Chesterton Sectional
Advancement: Top five teams and top 15 individuals will advance to the New Prairie Regional on Oct. 13.
When: Tuesday, 4:45 p.m. (girls), 5:15 (boys).
Where: Sunset Hill Farm County Park.
Participating schools: Boone Grove, Chesterton, Lake Station, LaPorte, Michigan City, New Prairie, Portage, South Central, Valparaiso, Washington Twp., Westville, Wheeler.
Favorites: Valparaiso girls, Valparaiso boys.
Darkhorses: Chesterton girls, Portage boys.
Runners to watch: (Girls) Boone Grove — Sarah Steinhilber; Chesterton — Hannah Hoffmann, Haley Cushway; LaPorte — Elena Lancioni, Kaylee Schoof; New Prairie — Rachel Thompson, Alex McBride; Portage — Kyra Ball, Paige Pizer; South Central — Kyleigh Werner, Hope Myroup; Valparaiso — Alison Mundell, Ellie Joll, Aurora Bonner; Washington Township — Liz Masson; Wheeler — Kelly O'Shea, Alex Mendoza. (Boys) Boone Grove — Jon Hogg; Chesterton — Kevin Kenney, Mitch Wilborn; LaPorte — Anthony Didion; New Prairie — Nick Arndt; Portage — Anthony Best, David Clegg; South Central — Bryan Flannery; Valparaiso — Taylor Bisacchi, Peyton Reed, Ari Coulopoulos, Landon Davison, Xavier Reed; Washington Township — Nick Moskwa; Wheeler — Joel O'Shea, Alex Nader.
Fast facts: Valparaiso is the defending champion in both races.
Crown Point Sectional
Advancement: Top five teams and top 15 individuals will advance to the Crown Point Regional on Oct. 13.
When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Where: Lemon Lake County Park.
Participating schools: Gary 21st Century, Andrean, Bowman Academy, Crown Point, Gary Lighthouse, Hanover Central, Hebron, Hobart, Lake Station, Lew Wallace, Lowell, Merrillville, River Forest, Roosevelt, Wallace.
Favorites: Hobart girls, Crown Point boys.
Darkhorses: Crown Point girls, Hobart boys.
Runners to watch: (Girls) Andrean -- Becca Conley; Crown Point -- Allison Wortel, Alex St. Amour, Lyndie Pierce; Hanover Central -- Emily Furman, Nikki Hahn; Hebron -- Abby Getautas, Lexie Schatz, Emily DeFries; Hobart -- Celina Guerrero, Mindy Whidden; Lake Station -- Karrie Denisiuk; Lowell -- Sarah Wieser, Sarah Edwards; Merrillville -- Tori Collins; River Forest -- Caridad Ramos. (Boys) Andrean -- Lucas Kalfbell, Nick Janiga; Crown Point -- Daniel Walters, Tom Cierniak, Alex Ray; Hanover Central – Ricky Linz, Mike York; Hebron -- Ryan Witt, Bryce Hanaway; Hobart -- Brent Dunn, Alex Cordova, Zach Spain, John Petroskey; Lake Station -- Brett Boby; Lowell -- Kyle Eller, Jeff Potat; Lew Wallace -- Ramon Compton; Merrillville -- Tyler Gray, Conor Hill; River Forest – Christopher Ramos; Roosevelt – Kari Daniel; West Side -- DiJon Smith, Marcus Carter.
Gavit Sectional
When: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Where: Dowling Park, Hammond.
Advancement: Top five teams and top 15 individuals will advance to the Crown Point Regional on Oct. 13.
Participating schools: Bishop Noll, Calumet, Clark, E.C. Central, Gavit, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Lake Central, Morton, Munster, West Side, Whiting.
Favorites: Munster boys, Lake Central girls.
Darkhorses: Lake Central boys, Munster girls.
Runners to watch: (Girls) Bishop Noll -- Abbey Dybel, Jackie Esparza; Calumet -- Danielle Smar, Ashley Redd; Clark -- Camyrria Baggett; Gavit -- Alexandria James, Kristina Palmerin; Griffith -- Taylor Austin, Brittany Burbridge; Hammond -- Vanessa Weaver; Highland -- Fenny Davalos, Amber Przyborski; Lake Central -- Rachel Zajac, Sarah Hudi, Josie Polaski, Zoe Carroll; Morton -- Luna Mireles, Celeste Rosillo; Munster -- Colleen Ogren, Emily McNicholas, Rebecca Kamezis; Whiting -- Citlali Lopez, Abby Bondi. (Boys) Bishop Noll -- Sal Cordova, Nick Anglin; Calumet -- Kevin Miller; Clark -- Ed Piaseczny; Gavit -- Zach Schreiber,Tajae Wilson; Highland -- Zach Glick, Mike Szczepanski; Lake Central -- Hailey Bell, Zach Bencur, Nick Lopacki; Morton -- Miguel Flores, Justin Lara; Munster -- Tom Bolanowski, Ryan Kritzer, Emmanuel Lopez; Whiting -- Matt Lowe, Cameron Chorba.
Fast fact: Defending boys champ Lake Central has won three of the past four; the L.C. girls have won eight consecutive sectionals.
Rensselaer Sectional
Advancement: Top five teams and top 15 individuals will advance to the New Prairie Regional on Oct. 13.
Where: Rensselaer High School.
When: Tuesday, 5 p.m. (girls), 5:30 (boys).
Participating schools: Kankakee Valley, Knox, Kouts, LaCrosse, Morgan Township, North Judson, North Newton, Oregon-Davis, Rensselaer, West Central.
Favorites: Kankakee Valley girls, Morgan Township boys.
Darkhorses: West Central girls, LaCrosse boys.
Runners to watch: (Girls) Kankakee Valley — Allison Rockley, Kaylin Orsburn, Brittany Stepp; Kouts — Kylie Kuebler; LaCrosse — Taylor Guse; Morgan Township — Elly Johansen; North Judson — Kendall Gardner; North Newton — Kaila Mosckalick, Alyce Kessler; West Central — Mickayla Wenzel, Abbey Todd. (Boys) Kankakee Valley — Brandon Hazlett; Kouts — Mike Ferrell; LaCrosse — Nate Rhodes, Cody Mathis; Morgan Township — Alec Kostelnik, Ben Savage, Logan Redmon, Kyle Osborne, Chris Dupre; North Newton — Jake Koselke, Leo Espino.
Fast facts: Kostelnik and Kankakee Valley's boys are defending champions. Defending girls team champion Hebron is now at the Crown Point Sectional.
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