Cheney Free Press -

Medical Lake cross country will have the benefit of a solid finish to their Northeast A League season to launch them on the road to state.

Both boys and girls wound up as runners-up in the NEA, each with a 6-1 record, to regular-season champ Lakeside.

The No. 4 state-ranked Cardinal girls cruised past both Colville (21-34) and Riverside (19-36) while the unranked boys edged Riverside (26-29) and Colville (15-45).

The girls’ team, with only six runners and Jenna Castro running ill, were led by Kayla Ramsey who won the individual race in a time of 19 minutes, 38 minutes. She finished close...