Pirates Shine Despite Challenging Weather Conditions
by Coach Heidi Brandsma
On Thursday, September 24, the Verndale Pirate cross country team took on a soggy course while participating in the Pillager Cross Country meet held at Maddens Pine Beach West golf course. This is a challenging course on a clear day; the rain and soggy ground made it even more challenging. The Pirates took on teams from Pillager, Cass Lake-Bena, Pine River-Backus, New York Mills, and Pequot Lakes.
The meet started with the elementary girls running a 1k course, with Burklee Borash finishing in 4 min 19 sec., Lexi Mayer finishing in 4 min 27 sec., and Ella Enberg finishing in 4 min 37 sec. All three girl runners finished in the top 10 out of 45 runners.
The elementary boys ran next with four Verndale students participating. The first to finish the course was Sterling Dunn with a time of 4 min 46 sec, followed by Cyprien Tomperi, who finished with a time of 4 min 49 sec. Chase Lamphere completed the course next with a time of 5 min 23 sec, and Duncan Ferris finished with a time of 5 min 56 sec. The boys’ race had 44 competitors...
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