Friday, March 29, 2024
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Mounts preparing for Leagues


ImageThe Ephrata Boys (13-8) and girls (17-4) cross country teams were both in action on Tuesday night as the finished the regular season with a tough match in Manheim Township.

They Boys lost to Manheim Township (18-3) and Lancaster Mennonite (19-2), while scoring wins over Northern Lebanon (1-20) and Lampeter-Strasburg (12-9).

Cordell Oberholtzer led the way for the Mounts with a season best time of 16:46. Brad Sweigart missed his season best mark by only seconds as he finished in 17:05.

Rounding out the scoring for the Mounts was Givi Palagashvili (17:26), Mickey Molchaney (17:59) and Andy Redcay (18:11). All three boys managed their seasons' best times.

The girls came into the meet in third place but had few answers for Township (21-0) and Lancaster Mennonite's (20-1) tough top 5. After splitting the meet 2-2, with victories over Lampeter-Strasburg (13-8) and Norther Lebanon (6-15), the Mounts finished the regular season in a very respectable 5th place.

On Tuesday Brynn Lyons led the way finishing 13th overall with a season best time of 20:01. Right on her heels was Alicia Harbold (20:02), followed by Dana Haas (20:16).

Finishing the scoring for the Mounts was Jamie Singer (20:30), Sam Fink (20:53) and Kate Anderson (20:54). All six Lady Mounts ran season bests on the day.

Next up for the Mounts is the League Tournament scheduled for Thursday October 19th at Ephrata.