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Wolf, Herzog head back to state

Oconto Falls High School senior Bailey Wolf and Gillett High School sophomore Lauren Herzog have advanced to the WIAA Cross-Country State Meet on Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. Wolf placed sixth in Oconto Falls’ Division 2 sectional in Tomahawk with a time of 19:57 on Saturday. She has ran at the state meet three previous times, with her best finish being 35th place as a freshman. Lauren Herzog finished in ninth place in the Tigers’ Division 3 sectional at Amherst. Herzog also raced at state last season and finished in 21st place with a time of 20:23. To advance to state, the top-two teams from each sectional advance, as well as the top-five runners who are not on advancing teams. Oconto Falls scored 241 points in the girls race and 181 in the boys race, with neither being good enough to advance the team. Herzog was one of four runners for Gillett, which could not compile a team score because it did not have a full team. WIAA Division 2 Tomahawk Sectional Girls team scores: Freedom, 57; Peshtigo, 85; Lakeland, 118; Clintonville, 119; Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 128; Marinette, 188; Medford, 190; Oconto Falls, 241; New London, 247; Waupaca, 251; Shawano 269; Mosinee, 271; Seymour, 303; Tomahawk, 306; Northland Pines, 329. OF: Bailey Wolf, sixth place (19:57); Ashley Keuken, 29th place (21:27); Diane Moore, 61st place (22:36); Jaclyn Erickson, 67th place (22:48); Grace Williams, 78th place (23:12). Boys team scores: Lakeland, 43; Northland Pines, 108; Seymour, 130; Medford, 154; Freedom, 180; Tomahawk, 180; Peshtigo, 180; Oconto Falls, 181; Shawano, 194; Waupaca, 253; Mosinee, 273; Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 334; Marinette, 338; New London, 339; Antigo, 380; Clintonville, 411. OF: Evan Konitzer, 16th place (17:19); Noah Kokko-Ludemann, 22nd place (17:40); Justan Konitzer, 31st place (17:52); Brody Schindel, 51st place (18:21); Doug Mittelstaedt, 61st place (18:48). WIAA Division 3 Amherst Sectional Girls team scores: Lourdes Academy, 44; Amherst, 83; Iola-Scandinavia, 114; Rosholt, 123; Marion, 131; St. Mary Catholic, 141; Bonduel, 158; Weyauwega-Fremont, 191; Pardeeville, 233; Laconia, 243; Markesan, 264; Coleman, 294. G: Lauren Herzog, ninth place (20:48); Elizabeth Kahler, 51st place (24:17); Becca Brehmer, 65th place (25:01); Kathy Bierhals, 70th place (25:39). L/STAA: Lauren Harvey, 76th place (26:39). Boys team scores: Rosholt, 50; Laconia, 89; Amherst, 96; Bonduel, 124; Markesan, 138; Green Lake/Princeton, 140; Lourdes Academy, 187; St. Mary Catholic, 195; Pardeeville, 230; Valley Christian, 230; Oconto, 275; Manawa, 279; Wolf River Lutheran, 377. L/STAA: Drew May, 95th place (23:58); Joe Faucett, 96th place (23:58); Hayden Knox, 102nd place (26:31).