NPHS Bulldog FB highlights against Benson

It was a fair weather fall day on October 17th, 2019. A great day to run if you were a high school runner in North Platte. Both North Platte High School and North Platte St. Pats were competing in their district meets on the 17th, and both teams continued their impressive showings this season. For the Bulldogs Zarah Blaesi finished 7th individually for the girls. On the boys side was Evan Caudy with 3rd place and Joel Bradley finished 8th. Those three qualify for state as individual runners. On the Team side of things the Bulldog boys finished runner-up in the A1 district which punched their team ticket to state! Head Coach Hasenauer had this to say about the team: "On paper we were seeded 5th going into district. We talked all week about the importance of competing as a team and leaving the course knowing we gave our very best. I told the boys yesterday, that paper rankings mean very little. We hadn’t faced several of these teams this year, so we discussed rising up and giving our very best. Before the race I told the boys that no team is as tough as the North Platte Bulldogs and I firmly believe that today. I’m very proud of both teams and their efforts. The work these kids have put in, in the summer and all fall is what led to today." "We are grateful for all the support! This is a special team and they have amazing character, a will to succeed, and are more than just a team, they’re a family."&nbsp; Not to be outdone the Irish had a great day as well. The North Platte St Pats Girls Cross Country team won the D6 District Championship and the boys finished in second giving each a qualifying spot for the State Championships next Friday. The D6 meet was held in Bridgeport at Courthouse and Jailrock golf course. Twenty-six schools were represented, athletes ran the 3.1 mile course in fair weather conditions. Girl medalist for the Irish were Sophmore Kate Steinike finishing 2nd, Junior Genna Blakely 3rd, and Sophmore Hayley Miles in 5th. The boys qualified for State for the first time since 2012 with a runner up plaque. St. Pat's boy medalist were Junior Logan O'Malley finishing fourth and freshman Dax Connick finishing 13th. The Irish team will compete next Friday at UNK. Here are the results for NPHS Bulldogs: <h2>Girls&nbsp;</h2>7th Blaesi, Zarah - 20:26.1336th Evarts, Baylee - 22:55.4040th	Arnold, Jenessa - 23:09.5244th Ditch, Malorie - 23:52.9847th Ditch, Ashlynn - 24:41.1451st Evans, Emily - 25:35.78&nbsp;-- Hoatson, Alexis - DNF Results - Women 1 Lincoln East 19pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:38:15.72&nbsp;Average: 19:39.15 2 Lincoln Pius X 68pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:43:51.17&nbsp;Average: 20:46.24 3 Millard North High 85pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:45:30.76&nbsp;Average: 21:06.16 4 Lincoln High 125pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:49:14.76&nbsp;Average: 21:50.96 5 Papillion-LaVista 128pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:49:12.65&nbsp;Average: 21:50.53 6 Gretna High School 128pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:49:46.76&nbsp;Average: 21:57.36&nbsp;7 North Platte 171pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:55:05.17&nbsp;Average: 23:01.04 &nbsp;8 Omaha Northwest 249pts&nbsp;Total Time: 2:17:31.59&nbsp;Average: 27:30.32 <h2>Boys</h2>3rd Caudy, Evan - 16:46.568th Bradley, Joel - 17:12.7918th Moss, Thomas - 18:09.5021st Kleinow, Tayler - 18:17.0928th San Miguel, Jonah - 18:26.6636th Franz, Aaron - 18:45.4940th Jared, Kean - 18:59.30 Results - Men1 Lincoln Southwest 21pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:24:22.84&nbsp;Average: 16:52.57 2 North Platte 78pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:28:52.60&nbsp;Average: 17:46.52 3 Omaha South H.S. 79pts&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Time: 1:28:57.01&nbsp;Average: 17:47.41 4 Papillion-LV 91pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:29:39.87&nbsp;Average: 17:55.98 5 Norfolk 125pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:31:19.88&nbsp;Average: 18:15.98 6 Lincoln Southeast 139pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:32:28.68&nbsp;Average: 18:29.74 7 Lincoln High 162pts&nbsp;&nbsp;Total Time: 1:32:58.59&nbsp;Average: 18:35.72&nbsp;8 Omaha Northwest 254pts&nbsp;Total Time: 1:46:42.84&nbsp;Average: 21:20.57 And the results for the Irish from North Platte St. Pats: <h2>Girls</h2> 2nd &nbsp; 	Kate Stienike - 21:12	3rd&nbsp; &nbsp; 	Genna Blakely - 21:50	5th&nbsp; &nbsp; 	Hayley Miles - 22:07	29th&nbsp; 	Ashley Dye - 25:18	31st &nbsp; 	Madi Gifford - 25:25	33rd		Julie Slattery - 25:52	 Results - Women1st		St Patrick 						24pts2nd		Bayard 							38pts3rd		Bridgeport 						40pts4th		Morrill 								65pts5th		Sutherland Public 			84pts6th		Hershey 							108pts7th		Kimball 							111pts8th		Dundy County Stratton 	144pts <h2>Boys</h2> 4th	Logan O'Malley - 18:45	13th	Dax Connick - 19:13.1	16th	Andrew Brosius - 19:30	26th	Samuel Dekleva - 20:08	52nd	Keegan Nitsch - 21:47	85th	Casey Jett - 26:08	 Results - Men1st 		Hershey 					30pts2nd 		St Patrick 				38pts3rd		Perkins County 		66pts4th 		Gordon-Rushville 	77pts5th 		Bayard 					85pts6th 		Hemingford 			90pts7th 		Paxton 					114pts8th 		Kimball 					133pts9th 		Sutherland Public 	150pts10th 	Bridgeport 				155pts11th 	Hitchcock County 	180pts12th 	Minatare 					236pts