FIELD TWP — The North Woods track teams competed in two meets this past week, getting standout performances from Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears and Leah Las.
At the War Eagle Invitational
At Deer River on Tuesday, the North Woods girls placed third with 73 points in a small-field meet, while the boys finished fourth.
With smaller rosters, the Grizzlies are often limited in how many events they can contest, which caps their team scoring potential. At Deer River, North Woods entered just nine of 17 events on the girls’ side and six of 18 on the boys’ side, placing a greater emphasis on individual performances.
That individual strength was most evident in the boys distance races, where Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears and Lincoln Antikainen continued the form they showed during the cross-country season. Lightfeather-Spears won both the 1,600 meters in 5:04.7 and the 3,200 meters in 11:30.0, while Antikainen finished second in both races, clocking 5:07.9 in the 1,600 and 12:06.8 in the 3,200.
On the girls side, Leah Las led the way with wins in the 200 meters in 30.2 and the 400 meters in 1:08.0 and added a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles in 20.4. Corra Brodeen added a third-place finish in the 200 meters in 30.3, while the 4x200 relay team of Carsyn Burnett, Brittan Koskela, Josie Pascuzzi, and Kady Scofield placed second in 2:16.7. Las also added a second-place finish in the long jump at 13-7.
At the Mesabi East Early Bird
in Aurora last Thursday, the Grizzlies recorded several top-three finishes.
Lightfeather-Spears won both the 1,600 meters in 5:02.79 and the 3,200 meters in 11:16.01, while Antikainen placed second in the 1,600 in 5:10.32 and third in the 3,200 in 12:04.41.
For the girls, Las turned in a first-place finish in the 400 meters in 1:09.80, while Corra Brodeen added a third-place finish in the 200 meters in 30.95.

War Eagle results
Girls – Top 10 placers
100 meters: Josie Pascuzzi, 4th, 14.9; Corra Brodeen, 7th, 15.7; Kady Scofield, 8th, 16.2; Rylie Gibson, 8th, 16.2; Carsyn Burnett, 10th, 16.5
200 meters: Leah Las, 1st, 30.2; Brodeen, 3rd, 30.3; Scofield, 6th, 32.4; Gibson, 8th, 32.9
400 meters: Las, 1st, 1:08.0; Aubrey Olson-Stoltenberg, 2nd, 1:10.2; Burnett, 6th, 1:20.4
1600 meters: Brittan Koskela, 4th, 7:11.6
100m hurdles: Las, 3rd, 20.4; Pascuzzi, 7th, 22.2
4x200 relay: North Woods A, 2nd, 2:16.7, Burnett, Koskela, Pascuzzi, Scofield
Long jump: Las, 2nd, 13’ 7”; Brodeen, 4th, 11’ 6”; Pascuzzi, 5th, 11’ 2.5”; Burnett, 10th, 10’ 1”
Boys – Top 10 placers
100 meters: Vinny Pascuzzi, 7th, 12.7
200 meters: Sydney Olson-Stoltenberg, 8th, 30.8
400 meters: Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears, 5th, 1:01.3; Pascuzzi, 7th, 1:03.2
1600 meters: Lightfeather-Spears, 1st, 5:04.7; Lincoln Antikainen, 2nd, 5:07.9
3200 meters: Lightfeather-Spears, 1st, 11:30.0; Antikainen, 2nd, 12:06.8
Long jump: Antikainen, 5th, 15’ 6”; Pascuzzi, 8th, 14’ 8.5”

Mesabi East results
Girls – Top 10 placers
200 meters: Corra Brodeen, 3rd, 30.95; Leah Las, 4th, 31.05
400 meters: Las, 1st, 1:09.80; Aubrey Olson-Stoltenberg, 3rd, 1:12.33; Brodeen, 5th, 1:12.70; Rylie Gibson, 9th, 1:15.13
100m hurdles: Las, 5th, 20.85
Long jump: Las, 5th, 13-06.50; Brodeen, 7th, 13-00.50
Boys – Top 10 placers
100 meters: Andrew Hartway, 8th, 13.12
200 meters: Hartway, 8th, 26.31
400 meters: Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears, 8th, 1:01.53
1600 meters: Lightfeather-Spears, 1st, 5:02.79; Lincoln Antikainen, 2nd, 5:10.32
3200 meters: Lightfeather-Spears, 1st, 11:16.01; Antikainen, 3rd, 12:04.41
Long jump: Hartway, 6th, 16-08.50; Antikainen, 7th, 15-07.50; Vinny Pascuzzi, 9th, 15-05.50