Cross country competes in Sitka Invitational

The Petersburg High School cross country team competed Saturday in the 2021 Sitka Invitational meet.

The girls team finished fifth with 129 points and an average time of 25:31.83. The boys team placed fourth, amassing 104 points and averaging a time of 19:05.92.

"I think our boys are kind of coming into their own as far as what they need to do to be successful," Head Coach Tom Thompson said.

Uriah Lucas returned to the boys team and finished third overall with a time of 17:30.20. His finish is significant because the race included bigger schools from Southeast Alaska outside of Petersburg's di...