Mavs cross country aims for state berths at district meet

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Mavericks cross country team is gearing up for the Big 9 4A District 5 Championships on Thursday. Though it's one of the bigger meets of the 2026 season, Head Coach Larry Dagnon said his team is feeling great heading into it. "I've just noticed a pretty good energy about all of the kids," he said. "The athletes seem to be ready to go, having raced there just about a month ago. I think they're ready. They know what to expect. They know it's going to be cooler than it was when we ran at Sunfair." At the Sunfair Invitational, which was also hosted at Franklin Park in Yakima, both the boys and girls teams performed well. The boys scored 102 as a team which earned them fourth; meanwhile, the girls placed first with 30.