Broncos compete in Battle for 509

AIRWAY HEIGHTS – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners were among the competitors at the largest cross country meet in Northeast Washington on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Both middle and high school runners competed in the Battle for the 509 at the Spokane Polo Grounds.

The middle school boys finished 14th with 372 team points in the 1.6-mile event. Cheney won with a team low score of 48.

Eighth-grader Wyatt Walker led the young Broncos, finishing his race in 10:51.00, good enough for 49th place. Seventh-grade teammate Jayden Stark was 102nd with a time of 12:07.40, followed by sixth-grader Zachary Heater in...