Tazewell girls win district cross country title
North Tazewell Va. – Tazewell placed four runners in the top ten and won the Southwest District girls cross country title at Cavitt’s Creek Oct. 22.
Charlee French was second, Warner Pyott fourth, Emily Baker seventh and Zoey Woods Abdullah eighth. Katelyn Wolford of Southern Gap crossed the finish line first and led the Eagles to a second-place finish.
 Lebanon’s boys had five runners in the top ten led by Elliott Breeding, who finished second overall won the team title. Va. High’s Liam Pratt took the individual title in the boys’ race, and the Bearcats finished second as a team.
Seth Nunley finished sixth and Ethan Baker ninth to give Tazewell a third-place finish in the boys’ team competition.
The Lebanon, Virginia High and Tazewell boys’ teams advanced to region 2D competition. Elliott Deel, Bentley Jackson, Wyatt Street and Oliver Breeding of Southern Gap will join them. Graham sent Wesley Jones and Isaac Williams and Richlands advanced Brayden Blankenship.
Willow Weaver of Marion finished ninth overall and was the only runner not on one of the top three teams to make the top ten. Weaver advanced to region competition along with her teammates Brooklyn and Courtney Peak advanced to region competition.
Graham’s Lila Williams earned a region berth as well. The top three teams and the top finishers, not one of those teams, advanced to region 2D at John Battle Oct. 28.
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Team Scores
Lebanon 26, Virginia High 52, Tazewell 68, Southern Gap 77
Individual Results
1. Liam Pratt (Virginia High), 17:39.48; 2. Elliott Breeding (Lebanon), 17:57.29; 3. Timothe Regin (Virginia High), 18:32.23; 4. Aybrum Hammond (Lebanon), 18:40; 5. Asher Taylor (Lebanon), 19:13.46; 6. Seth Nunley (Tazewell), 19:17.92; 7. Jack Garland (Lebanon), 19:18.45; 8. Clayton Brown (Lebanon), 19:31.16; 9. Ethan Baker (Tazewell), 19:33.42; 10. Ethan Deel (Southern Gap), 19:58.50; 11. Landon Littrell (Lebanon), 19:58.59; 12. Dan Corell (Tazewell), 20:11.30; 13. Kyler Lester (Southern Gap), 20:12.16; 14. Josh DeBusk (Virginia High), 20:26.13; 15. Bentley Jackson (Southern Gap), 20:33.66.
GIRLS
Tazewell 30, Southern Gap 44, Virginia High 49
Individual Results
1. Katelyn Wolford (Southern Gap), 21:34.77; 2. Charlee French (Tazewell), 22:41.92; 3. Jalyn Osborne (Lebanon), 22:55.15; 4. Warner Pyott (Tazewell), 23:11.37; 5. Caroline Harper (Virginia High), 23:39.36; 6. Mandi Regin (Virginia High), 23:56.58; 7. Emily Baker (Tazewell), 24:22.19; 8. Zoey Woods-Abdullah (Tazewell), 24:33.87; 9. Willow Weaver (Marion), 24:50.42; 10. Kelly Ratliff (Southern Gap), 24:56.59; 11. Harmony McCoy (Virginia High), 25:25.65; 12. Vieronika Silishchenko (Southern Gap), 25:37.37; 13. Ava Ward (Southern Gap), 25:49.82; 14. Raylen Gerhard (Tazewell), 25:58.21; 15. Elizaveta Sakaly (Tazewell), 27:06.47.
