This year, Alva High School added a new sport to their long list of athletics. Cross country joined Alva's exceptional list of extracurricular activities. There are nine athletes on the team, including seniors Noah Place, Brandon Antonio, and Mattie Duncan, juniors Emmanuel Fragosa and Ray Ray Bell, sophomores Priscilla Samaniego and Johnathen Warrington, and freshman Jazmia Walker. They have competed at three competitions in the last three weeks, and have one more competition until playoffs.

The team has a seven-week season, and the athletes have been busy working hard and preparing for their...