PHS cross country succeed across the board at regionals

The Petersburg High School cross country team's hard work all season long paid off big time last weekend with their incredible performance at regionals in Juneau.

Their accomplishments included a second-place finish for the boys as a team and an impressive set of individual finishes for the girls.

"We had a mission to place at a certain level as a team and we accomplished that," said head coach Casey Gates.

"The kids all did well. They ran hard and they ran well."

But before the race even started, the girls had a lot to overcome.

Due to illness, the girls were one runner short of participating...