Prep XC: Adna's Apperson 11th at Grizzly Invite

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HOQUIAM — Austen Apperson finished 11th here Saturday in a large field at the Grizzly Invite cross country meet.

Apperson, from Adna, covered the 5K varsity race in 17 minutes, 38 seconds, the top finish by a local in a race that featured 91 entries. Centralia's Daniel Morales finished 20th in 18:08, and the boys race was won by Mountlake Terrace's Braeden Sims in 16:24.



Centralia freshman Makayla Erickson was the top local in the varsity girls race, finishing 17th in 21:25. Teammate Maggie Wood-Richardson was 21st in 21:59. Mountlake Terrace had the five top times in the girls race, led by winner Ella Schroth in 19:26.

Centralia will host Black Hills and W.F. West in an Evergreen 2A Conference meet on Wednesday. Adna will run at Morton-White Pass' Fast and Flat meet at Cascade Peaks on Thursday.