<body><div>One year after United ended Marion Center’s 13-year run as Heritage Conference cross country team champions, the Stingers reclaimed the crown in the conference championship race on Thursday at Marion Center Park.Marion Center’s top five finishers totaled 36 points, a 28-point advantage over United, which took second place. Cambria Heights (86), West Shamokin (91), Portage (106) and River Valley (129) rounded out the top six teams.Brooke Slade led the Marion Center effort with a third-place finish and a time of 20:44.5, with teammates Macie Miller (5th), Claire Hood (6th) and Samantha Case (8th) also finishing in the top 10. Savannah Hoover of Cambria Heights won the individual championship with a time of 20:24.3.In the boys’ race, Colton Henning repeated as the boys’ champion for United. Teammates Matthew Beaver and Luke Shepler took second and third, respectively, as United repeated as boys’ team champions with 33 points.Marion Center (54), River Valley (94), Purchase Line (96), Portage (120), Cambria Heights (128) and West Shamokin (168) rounded out the boys’ standings.Top two photos, girls and boys team champions. Bottom two photos, top 10 girls and boys, left to right, first to tenth placeThe Top 10 Girls are listed below:1st Place-   Savannah Hoover, Cambria Heights – 20:24.32nd Place-  Jasmine Lucullo, West Shamokin – 20:24.73rd Place-  Brooke Slade, Marion Center – 20:44.54th Place-   Payton Kolarik, United - 21:22.45th Place-   Macie Miller, Marion Center – 21:26.46th Place-   Claire Hood, Marion Center – 21:55.07th Place-   Sara Gornick, United – 22:06.88th Place-   Samantha Case, Marion Center – 22:11.59th Place-   Sophie Baker, West Shamokin – 22:23.410th Place- Josephine White, Portage Area – 22:25.8The Top 10 Boys are listed below:1st Place-   Colton Henning, United – 16:40.52nd Place-   Matthew Beaver, United – 18:20.73rd Place-   Luke Shepler, United – 18:25.64th Place-    Logan Gentile, Portage Area – 18:42.15th Place-   Carson Wells, Marion Center – 18:42.46th Place-   Seth Boring, Marion Center – 18:42.77th Place-   Wyatt Taubler, River Valley – 18:43.08th Place- Trevor Cameron, Penns Manor – 18:53.09th Place-   Mason Kline, Cambria Heights – 18:54.610th Place-  Dallas Pearce, United – 18:58.1   </div></body>

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MARION CENTER GIRLS RECLAIM CROSS COUNTRY CONFERENCE CROWN, UNITED REPEATS IN BOYS’ RACE

One year after United ended Marion Center’s 13-year run as Heritage Conference cross country team champions, the Stingers reclaimed the crown in the conference championship race on Thursday at Marion Center Park. Marion Center’s top five finishers totaled 36 points, a 28-point advantage over United, which took second place....