Hannah Sempf cruises to Western A win

HAMILTON – Hannah Sempf of Columbia Falls won the Western A Classic Saturday and set a personal best in a meeting with a lot of bitter root flavor.

Hamilton’s boys finished 2-3-4-5-6 and won the team title with 20 points. Whitefish, led by Mason Genovese and Jacob Henson in seventh and eighth, and Landon Brown in 15th, finished second with 72. Columbia Falls came third with 98. Logan Peterson was 1st, leading the Wildcats.

Sempf won her race in 19 minutes, 38.1 seconds. Browning’s Kiara Iron Heart was second in the personal best of 19: 57.9 and Polson’s Ashtyn Wagner was third.

Corvallis fought Columbia Falls for the girls’ team title, 51-61. Hamilton finished third and Whitefish fourth.

Western A classic

GUYS

Team Results – 1, Hamilton 20; 2, whitefish 72; 3, Columbia Falls 98; 4, Corvallis 101; 5, Dillon 132; 6, Polson 134, 7, Browning 158; 8, Libby 213; 9, Ronan 242; 10, Stevensville 300.

Individual top 15

1, Brinson Wyche, Cor, 16: 43.3; 2, Colter Kirkland, Ham, 16: 53.0; 3, Colter Purcell, Ham 16: 58.2; 4, Lane Cole, Ham, 16:58.4; 5, Tanner Nead, Ham, 17: 27/3; 6, Harrison Silverio, Ham, 17:33.6; 7, Mason Genovese, Wfh, 17: 35.1; 8, Jacob Henson, Wfh, 17: 37.0; 9, Gavin Hagberg, Cor. 17: 39.5; 10, Logan Peterson, CF, 17:41.1; 11, Drifter Skillicorn, Pol, 17: 42.9; 12, Jack Davidson, Cor, 17:50.0; 13, Ben Steadman, Dil, 6:00 p.m., 1; 14, Carver Tison, Ham, 18:09.8; 15, Landon Brown, Wfh, 18: 15.0.

GIRL

Team results – 1, Corvallis 51; 2, Columbia Falls 61; 3, Hamilton79; 4, whitefish 89; 5, Polson 102; 6, Dillon 165; 7, Browning 174; 8, Frenchtown 180; 9, Libby 250.

Individual top 15

1, Hannah Sempf, CF, 19:38.1; 2, Kiara Eisenherz, Browning, 19: 57.9; 3, Ashtyn Wagner, Pol, 20: 22.0; 4, Laurie Davidson, Cor, 20:29.4; 5, Olivia Heiner, Ron, 20: 44.5; 6, Amara Auch, Cor, 20: 56.2; 7, Halle Heninger, Pol, 20: 58.2; 8, Kinga Kari, Ham, 21:05, 1; 9, Paetra Cooke, Wfh, 21: 10.9; 10, Casie Stornetta, Cor, 21: 18.4; 11, Fall Benson, Cor, 21: 20.3; 12, Faye Holland, Dil, 21: 31.0; 13, Marissa Schafer, CF, 21: 42.0; 14, Ryanne Child, Ham, 21:50.9; 15, Siri Erickson, CF, 22: 01.7.