Lytle’s Lady Pirate Cross Country team finished as runner up at the Bulldog Invitational in Bandera last Saturday. The Lady Pirates tallied 88 points, placing them 12-points behind team champion Bandera who had 76 points.
Eisabel Guerrero continued her successful year placing 5th out of the 120 competitors in the varsity girls division. Her 12:55 was just a second or so behind 4th place finisher Airyanna Rodriguez of Devine.
Marissa Lopez garnered a top 10 finish with a 13:09, 8th place showing. Samantha Mujica came in 11th place at 13:13.
Moriah Gomez (20th-13:21) and Dezmarie Ortega (13:54) contributed mightily to their team’s silver medal showing.
Pirate runner Jose Cortez had another strong showing placing 5th overall in the varsity boys division. Cortez ran a 17:52, six seconds behind Tyler Mills of La Vernia. There were 118 runners in this race.
Johnny Rey Alvarez placed 36th with a 19:03, while Luke Estrada was 48th at 19:32.
Varsity girl team rankings
1st Bandera 76, 2nd Lytle 88, 3rd Pleasanton 99, 4th San Antonio Pieper 138, 5th La Vernia 139, 6th Needville 143, 7th Devine 178, 8th Pearsall 235, 9th Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins 244, 10th Uvalde.
Varsity boy team rankings
1st Needville 67, 2nd La Vernia 73, 3rd Bandera 77 4th Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins 106, 5th San Antonio Pieper 117, 6th Devine 225, 7th Pearsall 237, 8th Boerne Geneva 247, 9th Hondo 267, 10th Gonzales 267.
By Jerel Beaty
Staff Writer