Several Trojan track athletes advance to Section 3A Meet

The Trojan boys and girls track teams competed in the Section 3A-North Sub-Section Track Meet on Thursday, May 21 in Montevideo. Teams competing included Montevideo, Ortonville, Benson/KMS, Hancock, MACCRA/RCW,  Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd and Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta (MACA).

Boys Results

In the boys divison, Montevideo were the team champions with 183 points. They were followed by Hancock with 129; MACA  114; Benson/KMS 90; LqPV/D-B 81; MACCRAY/RCW 55; and Ortonville 45.

Trojan Boys Results

100 Meters-Griffin Giese, 9th, 12.87; Bryson Karels, 13th, 13.54; and Bentyn Ebnet, 15th, 13.88.

200 meters-Griffin Giese, 11th, 25.41; Bennett Karels, 12th, 26.62; and Gibson Evje, 18th, 27.96.

400 Meters- Yeferson Xiquin, 13th, 1:01.40; Owen Karels, 15th, 1:03.42; and Braeden Karels, 17th, 1:08.62.

800 Meters-Abram Heck, 4th, 2:16.52; and Milton Xiquin, 7th, 2:24.48.

1600 Meters-Cadyn Vanerwal, 2nd, 4:33.83; and Abram Heck, 5th, 5:05.27.

3200 Meters-Cadyn Vanderwal, 1st, 10:14.77

300M Hurdles-James Hodenfield, 6th, 50.11; Isaac Klepel, 7th, 50.78; and Lucas Klepel, 9th, 51.78.

4x100 Relay-Caleb Johnke, Jace Athey, Ben Barta and Liam Dwyer, 7th, 57.36.

4x200 Relay-Bennett Karels, Bentyn Ebnet, Bryson Karels and Gibson Evje, 7th, 1:54.23.

4x400 Relay-Braeden Karels, Owen Karels, Yeferson Xiquin and Milton Xiquin, 7th, 4:19.65.

4x800 Relay-Milton Xiquin, Yeferson, Xiquin, James Hodenfield and Isaac Klepel, 4th, 9:36.53.

Shot Put-Luke Klapel, 15th, 31’ 10.50”; and Levi Johnke, 17th, 23’ 05.50”.

Discus-Jace Athey, 14th, 88’ 10”; Caleb Johnke, 15th, 86’ 06”; and Luke Klapel, 16th, 86’ 03”.

Pole Vault-James Hodenfield, 9th, 7’ 10”.

Long Jump-Bentyn Ebnet,19th, 14’ 10.50”.

Triple Jump-Bryson Karels, 11th, 34’ 09.00”; and Bentyn Ebnet, 15th, 32’ 10.00”.

Girls Results

In the girls division, Montevideo were the team champions with 173 points. They were followed by Benson/KMS with 125.5; MACCRAY/RCW 105; LqPV/D-B 103; MACA 88; Hancock 54.5; and Ortonville 43.

Trojan Girls Results

100 Meters-Destiny Warner, 6th, 14.61; Luci Bakeberg, 10th, 14.93; and Madilyn Sletten, 15th, 15.48.

200 Meters-Destiny Warner, 6th, 30.21; and Haley Borner, 17th, 32.63.

400 Meters-Maddy Lee, 8th, 1:08.76; and Olive Haukos, 15th, 1:13.93.

800 Meters-Lilly Lovgren, 4th, 2:39.40.

1600 Meters-Lilly Lovgren, 2nd, 5:40.27; and Bella Radermacher, 11th, 6:40.60.

4x400 Relay-Olive Haukos, Bella Radermacher, Haley Borner and Maddy Lee, 6th, 4:57.89.

Shot Put-Payten Haukos, 2nd, 31’ 06.25”; and Brianna Jones, 13th, 24’ 08”.

Discus-Payten Haukos, 5th, 95’ 02”; and Brianna Jones, 16th, 62’ 09”.

Pole Vault-Luci Bakeberg, 6th, 6’ 08”.

Long Jump-Luci Bakeberg, 5th, 14’ 06.50”; and Madilyn Sletten, 8th, 14’ 02.25”.

Triple Jump-Destiny Warner, 10th, 29’ 02.25”; and Haley Borner, 16th, 27’ 02-50”.

The Section 3A Track and Field Meet will be held on Thursday, May 28 in Pipestone starting at 2 p.m.

Trojan athletes advancing to the Section 3A Meet include Payten Haukos-Shot Put and Discus; Cadyn Vanderwal-1600 and 3200M Runs; Abram Heck-800 and 1600M Runs; Lilly Lovgren-800 and 1600M Runs; and the boys 4x800 Relay Team of Yeferson Xiquin, Isaac Klepel, Milton Xiquin and James Hodenfield.

