Chillicothe High School Hornets cross-country runners (from left) Austin Lyford, Trace Akers (behind him), Lake Englert, Cain Evans, Luke Thomson, Alton Keller, and (not pictured) Laik Graham joined forces last Saturday to post a close second-place finish in the Bishop LeBlond Invitational meet at St. Joseph. Led by Thompson’s individual win and Evans’ second-place finish, the CHS boys came with seven points of defeating Kansas City: St. Michael the Archangel, a future district-meet rival that CHS coach Jennifer Dickson reports is considered by some to be the best Class 3 squad in the state this year. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Dickson)
ST. JOSEPH — Having taken a nearly-two-weeks break from competing to focus on fine-tuning themselves for the rigors of late-season and postseason competition, Chillicothe High…
