Cardinals back coach's prediction with dominating performance; win state 1A track title, too
Medical Lake's Domenic Rehm proudly hoists the first-place trophy the Cardinals earned Nov. 8 in Pasco after winning the state 1A cross country championship. Medical Lake easily defended the title they first won in 2013, defeating Kings 53-80.
Even before his team hit the different courses of competition, Medical Lake's veteran cross country coach Gene Blankenship predicted his team would successfully defend its 2013 state 1A cross country title.
That turned heads, and apparently got him in a bit of trouble for being so bold. So did the team shirts with the oh so politically incorrect targets on the back.
But when you can walk the walk after talking the talk, what can any detractors say?
"We're going to repeat as state 1A champions," Blankenship said this past August. They did just that, but even in more convincing fashion, beating...
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