Trojan Trap Shooting Team repeats as Conference Champs

The Ortonville High School Spring Trap Shooting team repeated as Conference Champions in Class 3A, Conference 1. Standings and results are shown below after the final week.

Final Standings:

1). Ortonville-11,145

2). Rushford-Peterson-8,461

3). Roseau -7,908.50

4). New York Mills-7,591.50

5). Lester Prairie-5,009.50

6). Osakis-4,979.50

7). Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City-4,899.50

8). North Branch-2,205.50

Individually in the Conference,  Hunter Zahn of the Trojans finished in first place with an average of 25. Dawson Evje and Martin Verheul of the Trojans tied with Colton Ronnenberg of Rushford-Peterson for second place with an average 24.90. Michael Verheul placed fifth with an average of 24.70. Saixus McTighe of the Trojans finished in sixth place with an average of 24.50. Kirby Olson of the Trojans finished in seventh place with and average of 24.30. Cameron Anderson of Ortonville tied for eighth place with an average of  24.20. Bocephus Shelstad and Austin Rademacher, both of the Trojans tied for 12th place with an average of 23.60. Zaine Hicks and Tytus Hicks, both of the Trojans, tied for 19th place with an average of 23.20. Sawyer Henningson of the Trojans tied for 25th place with an average score of 22.80.

In the female division, Brianna Nelson finished in first place with an average of 24. Ellie Zahn of the Trojans placed fourth with an average of 21.30. Lauren Vangsness finished in 11th place with an average of 18.

In the overall standings, which includes all Classes, Hunter Zahn of the Trojans finished in first place with a 25. Martin Verheul and Dawson Evje tied for second place with an average of 24.90. Michael Verheul tied for sixth place with an average of 24.70. Saixus McTighe of the Trojans tied for 10th place with 24.50.

Final Jay Stock Memorial Golf Tournament set for June 20

The final Jay Stock Memorial Golf Tournament is fast approaching, and will be held Saturday, June 20 at the Ortonville Golf Course. This tournament has been a fundraiser to redo the cart paths on the course.

Jay passed away Aug. 3, 2015. Jay was a former men’s league president and ran the end of the year Men’s Patio Golf Tournament for many years. He loved to golf and was very passionate about the Ortonville Golf Course.

“When we first started the tournament, we weren’t sure how it would go,” said Mike Swenson, one of the tournament organizers. “This tournament has been a huge success and we are looking for what we hope will be one of our biggest turn outs this year.”

The tournament has raised money to complete cart paths on holes 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 15. This years tournament will be to raise funds to do the cart path from the green on hole 3 to the tee box on hole 4, or the path from hole 7 to 8 tee box.

“In doing the cart paths on the course, we discuss which ones to do with Golf Course Superintendent Jesse Roscoe,” said Swenson. “The paths we have completed have been a huge asset to the course and have been complimented by many.”

The tournament is a three or four-person scramble. It is 18 holes with no handicap. Payout is for the first place team, with team numbers drawn for the other three places. A shotgun start begins at 10:30 a.m. All men golfers tee off from the white tees, with the ladies teeing off from their regular tee box. If you want to golf in the tournament, but don’t have a team, they will get you on a team. Cost is $200 per team. The meal will be on your own this year.

“We welcome anyone, even if you don’t golf” said Swenson. “We golf in memory of Jay and have a great time. Please think about golfing in the tournament this year.”

Tournament organizers are Joe Berning, Roger Sandberg, Tim Scherer, Brad Rieck, Brian Valek and Mike Swenson.

“The committee we have does a great job getting ready for the tournament,” Swenson added. “We decided that after 10 years, it is time to pass the baton. We hope someone will take over running a tournament that weekend.”

If you drive by the golf course you will see the work that was done over the years. The new paths are easy on those who have golf carts and it helps the workers on the course as they don’t have to spend much time to get the paths in shape as in past years.

The Jay Stock Committee would like to thank the Men’s Club for their generous donations over the years. They have been very supportive of the tournament since it began in 2016. They would also like to thank the many hole sponsors and individuals that contribute every year.

“We want to go out with a bang with this final tournament,” said Swenson. “We are looking for gift donations to use as prizes for this years tournament, so if you can donate an item, contact any of the tournament organizers.

To register, email Mike Swenson at mike@ortonvilleindependent.com or call 605-880-7309. You can also contact any of the tournament organizers to register your team.

“We would like to get teams signed up by June 13 so we can get score cards and more done ahead of time,” said Swenson.