The Great River Conference Cross Country Championship Race was held yesterday at Pine City Country Club. The Pine City boys team took home the conference championship for the sixth straight year. And for the first time in the better part of a decade, someone other than Pine City won the conference crown. The Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars celebrated a conference win as they squeaked out a victory over Pine City.
Girls Team Results
1. Hinckley-Finlayson 33
2. Pine City 38
3. East Central 62
4. Rush City 96
5. Mille Lacs Incomplete
6. Braham Incomplete
Boys Team Results
1. Pine City 35
2. Rush City 56
3. Hinckley-Finlayson 54
4. East Central 90
5. Braham Incomplete
Girls Top Five
1. Alaina Steele Pine City
2. Eva Johnson Pine City
3. Reese Hartl Hinckley-Finlayson
4. Molly Saboo Mille Lacs
5. Cassidee Thorvig East Central
Boys Top Five
1. Tommy Ryan Pine City
2. Cedric Lafave Hinckley-Finlayson
3. Craig Feist East Central
4. Nate Webster Pine City
5. Brodrick Larson
Next up for these teams is the section meets on Thursday October 25th. Rush City, Hinckley-Finlayson, Braham, and Pine City will all compete in Section 5A in Mora while East Central competes in Section 7A in Cloquet.
Photo Credit to Jenna Steele