Medical Lake's 4x100 relay team is a key to Cards' track success. From left to right are Dawson Lack, Jared Wright, Olijawan Smith, and BJ Smith.
When Medical Lake came in second place last May at the state 1A track meet at Eastern Washington's Roos Field it took many by surprise.
The Cardinals finished behind King's High School of Seattle 88-56 in 2015 as they sought to defend the team title they won in 2014, but did so with just six entries, most of whom have now graduated.
So as the 2016 season dawned, the Cardinal co-coaches, Gene Blankenship and Steve Keith, figured it would be a year of rebuilding. Well surprise again as Medical Lake is competing at a level neither coach thought possible.
"My biggest surprise last year was we grad...
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