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Girls cross country team, individual runners aim for state titles. By: Max Foster Football, volleyball and soccer won’t be the only teams representing Payson High School in state tournaments. The girls cross country team also earned a berth into the Class 3A postseason. The Longhorn boys did not qualify as a team with a top four finish at the East regional championships, but three individuals did earn state berths. They include Dakoda Wholly, Joe Garcia and David Knauer. All qualified because of their top-15 finishes in the East finals held Oct. 31 at Rumsey Park. In the 33-runner field, Wholly was 10th, Garcia 13th and Knauer 14th. The Lady Horns finished second at the East meet and will take a full six-member squad to state. The team includes Jacquelyn Oesterblad, Lucy Schouten, Elizabeth Luna, Adriana Barnes, Lauren Nossek and Meha Sharma. Among those, Oesterblad had the best regional showing, finishing fourth overall in 23:44.94. Schouten was sixth in 24:04.56. Oesterblad and Schouten give the..... READ MORE |