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HARRINGTON — Newport School District runners raced at two meets last week.
The Grizzlies participated in NE2B League Meet #3 Tuesday, Oct. 6 at Harrington Golf and Country Club, with the boys’ team finishing 12th of 122 in the varsity 3-mile. Their score was 292.
Junior Aiden Tieman led Newport in the boys’ varsity 3-mile, finishing 55th of 122 with a time of 19:49.2. Only two places behind was sophomore Elijah Sattleen, clocking in at 19:59.3 to finish 57th.
Freshman Colton Moore barely missed the top half, finishing 62nd after clocking in at 20:12.3. Also close were junior Gavin Carter in 65th with a time of 20:26.7, and freshman Waylon Persyn in 69th with a time of 20:33.5.
Sophomore Leif Axel clocked in at 23:23.6, finishing 104th; sophomore Acein Johnston at 24:11.0, finishing 109th; and sophomore Vinny Hill at 26:02.9, finishing 114th.
Once again, junior Olivia Collins led in the girls’ varsity 3-mile, finishing 11th of 48 with a time of 21:12.7. Freshman Emilie Baugh finished 32nd after clocking in at 26:01.2, and senior Aurelia Johnson finished 35th after clocking in at 25:35.7.
The Grizzlies next participated in the Ninth Annual Battle for the 509 Saturday, Oct. 10 on the Spokane Polo Grounds.
Collins was the only Grizzly who ran in the girls’ varsity championship 5,000-meter. She finished 69th of 105 with a time of 22:20.2.
In the girls’ novice 5,000-meter, Johnson broke the top 20 of 133 runners, finishing 20th with a time of 25:08.0. Baugh also broke into the top half, finishing 56th with a time of 26:22.9.
Junior Logan Rheinford finished 53rd of 68 in the boys’ novice 5,000-meter, clocking in at 27:43.6. Hill finished 64th, clocking in at 31:12.6.
The Grizzlies run in the NE2B League Championship Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Chewelah Golf and Country Club RV Park, with the boys’ varsity 5,000-meter at 1 p.m. and the girls’ at 1:45 p.m.
