Wet and wild regions

  • By Klas Stolpe
  • Tuesday, September 29, 2015 12:35pm
  • Sports
The 4A girls run at the start of the Region V championships on Saturday at Sandy Beach.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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’ 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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