Northwestern Relays?

Girls at 4:45pm.  Boys at 5:45pm.

NW Conference Relays Wednesday

The Northwestern Conference Relays will be this Wednesday, August 31, 4:30-6:30pm.  At the Greenway.

Another look at Hendersonville Championship races

A review of the championship races, by NC Runners.  Lots of photos of the leaders.

More results and reports

Coach Honea reviews the meet and includes times, splits, and correct names.  "A couple of great races in the invitational race by girls running their first high school 5k (and a second place team finish by our second seven)."

Go Blue Ridge reports "then she turned it on."  "The Pioneers had four runners in the top five. Hannah Barbour was third (18:26.02), Madison Harman was 15th (20:07.52) and Hailey Middlebrook was 19th (20:12.59)."  "The WHS boys won the open race by besting the field with 64 points."  Chasteen, Brackney, Boyette, Allain, and Howell all in the top 21 finishers.

 The Asheville Citizen-Times quotes 2nd place finisher, Brooke Gordon, "There’s no one I would rather run against than (Middlebook). She’s such a great competitor."  Photos especially 9,17,27,29

Lots of Video from wncpreptrack.

There's another meet coming up Wednesday, at the the Greenway at 4:30pm.

Full results

Darby 1st, Hannah 3rd.  Not surprising but still great, considering Brooke Gordon, 2nd, and other competition.  Here's a photo of Darby and another (Thanks Chuck).  And here's a feed including NC Runners.

Results are posted now at NC Runners.  2nd place in Girls Championship and Invitational.  9th in Girls Open.  8th, 10th, and 1st in Boys.

Reading our press clippings

Preview at NC Runners.  Watauga is a team favorite (girls) and team to watch (boys).  Here's another article focusing mostly on the home team TC Roberson runners and another looking at Charlotte area competitors.

1400 runners! (but this post is about parking, directions, schedule)

The TC Roberson website reports:

Parking:

Henderson County Parks and Recreation officials are requesting we use the south entrance to the park due to the construction (see directions below).  Upon entering the park, all buses should take an immediate right turn and park in the area around the softball fields.  The lot we have used for buses in the past is now designated for cars.  Spectators should turn to the left upon entering the park from the south entrance, ample parking spaces are available.

Directions:

 From Interstate 26 – take exit 53 (Upward Road). Go towards Hendersonville/Flat Rock 1.4 miles. Take right at 176 / Spartanburg Highway (major intersection at Super Ingles). Go 1.3 miles. Take right on Glover Street (there are a couple of small, brown Jackson Park signs before this turn). Go 0.7 miles into South entrance of Jackson Park (note – Glover Street is a small, residential road).
Update 8/26:  Use the South Entrance to Jackson Park from Spartanburg Highway, since the entrance from Four Seasons Boulevard will be closed.

SCHEDULE                Championship Boys  8:30 am

                                Championship Girls  9:00 am

                                Invite Boys   9:40 am

                                Invite Girls  10:20 am

        Open Boys   11:00 am

                                Open Girls  11:40 am

                                Awards  12:30 pm

Here's a report on the favorite teams, posted in the Asheville Citizen-Times.  And see this overview of the event at NC Runners.

If anyone attending with mobile wireless could report a few Watauga results Saturday in Comments (below), that would be great.

NC Runners reviews Week 1

NC Runners reviews Week 1 of the season and mentions one of our strong Hendersonville Carnival opponents, Broughton High School.  The review is pretty kind about Watauga also.

Also see on these lists, in boldface, some of the runners expected to be racing Saturday in Hendersonville: boys and girls.

WNC Cross Country Carnival - Hendersonville next Saturday, 8/27

Saturday in Hendersonville will be an intense competition.  It's a big meet with strong teams.  Chapel Hill won both the boys and girls championship races last year and will be back. 

Results include last year's times and point totals.  NC Runners/Milesplit.  TC Roberson High School's announcement.


The team will stay overnight in Hendersonville.  Last year, the Monday before the meet, Coach Mac needed to know who would not be going to the meet.
UPDATE 9/22: Let Coach Mac know immediately, by Tuesday, if your runner WILL NOT be participating.  Cancellations after Tuesday will still need to pay $20.   
The team will leave the school at 4 pm on Friday and will be staying at the Ramada Inn in Hendersonville.  The cost per student for lodging is $20.   

Photos from Clash of the Classes

The Mountain Times has posted 121 photos from the meet.  (But they missed the freshmen this time.)

Clash of the Classes -- results

Lots of teams and runners.  Good performances by Watauga, including both girls and boys team wins.  Here are the individual results at NCRunners.

Also, looking ahead, here's some information on next Saturday's WNC Cross Country Carnival.  Also, at NCRunners.  Last year, the team left Friday afternoon, soon after the end of school.  Saturday's first race starts at 8:30am and awards are at 12:30pm.

Need parents to volunteer for Saturday

The team needs parents to volunteer. Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/pioneer20

Pioneer Clash of the Classes -- Saturday, August 20

This race starts at the covered bridge at the Greenway. It's only 2 miles, shorter than the races we'll see later in the season.

NC Milesplit, http://nc.milesplit.com/meets/92221

Schedule for Saturday:

11:00 a.m. - Freshman girls
11:20 a.m. - Freshman boys
11:40 a.m. - Sophomore girls
Noon - Sophomore boys
12:20 p.m. - Junior girls
12:40 p.m. - Junior boys
1:00 p.m. - Senior girls
1:20 p.m. - Senior boys

 Get there early!

The team needs parents to volunteer. Go to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/pioneer20