From staff reports

The Prague Lady Red Devils, behind three top-10 efforts, won the Class 3A 2-mile cross country regional team championship last Saturday at North Rock Creek High School.

Prague recorded a team score of 82, followed by Bethel High School in second place with a 93.

Sophomore Hailey Johnson of Prague set the pace with a time of 12:11.76.

Teammate and freshman Hannah Rolette was third in 12:28.02 and another freshman teammate, Jocelyn Ward, was 10th in 12:51.97.

Also for Prague, junior Harley Johnson posted a time of 14:02.57 for 29th place and freshman Nancy Worlund covered the distance in 14:35.24 for 48th place.

Bethel’s top finisher was senior Kylie Nunneley, who posted a time of 12:34.82 for fifth place. Teammate and sophomore Kimberlin Taylor posted a time of 13:01.57 for 11th place and freshman Claira Arnold posted a time of 13:34.41 for 17th place.

In addition to Bethel, sophomore Rianna Tinsley finished 28th in 14:00.00 and junior Grace Epperley finished 43rd with a time of 14:28.63.

Both Prague and Bethel qualify for state status.

Prague boys fifth in regional 3A

Landon Hubert placed 17th in 17:56.13 and teammate Samuel Newport finished 18th in 17:56.47 to lead the Red Devils to a fifth-place finish at the 3A 5K regional.

Also for Prague, sophomore Aidan Thomas took 26th in 18:54.34, sophomore Hunter Worley finished 32nd in 19:32.53, freshman Moses Burdine took 40th in 20: 01.86 and sophomore Yahir Sanchez finished 44th in 20:13.11.

The Red Devils qualified for state as a team.

Bethel placed 10th as a team, with sophomore Aiden Johnson placing 48th in 20:35.75 and junior Isaias Garcia placing 49th in 20:33.57.

McLoud third, NRC sixth in Class 4A girls region

The Lady Redskins finished third in the regional led by three runners in the top 18.

Freshman Ella Crouch clocked a time of 12:34.20 for fourth place individually in the two-mile race to surpass McLoud’s effort.

Junior Emma Bellah recorded a time of 13:17.16 for 14th place for the Lady Redskins and her teammates Dawsen Branum recorded a finish of 13:30.24 for 18th place.

Sophomore Hailey Poindexter was 24th in 13:43.68 and Maribel Hernandez, also a sophomore, finished 44th in 14:23.46 for McLoud.

Tecumseh High School senior Harper Stone placed 19th with a time of 13:31.66 while qualifying for state.

North Rock Creek’s top finisher was freshman Presleigh Ablay in 13:36.48 for 20th place as the Lady Cougars qualified for state as a team.

Rounding out the NRC top five were freshman Dru Houghton, 32nd in 13:57.61; junior Abby Bloyed, 34th in 14:05.30; junior Jayne Ford, 36th in 14:10.35 and sophomore Ally Fichtner, 40th in 14:15.74.

Seminole High School’s top runner was junior Gracie Stark, who placed 28th in 13:50.09.

McLoud boys fourth in 4A regional

The Redskins finished fourth in the team standings and earned a state berth with junior Kendall Shawnee leading the way with a 20th-place finish in 17:49.08 in the 5K event.

Junior Boyd Hamby took 29th place in 18:10.50. Junior Zane Roughley placed 30th in 18:11.13; Junior Jacob Melendez took 32nd place in 18:25.33 and sophomore Ryan Copeland finished 38th in 18:45.99.

North Rock Creek took 13th place with freshman Kypton Battershell leading the way with a time of 18:26.98 for 34th place. Battershell qualified for state with his effort.

Tecumseh’s top finisher was Tim Wallace, who covered the distance in 18:56.83 for 43rd place.

Grady Tiger led Seminole with a 54th-place effort in 19:11.60.

Dale’s Strange is ranked 16th in 2A regional

Dale High School senior Kaleigh Strange posted a time of 14:10.82 for 16th place in the Class 2A two-mile regional race at NRC.

Strange qualified for state with his finish.

Meeker High School had four runners competing with sophomore Payton Trotter leading the way with a time of 14:28.50. Trotter also qualified for state

On the boys side, Meeker freshman Hunter Harness finished 29th in the 5K with a time of 21:00.59 to earn a spot at the state meet.

Earlsboro teams compete in regional in Henryetta

HENRYETTA – The Lady Wildcats finished eighth in the Class A regional and the Wildcats placed 10th on the men’s side.

In the women’s two-mile race, freshman Peighton Worley led the way with a 22nd-place finish in 14:58.20.

Teammate Zeaonna McGregor, also a freshman, clocked a time of 15:21.65 for 31st place. Sophomore Karmalea Howell placed 33rd in 15:24.24. Sophomore Aha Roubidoux placed 36th in 15:30.56 and junior Xalina McCarroll finished 56th in 17:08.83.

Worley is a state qualifier.

In the men’s 5K race, Earlsboro’s top finisher was junior Brayden Rawls, who clocked 20:12.45 for 24th place. Next up for the Wildcats was freshman Taziah Soap in 21:12.44 for 41st place. .

Rawls also qualified for state.

Macomb High School sophomore Gerardo Flores finished 58th in 22:05.68.

Note: Report compiled by sports editor Brian Johnson.