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Closefinish: Whai looks lik6 *re crosesi rinish ihcross country €cing history is actuatly the start of aJunior va6hy race. Steve L sins (356), ceqoryCdenldo (327j, Josh Bloodworth (366), B@ndonBlakely (309), Jacob Danchuk (331) d chisJohnson (313) dodge the cow pies.

Casy at the bat The indopen-dsnis made a great showing withCasoy Williams iakins the JV

Homecoming qu€€n: llna Fow,another independent, used herJdis Dakar XCR 1o ride io theSocd Girls' Varsily title. Maybeschoolofiicials will get seriousabout a tff now ihat they have

Good sponer ChrisiianGonzalez (509) works his waypast Reily Pratt, Chistian is theson of Tek's R&D honcho JosGonald- This is lhe best thingto happen to mountain bike racing in a long time," said Jce.

Rairember this nam€: Vasiiy iderZachary Valdez has already earned himsetfa Specialized sponsoGhip G wellas theSouihern Califomia Series Championship.Zachary is a Cateqory r-trhed rder out-side ol the high school events.

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