Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

MEDICAL LAKE - Garfield Palouse Vikings, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, and Colton Wildcats took part in the Battle of 509 on Oct. 2.

The fourth annual Battle for 509 was at the Fairways Golf Course in Medical Lake. There were 235 boys and 171 girls competing.

Garfield-Palouse girls cross country runners came in 18th place as a team.

Vikings Ashleigh Hightree took 65th (21:13). The rest of the team was 91st Kennedy Cook (22:11), 97th Samantha Snekvik (22:25), 105th Courage Hightree (22:41), 160th Zoe Laughary (26:52), and 161st Laynie Southern (27:06). Lola Edwards did not finish.

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