Here’s a look at local cross country results.
Liberty Union: The Lions hosted the Lion Invitational on Saturday, and in the girls’ race, the winner was Rachel Sponseller of Liberty Union with a time of 21:44. In the boys’ race, the winner was Jordan McQueary of Fairfield Christian Academy with a time of 17:16.
The Liberty Union girls placed first, with Bloom Carroll JV and Fairfield Christian Academy placing second and third, respectively. Other places for the Lions were: Taylor Jones (6th, 23:27), Caroline Endsley (7th, 23:31), Elizabeth Conn (10th, 24:17), Emma Huntwork (16th, 26:07), Hennali Hanes (20th, 27:49), and Kathleen Slaby (21st, 28:27).
Bloom Carroll JV won the boys’ meet, with Fairfield Christian Academy, Lakewood, Fisher Catholic, Liberty Union, and Berne Union placing second through sixth, respectively. Places for the Lions boys team: William McCreery (2nd, 17:37), Charlie Sponseller (13th, 18:55), Micah Fisher (19th, 19:21), William Gonzalez (34th, 20:59), Silas Kohler (47th, 23:23), and Levi Hendershot (55th, 26:18).