The Alpena High cross country team competed at the Lancer Invitational on Saturday September 10. The team came out with a mission to simply beat their times from the week prior. Thirty three runners did just that and four topped that with career best times as well.

Career best times were run by Aden Smith, Josh Smith, Garret McHarg and Dallin Toth.

There were over 200 runners in each of the Division 1/2 races and the Alpena boys team had three in the top five.

Mitchell Day topped the field with a first-place finish of 15:25. Aden Smith took third place (16:06) and Josh Smith was fifth (16:23).

The pack was finished off with Isaac Cross and Dallin Toth scoring well enough for Alpena to place third overall to bring home its second trophy of the season.

The Alpena girls team has yet to run a race with the whole team together, but coach Joy Bullis said the team is awesome at filling in for each other.

Maddy Boyd opened her season with a 21:08, finishing 22nd. The team was filled out with Alayna Nugent, Kaylee Rondeau, Molly Dickenson and Malley McQuire.

“Both teams have some challenging weeks coming up and lots of work to do,” Bullis said. “The potential and the determination is there. I am expecting great things.”

Alpena will race next at the Michigan State University Invitational on Friday.

VOLLEYBALL

Onaway takes 2nd in Petoskey

PETOSKEY-The Onaway volleyball team held its own during a tournament in Petoskey on Saturday, finishing second to the host Northmen.

Petoskey defeated the No. 4 Cardinals 25-15, 25-20 in the final of a seven team round robin, but Onaway still finished the day with a 4-1-1 record.

Onaway defeated Cheboygan (25-21, 25-22); Harbor Springs (25-17, 27-25); East Jordan (25-13, 25-9) and Sault Ste. Marie (25-8, 25-18) and split with Pellston (21-25, 25-14).

Taylor Ehrke, Alison Lafave and Vydailya Letts all made the all-tournament team for Onaway. Ehrke had 21 kills, 82 assists, seven aces, 59 digs and two blocks.

Lafave had 37 kills and 52 digs and Letts had 14 kills, seven aces, 32 digs and two blocks.

Jaclyn Nash added 10 kills, 10 assists, 21 aces and 43 digs for Onaway; Maddie McLean had 20 kills, four aces and 23 digs; Kennedy Crawford, had 11 kills, eight aces and 21 digs and Noel Nash had 11 kills, five assists, 17 digs and two blocks.

Onaway is 14-4-1 overall and plays at Inland Lakes on Tuesday and Cheboygan on Wednesday.