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Homer XC-runners sweep in Palmer

Homer runners swept the Class 1-2-3A races at the Palmer Invitational cross-county running meet at Palmer High on Saturday, claiming team victories in the girls and boys competition. Grace Christian won the girls Class 4A competition, and West Valley topped the Class 4A boys. Kenai's Allie Ostrander was the fastest among the girls, finishing the 5-kilometer race in 17 minutes, 42.5 seconds to win the Class 4A event. Kodiak's Levi Thomet clocked 15:45.2 to top all the boys and win the Class 4A race.

Palmer Invitational

At Palmer High

1-2-3A Girls

Team scores -- 1) Homer, 20; 2) Barrow, 82; 3) Valdez, 84; 4) Su Valley, 86; 5) Hutchison, 101; 6) Anchorage Christian, 119.

Individual results (top 5) -- 1) Macala Fifield, Monroe, 20:37.3; 2) Kaitlynn Lucas, Eielson, 20:42.6; 3) Aurora Wacslawski, Homer, 20:53.7; 4) Tessa Wygant, Kenny Lake, 20:55.9; 5) Barae Hirsch, Homer, 21:09.1.

1-2-3A Boys

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Team scores -- 1) Homer, 55; 2) Delta, 84; 3) Anchorage Christian, 90; 4) Skyview, 105; 5) Valdez, 147; 6) Bethel, 161; 7) Unalaska, 174; 8) Eielson, 177; 9) Galena, 220; 10) Monroe, 238; 11) Barrow, 242; 12) Nikolaevsk, 292; 13) Chevak, 321.

Individual results (top 5) -- 1) Arlen Mossgrove, Glennallen, 16:53.9; 2) Austin Monzon, Anchorage Christian, 17:02.4; 3) Kaleb Korta, Galena, 17:08.9; 4) Pedro Ochoa, Homer, 17:15.8; 5) Connor McCarron, Homer, 17:15.8.

4A Girls

Team scores -- 1) Grace Christian, 52; 2) Lathrop, 84; 3) Colony, 91; 4) Kodiak, 92; 5) Soldotna, 119; 6) West Valley, 123; 7) Kenai, 138; 8) Palmer, 213.

Individual results (top 5) -- 1) Allie Ostrander, Kenai, 17:42.5; 2) Audrey Michaelsor, Colony, 18:43.6; 3) Hope Steffensen, Kenai, 18:54.8; 4) Megan Kubichek, Lathrop, 19:06.3; 5) Brooke Lizotte, Lathrop, 19:08.7.

4A Boys

Team scores -- 1) West Valley, 29; 2) Kodiak, 69; 3) Grace Christian, 114; 4) Colony, 119; 5) Kenai, 126; 6) Juneau, 141; 7) Palmer, 156; 8) Lathrop, 174; 9) Soldotna, 267; 10) North Pole, 291.

Individual results (top 5) --1) Levi Thomet, Kodiak, 15:45.2; 2) Cole Christiansen, Kodiak, 15:46.6; 3) Peter Noon, West Valley, 15:51.4; 4) Erich Hoefler, West Valley, 16:24.7; 5) Tal Norvell, Juneau, 16:28.8.

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