Darlington girls win first state title since 2016 WISCONSIN RAPIDS — The lone golden trophy from 2016 finally has a near-perfect match. All it took was a grueling 5,000-meter race at Wisconsin Rapids on Nov. 1, with a Kohler-sized obstacle in the way. The Blue Bombers were the defending state champions that previously earned their title by three points over Aquinas (98) in 2024. “That was our standard — that’s who we have to go after, and the girls weren’t afraid about talking about it,” Redbirds head coach Kent Miehe said. “Kohler’s guys got second in D2, and their girls finished second in D3. They weren’t this obstacle we had to overcome. We knew we were going after Kohler, and we took care of business.”