Plano Boys Cross Country Places Sixth at Lisle Mane Invitational – Area High School Varsity Athletics Weekend Recap | Local Sports

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Hinckley-Big Rock and Genoa-Kingston played to a 3-3 draw Saturday. Lofton Atkins, Gavin Pickert and DJ Hansen each scored for the Royals, while Travis Herrmann recorded two assists and Wyatt Sargent added one. Colin Hellebrand made 21 saves in goal for Hinckley-Big Rock.

Kaneland lost 2-1 to LaSalle-Peru.

Oswego East fell 2-0 to Metea Valley.

Marmion Academy played to a 2-2 draw with Naperville Central.

Oswego shut out Hinsdale Central 2-0.

Girls Cross Country

At the Lisle Mane Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, Somonauk placed 13th out of 18 teams, IMSA finished 15th and East Aurora placed 18th. Aurora Central Catholic and Newark also competed but did not post final team scores. IMSA’s Sage Bergbauer placed 34th in the three-mile race in 20:09.9, while ACC’s Ailidzie Perez finished 35th in 20:12.6. Somonauk’s Maggie Hamer placed 42nd in 20:45.5, East Aurora’s Kasey Davila finished 100th in 24:02.5, and Newark’s Annalyse Creps placed 122nd in 24:52.2.

At the Pretzel Cross Country Invitational on Saturday hosted by Freeport High School, Sandwich placed seventh out of eight teams. Kayla Kressin led the Indians by placing 27th in the three-mile race with a time of 21:42.03.

Boys Cross Country

At the Pretzel Cross Country Invitational hosted by Freeport High School, Sandwich placed ninth out of 12 teams, led by Logan Trigg, who finished 22nd in the three-mile race in 17:12.48.

At the Lisle Mane Cross Country Invitational, Plano placed sixth out of 19 teams, while IMSA finished 11th and Somonauk placed 17th. It was the best team finish by any Plano teams at this particular meet. Newark and Aurora Central Catholic also competed but did not post final team scores. Plano’s Johnny Espino led the area runners by placing eighth in the three-mile race with a time of 15:49.2. Espino’s time is fifth all-time in Plano High School cross country history. IMSA’s Ben Hinton placed 23rd in 16:34, Somonauk’s Caden Hamer finished 48th in 17:16.1, Newark’s Teagan Britz placed 97th in 18:37.7, and ACC’s Guadalupe Zamora finished 165th in 43:32.1.