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 Veronica Schabbing, Cape Central [Click to enlarge] |
Central, senior
She won almost everything in site this season, at least locally. Schabbing won the SEMO Conference meet and had the top local time in every event she ran. During the regular season, she finished behind only Class 3 state champion Alyssa Allison at the Forest Park Festival. She won the title at the prestigious Hancock Invitational, improving on last year's runner-up time by 33 seconds. She led the Tigers to a third-place finish in the Class 4 state meet with a school-record time on the course.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): First, 14:20 (top local time)
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): Second, 19:41.4 (top local time)
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: First, 20:05 (top local time)
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): First, 19:24 (top local time)
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: First, 19:15 (top local time)
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: DNR
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: First, 18:32.37 (top local time)
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: First, 19:06.60 (top local time)
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: Fourth, 19:29.3 (top local time)
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: Seventh, 19:18 (top local time, all classifications; state medalist)
 Mary Dohogne, Cape Central [Click to enlarge] |
Central, sophomore
Dohogne emerged as one of the area's most consistent runners with top-10 finishes in every run leading up to the state meet, including four second-place finishes. She jumped from 41st in the state last year to 22nd this season. She won her class race at Jackson for the second straight year.
Second only to Allison by 27 seconds at Potosi.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Sophomores division): First, 15:13
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): 10th, 20:14.6
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Second, 20:44
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): Second, 19:57
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: Eighth, 19:48
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: Second, 19:58.18 (top local time)
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Third, 18:57.54
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: Second, 19:36.54
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: 10th, 20:11.5
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 22nd, 19:43 (state medalist)
 Brittany Moreland, Cape Central [Click to enlarge] |
Central, senior
Moreland settled into her role as a team leader and complementary runner with six top-10 finishes, including top-five finishes to key Central's important district and sectional championships to qualify for the state meet. Moreland was knocked off the by her teammate Schabbing as the SEMO Conference champion but still managed a second-place finish for her best showing of the season.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): Third, 15:02
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): 29th, 20:59.9
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Third, 20:53
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): 12th, 21:02
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: 12th, 20:08
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: Fourth, 20:19.27
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Second, 18:55.99
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: Third, 19:41.57
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: Fifth, 19:51.1
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 25th, 19:40 (state medalist)
 Hannah Blalock, Poplar Bluff [Click to enlarge] |
Poplar Bluff, sophomore
In her second season, Blalock had to step up to Class 4 and finished 32nd (she was 10th in Clas 3 last year in 19:02). She ran up in the senior division at Jackson and finished second, and she had a run of top-five showings at Notre Dame, Potosi, the SEMO Conference and the district meet. Her second-place finish at Potosi came sandwiched between two state champions as she was 33 seconds behind Festus' Alyssa Allison, the Class 3 state champ, and ahead of Class 2 state champ Eileen Schweiss of Herculaneum.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): Second, 14:42
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (White division): DNR
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): DNR
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: Second, 18:55.3 (top local time)
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: Fifth, 20:30.30
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Fourth, 19:32.44
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: Fifth, 19:50.37
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: Seventh, 19:53.1
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 32nd, 20:00
 Victoria Schabbing, Cape Central [Click to enlarge] |
Central, junior
She was a key player on Central's softball team and then jumped over to run with her sister and help the Tigers reach the state meet. She had two top-10 finishes, including the SEMO Conference, and was Central's No. 4 runner throughout the state series.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Juniors division): DNR
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (Green division): 76th, 22:30.9
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Seventh, 22:21
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): DNR
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: DNR
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: DNR
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Sixth, 19:55.57
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: 12th, 20:43.38
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: 34th, 21:07.2
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 64th, 20:34
 Tara Johnson, Kelly |
Kelly, senior
An all-state runner for the second straight year, Johnson had seven top-10 finishes -- including the SEMO Conference and the district meet. She won her Kelly Invitational title by holding off contenders from state-qualifying Dexter and picked up the Farmington title late in the season.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6: NA
Kelly Invitational, Sept. 13: First, 21:24 (top local time)
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Sixth, 22:07
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 1-2): Fourth, 21:19.07
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: 13th, 20:20.20
Saxony/Chaffee Invitational, Oct. 9: Second, 21:22
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: 16th, 21:42.88
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Seventh, 19:57.76
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: First, 20:42.97
Class 2 District 1, Nov. 1: Fifth, 21:41.68
Class 2 state meet: 14th, 21:20 (state medalist)
 Tori Parry, Jackson |
Jackson, sophomore
The Indians' leading runner for much of the season, Parry paced her team with a fifth-place showing at the SEMO Conference meet. She earned her first state meet berth.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Sophomores division): Second, 15:32
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (White division): First, 21:33.7
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Fourth, 21:43
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 4): Ninth, 20:55
Parkway West Invitational, Oct. 4: 21st, 20:45
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: 12th, 21:13.32
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Fifth, 19:55.10
Class 4 District 1, Oct. 25: 15th, 20:51.64
Class 4 Sectional 1, Nov. 1: 24th, 20:53.0
Class 4 state meet, Nov. 8: 88th, 21:07
 Tori Pfau |
Notre Dame, senior
A repeat selection for the Semoball team, Pfau improved her standing in the district meet, finishing 10th, to earn her second state berth. She had six top-10 finishes, including the SEMO Conference meet.
Jackson Invitational, Sept. 6 (Seniors division): Seventh, 16:10
Forest Park Festival, Sept. 13 (White division): Sixth, 22:07
Cape Central Invitational, Sept. 20: Eighth, 22:23
Hancock Invitational, Sept. 27 (Class 3): 16th, 21:30
Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 4: Ninth, 20:09.06
Potosi Invitational, Oct. 11: 13th, 21:13.32
SEMO Conference, Oct. 16: Eighth, 20:35.10
Farmington Invitational, Oct. 18: DNR
Class 3 District 1, Nov. 1: 10th, 20:41.7
Class 3 state meet, Nov. 8: 42nd, 21:09
Honorable mention: Taylor Dickerson, Jackson; Lizzie Kohlbaker, Dexter.
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