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Bush advances for H-BC-E-E

By John RittenhouseWhat has been a standout track career for Tyler Bush was extended for one more week during the Section 3A Track and Field Championships in Redwood Falls Thursday.Bush, a senior member of the Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton team, earned his fourth consecutive trip to the Minnesota State High School Class A Championships during the section meet.Bush turned in a time of 1:57.97 during the 800-meter run, placing second in the event to Southwest Christian’s Brent Van Schepen (1:57.08).With the top two finishers in individual events, the championship relay team and any individual or relay team meeting the state-qualifying standards in place for the section meet earning trips to state, Bush met the criteria in the 800. He is the only H-BC-E-E athlete who will compete at the National Sports Center in Blaine."This is the fourth consecutive year Tyler has qualified for state in the 800," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "He placed eighth in state as a freshman, fifth in state as a sophomore and fourth in state as a junior. He’s hoping to improve on those finishes this year."Bush’s effort in the 800 helped the Patriots score 22 points and place 12th as a team in the section standings.The 1,600-meter relay team consisting of Kale Wiertzema, Bush, Cody Scholten and Darrin Weikamp placed fourth in 3:34.84.H-BC-E-E received sixth-place finishes from Wiertzema (53.04 in the 400-meter dash), Scholten (6-0 in the high jump) and the 400-meter relay team. Bush, Wiertzema, Scholten and Casey Van Midden Dorp ran the 400 relay in 49.99.The Patriot girls placed 18th as a team with 14 points during the meet.H-BC-E-E’s top effort came from the 1,600-meter relay, which placed third in 4:13.95. Mya Mann, Amanda Tilstra, Cassi Tilstra and Jocelyn Bucher formed the team.Cassi Tilstra finished fifth with a time of 59.97 in 400-meter dash.The 3,200-meter relay of Amanda and Cassi Tilstra, Mann and Ashley Bucher placed sixth with a time of 10:21.43. The 400-meter relay team of Amanda Connors, Rosie Lewis, Mann and Kelly Mulder capped the scoring by placing eighth in 53.47.Here is a look at the rest of H-BC-E-E’s results from the Section 3A meet.H-BC-E-E boys14th place: Cody Schilling, triple jump, 37-4 1/2; 800 relay (Jon Klaassen, Schilling, Roger DeBoer and Van Midden Dorp), 1:41.17.15th place: 3,200 relay (Tyler Paulsen, Brent Kramer, Dustin Verhey and Cody Penning), 9:30.96.16th place: Van Midden Dorp, 100, 12.79.H-BC-E-E girls13th place: Lewis, discus, 94-0.14th place: Lewis, shot, 31-0 1/4.16th place: Amanda DeBoer, 1,600, 6:21.56; 800 relay (Connors, Mulder, Lewis and J.Bucher), 1:56.

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