Grizzlies cap season at state track meet

Owen Crosby runs a leg of the 4x800-meter relay for Pembina County North. The team of Owen Crosby, Micah Crosby, Ethan Kendell and Jaxon Suedel placed 12th with a time of 9:08.13 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Owen Crosby runs a leg of the 4x800-meter relay for Pembina County North. The team of Owen Crosby, Micah Crosby, Ethan Kendell and Jaxon Suedel placed 12th with a time of 9:08.13 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Emersen Helgoe hands the baton to Shirley Kemp during the 4x400-meter relay. The Pembina County North quartet of Maci Puppe, Delaney Denault, Emersen Helgoe and Shirley Kemp finished in 4:19.70 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke

Emersen Helgoe hands the baton to Shirley Kemp during the 4x400-meter relay. The Pembina County North quartet of Maci Puppe, Delaney Denault, Emersen Helgoe and Shirley Kemp finished in 4:19.70 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke

Nash Fitzsimonds races in the 3,200-meter run, posting a personal-best time of 10:27.23 to place 18th at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Fitzsimonds also recorded a personal-best 4:48.15 in the 1,600 meters, finishing 20th. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Nash Fitzsimonds races in the 3,200-meter run, posting a personal-best time of 10:27.23 to place 18th at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Fitzsimonds also recorded a personal-best 4:48.15 in the 1,600 meters, finishing 20th. Photo by Ashley Schafer

The same four runners — Maci Puppe, Delaney Denault, Emersen Helgoe and Shirley Kemp — represented Pembina County North in both relay events at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. The quartet placed fifth in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 10:04.60 and finished 23rd in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:19.70. Photo by Larry Stokke

The same four runners — Maci Puppe, Delaney Denault, Emersen Helgoe and Shirley Kemp — represented Pembina County North in both relay events at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. The quartet placed fifth in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 10:04.60 and finished 23rd in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:19.70. Photo by Larry Stokke

Micah Dutch sprints to a personal-best time of 23.20 seconds in the 200-meter preliminaries at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet, finishing 14th overall. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Micah Dutch sprints to a personal-best time of 23.20 seconds in the 200-meter preliminaries at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet, finishing 14th overall. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Shirley Kemp races to a personal-best time of 1:01.95 in the 400-meter dash at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke

Shirley Kemp races to a personal-best time of 1:01.95 in the 400-meter dash at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke

Maci Puppe clocks a personal-best time of 2:21.68 to place eighth in the 800-meter run at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke

Maci Puppe clocks a personal-best time of 2:21.68 to place eighth in the 800-meter run at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jaxon Suedel races to a personal-best time of 2:07.85 in the 800-meter run at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet, finishing 21st overall. Photo by Larry Stokke

Jaxon Suedel races to a personal-best time of 2:07.85 in the 800-meter run at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet, finishing 21st overall. Photo by Larry Stokke

Delaney Denault runs a leg of the 4x800-meter relay for Pembina County North. The team of Maci Puppe, Shirley Kemp, Delaney Denault and Emersen Helgoe placed fifth with a time of 10:04.60 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Delaney Denault runs a leg of the 4x800-meter relay for Pembina County North. The team of Maci Puppe, Shirley Kemp, Delaney Denault and Emersen Helgoe placed fifth with a time of 10:04.60 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Boone Carrier hands the baton to Kylan Schafer during the 4x200-meter relay preliminaries. The Pembina County North team of Micah Dutch, Trevor Hilluka-Moore, Boone Carrier and Kylan Schafer finished 29th in 1:36.63 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Boone Carrier hands the baton to Kylan Schafer during the 4x200-meter relay preliminaries. The Pembina County North team of Micah Dutch, Trevor Hilluka-Moore, Boone Carrier and Kylan Schafer finished 29th in 1:36.63 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Ethan Kendell hands the baton to Jaxon Suedel during the 4x800-meter relay. The Pembina County North team of Owen Crosby, Micah Crosby, Ethan Kendell and Jaxon Suedel placed 12th in 9:08.13 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

Ethan Kendell hands the baton to Jaxon Suedel during the 4x800-meter relay. The Pembina County North team of Owen Crosby, Micah Crosby, Ethan Kendell and Jaxon Suedel placed 12th in 9:08.13 at the NDHSAA Class B State Track and Field Meet. Photo by Ashley Schafer

The Pembina County North Grizzlies wrapped up their 2026 track and field season May 21-23 at the NDHSAA Class A and B State Track Meet in Bismarck, highlighted by two medal-winning performances and a number of personal-best marks.

The girls 4x800-meter relay team of Maci Puppe, Shirley Kemp, Delaney Denault and Emersen Helgoe earned a fifth-place finish with a time of 10:04.60, while Puppe added an…