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PETOSKEY - Alpena High School junior Xander Allen won the boys race for the second straight week Saturday at the Petoskey Kiwanis Invitational, covering the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 1 second.
Allen led from start to finish. Teammate Brendan Werth finished third, beating all but one Petoskey runner. A pack of four Northmen then closed out the rest of the Wildcats and secured the team victory for the host school.
Marian of Bloomfield Hills won the girls race, finishing ahead of Petoskey and Alpena. Freshman Hailey Schultz was Alpena's first finisher in 22:38.5. Other Alpena girls times included Ava Karsten (23:10.5), Abby Misiak (23:54.3), Lila Scott (24:25.5), Madison Srebnik (25:00.5) and Clara Belle Orban (26:10.6). Several Wildcats posted season- or career-best times.
Alpena competes on Saturday at the Shepherd Blue Jay Invitational.