Cross country season kicks off in Ketchikan

The long distance runners of Petersburg High School’s girls and boys cross country teams travelled to Ketchikan on August 31for their season opening meet.

The Petersburg teams are comprised of around 20 runners who have been practicing hard since the fifth of August.

“They came in prepared to run and ready to work hard,” said Vikings head coach Jo Ann Day.

In this first meet of the year not everyone on the teams competed, as some had not yet attended the required number of practices.

According to Day, those who did compete had great runs. “This was the first race for four runners, so a great l...

 

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