WHS hosts several teams for Turkey Trot; Trojan boys soccer stays hot

Laiken Farris of Murray County Central/Fulda won the girls race in a time of 18:48.93 Thursday at the Turkey Trot meet hosted by the Worthington Trojans. Teammate Mara Clarke was fourth, and WHS senior Madison Sieve paced her team by coming in 10th.

Oliva Bullerman of Adrian-Ellsworth was the next-highest placer in the region, as she placed 12th. Fellow Dragons Lucy Thier and Jozie Cuperus were 15^th and 18th, respectively, and Keyona Klingenberg 20th. Holland Vogel was 19^th for MCC-Fulda.

Also for the Trojans, Emily Dahlquist finished in 24th, Anna Gordon 37th, Michelle Chicas Melendez 43rd, Ariana Schettler 45^th and Myranda Widboom 51st. Other Dragons running were Peyton Bohlke (32nd) and Abby Bertrand (50th). Isabela Scheier was 35^th for MCC-Fulda. Sioux Falls Lincoln was the team winner.

In the boys' competition, senior Austin Kinser led the way for the Trojans with a fifth-place finish. Murray County Central-Fulda's Aiden Appel was another area top 10 finisher, as he took seventh.

Also turning in solid races for MCC-Fulda were Alexander Betz (11th) and Matthew Stapek (14th), and Beckett Stelter was 21st. Darwin Demarrias-Jansma of Adrian-Ellsworth placed 12th; teammates Cody Weidert and Ben Brinkhous were 38^th and 41st, respectively.

Other Trojans running Thursday were Andrew Olague (25th), Jose Chavez Vega (27th), Ryan Phelps (33rd) and Braddock Marquardt (37th). Sioux Falls Lincoln won the boys team winner as well.

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The Worthington Trojans boys soccer team posted yet another shutout Thursday night as they won at Waseca 4-0. 

WHS, now 7-2 this fall, won its fourth straight match via shutout. Eiby Martinez scored a pair of goals in the triumph, while Danny Banegas and Christian Munoz had one apiece.

Coach Juan Flores remarked that it was a good game for his squad, though there are still things it can work on. He added that the team has three tough matches next week — at home against New Ulm on Tuesday, at Marshall on Thursday and at Willmar Saturday — but thinks his players will be up for the challenge.

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In girls soccer, the Trojans lost to Waseca, 9-0.

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In girls volleyball, visiting Belle Plaine — ranked fifth in the state in Class 3A — defeated Worthington 3-0. Game scores were 25-22, 25-20, 25-18.

The Trojans trailed 9-3 in game one before rallying and taking leads of two points on at least two occasions. Belle Plaine, though, ended up holding off WHS, then did so again in a back-and-forth second game. The Trojans led 19-18 in that game, but a point originally awarded to Worthington was reversed and made the score 19-19 instead of 20-18, and the Tigers went on to victory from there. Belle Plaine then pulled away in the latter stages of the third game to complete the sweep.

For the Trojans, now 2-3, Alaina Feit had nine kills and Mara Thier six. Thier also had a team-high nine digs and was 17-for-17 serving. Kamryn Olson had eight digs; Natya Khamphanh passed for 26 set assists. 

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In area high school volleyball Thursday:

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3, Adrian-Ellsworth 0

Westbrook-Walnut Grove 3, Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda 0

Mayer Lutheran 3, Jackson County Central 1

Martin County West 3, Mankato Loyola 1

Southwest Minnesota Christian 3, Red Rock Central 0

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3, Lac Qui Parle Valley 0

Murray County Central 3, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 0

Fairmont 3, Waseca 0

Hills-Beaver Creek 3, Edgerton 2

Hinton 3, Sibley-Ocheyedan 0

MOC Floyd Valley 3, Central Lyon 0

Sioux Center 3, West Lyon 0

Unity Christian 3, Okoboji 1

Harris-Lake Park 3, West Sioux 0