With no Jayden Warner, Wyatt Jacobson or William Laman in the mix — those local cross country stars all graduated last year — the community will soon get familiar with new names, new local legends. New eras started for local cross country teams on Friday, Aug. 28. The Knappa boys team made an opening statement, while Astoria's strong freshman class made an immediate impact. Here's the roundup for local cross country teams.
Knappa boys flex their muscles
No Wyatt Jacobson? No problem for the Knappa boys cross country team.
The Loggers traveled to Monmouth, Oregon to take part in a star-studded meet at Western Oregon on Friday, Aug. 28. Taking on mostly teams from 4A-6A, the Loggers made an impression. The defending 2A State Champions finished third out of 30 teams in attendance, only finishing behind 6A McMinnville and 5A Corvallis. Knappa scored a total of 108, second place Corvallis scored 103 and in first place, McMinnville had 95.
Returning all but three runners from last year's squad, the Loggers are set up for another three-way ***** le fight with Union and Bandon. Knappa junior Rowdy Justus will also be amongst the runners competing for an individual state ***** le.

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