Cross Country

The EP cross country teams competed at an IHSA Sectional race in Oregon on Saturday with both squads’ seasons coming to an end.

On a perfect morning for running, the EP Panther cross country squads competed in the first round of IHSA postseason competition as they took part in an IHSA Regional on Saturday in Walnut.

In their final regular season meet the EP cross country squads took part in the Patriot Invitational at Detweiler Park in Peoria on Saturday.

Both the boys and girls EP middle school cross country teams represented well at the Illinois Elementary School Associations’ State Finals on Saturday at Maxwell Park in Normal.

Amboy’s Shady Oaks Country Club was the site of Amboy High School’s annual Columbus Day Cross Country Invitational on Monday.

The EP Panther cross country team hosted their annual invitational on Tuesday at Lake Erie Country Club with the Panthers taking third and the Lady Panthers finishing fourth.

The Lady Panthers came home with a fourth place finish at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational hosted by Augustana College.

With the calendar turning to October the high school cross country season begins to take on a sense of urgency as post season begins to loom on the horizon.