Hey, can you

get out of work early on Tuesday ? If you can swing it, it will be worth

your while. The Fayette County Cross Country Championship will be held

at Sandy Creek High School at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and the competition has

never been closer.

In the boys

race, Fayette County is probably the favorite. They are the only local

team ranked in the top ten and their top five runners do a good job of

packing together. Trey Alverson has finished first overall in several

races this season and will try to do it again on Tuesday.

That said,

Starr's Mill, Sandy Creek and McIntosh are no sloches on the course either

and both squads will be keyed up for the race. The Chiefs are still trying

to qualify for the state meet and it should be easier to do that on this

course than on any other. Sandy Creek is also the site of the region championship,

so it is important for all teams to perform well here and to continue

dropping times.

For the girls,

McIntosh is the favorite and has been getting solid performances from

their top runners. They have also had to deal with injuries again this

season, which may slow the gelling of the team. Sandy Creek has a great

runner in Rae Lynch, Fayette County has a Great runner in Jessica Tyre

and Starr's Mill has a squad that sticks together fairly well and could

put up a lot of points quickly.

The Landmark

Christian School boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Schlotzky's

Cross Country Invitational in Anderson, SC on a beautiful, crisp, cool

Saturday morning.

The varsity

boys team finished eighth overall among 32 teams and received a plaque

for coming in first over all Class "A" schools. Clark Rivers

received a medal for placing 4 th in a time of 16:51. Four others

finished in the following order:

Joseph Register

17:47(personal best)

Scott Emery

18:43

Jeff Noble

18:57

Dustin McDonald

19:17

Interstate

85 in South Carolina was closed due to a wreck. As a result the Landmark

bus arrived at the meet just as the gun went off for the Varsity Girls

Race. So, this week the girls competed in the junior varisty race, finished

third overall and ran their best team time for the year in 2:05. Their

harriers were led by Melissa Register, (who was crowned Homecoming Queen

the night before) placing second overall in 22:19. Courtney Piribek finished

ninth with a personal best of 23:44. Mary Michael Joiner, finished 14th

with a time of 24:40, also a personal best. Jenny Cone ran a 27:56, Sarah

King came in with a 27:27, Kate Bailey ran a 27:56, Meredith Gable, 28:40,

Danielle Taussig, 29:42, Layla Constable, 30:04, and Andrea Wooding finished

with a 32:31.

The Landmark

teams will compete in the McIntosh Trail Run this weekend, which is just

outside of Whitesburg, Ga., on the Chattahooche River.

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