Several local

schools competed in the LaGrange Cross Country Invitational last weekend

and did well.

In the boys

AAAAA/AAAA race, Fayette County and Starr's Mill placed first and second

with 89 and 106 points respectively. Landmark's boys competed in the A/AA/AAA

division and won with 62 points overall.

All three schools

had runners in the top 15 overall. Landmark runners in the top 15 were

Clark Rivers, third, 16:35; Blake Fertitta, sixth, 16:51; and Chris Rogers,

12th, 17:20. Fayette County's runners in the top 15 were John Miklas,

fourth, 16:42 and Blake Alverson, seventh, 16:59. Starr's Mill's Bradley

Morris placed 14th with a time of 17:21.

In the girls

AAAAA/AAAA race, Starr's Mill placed third, Sandy Creek placed fifth and

Fayette County placed 10th. Landmark's girls placed fourth in the A/AA/AAA

race. The only local runner in the top 15 overall was Starr's Mill's Katie

Hughes, who finished 11th with a time of 20:55.

McIntosh and

Starr's Mill will send their cross country squads to the Alexander High

School Invitational on saturday, while Fayette County competes in the

Westover Invitational. All four Fayette County schools will compete at

Sandy Creek next Wednesday in the County Championships. The racing is

scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

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