Mavericks battle through tough Gorge course

GEORGE — It was the Moses Lake Mavericks turn to host a cross country meet on Thursday, as they held their annual Live Nation Invitational at the Gorge Amphitheater. Twenty additional high schools competed in the event, but it was the Mavericks finishing first overall for the boys and girls teams among large schools. “I was talking to a coach from another team, and he told his kids it really is about placement, not time,” Head Coach Larry Dagnon said. “Not every race is going to be a PR race, and (in) some of them, it's the course versus you and vice versa, and you've got to take that on and realize that not all courses are created to be fast, and this one wasn't.”