Both Wayne High girls and boys cross country programs are state bound thanks to a total of six medalists following top performances during the Class C-3 District outing.
From the Albion Country Club in Albion on Oct. 14, the Wayne High girls were crowned district champion with 34 points while the Blue Devil boys took the final team state qualifying spot scoring 49 points (third).
In the girls division, Tayla Hurner was crowned district champion on the 5,000-meter course during a time of 19:20.6 among the 57 runners.
Additional Blue Devil medlialists were Hadley Dunklau (fourth - 20:05.1) and Elizabeth Hix (ninth - 20:43.1).
Other Wayne results were posted by Sarah Kuchta (22nd - 21:54.9), Rose Kaup (30th - 22:51.9) and Mariana Nexticapan Hernandez (31st - 22:55.6).
During the boys outing, Emmanuel Gonzalez was the top Wayne runner earning a seventh place medal in 17:35.4, followed by Landen Claussen in ninth (17:41) as well as Camden Hall in 13th (17:50.2).
Other Wayne results came from Grady Maas (20th - 18:36.3), Gabriel Armstrong (23rd - 18:39.5) and Alvaro Archundia (24th - 18:41.5).
A five-set victory closed out the regular season for Wayne moving into the Mid State Conference tournament.
Beginning at Battle Creek on Oct. 15, Wayne High held off the late rally from the Bravettes winning in five sets (25-15, 25-18, 22-25, 18-25, 15-9) before earning the #3 seed during the Mid State Conference Tournament and winning in straight sets over #6 O'Neill (26-24, 25-20, 25-22) on Oct. 19 in Wayne.
During the semifinal round the following night in Pierce, Wayne suffered a 3-0 loss against #2 Guardian Angels Central Catholic (9-25, 20-25, 14-25).
The Blue Devils are now 20-9.
#3 Wayne will next compete in the third place match of the Mid State Conference Tournament on Oct. 22 at Rice Arena (WSC) at 6 p.m. against #4 Norfolk Catholic.
During the five-set win, Kamden Dobbins recorded a double-double with 18 kills and 16 digs.
Audrey Lutter and Alexis Legler finished off the match with a block.
A few late scores kept the spark in the Wayne High offense taking on one of the top teams in Class C1 Nebraska High School football.
From Bob Cunningham Field on the campus of Wayne State College, the host Blue Devils suffered a 47-26 loss against Pierce on Oct. 16.
Wayne High dropped their fifth straight moving to 1-7 as the Bluejays remained undefeated at 8-0.
Easton Endicott completed 13-of-26 for 207 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also ran the ball 11 times for 91 yards and one score.
Trecyn Ocampo closed the night with just four carries for 43 yards and one score as Chase Rethwisch added 18 yards on 10 rushes.
Chase Nelson hauled in seven receptions for 94 yards as Claussen recorded two grabs for 37 yards and one score.
Waylon Huff posted a team-high 10 tackles (eight solo) followed by Blake Smith with seven tackles (six solo) and one fumble recovery.
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