Host Pierce County Middle School’s Lady Bears (left) and Bears (right) swept the Southeast Georgia Middle School Athletic Conference crosscountry meet. Both squads placed four runners in the Top 10. The Lady Bears were led by Jaciee Neal’s (14:31) third-place finish in the field of 39 runners. Khlare Hewatt (15:32) was sixth, Harlee Henderson (15:35) placed seventh and Kalee Carpenter (16:02) finished ninth. Lady Bears team members include (front, l-r) Rylee Schreiber, Irene Sanchez, Khlare Hewatt, (back, l-r) head coach Mariah Crow, Kaylee Carpenter, Jaciee Neal, Mattie Gardner, Marie Ryals, Harlee Henderson and Erica Coggin. The Bears’ Paxton Cochran (13:35), Brooks Roberson (13:38) and Nate Carlson (13:42) finished sixth, seventh and eighth respectively in the field of 45 participants. Matthew Stone (13:51.02) placed 10th. Also running were Cam Yeomans (13:51.53), Joshua McFarland (13:53) and Reed Benett (14:03). Pictured are (front, l-r) Brantley Gilbert, Paxton Cochran, Reed Bennett, (back, l-r) Jackson Ferrell, Joshua McFarland, Garrison Walker, Nate Carlson, Cam Yeomans, Matthew Stone, Brooks Roberson, Ryder Roberson and Jordan Murray.

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