Nebraska high school cross country runners were battle-tested on a warm and windy afternoon during the 2026 NSAA State Cross Country Championships which included both Wayne girls and boys teams.
From the Kearney Country Club on Oct. 23, the Wayne girls (148 pts) and Blue Devils boys (163 pts) both finished ninth among the 15 Class C teams.
In the girls division, sophomore Elizabeth Hix led Wayne in 39th (21:33.1) followed by freshman Hadley Dunklau in 41st (21:34.2).
Other Blue Devil results came from freshman Sarah Kuchta (51st - 21:52.7), junior Mariana Nexticapan Hernandez (83rd - 22:55.2), freshman Rose Kaup (92nd - 23:40.2) and sophomore Tayla Hurner (113th - 32:07.5).
During boys action, senior Emmanuel Gonzalez led Wayne in 42nd (18:19.7) followed by fellow senior Landen Claussen (54th - 18:33.2).
Other Blue Devil results were posted by senior Camden Hall (60th - 18:42.4), senior Alvaro Archundia (70th - 18:55.3), junior Grady Maas (75th - 19:02.5) and senior Gabriel Armstrong (84th - 19:11.6).
A third place Mid State Conference finish looked to build some moment into the postseason for the Wayne High volleyball team who was on the edge of the wildcards standings in late Oct.
Starting on Oct. 22 at Rice Arena on the campus of Wayne State College, #3 Wayne won in four-sets over #4 Norfolk Catholic to capture bronze in the league tournament (21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 27-25).
Moving into the C1-4 Subdistrict from Omaha Concordia on Oct. 26, #2 Wayne suffered a 3-0 loss to #3 Battle Creek (24-26, 19-25, 25-27).
The Blue Devils fall to 21-10, dropping two of their final three matches to end their season.
During the third place Mid State Conference match, the Redden sisters each had a double-double.
Lilly Redden (one ace/one block) posted a team-high 11 kills and had 12 digs while Mallory Redden (four kills/two aces/one block) dished out 31 assists with 19 digs.
A trio of rushing touchdowns and one final score through the air closed out the Wayne High football season.
From O'Neill on Oct. 23, the visiting Blue Devils suffered a 48-24 loss to the Eagles.
Wayne ends the year at 1-8, dropping their last six straight.
Easton Endicott completed 9-of-18 for 179 yards and one score. He also ran the ball 12 times for 65 yards with one score.
Carter Mostek totaled 15 yards on four carries as Trecyn Ocampo was second on the team in rushing with two attempts for 61 yards.
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