High School Crosscountry first sport to step out out of gates
By The Nelson Daily Sports
School begins Tuesday and so does the BC High School Fall Sports Season.
On tap to kick off the season locally is the Kootenay Crosscountry Circuit, beginning September 16 in Kaslo with the River Run.
There are five meets — September 23 in Rossland, September 30 in at L.V. Rogers in Nelson and October 7 at Mount Sentinel in the South Slocan — before competitors take to Kokanee Provincial Park north of Nelson for the West Kootenay Championships.
All races start at 4 p.m. for distances of three kilometers for Grades 6-8; 4.5 km for Grades 9-10 and 6 km for Grades 11-12 (4.5 km for girls).
The Kootenay Championships are being hosted in Invermere October 28.
The BC High School Crosscountry Championships are set for Saturday, November 7 at Jericho Beach in Vancouver.
Other sports on the fall season include boy’s soccer, volleyball and field hockey.
