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Boys Traveling North
The Sectional race just isn't long enough for Annika Ziperski (20:56). Knowing that five of the top runners, who are not on a State qualifying team,...
NGM Makes a Poynette
Annika Ziperski (21:16) pops out of the woods and banks around the turn. Only 400 meters away, but in the last quarter of a mile, things can change....
...And Cows
Wisconsin is known for cheese, milk and a positive attitude. No matter the weather, we gleefully say "It could be worse!" By Wisconsin standards,...
"The rain's been coming down," - Creedence Clearwater Revival
All foot races start with a flash and bang, but end with a flash and bang? It's 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning. The skies open and while the speakers pla...
Racing at Zimpel Not Simple
Seven compete on Varsity, so why is Brayden standing alone among boys from 16 schools at the Eagle Invitational? He represents our seventh runner in...
Cloudy Day is a Happy Day
The rain holds off and we hold on. No grass grows on the hill in the woods, so a few minutes of rain turns it muddy and slippery. Today's 1-2-3 boys...
Big Bullies Cloud Results
Called the Little State Meet, the Saturday race on the Spring Green Municipal Golf Course brings forty-some Division 2 and 3 cross country teams...
Un-BEE-lievable Event
First day of school provides excitement as students wake early, greet friends they’ve not seen for months, meet new teachers in new classes, absorb new rules and routines and look forward (or not) t...
Run Like You Have the Wind to Your Back
"We were young and strong. We were running against the wind." -Bob Seger The team bus rocks back and forth as we head to Spring Green. Crossing the Wi...
Capitol Conference Cross Country Meet Held in New Glarus
The Alphorns play perfectly note for note. Dozens of parents take-up duty stations. The officials run the meet on time to the second. Everything...
Seventy-Seven Years Ago
Russia, October 7th, 1941; it began to snow. The fields and roads turned into mud, a condition called rasputitsa by the Russians. The German advance...
NGM Cross Country: Birds Remain in the Bush
We just want to beat the State's Number One Team in Division Three: Darlington. The Redbird strength relies on their Payton H. (16:22) who runs a...
Seconds Produces a First
Half-mile into the boys junior varsity race and the look on Dane Duerst's face tells us everything we need to know about today. It will be tough....
Twos and Sevens at B'ville
Belleville's former coach, Bill Kernen, designed a contrasting cross country course. Competitors run across smooth grass to the base of the woods...
Mother is Fickle
Mother Nature often reminds us that she is in charge. Her heat and humidity forced the Monroe authorities to shorten the first cross country race of...
Happy To Be Cold
Sweet Sixteen might refer to the number of cross country teams in our division at the State Meet. We carry the excitement of being sectional...
Schedule One More Flight for the Season
Airports only wish they could function like the start of a cross country meet. The announcer's been counting down for the last fifteen minutes and at...
That Was Then, This is Now
We've thought about this race for a month. It's 9:59 on Saturday morning. It might rain, it might hold off, we don't care. In five seconds the gun...
No Mint Juleps Today
Definition “mudder” [muhd-er]: Race horse who performs well on a wet or muddy track. Doesn’t take much rain to turn a forest trail into a quagmire. We’ll find our mudders this Saturday at the...
Things Look Up As Things Drop
Finally, the conditions align for fast times. Temperature falls from 90s to 60s, the course is rolling but not hilly, our athletes' stopped coughing...
Millionaires and Winners
Aaron Rodgers: Quarterback: Green Bay Packers, Kyle Hendricks: Pitcher: Chicago Cubs, LeBron James: Guard: Cleveland Cavaliers. Big name athletes...
Ah-Choo!
"Charlie Bit My Finger" goes viral and everyone enjoys it. "Ultimate Dog Tease" goes viral and everyone enjoys it. A real virus, not so funny. The...
NGM Doesn't Get Stung Today
Tis a beautiful morning at the Spring Green Municipal Golf Course. The Girls Varsity race started ten minutes ago. As we stand at mile two, girls from nineteen other teams run past us. We only have...
Take Goldie's Advice!
“Youth is wasted on the young.” -George Bernard Shaw. Not this Saturday! The New Glarus-Monticello CC boys team runs without any seniors or juniors. All seventeen register as freshmen or...
"So the last shall be first, and the first last." Matthew 20:16.
A multitude (does 988 make up a multitude?) of the best cross country athletes jog and stroll the 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) at the WIAA State Cross Cou...
