Cardinals claim twin wins at Connell Invite CC race

By PAUL DELANEY

Staff Reporter

After Saturday's showing at the Connell Invitational cross country race there may not be many event organizers who choose to let Medical Lake race.

Poor air conditions forced cancellation of the Seaport Invitational in Clarkston last Saturday so the defending boys' champions of that event were left without a place to race.

Some quick action by Cards' head coach Gene Blankenship landed his teams down US 395 where they promptly won both boys' and girls' 1A championships on the 5,000-meter course.

“The Cardinals had an extremely good day,” Blankenship said. “Not onl...