Nobody who watched the Kansas 6A girls cross country state meet in 2010 could forget the sight of Shawnee Mission West sophomore Alli Cash collapsing in the final 50 meters then crawling ...
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The Star’s 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
The Star's 2012 Scholar-Athletes, ACE to Oak Park
The Star’s All-Metro girls cross country team
Alli Cash, Shawnee Mission West, junior. Few runners enjoyed a finer season than ...
Blue Springs South’s Nightingale is All-Metro girls cross country runner of year
As she prepared to run the final race of her high school cross-country ...
Kansas City-area girls sparkle at state cross country meet
JEFFERSON CITY | At the starting line of the Missouri state cross country championships, the thundering of footsteps shakes the ground. Everyone near the starter’s gun can feel that shared…
Rockhurst's Herriott and Blue Spring South's Nightingale win at cross country sectionals
The grind of the Missouri high school cross-country season can develop trends for certain teams and runners. While Lee’s Summit North senior Kolton Sheldon nursed a broken foot back to health, he…
SM West's Cash wins state cross-country crown; SM Northwest girls and SM South boys win team t
Shawnee Mission West’s Alli Cash crossed the finish line intact and standing this time as people gathered around to offer their congratulations.Cash stood, exhausted, as the Kansas 6A state champion…
Five things to watch in Kansas cross country
1 Soccer’s loss in gain for Vikings.Shawnee Mission West junior Alli Cash, who is among the favorites to win the Kansas 6A girls championship Saturday at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, started running…
Five things to watch at Missouri cross country
1 Favorites at the Longview courseBoth the Class 4 girls and boys’ reigning state champs will run at Longview Lake on Saturday. Blue Springs South senior Samantha Nightingale, the indestructible…
Shawnee Mission West boys and girls take cross country regionals
After winning the Kansas 6A regional cross country meet at Shawnee Mission Park, Jonah Heng blended in with his Shawnee Mission West teammates. The crowd of white, black and gold continued to grow as…
Five things to watch at Kansas cross country regionals
1 Cougars defending champsIn Kansas regionals, the top three teams and 10 individuals — with the possibility of additional runners who are not on the three squads — will qualify for the state meet….
Liberty North's Jobson sets the pace at Rim Rock Farm Classic
LAWRENCE | Before running Saturday, Liberty North senior Max Jobson kept his expectations within reason.”I was hoping for top 20 maybe,” Jobson said.After all, Jobson said he had never run well on…
Blue Springs' All-American Nightingale is All-Metro girls cross country runner of the year
This season, Blue Springs South junior Samantha Nightingale went from being the best in the state to nationally recognized.Weeks after Nightingale won the Missouri Class 4 cross-country state…
Freshmen add key boost for LS West girls
The Lee’s Summit West Titans won their fourth consecutive Missouri Class 4 girls’ cross-country state championship last Saturday in Jefferson City, and could very well expect to add more. Four…
Five things to watch at Missouri Class 4 sectional cross country
10 a.m. Saturday at Longview Community College1 The Titans of the courseThis is the time of the year for the Lee’s Summit West girls’ cross-country team. The three-time defending Class 4 state…
Five things to watch at the Kansas cross country regionals
Kansas City-area teams will compete in 10 Kansas cross country regional meets Saturday, in which the top three teams and top 10 individuals at each regional qualify for the state meet.1 Keep an eye…
Area runners compete in Rim Rock Farm Classic
LAWRENCE | St. Pius X runner Drew Keefer barreled toward the finish line with a noticeable gap separating himself from the next closest competitor. Still, Keefer couldn’t help but play the worst-case…