Whitman County teams compete in Pasco

PASCO - Several Whitman County teams were represented at the WIAA 1B/2B state cross country championship meet in Pasco on Nov. 5.

159 total runners competed in the boys’ 5,000-meter run and 76 total runners competed in the girls’ 5,000-meter run.

For the girls, Garfield-Palouse was the only Whitman County team that fielded runners for the girls’ 5,000.

Junior Ashleigh Hightree finished eighth with a time of 21L03.8, senior Kennedy Cook finished ninth with a time of 21:26.4, sophomore Courage Hightree finished 13th with a time of 21:49, junior Lola Edwards finished 18th with a time of 22:22.9,...