In Bethlehem Catholic, Freedom, and Liberty's first girls cross country meet of the regular season, Freedom's Shaina Palmer and Olivia Salerno, and Liberty's Raisa Kochmaruk placed in the top ten in their meet against Emmaus and Easton.

Palmer placed second in 20.04, outstepped by Emmaus's Katie Bacher, who finished in 20.02.

"I went out with [Easton's] Diana [Hammerstone] and Katie and tried to stick with them. In the middle, Diana started in the lead. Then Katie and I took over, and Katie pulled away at the end," said Palmer.

Hammerstone placed third in 20:11.

Palmer said, "It was a really, really hot day, so we tried to hydrate, but it's always hard mentally. It takes a first race to get back into the racing of it. Last year wasn't as great as I hoped, so I expect to get better, and my coach expects me to get better."

Kochmaruk placed fifth in 20:58, and Salerno placed eighth in 21:44.

As a team, the Patriots lost to Emmaus, 22-37, and Easton, 22-38. Liberty lost to Emmaus, 18-45, and Easton, 19-44, and Bethlehem Catholic lost to Emmaus, 15-49, and Easton, 15-50.

Team Results

Emmaus 22 Freedom 37

Emmaus 18 Liberty 45

Emmaus 15 Becahi 49

Easton 22 Freedom 38

Easton 19 Liberty 44

Easton 15 Becahi 50

Top-15 Individual

1. Katie Bacher EM 20:02

2. Shaina Palmer F 20:04

3. Diana Hammerstone EA 20:11

4. Abby Dalton EM 20:58

5. Raisa Kochmaruk L 20:58

6. Alex George EA 20:59

7. Elissa Slader EA 21:41

8. Olivia Salerno F 21:44

9. Jaci Reinbold EM 21:49

10. Megan Korn EA 21:53

11. Alyssa Repsher EA 22:13

12. Olivia George EA 22:26

13. Katrina Durrwachter EM 22:39

14. Katherine Ellmaker EA 22:42

15. Kristen Bray EM 22:47