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Harper Creek’s Julia Faber qualified

for the Nov. 2 state meet by finishing

eighth at the Div. 2 regional in Portage

on Oct. 26. Photo by John Hendler.

Four Harper Creek CC runners heading to state

At the Div. 2 cross-country

regional on Oct. 26 in Portage,

four Harper Creek High School

runners qualified for the MHSAA

State Finals to be held Nov. 2 at

Michigan International Speedway.

In the boys race, Dominic Lowrie

finished in second place with a

time of 15:46.4 and teammates

Cooper Gardner (16:47.4) and

Harper Creek’s Dominic Lowrie

approaches the finish line of the Div.

2 cross-country regional in Portage

on Oct. 26. Lowrie posted a time of

15:46. 4 to place second and qualify

for the state meet. Photo by John Hendler.

Harper Creek will be represented by three runners at the state finals on Nov.
2 by virtue of their finish at the Oct. 26 regional. From left, Dominic Lowrie
(2nd), Cooper Gardner (13th) and Christian Ayres (15th). Photo by John Hendler.

Athens volleyball

wins in straight sets

The Athens High School vol-

leyball team hosted Camden-

Frontier on Oct. 24 for a league

crossover match. Athens won in

straight sets by scores of 25-14,

25-19 and 25-16.

Stats:

Raelee Vaughn: 10 assists, 2

digs

Camdyn Roach: 1 ace, 4 assists,

6 kills, 12 digs

Mallory Kincaid: 4 aces, 3

assists, 7 kills, 12 digs

Allison Stauffer: 1 assist, 10 digs

Whitney Hernandez: 1 kill

Grace Paul: 2 assists, 3 kills, 3

digs, 2 blocks

Alivia Upton: 3 aces, 2 kills, 10

digs, 1 block

Charleigh Palmiter: 1 kill, 1 dig

Brooklyn Volstromer: 1 assist, 3

kills, 2 digs, 1 block

Shaylee Gordy: 2 digs

Talynn Wabindato: 2 aces, 3

kills, 4 digs

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Christian Ayres (16:49.65) finished

13 th and 15th respectively. The top

15 qualify for state.

In the girls race, Harper Creek’s

Julia Faber finished eighth to

qualify for state. Teammate Rylie

Zumer had a top 30 finish, coming

in 29th with a time of 21:24.63.

Overall, the boys team finished

in fourth, while the girls team fin-

ished in eighth place.