Nighthawks and Vikings track on to championships

POMEROY - Oakesdale Nighthawks and Garfield-Palouse Vikings took more wins at a twilight meet in Pomeroy leading to the two-league Southeast 1B-Northeast 1B joint track meet.

On April 30, against eleven teams, Oakesdale's Tyler Bober won the 400 meters, followed by Ethan Cook of Garfield-Palouse in second. For the girls, the Vikings' Kennedy Cook took first in the 400 and the 200, while Jessie Reed won the 100 for the Nighthawks.

The top 16 competitors through regular Southeast 1B competition will go to Ritzville on Friday.

Both the Oakesdale and Garfield-Palouse teams train in Oakesdale, led by coach Cap Perry.

"It's really a team effort for both of these groups," Perry said. "It's a super-broad group of kids."

On April 27, at a seven-team meet also at Pomeroy, the Oakesdale and Garfield-Palouse girls tied for first overall.