A Wakefield male qualified for the 2026 NSAA State Cross Country Championships as an individual.
From the Kearney Country Club, Colt Johnson represented Wakefield on Oct. 23 in the Class D division.
Sophomore Colt Johnson finished 32nd in a time of 18:16.
State photos can be found inside the State Cross Country tab for all 19 area runers from the Wayne Herald coverage area.
Following a home triangular, the Wakefield volleyball program took to the road for postseason action.
Beginning on Oct. 22, the host Trojans split a pair of home matches by winning 2-0 over Winnebago (25-19, 25-19) but falling 2-0 against Homer (14-25, 21-25).
Moving into the Class C2-6 Subdistrict hosted by Summerland on Oct. 26, #6 Wakefield closed out their season in heartbreak following a five-set defeat against #3 Summerland (13-25, 25-20, 19-25, 25-18, 11-15).
On the home court in the loss against Homer, Wakefield was led by Quinn Riewer with five kills and 12 digs as Emersen Mackling recorded four blocks (two solo), four service aces and three assists.
Season 2026 concluded on Oct. 23 for the Wakefield football team.
From Homer, the visiting Trojans dropped a 48-18 decision at the Knights to end their season at 1-8.
Complete scoring wasn't availble at the time of printing but Matthew Metzler recorded a pair of passing touchdowns (Carter Kratke/Hayden Osborne-Pearce) and ran for six points as well.
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