The 4A girls run at the start of the Region V championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
The one constant during Saturday’s Southeast Region V High School Cross Country running championships was the rain.
Runners from over 12 schools participated in four races along the Treadwell Mines Trail at Sandy Beach. Divided by
1A/2A/3A/4A school size and athlete gender, the runners faced muddy conditions at the start and finish and technical trail
running in the middle forest section.
A slideshow for the two 4A races and the two small school races is now available online at juneauempire.com.
The Region V championship story can be read at http://juneauempire.com/sports/2015-09-27/bears-arthur-falcons-welling-take-4a-titles.
Ketchikan’s Sydney Nichols edges out Thunder Mountain’s Veronica Salter at the finish of the 4A Girls Region V Crosscountry Championships at Sandy Beach.
Juneau-Douglas High School’s John White gives his all as he approaches the finish of Saturday’s 4A Boys Region V Crosscountry Championships at Sandy Beach.
Skagway’s Madison Cox and Wrangell’s Helen Decker sprint to the finish of the 1A/2A/3A Girls Region V Crosscountry Championships at Sandy Beach on Saturday.
Ketchikan’s Sydney Nichols and Thunder Mountain’s Veronica Salter sprint to the finish of the 4A Girls Region V championship race on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Juneau-Douglas’ Maddy Handley splashes across the finish ahead of Ketchikan’s Elizabeth Knight during the 4A girls Region V championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Juneau-Douglas senior Alize Arthur wins the Region V 4A boys cross country championship on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Hoonah’s Jordan McLuckie sprints to the finish of the 1A/2A/3A Girls Region V Crosscountry Championships at Sandy Beach on Saturday. A slideshow of photos is online at Juneauempire.com.
Sitka’s Colin Baciocco won the 1A/2A/3A boys Region V championship on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
The 1A/2A/3A girls run at the start of the Region V championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Runners start the 1A/2A/3A Region V Crosscountry Championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach. A slideshow of photos is online at Juneauempire.com.
Thunder Mountain senior Naomi Welling wins the 4A girls Region V cross country championship at Sandy Beach on Saturday.
The 4A boys run at the start of the Region V championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Wrangell’s Reyn Hutten wins the 1A/2A/3A girls Region V championship on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Craig’s Andrew Marker and Sitka’s Triston Rosas race to the finish of the boys 1A/2A/3A Region V championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach.
Waters off Sitka were warm enough to lure fish from the south, and local anglers took advantage of conditions to harvest species that make rare appearances in Alaska