Medical Lake track picks up the pace when it counts

After a slow start, Medical Lake’s track team might just be peaking at the right time.

Or so the results from last week seem to indicate with certain athletes emerging from the pack.

In their Northeast A League meet on April 25 at Colville that also included Chewelah, Medical Lake lost to the hosts in both the boys (86-57) and girls (79-66) competition. ML’s boys earned an 82-37 win over Chewelah and the girls prevailed 82-50.

But it was over the weekend where head coach Gene Blankenship saw decided progress in Portland and the Nike/Jesuit Twilight — which featured many big schools — as well a...