The Mifflin County Junior High cross country teams opened the season with strong showings at the Big Valley Invitational Saturday in Reedsville.

Led by Daliyah Bargas’ runner-up place finish in the 87-runner girls’ field, the Huskies took second place in the team competition, followed by teammates Elissa Bell in 13^th, Lillian Adams 18^th, Maddy Yoder 22^nd, Adalyn Lutz 35^th, and Jakayla Colon in 57^th place. It was the first cross country race for five of the six girls.

On the boys’ side, Levi Anderson, a returnee from last year, captured 7^th place, followed by Kenneth Swartzell in 13^th. Aiden Wible and Nolan Wade rounded out the field with solid performances in their debuts.  A total of 90 runners competed in the boys race.

The junior high Huskies will start their dual meet season September 10 at Mechanicsburg.