individual Results

1st - Nathan Pavli, Errol Village (4:54.2) 2nd - Clark VanMiddlekoop, Indian Creek (4:57.9) 3rd - Jace Lumley, HRPS (5:02.1) 4th - Grant Beasley, Brights Grove (5:03.1) 5th - Zander Wolting, Chatham Christian (5:03.5) 6th - Avery Orrange, Cathcart (5:08.4) 7th - Jace Wolting, McNaughton Ave. (5:09.9) 8th - Charlie Jolly, Errol Village (5:10.7) 9th - Yianni Makrigiannis, Cathcart (5:19.7) 10th - Weston Jacques, Errol Village (5:21.9)

The Grade 4 boys from Errol Village won top team honours at the LKESAA District Cross Country meet in Sarnia on Tuesday. Pictured are (from left) Charlie Jolly (8th place), Nathan Pavli (1st place) and Weston Jacques (10th). (Submitted photo)

Grade 4 Boys Team Results

  1. Errol Village — Nathan Pavli (1st), Charlie Jolly (8th), Weston Jacques (10th)
  2. Cathcart — Avery Orrange (6th), Yianni Makrigiannis (9th), Avery Castleman (14th), Owen Hackett (18th)
  3. Indian Creek — Clark Vanmiddlekoop (2nd), Connor DeActis (15th), Foster Heinhuis (19th), Aidan Smart (24th)

Grade 5 Girls Individual Results

1st - Bryn Simpson, HW Burgess (7:54.5) 2nd - Leith Matthews, HRPS (7:58.0) 3rd - Kenley Bolton, Zone (7:59.3) 4th - Jaylyn Bell, Cathcart (8:00.5) 5th - Layney Cloud, Kinnwood (8:01.4) 6th - Nyah Shain, Hillcrest (8:03.0) 7th - Malayah Brown, Queen Elizabeth (C) (8:11.9) 8th - Paxtyn Bright, Centennial (8:12.5) 9th - Kyrah Quigley, Indian Creek (8:13.7) 10th - Augus West, NAAHII (8:22.9)

Grade 5 Girls Team Results

  1. Cathcart — Jaylyn Bell (4th), Reese Soeder (14th), Molly Meeder (18th), Hanna Robinson (35th)
  2. Zone— Kenley Bolton (3rd), Kayla Bolton (12th), Nahliyah Chisholm (36th),
  3. Indian Creek — Kyrah Quigley (9th), Moira Hughts (11th), Audra Delonge (45th), AJulie Saunders (51st)
The Grade 5 Girls Team from Cathcart Boulevard Public School finished first overall at the LKESAA District Cross Country Meet, Tuesday. Pictured are (from left): Hanna Robinson, Molly Meeder, Reese Soeder and Jaylyn Bell. (Tara Jeffrey photo)

Grade 5 Boys Individual Results

1st - Decker Beatty, Dresden Area (6:49.1) 2nd - Luke Callendar, Bright’s Grove (7:02.5) 3rd - Harper Oulds, East Lambton (7:03.7) 4th - Brady Bristowe, Grand Bend (7:15.1) 5th - Linkin Hill, Queen E II (P) (7:21.5) 6th - Sam Breen, TAPS (7:22.9) 7th - Hayden Smith, Aberarder (7:29.4) 8th - Cameron Parr, Rosedale (7:31.6) 9th - Dean Greer, Bridgeview (7:32.0) 10th - Ryan Jackson, Wyoming (7:32.2)

Grade 5 Boys Team Results

  1. Confederation Central — Brady Forbes (11th), Andrea Savo (21st), Griffin Allison (23rd), Hunter Allison (24th)
  2. Rosedale — Cameron Parr (8th), Jackson Campbell (14th), William Raiger (42nd),
  3. Queen E II (P) — Linkin Hill (5th), Cameron Redick (31st), Cole Shamblaw (32nd), Carter Wilson (60th)

Grade 6 Girls Individual Results

1st - Bryn Simpson, HW Burgess (7:54.5) 2nd - Leith Matthews, HRPS (7:58.0) 3rd - Kenley Bolton, Zone (7:59.3) 4th - Jaylyn Bell, Cathcart (8:00.5) 5th - Layney Cloud, Kinnwood (8:01.4) 6th - Nyah Shain, Hillcrest (8:03.0) 7th - Malayah Brown, Queen Elizabeth (C) (8:11.9) 8th - Paxtyn Bright, Centennial (8:12.5) 9th - Kyrah Quigley, Indian Creek (8:13.7) 10th - Augus West, NAAHII (8:22.9)

Grade 6 Girls Team Results

  1. Bright’s Grove — Rebekah Odolphy (10th), Ainsley Dobbs (11th), Paige Henderson (16th), Ellie Norgate (24th)
  2. Kinnwood— Drew Wilson (1st), Tuesday Lichty (19th), Eralyn Batty (40th), Nynke Van Wieren (57th)
  3. Lakeroad — Layla Moran (7th), Alexis MacDonald (27th), Rosie Vandenenden-Chadwick (28th), Adelle Eagleson (49th)

Grade 6 Boys Individual Results

1st - Tyler Vankesteren, Chatham Christian (7:17.3) 2nd - Eric Leyten, Grand Bend (7:26.3) 3rd - Maddox Ameriault, H.W. Burgess (7:41.5) 4th - Theo Hubert, Errol Village (7:44.6) 5th - William Hopkins, Bkejwanong (7:48.3) 6th - Brandon Rawana, Bright’s Grove (7:49.3) 7th - Duncan MacKellar, Brooke Central (7:51.1) 8th - Josh Richardson, Dresden Area (7:51.4) 9th - Lincoln Johnson, King George VI (S) (7:52.2) 10th - Owen Debrum, Rosedale (7:53.0)

