Photo by Phil Grove
Girls' Preview
The girls race should be a very wide open race. The lead pack should be fairly crowded, as many WPIAL squads will get a preview of what's to come later this month at the District 7 Championships.
Franklin Regional's Sterling Simek, North Hills' Ava Pietryzk, and the Fox Chapel duo of Sarena Seger and Annika Urban should all be up there and it's anyone's win for the taking!
Last year at Mack Cooper, Pietryzk was second in 19:50 to meet champ Mandi Moxi of Knoch. Simek was third in 19:59 in that race.
Neshannock's Abby Hutchison, Franklin's Savanna Carr, and Fox Chapel's Caelan Miller should also be in the mix. It'll come down to who wants it most on race day.
The team race is also open. Fox Chapel are the favorites, but defending champs North Hills, Seneca Valley, Laurel and Neshannock should all be in contention for the crown.