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Sidney’s Red Raider Cross Country teams both qualified for the NSAA Cross Country Championships, the first time in five years both teams are headed to states.

For the boys, it is their third consecutive district championship and seventh consecutive year they have qualified for the State Meet. The State Meet will be held at Kearney Country Club on October 23.

The cool weather with gusting winds and a few rain showers made the run even tougher on the teams, but junior Daniel Bashtovoi turned up the intensity and won the individual championship with a time of 16:33.

Head Coach Donna Wiede...