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Girls capture three medals during Howard Wood Relays

By John RittenhouseSome members of the Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth-Edgerton girls’ track program turned in some stunning performances during the Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls Friday and Saturday.Three H-BC-E-E girls’ relay teams earned medals by placing in the Top Eight of their respective events during Class B competition."We’ve never had three girls’ relay teams medal at the Howard Wood Relays before this," said Patriot coach Tom Goehle. "We ran very well and were extremely competitive."The best effort by the girls came from the 1,600-meter squad, which placed fourth with a time of 4:18.1. Mya Mann, Amanda and Cassi Tilstra and Ashley Bucher formed the team.H-BC-E-E’s 3,200-meter relay team of Mann, the Tilstras and Jocelyn Bucher finished sixth with a time of 10:10.8.The sprint medley squad of Amanda Connors, Kelly Mulder, Mann and Cassi Tilstra earned a medal by finishing seventh with a 4:30.8 effort.The H-BC-E-E boys’ sprint medley team also earned a medal by placing third with a time of 3:44.6. Cody Scholten, Tom LeBoutillier, Kale Wiertzema and Tyler Bush formed the team.The boys’ 1,600- and 3,200-meter relays placed 11th with respective 3:40.7 and 8:42.1 efforts.Lee Jackson, Wiertzema, Bush and LeBoutillier ran the 1,600. Jackson, Wiertzema, Bush and Greg Van Batavia formed the 3,200-meter team.Here is a look at the rest of H-BC-E-E’s results from the weekend event.H-BC-E-E girls36th place: 400 relay (Connors, Mulder, Rosie Lewis and Brittany Helgeson), 55.9.49th place: Kari Roozenboom, 100 hurdles, 19.4.Rayna Sandoval ran a 13:28 in the 3,200-meter run without placing.H-BC-E-E boys17th place: LeBoutillier, 300 hurdles, 42.8.22nd place: LeBoutillier, long jump, 19-11.32nd place: 400 relay (John Sandbulte, Soren Trebesch, Devin DeBoer and Paul DeLeon), 49.8.56th place: Derek Haak, 1,600, 5:04.7.Scholten was unable to clear the opening height (6-0) in the high jump.

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