PREP CROSS COUNTRY: Beckle races to top 10 finish at Inland Empire Challenge

LEWISTON —  Sydney Beckle placed a team-best 10th out of 69 runners with a time of 20 minutes and 18 seconds to lead the Lady Badgers at the Inland Empire Challenge held Saturday at Lewis-Clark State College. 

Junior Matisyn Stern (20:44) and freshman Kylie Calderone (20:45) finished back-to-back in 15th and 16th to help Bonners Ferry, which placed fourth out of nine scoring teams.

On the boys' side, Bonners Ferry High senior Ethan Cowell finished 26th out of 95 runners with a time of 17 minutes and 34 seconds for the Badgers, which placed 11th out of 13 scoring teams. 

Bonners Ferry will head to the 4A District 1-2 Championship on Oct. 24 at Farragut State Park.

BOYS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Bishop Kelly 61; 2, Enterprise 101; T3, Moscow, McCall-Donnelly 106; 5, Garfield-Palouse 122; 6, Ridgevue 130; 7, Lewiston 168; 8, Kellogg 201; 9, Asotin 238; 10, Clarkston 239; 11, Bonners Ferry 284; 12, Deer Park 295; 13, Colton 299. 

WINNER, top 5 locals — 1, Jack Tobin, Bishop Kelly, 15:21; 26, Ethan Cowell, Bonners Ferry, 17:34; 67, Micah Thomson, Bonners Ferry, 19:13; 71, Colton Cohen, Bonners Ferry, 19:41; 80, Matthew McCabe, Bonners Ferry, 20:24; 84, Adam Copen, Bonners Ferry, 20:35.

GIRLS 

TEAM SCORES — 1, Enterprise 37; 2, Bishop Kelly 69; 3, Moscow 103; 4, Bonners Ferry 108; 5, McCall-Donnelly 139; 6, Garfield-Palouse 140; 7, Ridgevue 161; 8, Lewiston 173; 9, Deer Park 224. 

WINNER, top 5 locals — 1, Zoey Stauffer, Bishop Kelly, 18:48; 10, Sydney Beckle, Bonners Ferry, 20:18; 15, Matisyn Stiern, Bonners Ferry, 20:44; 16, Kylie Calderone, Bonners Ferry, 20:45; 42, Gia Roemer, Bonners Ferry, 23:14; 44, Kya Alderman, Bonners Ferry, 23:21.