MAXWELL, CA (MPG) – To round out the regular Mid-Valley League cross country season, athletes from CORE Butte, Durham, Inspire, Paradise and Providence Christian joined the Panthers on their home course for the finals held on Nov. 5.
While CORE Butte ran away with the varsity boys team title and Durham captured the varsity girls crown, a pair of Maxwell seniors turned in strong performances to finish in the top 10.
As the only Panther running in the varsity girls 5,000-meter race, Jadyn Karlonas crossed the line third with a time of 22:23.1, while in the varsity boys contest, Julio Chavez set a personal best time of 19:09.3 which was good for ninth place.
On the JV two-mile course, June Karlonas (17:38) was the girls’ race winner, with Reese Cunningham (18:09) coming in third.
Maxwell, along with other Northern Section teams, was at West Valley High School in Cottonwood on Nov. 12 for the finals.