Langolf, Nivala Win MCCAA East Runner of the Year Honors; MCC Sweeps Championship Titles With a big week for our local community colleges, more high school league matchups and local invitationals, the weather cooled down, but the performances heated up as we head into the last full month of cross country racing for the Blue Water Area. Athletes of the Week After stating in a podcast episode last week that her goal was to break sub-20 this season, New Haven’s Emma Reimer dropp

Week five of cross country action in the Blue Water Area consisted of invitational wins, school records, and 82% of the runners on the Top 30 List earning new season or personal bests. This past weekend, athletes competed at the Mid-Season Spectacular at Goodells Park, the Hanson’s Invitational at Parkway Christian, and Anchor Bay traveled to the Jackson Invitational, which churned out some of the most elite times in the state - and the nation - for the season thus far. It

Josh Macri, Saige Cole Win First BWAC Jamboree; New Haven Boys and Emma Reimer win MAC Blue; Macri and Chloe Boright Sweep Autumn Classic It was a busy week on the grass (and mud) for local cross country athletes, with league jamborees on Tuesday and invitational races over the weekend. There were many individual and team wins and lots of personal improvements, with 68.5% of athletes on the top 30 times list seeing their season bests over the course of this week. In fact, t

In week three of Blue Water Area cross country coverage, out of 30 featured performances,18 new personal bests were added to the girls’ top times list, and 19 on the boys’ side.

With the first meet in the books last week for most local area teams, the second week of competition season gave us a few new additions to our Blue Water Area Top 30 Times List, along with some big victories and statements of improvement early in the fall. This week also kicks off the first Blue Water Running Cross Country “Athlete of the Week” recognition. Here’s a recap of race competition around our area from Aug. 25-29. But first, the question many ask: “Why do you charg