Grade 6 Boys Team Results

  1. Chatham Christian — Tyler Vankesteren (1st), Sosa IgBinoba (15th), Zack Gebara (26th), Joe Woelke (40th)
  2. Grand Bend — Eric Leyten (2nd), Darragh Lawlor (16th), Reed Huras (25th)
  3. HRPS — Corson Burk (11th), Lincoln Prfaff (12th), Harley Hill (36th), Ethan Moerman (57th), Cohen Woods (64)

Grade 7 Girls Individual Results

1st - Elise McLaughlin, Grand Bend (11:49.3) 2nd - Charlotte Robinson, Cathcart (11:53.7) 3rd - Stevie Sloan, Grand Bend (12:00.0) 4th - Delaney Pfile, Grand Bend (12:09.9) 5th - Arlee Roder, Kinnwood (12:11.0) 6th - Julia Gardner, Sir John Moore (12:12.1) 7th - Jocelyn Field, Aberarder (12:13.7) 8th - Brooke Kupec, Brigden (12:16.6) 9th - Cadence Bell, Cathcart (12:20.0) 10th - Lexa Young, Cathcart (12:22.7)

Grade 7 Girls Team Results

  1. Grand Bend — Elise McLaughlin (1st), Stevie Sloan (3rd), Delaney Pfile (4th), Kacey Leyten (14th)
  2. Cathcart — Charlotte Robinson (2nd), Cadence Bell (9th), Lexa Young (10th), Autumn Rowcliffe (28th)
  3. Sir John Moore — Julia Gardner (6th), Kenzie Maoirat (17th), Hannah Stewart (30th), Molly Thomas (46th)

Grade 7 Boys Individual Results

1st - Miles Carrington, McNaughton Ave. (10:04.0) 2nd - Nick Brown, RDHS (10:08.7) 3rd - Jack VanderGriendt, RDHS, Grand Bend (10:24.0) 4th - Rhett Johnson, Rosedale (10:29.0) 5th - Rhys Marriott, Centennial (10:38.3) 6th - Gavin Lumley, HRPS (10:39.3) 7th - Lochlan Irwin, Centennial (10:44.7) 8th - Jack Saunders, Indian Creek (10:47.7) 9th - Anson Krogman, Hillcrest (10:48.6) 10th - Matthew Brinkman, Indian Creek (10:49.2)

Grade 7 Boys Team Results

  1. Centennial — Rhys Marriott (5th), Lochlan Irwin (7th), Emerson Piggott (17th), Parker Leckie (37th)
  2. RDHS — Nick Brown (2nd), Jack VanderGriendt (3rd), Alex Crow (24th), Evan O’Rourke (51st)
  3. Indian Creek — Jack Saunders (8th), Matthew Brinkman (10th), Mason Hainge (13th), Lowe Klonteig (35th)

Grade 8 Girls Individual Results

1st - Madeline Verbeek, Chatham Christian (13:55.6) 2nd - Keala Pickard, Aberarder (14:16.0) 3rd - Jolee Cunningham, HRPS (14:32.1) 4th - Willow Johansen, Sir John Moore (14:35.4) 5th - Paige Hurst, Hillcrest (14:53.4) 6th - Giselle McKaig, Dresden Area (14:55.4) 7th - Reese Kremer, Kinnwood (14:59.9) 8th - Claire Ireland, Sir John Moore (15:01.5) 9th - Eva Labonte, McNaughton Ave. (15:06.8) 10th - Cindel Thompson, Dresden Area (15:12.0)

Keala Pickard of Aberarder School placed 2nd in the Grade 8 girls race at the LKESAA District Cross Country meet this week. (Tara Jeffrey photo)

Grade 8 Girls Team Results

  1. Sir John Moore — Willow Johansen (4th), Claire Ireland (8th), Lily Vale (22nd)
  2. HRPS — Jolee Cunningham (3rd), Robyn Mann (16th), Kaylee Clark (28th), Launa Cassidy (32nd)
  3. Chatham Christian — Madeline Verbeek (1st), Brooke VanKesteren (17th), Sarah Rombouts (29th)
The Grade 8 girls from Sir John Moore took top team honours at the LKESAA District Cross Country meet, Tuesday. Pictured are: Willow Johansen (4th place), Lily Vale (22nd) and Claire Ireland (8th).

Grade 8 Boys Individual Results

1st - Noah VanNeck, HRPS (12:04.9) 2nd - Matthew Ray, Cathcart (12:36.9) 3rd - Hunter Glasier, Indian Creek (12:38.5) 4th - Tucker Ysebaert, Sir John Moore (12:39.5) 5th - Conner MacKellar, Brooke Central (13:04.6) 6th - Cooper Osborne, Sir John Moore (13:05.0) 7th - Aric West, RDHS (13:06.3) 8th - Ben Knowles, Rosedale (13:13.0) 9th - Chase Free, Sir John Moore (13:13.2) 10th - Jace Baarschers, Rosedale (13:14.4)

Grade 8 Boys Team Results

  1. Sir John Moore — Tucker Ysebaert (4th), Cooper Osborne (6th), Chase Free (9th)
  2. Rosedale — Ben Knowles (8th), Jace Baarschers (10th), Brody Debrum (13th), Carter Macklin (49th)
  3. Bright’s Grove — Eli Odolphy (12th), Liam Reynolds (15th), David Beasley (24th)

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