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CROSS COUNTRY:

Cheney bails from Highlander

Cheney cross country ended up leaving the Highlander Invitational Sept. 10 due to the smoke and health of its athletes, head coach Derek Slaughter reported.

“They did run the smaller fielded race eventually, but we retreated to Cheney for a shorter time trial to save the kids from being in the smoke too long,” Slaughter wrote in an email.

If the smoke clears, Cheney will be home this week against Mount Spokane and Central Valley on Sept. 14. “Mount Spokane on the guy’s side should be a state podium team so it should be a good test,” S...