Cross country runs out of steam
Brett Davis, Writer
September 13, 2011
The Belton Cross Country team hosted the fifteenth annual Cass County Invitational at Mad Dog Hill Sept. 3 with the day starting out with the Junior Varsity race. One of the participants was senior Noah Baker. Noah has been in cross country for four years. Noah joined cross country because he didn’t... Read more »
Running craze hits cross country team
Brian Zuiss, Reporter
December 8, 2010
Cross country has ended, but several dedicated athletes still practice every day in hopes of having a stellar season next year. Sophomores Clayton Smith, Brian Zuiss and junior Colby Traynor have been running consistently after school to improve their times and get some base mileage in. They plan on... Read more »
KC Metro Championships shows improvements
Brian Zuiss, Reporter
November 17, 2010
Over 1,424 runners converged on Ray-Pec’s cross country course for the KC Metro Championships last Saturday. The Belton pirates travel to this giant meet every year to see how they compare to other runners in the Kansas City area. Even though most Belton runners did not receive medals, many personal... Read more »
Varsity Cross Country goes to Districts
Clayton Smith, reporter
November 1, 2010
Running quick at conference, the Varsity Cross Country team made it to districts. The varsity boys placed fourth and the girls second at the Mid Seven Cross Country Conference Meet, but faced tougher competition at the Class 4, District 7 meet. The meet started off with the girls varsity race. Being... Read more »
Cross Country runs conference at Grain Valley
Clayton Smith, reporter
October 18, 2010
This year’s Mid Seven conference took place at the Cross Creek Cross Country Course in Grain Valley, MO. The conference cross country meet is very important to the hundreds of varsity runners who participate in it. Belton has never ran at Grain Valley before, but many on the team agree that it’s... Read more »
Belton Cross Country runs at Grandview Invitational
Clayton Smtih, Reporter
October 1, 2010
The Belton Varsity Cross Country team took 5th of twenty attending teams at the 31st Grandview Invitational Thursday, with many individual runners placing very well in all races. The annual 5 kilometer race takes place at Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit, but is annually hosted by Grandview... Read more »
Boys and Girls clean up at Swope Park
Brian Zuiss, Reporter
September 18, 2010
The Belton cross country team traveled to Swope Park to try and regain their first place trophy. the meet proved successful for everyone and every runner received medals. Many runners had mixed emotions about such an easy race. Sophomore Clayton Smith said that the competition was too easy and... Read more »
Cross Country finishes 6th at Ray-Pec
Clayton Smith, Reporter
September 17, 2010
The Belton Cross Country team traveled to Ray-Pec Middle School Sept. 11 for the 31st Annual Ray-Pec Cross Country Invitational. 471 runners stormed the five kilometer course with hopes of winning a medal or bringing home a team victory. With 24 teams attending, the race was filled with new and experienced... Read more »
Team competes in Cass County Invitational
Brian Zuiss
September 10, 2010
The Belton Cross Country team hosted the fourteenth annual Cass County Invitational this weekend at Mad Dog Hill. Ten schools from the Kansas City area came to compete against each other on what some consider the toughest cross country course in our district. Every year, the junior varsity runners... Read more »
Senior Trey Ryan qualifies for state meet
Bobby Zuiss, Editor-in-Chief
November 2, 2009
Oct. 31 marked a rare occasion for the Belton Cross Country Team. A runner qualified for the state meet by placing well enough in the sectionals meet, something that hasn’t been achieved in Belton since 2001. For the past several weeks, senior Trey Ryan has been consistently advancing through elimination... Read more »
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