Shorthanded Cards fare well at Seaport

Medical Lake’s boy and girls cross country teams got some stellar efforts last Saturday at the Seaport Classic in Clarkston, Wash.

Running against a field of a number of bigger schools, the Cardinal boys repeated their 2017 runner-up finish to Idaho 5A Lewiston and finished a point ahead of 2A Pullman on the three-mile Beachview Park course.

Medical Lake’s girls, competing with a makeshift lineup since their top two runners were not at the meet, were fifth-place finishers.

“The point is we want to run as many big schools as we can, just so they get used to having that hard competition,” head c...