On Oct 31, when ghosts and ghouls walk the streets,

the McIntosh and Fayette County cross country teams will

be running for the regional championship in LaGrange. The

course there has been lengthened a little to make it the full 3.1

miles. On Tuesday both teams got a feel for the course that

will determine who rules the region.

The Fayette County girls were third overall out of 24

teams. The top five runners for the Tigers finished within a minute

and 40 seconds of each other. Jessica Tyre placed 11th overall

and finished with a time of 21:43. Carrie Howard and Dana

Teat finished with times of 22:18 and 22:45 while Clarinda

Phillips and Rachel Swafford rounded out the top five with times

of 23:20 and 23:23. The girls are still looking for a way to burst

into McIntosh's top five.

The McIntosh girls will not be easy to catch. They won

the LaGrange Invitational with an overall score of 17, a

perfect score in cross country is a 15. Dana Van Winkle took first

with a time of 19:15, while Elizabeth Gardner finished

second overall with a time of 19:29. Judy Thomasson was third with

a time of 20:14 and Mary Katherine Crofton and Tina

Paone finished fifth and seventh respectively with times of 20:27

and 20:41.

On the boys side, McIntosh took second place overall,

losing to Lovejoy who rejoined the region this fall. Top runner for

the Chiefs, Geoff Melymuk finished first overall with a time

of 16:02 while Kevin Panke was third overall with a time of

16:53. Michael Patrick, Matt O'Donnell and Robby Johnston

were 17th, 18th and 22nd respectively with times of 17:52, 17:57

and 18:16. McIntosh takes a week off before running in the

Last Chance meet in Carrollton on the Oct. 17.

Fayette County's boys finished fourth overall in the

meet. Preston Pack was sixth overall with a time of 17:23 with

Tre Alverson finishing with a time of 17:42.Blake Riley

finished with a time of 17:52 while David Dearing finished with a

time of 18:46. The boys are gearing up for the county

championship on Oct 22 at Sandy Creek.

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