Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
1 min read
Palmer High senior Katey Houser was challenged by a pair of freshmen, but the veteran prevailed.
Houser used a time of 19 minutes, 47 seconds to win the varsity girls race during the Colony Invitational cross-country running meet Aug. 28 at Colony High School. Grace Christian’s Kai Waythomas and Colony’s Ella Hopkins, a pair of ninth-graders, were on Houser’s heels as Houser sprinted to the finish line. Waythomas was second at 19:48 and Hopkins placed third with a time of 19:52.
Houser won her second race of the season. She opened her senior year with a first-place finish in the Wasilla Invitational.
Four Valley runners placed in the top 10 of the girls race. Colony junior Shea Alaniva (21:31) was sixth and Redington sophomore Mya Campbell (21:53) placed fifth.
Palmer sophomore Fischer Adams led Valley athletes with a runner-up finish in the varsity boys race, with a time of 16:41. Colony junior Zac Cheyette (17:07) was sixth, Wasilla senior Landon Hayes (17:14) placed seventh and Palmer sophomore Tobin Miller (17:24) finished 10th.
Contact the Frontiersman at sports@frontiersman.com.
Read next
Going home sore and soggy
By Kyle Wilkinson Kyle in the outside Our spring bear hunt was bittersweet this year. We’re heading home without
Valley athletes earn region track and field titles
Frontiersman.com Valley athletes earned titles during the Region III Championships track and field meet last week at Colony High
Athletes of the week
Leila Petersen Palmer Moose Leila Petersen, a member of the Palmer track and field team, has been named a Frontiersman
The end of an era
By Jeremiah Bartz J’s World August would have been the start of my 25th year as an editor at