Medical Lake boys' track third at Deer Park Invite

Medical Lake’s success in track the past few years has centered largely on the strength of their distance athletes.

There’s a shift now to the sprinters who have led the Cardinals to another impressive finish at the Deer Park Invitational last Friday, April 1.

Medical Lake’s boys finished third with 60 points, trailing fellow Northeast A League teams Deer Park (90 points) and Colville (60.12) in the 25-team field. The ML girls were 10th in their 24-team grouping.

“Our sprinters did really well again,” co-head coach Gene Blankenship said. They were led by the one-two finish from Keyhon Ross, 11...