Three photo galleries of the 10/19 Mountain Athletic Conference @ Indian Valley MS by Karen Ward
Leading from the gun, State College junior Katherine Ward won the Mountain Athletic Conference comfortably in 19:03 at the Indian Valley Middle School course, leading her team to a six-point win over favored Altoona. On the boys\' side, Altoona\'s Zach Epple pulled ahead of Indian Valley\'s Ben Loht in the last quarter mile to win in 16:42. But the State College boys pulled off the easy team win with 5 in the top 8. (Thanks to Lewistown coach Scott Falkner for the race notes.)
PHOTO GALLERIES: Berks County (Aaron Russell), Mid-Penn Conference (Aaron Russell, Derek Hockenbery), Central League, Ches-Mont boys, Tri-State, Mountain Athletic Conf. (Karen Ward), and D10 Region 6 (Carl Strub). Video link at Schuylkill League page. On 10/17, Trinity captured the individual titles, but took 2nds in the team competition at the Washington County Coaches Meet. On 10/18 Easton athletes captured the individual races, but it was Allentown Central Catholic\'s girls and the Parkland boys who won the Lehigh Valley Conference team titles. On 10/19: The Dallas boys and girls sweep the Ed Narkiewicz meet at Kiirby Park with classic pack running, but Lisa Giacometti\'s 1 point for first place goes a long way, as well. At the 10/19 Freedom Invitational, defending state AA champ Rachel Erny cruises. Riverview\'s girls edge Center by a point. Washington boys win. In the Mid-Penn Conference, Chambersburg wins the girls team title behind Sarah Morrison. Big Spring\'s Lara Crofford earned an individual win. In the boys race, Cumberland Valley moved up from 2nd to first this year, just as team leader Curtis Bixler did in taking the individual win. The State College boys and girls won the Mountain Athletic Conference on 10/19. Katherine Ward led wire-to-wire, and Zach Epple came from behind to win the boys race. The Daniel Boone Homestead course was as mean to its competitors as ever, but that didn