October Newspaper

K noch 2016 M iddle School Cross Country
K aylynn Brumbaugh
Potential--that's the word I would use to describe the cross
country teams this year.
Knoch had a reasonably good year; the odds are normally
stacked against them because of their small size, but that didn't
stop them.
The Girls Team: Reasonably, they had no chance of winning.
Statistically speaking, they had no chance of winning because they
didn't even have a full team. Therefore, it was impossible to win a
race, but that didn't stop them from running. When racing against
other schools, a team must have at least five runners to place;
however, Knoch only had four. One more runner, and their year
might have been just as successful as the boys. But that didn't stop
them from still giving opponents a run for their money. They may
have been small but they were fast enough to put up a quite a fight.
Other schools were always amazed by the fact that they were even
running. No one expected the small team from Knoch to almost
take them out. By the time that the North Allegheny Invitational
arrived, other schools had heard of their tiny, spitfire team, and
knew not to underestimate them. The team?s strategy was to stay
as close together as possible. They?re strong as individuals, but it's
been proven that running in large groups gives runners more
energy, so they tried their best to stick together. The top runner,
Maddie Loos, didn't medal, but she took a place in the thirties,
followed close behind by the second runner. The girls team always
stayed close together, and finished within a couple places of each
other. The team was made up of two seventh graders, and two
eighth graders, who plan to move onto varsity.
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