Cashmere girls cross country beats Naches Valley to finish SCAC duals unbeaten

BENTON CITY — The Cashmere girls cross country team handed previously unbeaten Naches Valley its first South Central Athletic Conference dual-meet loss Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Horn Rapids Park, finishing the league dual season 8-0.

The Bulldogs beat Naches Valley 25-31 and also defeated Wahluke and Kiona-Benton in the final SCAC dual meet of the season. Both Cashmere and Naches Valley entered the day undefeated in SCAC duals, leaving Cashmere as the only unbeaten girls team in the league, according to a Cashmere athletics release.

Freshman Eedee Wheeler led Cashmere, placing second overall with a personal-record time of 20:09.6. Sophomore Allie Neff was right behind her in third in 20:10.2.

Junior Maggie Butcher was fifth in 22:05.6, junior Annika Peterson seventh in 23:41.8 and senior Tori Black eighth in 23:50.4 to round out the scoring five. Danna Infante gave Cashmere a sixth runner in the top 10, finishing 10th in 24:05.0. The girls race had 31 runners.

On the boys side, Cashmere beat Kiona-Benton and Wahluke, while Naches Valley swept all three of its opponents. The Bulldogs finished the SCAC dual-meet schedule 3-5.

Senior Rylan Reiber won the boys race in a season-best 17:45.8, crossing the line 21 seconds ahead of the runner-up. Sophomore Uriah Miller ran a personal-best 19:32.4 to place eighth.

Junior Liam Hill finished 13th in 19:58.1, junior Tony Rodriguez ran a personal-best 20:02.9 for 15th and senior Jude Allred placed 24th in 22:02.9 to complete the scoring five. The boys race had 39 runners.

Cashmere competes next at the SCAC Championships on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Wahluke High School, where league titles and all-league honors are on the line.