Team picks up slack for injured Micah Dingfield, wins first state title
Members of Medical Lake's 2013 state boy's 1A cross country champions pose in front the sign that will soon add their accomplishment to that of former Cardinal tennis, basketball and wrestling teams. From left to right are: Ryan Spangler, Mark Jensen, Noah Kroeze, Seth Rojas, Domenic Rehm, Tim Chernishoff, Micah Dingfield, Jacob Dingfield and John Pineda.
Micah Dingfield led the Medical Lake boy's cross country team to Pasco and gave them the chance to win a state championship.
And the team returned the favor, helping carry the weight last Saturday and delivering that first-ever state championship at Sun Willows Golf Course. The Cardinals scored 72 points to easily outdistance LaCenter's 112 and the 128 from Meridian, delivering the school its fifth overall state title.
Little did anyone know that Dingfield's dominating Most Valuable Runner, first-place performance Nov. 2 at the windy Plantes Ferry Park that led the Cardinals to the District 6-...
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