Hillsboro-Central Valley's Claire Grinde 3-peats as Class B girls cross country champion

JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Claire Grinde ran away with the North Dakota Class B girls state cross country title on Friday to win for the third straight season. Her teammates ran right with her for the team title. With teammate Caroline Anderson finishing second about a minute behind Grinde, Hillsboro-Central Valley had four runners place in the top 10. "I think it was just the feeling of victory, Grinde said when asked about her race. I was mainly just thinking about my teammates." Bowman County senior Warner Bowman held off classmate and teammate Gabe Sarsland for the boys title. The Bulldogs claimed the team title with 56 points ahead of Kindred s 99. Bowman County's Warner Bowman, who finished in first place, runs during the North Dakota Class B cross country state meet on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Parkhurst Recreation Area in Jamestown, N.D. Cory Erickson / Hillsboro Banner Grinde and Anderson are ninth-graders and Kayla Moch, who finished fifth at 19:25.2, is i