A throwback Thursday to sportsmanship in southern IL at the ‘22 Mascoutah Invite. I’ll be heading here to cover the ‘24 season opener. Looking forward to seeing the top ranked 1A girls and many other teams compete. Good luck!

Mascoutah Invite. MS races. 2 PRs in this group and all sub 13. Aug 31. Congratulations!

Mascoutah Invite. MS races. Good day to run for this group. Lots of PRs. Aug 31.

Mascoutah Invite. MS races. Good day to run for this group too. More PRs. And it’s a friendly group too. Aug 31.

Congratulations to this Panther! Mascoutah MS Invite. Aug 31.

A congratulatory 👊 to all racers from the hosts. Sportsmanship.

The Granite City Invite. Sept 7. 12 ranked teams including the #1 2A girls team. 1A, 2A, and 3A schools. Teams from IL AND MO! Race time temps starting in the mid 50s. Here. We. Go. (Pic from 2023)

Leading from start to finish, with a smile half way through, it was a great day for this Griffin at the Granite City Invite. Sept 7.

Cheering all of the runners at the Granite City Invite! Sept 7. GCHS Warriors

The Granite City Invite is the Robinson/Lang Invite. Meet Coach Lang as he handed out trophies and posed with the EDW girls team. A coach impacts many lives. Thank you to all who coach!

With 100+ athletes competing, there’s a lot of 👊 and hands to shake at the end of a race. SLUH XC and Track at the Granite City Invite. Sept 7.

So many great finishes at the Granite City Invite including this Tiger edging out this Wildcat by .1. Sept 7.

At the Granite City Invite, 2A Chatham #2 -5 runners were separated by 27 seconds. 3A EDW #1-5 runners were separated by 42 seconds. Solid teams and strong performances in southern IL.

With top 3 finishes in 2023 and 2022, here’s a state ranked 1A school to watch at FTTF at Detweiller. Good luck to all teams competing.

September 12 is National Hug and High 5 Day! Lift. Encourage. Inspire. 📷 The 2024 Granite City Invite.

11 years. XC, T&F, a sunrise, and sunset. Happiness. #MyXAnniversary

Elena Rybak wins the first to the finish invitational in Peoria. Rybak goes under 17 minutes for the win.

A panoramic view of Friday's fantastic Chicago sunrise.