Northeast Wisconsin teams and runners advanced to the state meet Saturday in WIAA cross country sectional competition.
At the De Pere sectional, Appleton North won the girls team title with 43 points, followed by Green Bay Preble at 48, De Pere at 77 and Bay Port at 85. Eva Busch of Appleton North was the medalist in 18:18.2. Individual qualifiers from non-qualifying teams were Maggie Gerth of Pulaski, Natalie Novak of De Pere, Reece Gelhaar of Kaukauna, Onika Colassacco of Bay Port and Eloise Holman of Bay Port.
In the De Pere boys race, De Pere won with 62 points, ahead of Appleton North at 67 and Kaukauna at 75. Charlie Vangheem of Ashwaubenon was the medalist in 16:37.8. Individual qualifiers were Dominic Natzke of West De Pere, Luke Peterson of Green Bay Southwest, Bennett Scherrer of Kaukauna and Evan Bright of West De Pere.
At the Manitowoc sectional, Neenah won the girls title with 48 points and Slinger was second at 60, with Abby Kurth of Slinger the medalist in 18:08.6. Kohler won the boys title with 81 points, just ahead of West Bend West at 83 and Slinger at 86.
Under the sectional format reported with the results, the top two teams in each race and the top five individuals not on those qualifying teams advance to the state meet.
