Hope High's varsity girls Cross Country team finished second overall at the Dragon Country Invitational at Genoa Central High School. Photos by Joshua Marshall.

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HOPE, Ark. - This past weekend, the Hope Senior High Cross Country teams competed at Genoa Central High School in the Dragon Country Invitational.

Both Hope teams did a great job with several athletes turning in their best times of the year. The varsity girls finished second overall.  They had three girls finish in the top 15: freshman Brianna Maclaughlin finished 10th, senior Mariana Turcios finished 11th and freshman Madelyne Maclaughlin finished 13th. Juniors Miracle Martinez and Brency Cabriales also had good showings with a 17th and 21st place finish respectively.

The varsity boys finished fourth overall but it was a very close race. The boys were 12 points behind first and only two points behind the second place team.  Sophomore Brian Jiminez finished third and junior Rey Retana had a 10th place finish. Senior Adrian Yepez finished 18th and Sophomore Alex Hernandez finished 21st.  The cross country teams will compete again October 25th at Texarkana A&M in the 7-4A Conference Championship.

The Hope High School boys varsity Cross Country team placed fourth overall in the Dragon Country Invitational.