Vikings Boys And Girls Qualify For State CC Gates Yanda Kanzenbach & O’Connell Qualify as Individuals

Manitowoc Lincoln and Manitowoc Lutheran High Schools hosted the WIAA Sectional Cross Country Meet on saturday at Meadow Links Golf Course. Runners competed on the rolling course for a chance to qualify for State.  Manitowoc Lincoln, Roncalli, Lutheran and Reedsville  all have individual state qualifiers, while Valders is statebound in both the division-3 boys and girls divisions.  The Vikings finished runnerup to Lourdes Academy in the girls run and to Kohler in the boys bracket.  In Division-3: Brayden Yanda of the Jets and Jacob Kanzenbach of the Lancers, along with Allena O’Connell of the Panthers will run at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.  Ships senior Mason Gates ended up 2^nd overall and punched his ticket to state for the 3^rd time.  Division-1 State team qualifiers on the boys side are champion Kimberly and runnerup West De Pere, along with Kaukauna and De Pere in the girls division.