Medical Lake finishes ninth at 1A state cross country

To win at state in cross country means you have to get there first.

When reaching Pasco, running fast and finishing strong is the difference.

Medical Lake got the first box checked, but then ran out of ink last Saturday on the 5,000-meter Sun Willows Golf Course layout where the Cardinals finished ninth behind team champion Lakeside, their Northeast A League rivals.

The Eagles swept both boys and girls team titles. They tied with Cascade of Leavenworth with 113 points, the deadlock broken on the basis of the better finishing No. 6 runner. Medical Lake ended with 223 points. Lakeside's girls wo...