Knights sweep borough championships team titles

PALMER — Palmer’s Kiersten Johnson used a time of 25 minutes and 30 seconds to win the girls’ title of the Mat-Su Borough Championships at Government Peak Recreation Area on Saturday.

Johnson finished the 7.5-kilometer course less than a minute ahead of runner-up Greta Jenkins of Colony. With her second-place finish, Jenkins helped the Knights win the girls team title. Tracie Haan (fifth), Tatjana Spaic (sixth), Katya Jenkins (seventh) and ME Meyerhofer (eighth) also posted top 10 finishes for CHS.

Anne Woodings finished third for Palmer. Riley Burroughs led Wasilla with a ninth-place finish.

With three skiers in the top 4, Colony was also able to win on the boys side and sweep the team titles. Lyon Kopsack led Colony with a second-place finish. Darien Sinnett and Nick Harrison finished third and fourth for the Knights.

David Banse led Palmer with an 11th-place finish. Logan Seims was 25th to lead Wasilla.

Mat-Su Borough Championships

Girls individual results:

1. Colony 107:45; 2. Palmer 11:40.

Girls individual results:

1. K. Johnson, Pal 25:30; 2. G. Jenkins, Col 26:12; 3. A. Woodings, Pal 26:39; 4. S. Allen, Val 26:54; 5. T. Haan, Col 26:59; 6. T. Spaic, Col 27:02; 7. K. Jenkins, Col 27:12; 8. M. Meyerhofer, 28:26; 9. R. Burroughs, Was 28:49; 10. D. Ingersoll, Was 28:52; 11. M. Lasselle, Pal 29:12; 12. E. Bingham, Pal 29:21; 13. M. Lundin, Pal 29:21; 14. W. Nagel, Col 29:47; 15. K. Keeney, Val 29:53; 16. S. Hall, Col 30:59; 17. S. Casico, Col 31:40; 18. H. Spargo, Was 31:57; 19. L. Olsen, Col 32:06; 20. R. Diotte, Col 32:09; 21. R. Partlow, Col 32:28; 22. J. Bethel, Col 33:01; 23. J. Magnan, Col 33:28; 24. A. Goyette, Col 33:56; 25. A. Ishmael, Col 33:56; 26. R. Youngblood, Pal 34:34; 27. E. Hull, Pal 35:35; 28. S. Copeland, Col 37:38; 29. E. Foidenau, Col 37:45; 30. S. Lasselle, Pal 38:01; 31. K. Heuton, SV 38:02; 32. S. Praile, Col 38:18; 33. B. Coopson, Col 39:03; 34. A. Lapka, Pal 46:17; 35. C. Buck, Col 47:59.

Boys team standings:

1. Colony 113:20; 2. Valdez 117:09; 3. Palmer 123:15; 4. Wasilla 136:19.

Boys’ individual results:

1. J. Sneiders, Val 27:18; 2. L. Kopsack, Col 27:26; 3. D. Sinnett, Col 27:42; 4. N. Harrison, Col 28:42; 5. K. Cullen, Val 29:01; 6. L. Jaschek, Col 29:26; 7. S. Wegner, Val 29:35; 8. J. Lynn, Pal 29:39; 9. B. Schafer, Col 20:05; 10. D. Peterson, Col 30:05; 11. D. Banse, Pal 30:56; 12. A. Nelson, Col 31:02; 13. T. Sworts, Pal 31:14; 14. J. Scribner, Val 31:15; 15. D. Dahms, Pal 31:26; 16. G. Birch, Col 31:43; 17. C. Hand, Pal 31:52; 18. I. Pougher, Col 32:08; 19. D. Gumminger, Col 32:22; 20. C. Jensen, Pal 32:49; 21. S. Haney ,Pal 32:56; 22. D. Bell, Pal 33:05 23. E. Grazulis, Col 33:26; 24. D. Wallace, Col 33:38; 25. L. Seims, Was 33:40; 26. C. Pulver, Was 33:42; 27. N. Alcantra, Pal 33:44; 28. I. Bingham, Pal 33:56; 29. N. Albright, Was 34:18; 30. B. Lee, Was 34:28; 31. E. Ickes, Was 34:28; 32. S. Johnson, Pal 35:31; 33. B. Hoover, Col 35:41; 34. W. Colapietro, Val 35:47; 35. B. Swalling, Pal 36:10; 36. M. Wieliczkiewiki, Was 38:11; 37. S. Walther, Was 40:28; 38. P. Connor, Was 40:28; 39. R. Palmer, Col 41:16; 40. E. Taner, Col 41:16; 41. S. Relay, Val 46:35.