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Sehome, Meridian girls defend state XC titles in Pasco

Plus, a craft show wraps up in Pasco and a school food drive gets going.

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Sehome and Meridian girls defend their state cross country titles at Sun Willows in Pasco

Sehome won the 2A girls title with 22 points

Source: Cascadia Daily News

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Sehome22 pts
Bellingham80 pts
Ellensburg112 pts

If you caught any of Saturday's state cross country championships at in Pasco, you saw two girls teams defend their titles. Sehome won its sixth straight 2A title with 22 points, tying the best finish in 2A state championship history. Meridian won back-to-back 1A titles with 89.

Sehome's Kjirsten Ludeman took the 2A girls individual title in 17:54.3. Yakima Herald-Republic photographers shot races in several classes, including Cle Elum's Waylon Stoneburg-Schafer finishing first in the 2B boys race.

  • 2A boys third place: Bellingham 116 points, Sehome 117
  • 1A boys runner-up: Meridian with 84 points
  • 1A boys individual runner-up: Reuben TeVelde in 15:40.5
  • 2A boys third overall: Lynden's Luke Scouten in 15:47.2

Team winners in four classes scored 22 to 89 points at Sun Willows

ClassTeam championPoints
2A girlsSehome22
1A girlsMeridian89
1A boysCedar Park Christian53
2A boysNorth Central29

Source: Cascadia Daily News

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If you want handmade gifts, Custer's 31st Annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Show wraps up today, Sun., Nov. 8, at the in Pasco. More than 150 artisans are selling jewelry, pottery, woodworking, holiday decorations and specialty foods. AppleValleyNewsNow.com

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The show's 31st year runs through Sun., Nov. 8, at the in Pasco.

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Pasco School District started its Fill the Bus food drive Sat., Nov. 7, at Yoke's Fresh Market and Fiesta Foods in Pasco. It collects non-perishables like canned and dry goods for . TriYakNews.com

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Back-to-back state titles are hard to come by. Cle Elum junior Waylon Stoneburg-Schafer won the 2B boys state cross country title at Sun Willows in Pasco on Saturday, going to the front early and finishing in a personal-best 15:26. He said he got out hot and just thought, "don't let them catch me." Nobody did.

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Sehome, Meridian girls defend state XC titles in Pasco

Plus, a craft show wraps up in Pasco and a school food drive gets going.

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  1. Sehome and Meridian girls defend state XC titles in Pasco
  2. Custer craft show wraps up today at the HAPO Center
  3. Pasco School District starts its Fill the Bus food drive
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