Slama, Klanderud advance to state semifinals
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PREP TENNIS
MINNEAPOLIS - Allison Slama and Emelia Klanderud won both matches during Day 1 of the 2026 Class A Girls Doubles State Tournament on Thursday morning. The two will play Breck's Addie Berman and Abbey Perry this Friday at 8:00 a.m. at Inner City Tennis in Minneapolis.
Slama and Klanderud took down Brecklyn Nicoll and Lily Rootkie from Pine City in two sets, winning 6-2, 6-0. Mounds Park Academy's Solveig Rahm and Maahi Bhalla were the next opponents on the bracket. Slama and Klanderud won set one, 7-5, before cementing their semifinal appearance after set two's 6-1 finish.
PREP CROSS COUNTRY
MANKATO - Cole Hanson was the big highlight from Fairmont cross country's showing in Thursday afternoon's MSHSL Section 2AA Championships. The freshman's fifth-place finish qualified him for the Class AA state meet on Saturday, November 7. Here are the other team and individual results from the boys and girls.
Girls
Fairmont girls finished in seventh place with 165 points, trailing Jordan (124) and Mankato East (101). Sophia Streit (20:42.8) and Brooklyn Stone (20:43.3) finished in 16th and 17th place, 22 seconds behind the final individual qualifier, Stella Brady (20:17.9) from Mankato West. Streit's time was a personal best. Elle Drever (22:03.7) also had a personal best time while finishing 40th. Nallely Ortiz Hernandez (22:44.6) and Addison Lintelman (22:51.7) finished 46th and 49th with personal bests.
Boys
Devin Hanson was the next Fairmont boys runner to place behind Cole Hanson. Devin Hanson's time of 18:04.7 was a season best and good for 25th. Michael Hamlet was three spots behind with a personal best time of 18:18.8. Holden Junkermeier's (19:39.5) season-best time saw him finish 50th, while Nolan Harris (19:53.9) placed 53rd with his own personal best mark.
NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA - Martin County West/Butterfield/Odin's Evelynn Christenson clinched a trip to the Class A state meet on Saturday, November 7, thanks to her outstanding performance in Thursday's MSHSL Section 2A Championships. Here are the other results from the Mavericks cross country boys and girls teams.
Girls
MCW/BO placed 10th as a team with 242 points. Christenson finished fifth thanks to her time of 19:34.37. Kate Swanson (22:49.81) notched 43rd, and Elena De La Torre (24:05.36) placed 62nd, respectively. Sydni Fritz (24:53.26) and Paige Hartwig (27:15.74) placed 74th and 92nd.
Boys
The Maverick boys placed 11th as a team with 295 points. Brody Cook was the top finisher, placing 23rd with his time of 17:35.75. Henry Fuller (19:12.01) placed 52nd, while Elliot Reynolds (19:24.19) was in 56th. Conrad Gwin (19:44.52) placed 66th.