Schweppe sisters lead Montesano to second straight district crown

Haley and Samantha Schweppe place 1-2, respectively, at 1A District 4 Championships in Pasco

By Ryan Sparks • November 1, 2024 5:30 am
DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Montesano sophomore Haley Schweppe, seen here in a file photo from Oct. 24, won her second straight district championship, leading the Bulldogs to a team title on Thursday in Woodland.
DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Montesano sophomore Haley Schweppe, seen here in a file photo from Oct. 24, won her second straight district championship, leading the Bulldogs to a team title on Thursday in Woodland.

For the Montesano girls cross country team, Thursday’s meet at the 1A District 4 Championships could be summed up by the words of late New York Yankees Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra.

It was déjà vu all over again.

Montesano sophomore Haley Schweppe won the district title for the second year in a row, leading the Bulldogs to their second-consecutive team district championship at the Lewis River Golf Course in Woodland.

Schweppe navigated the wet and muddy course in a time of 18:53 to place first, followed by older sister Samantha in second with a time of 19:32 over the 5K race.

Sophomore Zoe Ray (20:26, 7th), freshman Aiden “Phoebe” Bowe (21:23, 10th) and junior Anna O’Conner rounded out Monte’s district-championship score of 49, the only team to break 50 in the meet and well ahead of second-place Seton Catholic (91 points).

The boys race looked very similar to the 1A Evergreen League Championships last week in Elma as the top four runners claimed the top spots in the district final.

Rochester’s Gunnar Morgan, who placed second to Elma’s Frank Roberts in last week’s league meet, took first with a time of 16:19.

Roberts placed second with a time of 16:27, edging Montesano junior Benjamin Anderson (16:28, 3rd) and Hoquiam sophomore Ryker Maxfield (16:29, 4th).

The top three Harbor runners were separated by a mere three seconds.

Montesano junior Colton Sweet placed 12th with a time of 17:31.

Full results available at athletic.net.

The WIAA State Cross Country Championships are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Montesano senior Samantha Schweppe, seen here in a file photo from Oct. 24, placed second overall to help the Bulldogs to a team title at the 1A District 4 Championships on Thursday in Woodland.

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Montesano senior Samantha Schweppe, seen here in a file photo from Oct. 24, placed second overall to help the Bulldogs to a team title at the 1A District 4 Championships on Thursday in Woodland.

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Results

Boys team standings: 1, La Center, 46. 2, Seton Catholic, 91. 3, Columbia (White Salmon), 108. 4, Tenino, 116. 5, Rochester, 122. 6, King’s Way Christian, 132. 7, Montesano, 141. 8, Elma, 166. 9, Stevenson, 216. 10, Kalama, 305. 11, Fort Vancouver, 330.

Boys state qualifiers: 1, Gunnar Morgan, Rochester, 16:19. 2, Frank Roberts, Elma, 16:27. 3, Benjamin Anderson, Montesano, 16:28. 4, Ryker Maxfield, Hoquiam, 16:29. 5, Sam Soto, Seton Catholic, 16:37. 6, Noah Slayton, Columbia (White Salmon), 16:57. 7, Carter Sherry, La Center, 16:58. 8, Sharp Young, La Center, 17:00. 9, Jacob Wasche, La Center, 17:19. 10, Tristan Von Bargen, Tenino, 17:23. 11, Carter Mounts, Tenino, 17:25. 12, Colton Sweet, Montesano, 17:31. 13, Lance Cole, La Center, 17:32. 14, Brady Sypher, La Center, 17:36. 15, Caden Delamarter, King’s Way Christian, 17:37. 16, Max Moran, Seton Catholic, 17:39. 17, Jack Kerker, Castle Rock, 17:42. 18, Cole Wooding, Columbia (White Salmon), 17:48. 19, Luke Gomes, King’s Way Christian, 17:50. 20, Easton Ross, Seton Catholic, 17:50. 21, Reynolds Cottle, La Center, 17:51. 22, Logan Hubler, La Center, 17:54. 23, Colton Hollis, Stevenson, 17:55. 24, Tynan Young-Byle, Seton Catholic, 17:59. 25, Peter Hilton, Tenino, 18:00. 26, Kaulin Butcher, King’s Way Christian, 18:06. 27, Jaeden Freitas, King’s Way Christian, 18:12. 28, Taydee Evenstar, Rochester, 18:19.

Girls team standings: 1, Montesano, 49. 2, Columbia (White Salmon), 52. 3, La Center, 110. 4, Stevenson, 123. 5, Castle Rock, 136. 6, Tenino, 151. 7, Seton Catholic, 166. 8, Elma, 176. 9, King’s Way Christian, 187. 10, Fort Vancouver, 203.

Girls state qualifiers: 1, Haley Schweppe, Montesano, 18:53. 2, Samantha Schweppe, Montesano, 19:32. 3, Casie Kleine, Castle Rock, 19:55. 4, Lilah Zimmerman, Columbia (White Salmon), 20:09. 5, Kathryn O’Connor, Columbia (White Salmon), 20:16. 6, Sasha Pash, La Center, 20:17. 7, Zoe Ray, Montesano, 20:26. 8, Helen Hoskins, Columbia (White Salmon), 20:43. 9, Brynn Williams, Tenino, 20:44. 10, Aiden “Phoebe” Bowe, Montesano, 21:23. 11, Mercedies Dupont, Rochester, 21:25. 12, Daisy Jones, Stevenson, 21:26. 13, A’Layjha Johnson, Stevenson, 21:32. 14, Sarah Gardner, Fort Vancouver, 21:36. 15, Maisy Kollman, Columbia (White Salmon), 21:46. 16, Isabella Higgins, La Center, 21:59. 17, Georgia Burkhart, Elma, 22:04. 18, Haley Huber, Tenino, 22:05. 19, Charlotte Hayward, Seton Catholic, 22:10. 20, Ruby Birch, Castle Rock, 22:10. 21, Ruby Langer, Stevenson, 22:15. 22, Maya Tama, Columbia (White Salmon), 22:30. 23, Hannah Zylstra, La Center, 22:36. 24, Remy Jenniges, Seton Catholic, 22:37. 25, Samantha Smith, Tenino, 22:38. 26, Braelyn McGinn, Elma, 22:38. 27, Nola Morrisey, Fort Vancouver, 22:43. 28, Natalie Gomes, King’s Way Christian, 22:44.