1st Place Regional Championship Trophy
Won by
Bear Lake/Onekama Boys

 Girls Took 2nd Place!
 

On Saturday 10/27/07 which started out as a cool, windy, rainy morning turned out to be a cool and windy afternoon with temperatures in the upper 40’s  by race time.  Both our teams had a great afternoon with the Boys bringing home the Regional Championship Trophy,  the first one for new head Coach Eric Ross, and the 7^th straight  year that the boys have won the Regional crown. Our Girls were only a step behind the boys taking 2^nd place out of a field of nine teams.

Our Girls Varsity Team got to the starting line for the the sound of the gun at 2:45 p.m. They were off and running to their 2^nd place finish and a trip to the state finals. 1^st Manton 48 pts., 2^nd Bear Lake/Onekama 88 pts.,  3^rd Maple City/Glen Lake 96 pts., 4^th MCE 97 pts., 5^th Traverse City St. Francis 100 pts., The order of our finish for the girls is:

•  9^th Brenna Miller                  21:01 Regional Medal

• 23^rd Shelby Sidor                 21:59

• 26^th Tobi Schoedel                22:03

• 29^th Taylor Hagen                  22:17

• 34^th Katie Alkire                    22:44

• 40^th Elizabeth Schoedel          22:52

• 45^th Anna Veverica                 23:45

Our 9^th State Rated boys they were off and running at 4:15 p.m. for the Regional Championship and a trip to the state finals.  1^st place Bear Lake/Onekama 64 pts., 2^nd Traverse City St. Francis 87 pts., 3^rd Sutton Bay 98 pts., 4^th Manton 99pts., 5^th MCE 101 pts. The order of finish for the boys:

•  3^rd Chuckie Schoedel             17:16 Regional Medal

• 10^th Jordan Maxey                 17:45  Regional Medal

• 14^th Jaron Llewellyn               18:00  Regional Medal

• 17^th Danny Brown                   18:24

• 22^nd Justin Zupin                   18:45.2

• 23^rd Ryan Pienta                     18:45.5

• 40^th Weston Brooks                 19:26

All seven runners for the boys received a 1^st place Regional Medal along with the Regional trophy. Congratulations to Coach Eric Ross and the boys and girls on a great season and a trip coming up to the state finals. In the State Finals it will be the last race for Senior Jordan Maxey from Bear Lake and Senior Justin Zupin from Onekama.. Good luck Seniors!

 In Regionals the the first 15 runners to cross the finish line get a medal and automatic qualify for the state finals and the top 3 teams also qualify to go to state.  ~Dennis Zupin, reporting

Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, students and all other fans for their support this past cross country season. See you at the state.

• More Photos from this Regional Meet
• Cross Country Schedule for 2007
• Onekama High School 2007-2008
• Bear Lake School 2007-2008

Photos by Barb, Bonnie and Dennis