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Records fall during Cross Country Regionals in Sitka

KCAW News — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 20:07:17 +0000

Sitka’s Dominic Baccioco broke the previous course record with his 16:12 run, while Sadie Tuckwood of Juneau-Douglas High School set a new course record for girls at 17:50. (KCAW photo/Ari Snider)

New course records for boys and girls were set during the Region V Cross Country meet on Saturday. Sentinel Sports editor Garland Kennedy joins KCAW’s Robert Woolsey to talk about the weekend races and what’s coming up in high school Volleyball.

Sitka XCountry teams nos. 1 and 2 at regionals, pack bags for state

Robert Woolsey, KCAW — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:21:29 +0000

The Sitka High Boys Cross Country team poses at Sandy Beach in Juneau. The Wolves are the Region V, DII champs. (Sitka High image)

The Sitka Wolves dominated the Region V, Division II Cross Country meet in Juneau this weekend, and captured the Region V title.

In their event, the top 5 Sitka boys took first, second, third, fifth, and ninth place to take the team title.

Skyler McIntyre was the top finisher in the event, finishing the 5 kilometer course in 16 minutes, 36 seconds.

Just ten seconds behind him was Dominic Baciocco, and ten seconds behind him Joe Pate.

Tabor Buxton and Derek Bartlett rounded out the scoring for Sitka. As icing on the cake, Kobi Weiland finished in 10th place, only 4 seconds off the pace.

Bryce Knudsen of Kake also finished strong in sixth place.

The Sitka High Lady Wolves took second place at the Region V meet behind Petersburg, but their performance still earned them a berth at state. (Sitka High image)

The win will send the Sitka boys to the state meet at Bartlett High School in Anchorage next Saturday, where they took their first state title in 2015.

Sitka Girls Cross Country is also going to state. The Lady Wolves came in second to Petersburg over the weekend. Ella Lubin and Tawny Smith finished 8th and 9th respectively. The other Sitka girls to score were Audrey Saiz, Addie Poulson, and Haley Bartoloba. Mt. Edgecumbe’s Brystel Charlie was the lone Lady Brave in the top ten, finishing in 7th place.

XCountry champ!

Robert Woolsey, KCAW — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 21:00:45 +0000

Sitka High freshman David Wilcox blazes across the finish line Saturday morning. (KCAW photo/Robert Woolsey)

Sitka High Boys extended their dominance in Cross Country by winning the Regional 1A/2A/3A Meet Saturday morning (9-28-13) in Sitka. Freshman David Wilcox broke the tape in 17:37 for the 5K event, helping his team to an overall first in the meet. Mt. Edgecumbe, Wrangell, and Skagway rounded out the field.

David Wilcox is planning to run across the country with his dad next year, to protest genetically-modified foods. Read more about that story here.

In the girls’ race, Thorne Bay junior Taylee Nyquest proved that she will once again be the runner to beat at state. The defending small schools champ outran the rest of the field by a full two minutes. Sid Riggs was Sitka’s top girl with a time of 21:10, which put her in fourth place. As expected, the Petersburg girls captured the regional crown, with Mt. Edgecumbe, Craig, and Sitka rounding out the field

See the full, official results here.

Thorne Bay’s Taylee Nyquest wins the Girls’ 1A, 2A, 3A regional. Nyquest is defending state champ. She had the course to herself, finishing two minutes ahead of the next runner.