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Blackhawks and Jays take War Eagle Conference Championships

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Hartley, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – The 2026 War Eagle Track and Field Championships were ran in Hartley Monday.

MMCRU’s Brayden Dunn took 1st in the Boys Discuss throw with a mark of 154’6”.

The Sibley-Ocheyedan Boys 800m Sprint Medley Relay team of Heilman, Marco, Byers, and Marco took 1st with a time o f1:37.05.

In the Girls 4x800m Relay, Childs, Heitritter, Ochoa, and Marco combined to give the Generals a first place time of 11:01.58.

The Sibley-Ocheyedan Boys team of Vos, Kleinwolterink, Kreykes, and Byers also won the 4x800m Relay with at time of 9:00.53.

For the Girls 1600m Distance Medley Relay, Sibley-Ocheyedan’s team of Sayler, Marco, Pohlen, and Childs won with a time of 4:46.8.

Luke Heilman of Sibley-Ocheyedan won the Boys 110m Hurdles with a time of 14.54 seconds.

The Girls 400m Hurdles was won by Sibley-Ocheyedan’s Hailey Gacke with a time of 1:10.5.

Tate Marco made it a Generals’ sweep in the Boys 400m Hurdles with a time of 54.98.

In the Girls 1500m Run, Aleah Marco of Sibley-Ocheyedan won with a time of 5:24.35.

The Sibley-Ocheyedan Boys 4x400m Relay team capped off the day with a team of Kreykes, Vos, Marco, and Byers winning with a time of 3:28.49.

Team Scores

Girls

  1. Hinton 197
  2. Gehlen Catholic (LM) 95
  3. Sibley-Ocheyedan 92
  4. George-Little Rock 71
  5. South O’Brien 51
  6. Akron-Westfield 49
  7. St. Mary’s (Rm) 46
  8. MMCRU 42
  9. Trinity Christian (Hl) 35
  10. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 35
  11. West Sioux 14

Boys

  1. Gehlen Catholic (LM) 164
  2. Hinton 134
  3. Sibley-Ocheyedan 116
  4. MMCRU 81
  5. South O’Brien 79
  6. George-Little Rock 67
  7. West Sioux 30
  8. Akron-Westfield 22
  9. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 18
  10. St. Mary’s (Rm) 13
  11. Harris-Lake Park 1

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