Local athletes compete at Bob Atkinson Memorial Cross-Country Meet at Saugeen Bluffs

By: Liz Dadson  October 25, 2026  105

A number of local athletes competed at the 2026 Bob Atkinson Memorial Cross-Country Meet for Bluewater West elementary school students.

The event was held Wednesday at Saugeen Bluffs in Paisley, with Port Elgin Saugeen Central School winning the overall championship.

Runners from Huron Heights Public School and Ecole Elgin Market Public School in Kincardine and Ripley-Huron Community School earned several medals in the various age groups.

TYKE GIRLS (1,500 metres) - 143 runners

School champion - Port Elgin Saugeen Central

Top six runners:

1. Ryleigh Walter, Walkerton District

2. Lauren McPhatter, Chesley District

3. Briar Ballantine, Elgin Market

4. Heidi Shewfelt, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

5. Vivian Davis, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

6. Olivia Charette, Amabel-Sauble

TYKE BOYS (1,500 metres) - 149 runners

School champion - Port Elgin Saugeen Central

Top six runners:

1. Bazil MacSween, Huron Heights

2. Hunter Moore, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

3. Charlie Bruins, Elgin Market

4. Tim Dykstra, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

5. Henry Wolfkamp, Northport

6. Emmett Kreller, Elgin Market

Adaptive winner - Carter Livingston, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

JUNIOR GIRLS (2,000 metres) - 134 runners

School champion - Port Elgin Saugeen Central

Top six runners:

1. Ashley Kiely, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

2. Cora Stewart, Bruce Peninsula District

3. Everleigh Kruse, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

4. Kate Martin, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

5. Camille Kirk, Hanover Heights

6. Sadie Boeve, Hanover Heights

JUNIOR BOYS (2,000 metres) - 144 runners

School champion - Northport Elementary

Top six runners:

1. Vaughn Shepherd, Elgin Market

2. Everett Brady, Port Elgin Saugeen Central

3. Darby Middleton, Chesley District

4. Nolan Cross, Northport

5. Hank Willis, Northport

6. Camden Donald, Northport

Adaptive winner - Logan Graham, Huron Heights

SENIOR GIRLS (3,000 metres) - 79 runners

School champions - Saugeen District

Top six runners:

1. Audrey Ritchie, Saugeen District

2. Eden Jackson, Saugeen District

3. Alexa Jones, G.C. Huston

4. Madison Houston, Arran-Tara

5. Briar Mackay, Saugeen District

6. Nayleigh Locking, Ripley-Huron

SENIOR BOYS (3,000 metres) - 93 runners

School champions - Saugeen District

Top six runners:

1. Tucker Schmitt, Saugeen District

2. Aaron Ritchie, G.C. Huston

3. Ben Hershey, Arran-Tara

4. Owen Dalton, Kincardine District

5. Deacon Harrington, Peninsula Shores District

6. Cohen Dupuis, Walkerton District

Adaptive champions - Colby Snyder, Kincardine District; and Kevin Moretti, Mildmay-Carrick

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Liz Dadson

Liz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.

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