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Probst, Peppers claim titles in Christiansburg 5K

By David J. Bisset CHRISTIANSBURG – How do you beat the heat and humidity on the final week of July? Well for over 100 runners throughout the New River Valley and as far away as Lexington and Bristol, the best way is to run in the annual Cruisin Christiansburg 5K and Fun Run. Runners raced down Main... »

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Rockets run with bigger schools

The Craig County girls finished 14th among the 16 teams who qualified for the state meet at Great Meadow near Warrenton at the state cross country meet on November 14. Craig coach Kim Kniseley doesn’t see this as “third last.” “I choose to think of it in terms of the nearly 95 group A high schools... »

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Cross country teams hold respective regional meets this week at Greenfield

Greenfield Park in Botetourt County will be a busy place this week as both the Region III and Region C cross country championships will be held on the rolling slopes of the local park.   The Region III meet will be held today, with the girls meet set to take the gun at 3:30 p.m. The... »

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Cross country team runs in Metro meet

The Craig County girls finished ninth and the boys were 18th in the 36th annual Metro Cross Country meet last week. The meet was held at Green Hill Park in west Roanoke County. “We were a bit undermanned as one of our top five girls couldn’t run and our first and third boys couldn’t run,”... »

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