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Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM

JH BOYS JUST MISS TITLE

JH BOYS JUST MISS TITLE
Britton-Hecla’s Liam Paxton passed the baton to Bowen Micko in the 400 relay. The quartet, which also included Luke Bosse and Cody Chapin, won the event.

    The Britton-Hecla junior high track squad competed in the Eastern Coteau Conference track meet held in Britton last week Tuesday and the boys just missed a league title.
    The boys placed second in the six-team field, just seven points behind league champ St. Martin’s Lutheran, while the girls finished fifth among seven teams.
    B-H event winners included two-time winners Carter Nelson, shot and discus, and Cody Chapin, 200 dash and high jump; Luke Bosse, 100 dash; 400 relay (Luke Bosse, Liam Paxton, Bowen Micko, Cody Chapin); and the 1600 relay (Bowen Micko, Luke Bosse, Max Suther, Cody Chapin).

    GIRLS TEAM POINTS: Florence-Henry 119, St. Martin’s Lutheran 105, Waubay-Summit 83, Wilmot 78, Britton-Hecla 41, Tri-State 20, Waverly-South Shore 7
    100 Dash: 5. Nakaya Stark 14.84; 200 Dash: 3. Nakaya Stark 33.56 7. Lillian Boyko 35.91; 400 Dash: 4. Mia Kilker 1:19.04; 800 Run: 4. Avery Leonard 3:25.85; 1600  Run: 4. Avery Leonard 7:51.57; 400 Relay: 2. B-H (Lillian Boyko, Mia Kilker, Avery Leonard, Nakaya Stark) 1:03.67; Shot Put: 3. Lillian Boyko 21-4

    BOYS TEAM POINTS: St. Martin’s Lutheran 144, Britton-Hecla 137, Waubay-Summit 88, Waverly-South Shore 81, Florence-Henry 32, Tri-State 24
    100 Dash: 1. Luke Bosse 13.19 4. Liam Paxton 13.75 6. Jarrik Jones 14.99; 200 Dash: 1. Cody Chapin 27.74 4. Max Suther 29.96 6. Liam Paxton 30.68 8. Easton Zuehlke 32.63; 400 Dash: 3. Bowen Micko 1:03.25 5. Luke Bosse 1:04.12 6. Max Suther 1:04.34 8. Easton Zuehlke 1:06.35; 800 Run: 3. Joseph O’Brien 2:36.06 5. Easton Zuehlke 2:45.04 7. Jarrik Jones 2:57.19; 1600  Run: 2. Joseph O’Brien 5:44.97
    400 Relay: 1. B-H (Luke Bosse, Liam Paxton, Bowen Micko, Cody Chapin) 52.25; 1600 Relay: 1. B-H (Bowen Micko, Luke Bosse, Max Suther, Cody Chapin) 4:26.32; Shot Put: 1. Carter Nelson 40-5.75 8. Kylan Sasker 23-9; Discus: 1. Carter Nelson 136-3 5. Kylan Sasker 72-10; High Jump: 1. Cody Chapin 5-2 2. Bowen Micko 5-0 4. Max
Suther 4-6 
 


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