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Towanda Sweeps North Penn-Mansfield, Wellsboro
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | September 21, 2022
The Towanda Cross Country teams swept both North Penn-Mansfield and Wellsboro in an NTL tri-meet on Tuesday, September 20 at Towanda.
The Black Knights won 15-46 against Mansfield and 15-47 over Wellsboro in the boys race. The Tigers also defeated the Hornets, 26-33. In the girls race the Lady Knights beat Mansfield 25-30 and Wellsboro 20-41. The Lady Tigers also defeated the Lady Hornets, 20-40.
Freshman Max Macias was the top finisher in the boys race as he crossed the finish line in 6th place in 21:41. Sophomore Chris Greenawalt (22:23) finished 10th, freshman Henry Whitney (23:31) was 12th, freshman Robbie Bowers (28:46) was 19th, and junior Tristan Lane (48:50) was 21st.
Senior Madeline Gage took home the top spot in the girls race with a time of 23:34. Senior Julia DeCamp (31:02) was 13th and sophomore Karah Blackwell (33:08) was 15th.
In the Junior High race the Wellsboro girls swept Towanda (20-35) and North Penn-Manfield (15-50) while the boys split with Towanda (24-32) and beat North Penn-Mansfield (15-50). Wellsboro captured four of the top five overall spots as Michael Knefly won with a time of 11:10. Lauren Kosek (11:23) was 2nd, Isla Twoey (11:54) was 3rd, and Bella Hawn (12:30) was 5th.
The team is back in action for a home meet next Tuesday, September 27, with Cowanesque Valley and Northeast Bradford.
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Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
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