M.L. equestrians qualify for state meet

The Medical Lake High School Equestrian Team qualified all five school athletes and seven co-op athletes for the state meet, May 11-14.

“This is no easy feat, and was made harder by the icy cold winter we all endured,” team adviser Margie Adair wrote in an email. “Due to safety concerns of trailer horses on icy roads and health issues of working horses hard in the below freezing temperatures, the team canceled as many practices as they were able to attend. This severely limited the team’s ability to practice together, especially on the critical speed team events.”

The team was still able to qu...