Two girls from Shahala Middle School and one from Liberty won races on Thursday during the Greater St. Helens League Middle School Championship cross country meet. The races covered a 1.5-mile course at Union High School.
Drew Lobis from Shahala won the race for eighth graders. Her time was 9 minutes and 15 seconds. With five of the top 11 runners, Liberty won the eighth-grade team title by 16 points over Shahala.
In the seventh-grade race, Grace Varsek led a Liberty team that had the first five finishers in a runaway with the team title. Varsek’s time of 9:21 was one second in front of Jenna Lukowiak and two seconds faster than Hailey Sherman.
In the sixth-grade race, Shahala had five of the first seven finishers, including winner Haley Simpson who finished in 9:21 to beat Emma Coates of Liberty by one second.
Final team scores and the top 10 runners in each race are listed in the Community Sports Scoreboard. The meet included runners from five Evergreen Public Schools middle schools and two Camas middle schools.
These schools do not have boys cross country teams.
CCRC staging Saturday runs
Oscar Bauman and Jesse McChesney finished an Oct. 7 run on the Heritage Trail with identical times of 16 minutes and 50 seconds, but Bauman was the winner of the 3-mile race. Eric Dolezal finished a close third in the Clark County running Club event.
On Saturdays during the fall, the CCRC will host a series of 10 a.m. races. For details, visit clarkcountyrunningclub.org.
Event benefits sports for disabled
Registration ends today for Oregon Disability Sports Hall of Fame induction and fundraising dinner, which takes place on Friday at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland.
The event runs 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets cost $75.
Oregon Disability Sports provides opportunities for disabled athletes of all abilities in Southwest Washington and in Oregon. To learn more, or to register for Friday’s “A Celebration of Sport” event, visit www.oregondisabilitysports.net or call 503-241-0850.
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