After a week-long race hiatus, Badger Cross Country competed twice in three days at Ben Castro Invitational at Pinehurst on Oct. 5 and Inland Empire Challenge LCSC XC Cross Oct. 7, with Sydney Beckle taking first again in a consecutive race, with her best time ever.

Beckle took first at Pinehurst with a time of 21:03, followed by fellow Bonners Ferry runner Matisyn Stiern in second at 22:24.

The Badger boys took fourth overall with Cole Philips taking fifth at 18:06, his best time ever of the season. Fellow Badger Micah Thomson taking 10th at 18:38.

Girl teams did not have enough runners for there to be team scores, resulting in Bonners Ferry taking first with 15 points.

BF Times: 1, Sydney Beckle, 21:03; 2, Matisyn Stiern 22:24; 5, Braylyn Bayer 24:54; 7, Piper Banning 27:19; 9, Rudy Law 29:3; 11, Trina Johnson 31:27;

Boys: 1, Kellogg 39; 2, Priest River 43; 3, Immaculate Conception Academy 60; 4, Bonners Ferry 69.

BF TIMES: 5, Cole Philips 18:06; 10, Micah Thomson 18:38; 16, Jack Woods 20:51; 17, Matthew McCabe 20:56; 21,Nate Murray 23:25; 22, Chase Licea 23:26.

Inland Empire Challenge LCSC

Despite competing two days prior, many Badgers earned their second best time of the season, biting at the heels of the new personal records they earned earlier this week.

Cole Phillips ran a 18:19, just behind hsi PR of 18:06. Jack Woods also ran his season best at 20:43, just .04 faster than his time at the Ivan Benson race nearly two weeks earlier.

For the girls only Beckel and Stiern ran in the varsity race, both ran a similar pace to Pinehurst race, but neither earned at PR.

TEAM SCORES

1, Sandpoint 56. 2, Timberlake 123. 3, Moscow, 151. 4, Lake City 155. 5, McCall-Donnelly 166. 6, Lakeland 191. 7, Post Falls 226. 8, Coeur d'Alene Charter 240. 9, Garfield-Palouse 244. 10, Grangeville 260. 11, Ridgevue 261. 12, Logos 265. 13, Kellogg 266. 14, Lewiston 279. 15, Pullman 327. 16, Clarkston 384. 17, Clearwater Valley-Kamiah 438.

WINNER, Sandpoint Top 5 – 1, George Springs, McCall-Donnelly, 15:38. 4, Nathan Roche, Sandpoint, 16:02. 9, Daniel Ricks, Sandpoint, 16:25. 10, Paul Kent, Sandpoint, 16:28. 18, Kasten Grimm, Sandpoint, 16:52. 25, Michael Hall, 17:18.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES

1, Moscow 50. 2, Sandpoint 66. 3, Timberlake 102. 4, Post Falls 104. 5, Garfield-Palouse 128. 6, Lake City 133. 7, Coeur d'Alene Charter 147. 8, Ridgevue 216. 9, Grangeville 218. 10, Lakeland 231. 11, Clarkston 263.

WINNER, Sandpoint Top 5 – 1, Sara Casebolt, Logos, 18:34. 5, Lily Richardson, Sandpoint, 19:52. 7, Grace Rookey, Sandpoint, 20:11. 15, Elizabeth Storms, Sandpoint 20:56. 16, Terra Bode, Sandpoint, 20:56. 34, Devin McDaniel, Sandpoint, 22:19.