Boys cross country team and Melanie Chase win at regionals

Both the boys and girls Petersburg cross country teams will be competing in the state meet this weekend, after the boys team came in first place and the girls team came in second at Regionals.

Melanie Chase took first place at the regional meet in Sitka, setting a new personal record at 20:38. Uriah Lucas placed second in the boys race and also set a new personal record with a time of 17:18. Behind Lucas was Kole Sperl in third place with a time of 17:48, tying his personal best.

"When the kids run to their highest potential, when they perform so high, you can't knock where we finish because y...