Finnish foreign exchange student Matias Vesma led the Taft High varsity boys with a fourth-place finish in 17:29, and Zander Hryczyk, Eli Jones, Angelo Cruz Garcia, Cooper Fitch and Brayan Mateo posted personal-best times Saturday in the Toledo XC Challenge.
A total of 114 runners competed Saturday in Lincoln City Parks and Recreation Department's annual family and pet-friendly Ocean’s Edge 5K/10K on the beach at D River Wayside.
Twelve-year-old Taft Elementary School student Ryan Best placed in the top 20 among nearly 300 competitors from throughout the Great Pacific Northwest on Sunday in the 8-kilometer race in the Shamrock Run in Portland.
The Lincoln City Parks & Recreation Department's 11th annual Half-Marathon & 10K was contested Sunday morning at Taft High 7-12, with runners in several men’s and women’s divisions competing.
Chance Haun, Preston Nightengale and Cesar Fajardo all placed in the top 25 Saturday to lead the Taft High boys cross country team to an unofficial fifth-place finish at the Champoeg Invitational in Newberg.