Leanna Rogers tops all Cecil Runners with 4th place finish

from Cecil County Sports Weekly Vol 2 Issue 35

STRANGE BUT TRUE

By Amanda Callaghan

CAMBRIDGE, MD - The fall season is here, and cross country is back! After a hot and humid summer of training, North East and Rising Sun’s cross country teams traveled over two hours for their first meet of the season, Cambridge South Dorchester’s seventh annual Rumble in the Jungle Invitational!

All athletes were excited to run the notoriously fast course, held in Cambridge South Dorchester’s “Jungle,” a large wooded park across from the high school. The Rumble in the Jungle course is heaven on earth for cross-country runners, as the three-mile course is completely flat and twists through well-main- tained trails in the woods. Three miniature ponds dot the course for a scenic and enjoyable race for athletes and specataors alike.

The race was an absolute success for the Cecil County cross country teams. In the Girl’s varsity race, Rising Sun earned fourth out of 14 teams, with 99 points. Rising Sun’s first runner, senior Savannah Lacey, finished the race in 8th out of 134 runners with a time of 21:29.22. She was followed by senior Emily Wishart in 11th (21:31.89), senior Amanda Callaghan in 17th (22:27.89), senior Kaitlin Perry in 34th (23:50.86), and sophomore Maddi Cleary in 42nd (24:19.97).

For North East, sophomore

Leanna Rogers came in 4th overall, finishing with a time of 20:30.01.

In the Boy’s varsity race, Rising Sun finished fifth out of 22 teams with 194 points. They were led by senior John Ferry running a 17:49.86 in 14th place. Next was junior Matt McKay in 38th (19:27.95), sophomore Nik Haraldsson in 43rd (19:34.68), sophomore J.B Lightner in 47th (19:43.61), and senior Eli Weston in 54th (19:56.67). North East boy’s team also had a strong race, earning 13th with 345 points. Junior Daniel Katz was the first finisher for the team, running a 17:49.03 in 13th place.

Senior Aiden McCullough finished in 22nd (18:20.05), with sophomore Celyn Evans in 104th (22:21.11), senior Richard Snyder in 114th (22:33.63), and senior Con- nor Kwiatkowski in 134th (23:15.46) following behind.

The open junior varsity race also showcased fast times, as Rising Sun’s freshman Anthony McGonigle won the race with a 19:40!

Both North East and Rising Sun, along with Elkton, Bo Manor, and Perryville, will visit the Rumble in the Jungle course again at the end of the season for the 1A/2A Regional Championships. But first, North East and Rising Sun face off again against Bo Manor at Brantwood Park on Tuesday, September 13th at 3:30. It is sure to be another fast race as we kick off the Cecil County cross country season!

3 HARFORD TECH Varsity 0

Flashback

By Mick Harper

1. “In Sixteen Tons” by Tennessee Ernie Ford, what does the reference to owing your soul to the company store mean?

2. Who released the 1981 version of “Bette Davis Eyes”?

3. Name the artist who released “All Those Years Ago.”

4. Who were the musical guests on the first “Saturday Night Live”?

5. Name the song that contains these lyrics: “I saw your lips, I heard your voice. Believe me, I just had no choice. Wild horses couldn’t make me stay away.”

Answers

1. The song is about coalminers. They were paid in scrip, not cash, and that scrip was only good at the company store. This kept the miners from saving cash and leaving.

2. Kim Carnes. The song netted Grammy awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.

3. George Harrison, as a tribute to slain fellow Beatle John Lennon.

4. Janis Ian and Billy Preston, on Oct. 11, 1975.

5. “Hello Mary Lou,” by Ricky Nelson, in 1961. There was a plagiarism problem when the record label was sued by a Catholic priest who’d formerly been in a band when he wrote “Merry, Merry Lou.” The settlement included giving the priest co-writing credits and royalties.