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6 runners, 6 medals for H-M-S runners at Alta-Aurelia Invite

H-M-S competes in JV division due to short numbers

Although the team was a bit short on numbers, all six Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn junior varsity cross country runners brought home individual medals from the Alta-Aurelia Invite on Sept. 28.

With a few kids out, Hawk coach Nicole Dorhout decided to run those who remained in the junior varsity division.

“Some of these kids are capable of running varsity but since we didn’t have the numbers to put up a complete team, we decided to let them run JV for a meet. We often ask them to move up to varsity, but once in a while it’s nice for a freshman or sophomore to be with others their age.”

In the JV girl...