The Mitkof Middle School Boys Cross Country Team races ahead to begin the Mens 2.1 Mile run during the Petersburg Invitational, on Saturday, Sept. 14, in Petersburg. Mitkof finished first overall in the meet with a total of 15 points.
Jaime Cabral, Petersburg Athletics Director for the past 14 years, has made it his mission to orchestrate as many home athletic events as possible for Petersburg.
Hosting the events involves a great deal of work but doing so brings numerous benefits to the community.
"Having home events helps the community financially – bringing that business into the community," said Cabral.
Many local families are not able to travel with their student athletes to support their away game efforts. "We don't have the luxury of jumping on a bus and driving to another school that's 20 minutes away and then coming...
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