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Nike BorderClash
Sunday’s annual Nike BorderClash cross country race pits the best boys and girls high school distance runners from Washington against their Oregon counterparts.
The Washington boys’ field is heavy with Spokane-area runners. Among them are 4A champion Cameron Quackenbush, David Hickerson and Stephen Olsen from four-time team winner Ferris.
Mead’s Kelly Lynch, Kelvin Daratha and Dylan Hatcher, Central Valley’s Tylor Thatcher and Sean Coyle, and Shadle Park’s Peter Miller all qualified by virtue of top-20 state 4A finishes.
Andy Kimpel and Steve Hicks from 3A champion North Central, Richard Keroack from West Valley and Brad Serdar from Reardan are also on the team. Lakeside’s Max Reeder and NC’s Leon Dean are alternates.
The girls’ field, as of Wednesday, includes Theresa Hailey from Gonzaga Prep, Nikki Codd from Mead and Lisa Vandenburg from Northwest Christian. Mt. Spokane’s Jessica Klier and Lewis and Clark’s Eleanor Siler are alternates.
Races are run around and through Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., on a 4,400-meter bark chip trail. The girls race is at 10:30 a.m. and the boys follow at 11:15.
GSL award winners
The Greater Spokane League has announced its fall winners of the NECA/IGEW GSL Award.
This is the seventh annual award, sponsored by the National Electrical Contractors Association and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
Honorees are:
Central Valley – Nathan Damiano, cross country and Kristen Telin, volleyball; East Valley – Kaylyn Plumb, soccer, and Caleb Gillespie, football; Ferris – Jared Karstetter, football, and Jenna Galloway, soccer; Gonzaga Prep – Max Manix, football and Tara Cronin, soccer; Lewis and Clark – Kris Morton, football, and Maya Kohls-Chase, soccer; Mead – Jenae Brett, soccer, and Kelvin Daratha, cross country; Mt. Spokane – Jennifer Andrews, volleyball, and Billy Pedey, football; North Central - Kellie Dickinson, volleyball, and Mario Ruiz, cross country; Rogers – Justin Lyon, football, and Jessica Fagan, volleyball; Shadle Park – Heather Jackson, slowpitch softball, and Peter Miller, cross country; University – Rachel Lopez, soccer, and Ken Wood, football.
The seasonal awards recognize the balance between academics, athletics and community involvement.
Cheney coach resigns
Holly Daniels, Cheney volleyball coach the past two seasons, has announced her resignation. Blackhawks activities coordinator Jim Missel e-mailed that it was because of a job conflict. “She will be greatly missed,” he wrote. “We want to wish her the best with her career in nursing.”
State academic champs
Ferris was recognized in two sports during this fall’s WIAA/Les Schwab Scholastic Awards Program.
Local academic winners are:
Cross country – Rogers boys (4A, 3.798), Chewelah boys (2A, 3.68), Odessa boys (1B, 3.709), Reardan girls (2B, 3.92) and Odessa girls (1B, 3.217).
Football – Ferris (4A, 3.321), Lakeside (1A, 3.305).
Girls soccer – Ferris (4A, 3.84), Pullman (2A, 3.77).
Volleyball – Garfield-Palouse (1B, 3.852).
State football this week
4A – Eastlake (9-2) at Gonzaga Prep (10-1), Sat., 1 p.m.
2A – Colville (11-0) vs. Tumwater (10-1), Sat., 1 p.m., Albi Stadium.
2B – Reardan (10-0) vs. La Salle (11-0), Fri., 6 p.m., Clasen Field (West Valley-Yakima); Davenport (9-1) vs. Asotin (7-3), Fri., 6 p.m., Clarkston.
1B – Odessa (10-1) vs. St. John-Endicott (10-1), Fri., 7 p.m., Pasco.