Perham at Lucky Lindy
After taking a week away from competition, the Yellow Jacket cross country team returns to action today (Sept. 11)?at the Lucky Lindy Invitational in Little Falls.
Racing begins at 4:15 p.m. with the boys J.V. race with the girls J.V. running at 4:45.
Varsity races begin at 5:10 with the boys going first, followed by the girls at 5:35.
Perham and St. Cloud Cathedral are the only Class A?teams in the field. Currently, the Jacket girls are ranked No. 3 and the boys have moved up to No. 4. The Cathedral girls are No. 5, with the boys ranked No. 11.
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Also in the field are: Alexandria (Boys are No. 5-AA), Bemidji, Brainerd (boys are No. 6-AA).
Individually, Perham's Maddie McClellan is No. 3 and Abby Anderson is No. 4 in Class A.
After the Lucky Lindy, Perham will take another week off from competition before running at St. Olaf in Northfield on Sept. 20.
Mighty Mites
Area fifth and sixth graders are encouraged to join Mighty Mite Cross Country this fall.
Mighty Mites next practice will be Friday, Sept. 12, at Meinhover Field from 3:45-5 p.m.
There is no cost to take part in Mighty Mites CC.
Practice dates will be: Sept. 12, Sept. 16, Sept. 18, Sept. 23, Sept. 25, Sept. 30, and Oct. 2, where the season will end at the Perham Invitational.
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Having fun and participation will constantly be stressed above all else. Workouts are intended to introduce running for longer periods of time (which very seldom get over 10-15 minutes in length at one time) stressing some of the basic fundamentals and techniques while learning to enjoy running. Each practice will have a theme and running game for the day.
For more information, contact Perham High School at 346-6500, or e-mail coach Jeff Morris at jmorris@perham.k12.mn.us .
CC?Fundraiser at Pizza Ranch Sept. 22
There will be a fundraiser for the cross country team's at the Pizza Ranch on Monday, Sept. 22.
Members from the Yellow Jacket cross country team will be working as wait staff, bussing tables and washing dishes during the evening buffet. In return, Pizza Ranch will donate a percentage of all buffet sales that evening.
Former runners run first college race in Fargo
Eddie Stenger and Justin Tellinghuisen, both members of the two-time Class A?State Championship boys cross country team, recently ran their first college races. And they ran against each other in that race.
Stenger, a freshman running for South Dakota State, ran a 26:40.86 to finish 11th at the Bison Invitational in Fargo on Sept. 5. Justin Tellinghuisen, a freshman running at North Dakota State, finished 12th with a time of 26:44.41.
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The top time in the 8K race was 25:51.91, turned in by NDSU's James Schanandore.
Labor Day 5K
More than 90 runners took part in the Labor Day 5K race, held on Sept. 1. The race was a fundraiser for the Perham cross country team, sponsored by KLN?Enterprises.
Winning the 5K?was John Peter of Pelican Rapids with a time of 18:16. The top female runner was Heather Smith of Moorhead with a time of 20:26. She finished third overall.
The top local finisher was 13-year-old Shane McClellan of Perham, who was fifth overall with a time of 20:42. He was followed by 27-year-old Brent Hanson of Perham in sixth place with a time of 20:50.
Raenna Covington of Perham was third in the female race and 31st overall with a time of 24:39. Abby Anderson and Maddie McClellan, both ranked in the State's Class A?top-5, finished third and fourth, respectively (25:47, 25:48).
Full results can be found at perhamcc.com.
