Webster Area's Drew Reetz headlines top performers list for April 25-May 1

The weather didn’t do area high school athletes any favors over the weekend, but there was enough of break early in the week to produce some competition.

There were a handful of area track meets, golf tournaments and tennis duals last week — enough to compile the Public Opinion’s list of top area high school performers for the week of April 25-May 1.

Leading the list of top performers this week is Webster Area’s Drew Reetz.

Reetz recorded first-place finishes Friday to help lead the Bearcats to the boys division title in the Webster Area Invitational track and field meet.

Reetz won the boys’ 200-meter dash and pole vault and also ran on the Bearcats’ winning medley and 1,600-meter relays.

Here’s some other top performers for last week, again mostly from track and field.

Boys Track and Field

• Brent Bearman and Carson Mount, Webster Area — Bearman and Mount also did their part for the Bearcats, running on the winning 800, 1,600 and medley relays in their home invite.

• Gavin Landmark, Landen Johnson, Parker Crooks and Jaxon Quail, Deubrook Area — The quartet of Dolphins had a nice showing in the Yankton First Dakota Relays. They won the medley relay and also finished third in the 3,200 relay with a school-record clocking of 8;37.03.

Crooks also won the 800 runs and joined Quail and Johnson in running on the winning 1,600 and 3,200 relays in the Pat Gilligan Alumni Invite at Estelline.

• Brady Jordan and Wyatt Anderson, Clark-Willow Lake — Jordan ran on all four of the Cyclones’ winning relays (800, 1,600, 3,200 and medley) in a home quadrangular. Anderson ran on three of the winning relays.

• Tyler O’Neill, Clark-Willow Lake — O’Neill won the 800 and 1,600 runs and also ran on the winning 1,600 relays in the Cyclones’ home quadrangular. He also won the 400 dash and 800 run in the Webster Area Invite.

• Mehki Keller, Florence-Henry — Keller took the long and triple jump in the Clark-Willow Lake Quad. He added a victory in the long jump in the Webster Area Invite.

• Parker Walkins, Great Plains Lutheran — Walkins swept the hurdle races (110s and 300s) in the Clark-Willow Lake Quadrangular.

• Ricky Berndt, Deuel — Berndt continued his fine spring to date by winning the 1,600 and 3,200 runs and also running on the winning medley relay in the Pat Gilligan Alumni Invite.

• Tague Tvedt, Deuel — Tvedt won the pole vault and also ran on the winning medley relay at Estelline.

• Jon Nefzger, Estelline-Hendricks — Nefzger swept the throwing events (shot put, discus and javelin) in the Pat Gilligan Alumni Invite.

• Nick Batchelor, Milbank — Batchelor just keeps running and winning, taking the 1,600 and 3,200 runs and also running on the winning 3,200 relay in the Rob Luecke Invite at Groton.

• Bennett Schwenn, Milbank — Schwenn won the 400 dash and triple jump at Groton.

• Payton Brown and Kaden Krause, Milbank — Brown and Krause each ran on the Bulldogs’ winning 1,600 and 3,200 relays at Groton.

• Cole Holden, Watertown — Holden won the long jump and also placed in the triple jump, javelin and triple jump in the Al Sahli Invite at Aberdeen and also won the javelin and placed in both the long and triple jumps in the Tea Area Invite.

• Hassan Jabbie, Watertown — Jabbie won the 200 dash at Tea and ran on the winning medley relay at Aberdeen.

• Evan Halbe, Watertown — Halbe earned firsts in two meets, taking the 3,200 run at Tea and running on the winning medley relay at Aberdeen.

• Owen Spartz, Watertown — Spartz won the pole vault at Tea and Aberdeen.

Girls Track and Field

• Trinity Watson, Florence-Henry — Watson won the 400 dash and also ran on the winning 3,200 relay in the Webster Area Invite.

• Griffyn Muller, Florence-Henry — Muller took the 1,600 run and also ran on the winning 3,200 relay at Webster.

• Hadley Carlson, Arlington — Carlson took the 300 hurdles and high jump in the Estelline meet.

• Halle Bauer, Great Plains Lutheran — Bauer earned three first-place finishes in the Clark-Willow Lake Quadrangular, winning the 1,600 and 3,200 runs and also running on the winning 1,600 relay.

• Kyrie Roberts and Kim Goens, Great Plains Lutheran — Roberts won the 300 hurdles and joined Goens on the winning 400, 800 and 1,600 relays in the Clark-Willow Lake Quad.

• Ashlynn Batchelor, Milbank — Nick’s little sister matched him at Groton, winning the 1,600 and 3,200 runs and running on the winning 3,200 relay.

• Siera Wenzl, Milbank — Wenzl topped the field in the 200 dash and also ran on the winning 1,600 relay at Groton.

• Ellie Neugebauer and Maurina Street, Milbank — Neugebauer and Street ran on both of the Bulldogs’ winning relays (1,600 and 3,200) at Groton.

• Myah Morris, Watertown — Morris, like Holden, had a busy week. She won the 100 and 300 hurdles and the triple jump along with a runner-up finish in the long jump at Tea and won the triple jump and took second in the 100 and 300 hurdles and long jump at Aberdeen.

• Eve Hauger, Watertown — Hauger won the 400 dash in both meets and also ran on the first-place 1,600 relay at Tea.

• Malia Kranz, Watertown — Kranz won a throwing event at each meet, taking the discus at Tea and the shot put at Aberdeen.

Boys Tennis

• Jadon Lindner and Zandar Binde, Watertown — A busy week got shortened significantly by weather last week for the Arrows, but they did manage to down Brandon Valley 6-3 and Sioux Falls Christian 5-4 in a triangular. Lindner and Binde each won both of their matches at No. 5 and No. 6 singles and then teamed for two victories at No. 3 doubles.

Girls Golf

• Riley Zebroski, Watertown — The Arrows compiled their best team score in the last two years at the Hub City Invite in Aberdeen and Zebroski shot a 78 to finish in a three-way tie for medalist honors. After a two-hole playoff, she finished second. She also shot an 86 to lead the Arrows in the Pierre Invite.

• Shelby Pearson and Aspen Reynolds, Watertown — Pearson took 12th with an 96 and Reynolds 14th with an 88 in the Hub City Invite.

• Allison Andrews and Abby Olson, Deubrook Area — Andrews took sixth (92) and Olson seventh (95) to lead the Dolphins to the team title in the Dell Rapids St. Mary Invite. Deubrook Area also won girls division in the Jesse James Invite at Garretson, but complete results weren’t received.

Boys Golf

• Rett Osthus and Kalen Garry, De Smet — The two standout athletes normally shine in basketball and football, but they can also play some golf. Osthus finished second with an 84 and Garry third with an 85 to lead the Bulldogs to the boys division title in the De Smet Invite.