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JV runners take off at the finish line

Cross Country Comes to End with Valley and Region Meets

The Region 20 cross country teams are killing it this season! On the girls varsity teams, Bryce Valley and Panguitch have been trading off between first and second place.

JV boys team photo
These proud JV (middle school) boys won first place at every single meet this year, including Region! Courtesy BVHS.

Bryce Valley’s JV boys team, on the other hand, has won every single race this year, picking up some “serious hardware” for BV.

Valley Meet

The Valley meet on October 13 followed the same pattern. Every year this meet is one of the favorites for its green fields on the Thunderbird Golf Course in Mt. Carmel. It was a beautiful day, though a bit hot.

For some the heat proved to be a problem, but many runners came quite prepared for the sun. This meet was a fun challenge for the 1A runners because a couple of 2A schools also joined in the mix. Athletes from North Sevier and Kanab gave these small schools a bit of a run for their money.

A Panguitch runner comes in for a graceful finish. The Byway.
Panguitch, escalante, and piute varsity boys run the course in valley.
Runners from Panguitch, Piute and Escalante run by at the Valley meet.

Region Meet in Panguitch

Region cross country, which happened Tuesday in Panguitch, was another success! The team line-up and scores were as follows:

Varsity Girls

  1. Panguitch, 14
  2. Bryce Valley, 49
  3. Milford, 67
  4. Piute, 69
  5. Wayne, 71
  6. Valley, 81
  7. Escalante, 117

Varsity Boys:

  1. Water Canyon, 31
  2. Piute, 34
  3. Panguitch, 63 
  4. Milford, 68
  5. Bryce Valley, 73
  6. Valley, 100
  7. Escalante, 106
  8. Wayne, 169

JV Girls:

  1. Valley, 37
  2. Wayne, 41
  3. Bryce Valley, 59
  4. Panguitch, 63
  5. Escalante, 68
  6. Piute, 117

JV Boys: 

  1. Bryce Valley, 20
  2. Panguitch, 41
  3. Escalante, 51
  4. Wayne, 63
  5. Valley, 70

In addition individual runners Carter Yardley, Panguitch, and Randen Leslie, Bryce Valley, from the boys teams have been consistently in the top five. Tabetha Henrie, Adelaide Englestead, and Brook Albrecht, Panguitch, and Shandi Syrett, Bryce Valley, from the girls teams have likewise stayed up in the top five.

Next week, on Tuesday October 25, will be the state meet. Wish our high school runners good luck as they face off for the state title!

The Byway

More Pictures

A JV Wayne runner pushing to the end.
Two Piute runners race to the end, keeping the other on her toes.
Bryce Valley and Water Canyon girls get in an exciting sprint to the finish at the Valley meet.
A Bryce Valley boy runs into the finish at Valley.
The Panguitch Prevention Coalition shares cookies at region cross country. Courtesy PPC Facebook Page.

Feature image caption: JV runners take off at the finish line.