Cross country

Park senior Parker Hahn finished 21st and ninth grader Gavin Stauffer was 28th to lead the Wolfpack in the Section 3AAA cross country meet Thursday at Apple Valley’s Valleywood Golf Course.

Hahn clocked a time of 16:57.00. Stauffer finished in 17:18.70. Stauffer had the second fastest time of all ninth graders in the race.

Other Park finishers were: Dale Kirsch (36th, 17:39.50), Samuel Larson (50th, 18:11.70), Bronson Stachowiak (54th, 18:23.60), Tyler Krogman (57th, 18:56.20) and Jacob Paulsen (60th, 19:11.90).

“Parker had high hopes of going to the state meet and we thought he had a great shot at it too,” said Park cohead coach Brad Narveson. “He tweaked something in his back right before the race. So unfortunate for him. He ran his best and he competed until the very end but ended up missing out on qualifying for state.

“After the race he told me his back was very sore during the race,” Narveson added. “He would’ve had to PR to make it but the way he had been racing and training I think he had a real shot at it. He’ll be excited for track season. Dale Kirsch had his best time of the season and Sam Larson had a personal best. The boys competed hard and ran well. We’re very proud of all of them.”

Park junior Lydia Best was 42nd (23:24.20) and sophomore Ava Radel 45th (23:40.40) in the girls’ 5,000-meter race.

“It was great to have Lydia back and racing again,” Narveson said. “She had been out for several weeks so to have her back and healthy was great to see. Ava Radel ran her second best time of the season so that was a good way for her to end her season too.”

Rosemount won the boys team race with 50 points. Park was eighth with 189.

Hunter Dunne of Eastview (15:56.70) and Halle Mestery of East Ridge (18:12.20) were the individual winners.

Girls’ volleyball

Park’s 2021 season came to an end with a loss to host Rosemount Tuesday in the Section 3AAAA quarterfinals.

Third-seeded Rosemount won the match in three sets, 25-20, 25-16 and 25-20.

Sixth-seeded Park ended the season with a 16-11 record. The Wolfpack finished sixth in the Suburban East Conference with a 4-5 record.

Park will miss the play of senior hitters Emma Slusser and Audrey Sease, but could return seven players off this year’s varsity next season.

Rosemount (19-10) advanced to the section semifinals, but dropped a 3-0 decision at second-seeded and eighth-ranked East Ridge Thursday.

Girls swimming and diving Afton LeMay won both the 200-yard IM (2:28.43) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:17.25) to highlight Park’s efforts against Irondale in the final swimming and diving meet of the regular season Thursday.

Ellen Jensen won the 100yard freestyle in 55.74 and placed second in the 50yard freestyle in 25.57.

Park’s team of Amber Norgaard, LeMay, Alayna Faletti and Jensen won the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:46.23. Park’s foursome of Norgaard, Faletti, Arachi O’Brien and Jensen won the 400-yard freestyle relay in 3:57.70.

Irondale won the meet 106-78.

Caitlyn Greenwalt was second in diving with a score of 245.55. Arachi O’Brien placed second in the 100yard butterfly in 1:10.03 and second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:10.42. Norgaard finished second in the 100-yard freestyle in 56.90.

Park was third in the 200yard medley relay with the team of Zoe Pfeiffer, Le-May, O’Brien and Kylee Lund in a time of 2:10.38. Ellie Imdieke was third in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:16.40. Faletti was third in the butterfly in 1:10.63.

Adapted soccer

The South Washington County Thunderbolts romped to a 16-0 win over visiting Saint Paul Humboldt Wednesday, Oct. 25 in the final game of the regular season.

The Thunderbolts finished the regular season with a 3-5 record.

The Thunderbolts dropped an 11-8 decision Monday, Oct. 25 at South Suburban.