Medical Lake girl runners race to third

LEWISTON, Idaho – The Medical Lake girls cross country team finished third and the boys fifth in their divisions at the Les MacDowell Invite hosted by Asotin High School.

The Cardinal girls have attracted statewide attention with a No. 5 ranking among 1A schools in the state coaches’ poll.

“We just saw real good improvement (over the first meet at Hermiston, Ore.), Coach Gene Blankenship said. “We’ve still got some work to do to get back to state.”

In girls varsity, Logos won the team award with a low of 57 points, followed by Pullman with 60. Medical Lake was third with 67 team points.

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