MADISON – Seven Muscle Shoals cross country team members qualified for next weekend’s state championships with strong performances in the Class 6A, Section 6 meet Saturday at Palmer Park. Mackenna Walker (28th overall, 24:30.05) and Stella Hasse (32nd overall, 25:05.17) will compete in the Class 6A championships at the Oakville Indian Mounds next Saturday outside

MOULTON – Muscle Shoals finished eighth in both the varsity boys and varsity girls large school divisions of the Pepsi XC Challenge Saturday morning at the H.A. Alexander Mini Park. Zach Granger ran a 19:45.74 in the 5K varsity race to finish 48th overall to pace the Trojans. Vincent McAlister was 64th overall at 20:25.05,

HUNTSVILLE – With three runners in the top 15 at the Class 6A Sectional 6 meet at the John Hunt Running Park, Muscle Shoals’ girls cross country team qualified for next weekend’s AHSAA State Championships. Muscle Shoals finished second to Florence in the team standings. Lauren Brackin was second overall with a time of 21:26.94,

OAKVILLE – Muscle Shoals claimed both the boys and girls 2017 Colbert County cross country championships Thursday with strong showings at the Northwest Alabama Championships at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park. Senior Lauren Brackin led the Lady Trojans with a time of 20:43.39 on the 5K course to win the county individual championship. She was

MUSCLE SHOALS – Kara Nix, who will run at UNA next fall, and Lauren Brackin earned all-area cross country honors from the TimesDaily this week. Nix, the first Lady Trojan to sign a college scholarship to run cross country was a first team selection after she capped her prep career with a fourth place finish

OAKVILLE – With a pair of top 10 finishes from Kara Nix and Lauren Brackin, Muscle Shoals finished eighth overall in the AHSAA’s 2016 Cross Country Championships at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park Saturday. Nix, who will run for UNA next season, was fourth overall with a 19:28.19 to pace the Lady Trojans, while Brackin

MADISON – Muscle Shoals placed five runners in the top 25 Thursday in the AHSAA Class 6A, Section 6 meet at Bob Jones High School to finish second and qualify for next week’s state meet. Kara Nix finished second overall with a time of 20:07.23, while Rebecca Schafer came in at 22:08.57. Tess Rickman was

The Muscle Shoals boys and girls cross country teams had solid outings at last weekend’s Dew It on the Trails Invitational at Point Mallard Park in Decatur. For pictures of Muscle Shoals runners in the races, visit http://www.rivercatphoto.com/p518782798 Kara Nix led the Lady Trojans with a 14th place finish in the girls’ varsity race after running

Muscle Shoals senior Kara Nix finished 11th overall in the silver division of the 14th annual Jesse Owens Classic Saturday at the Oakville Indian Mounds Park. The Jesse Owens Classic is considered one of the top prep cross country events in the southeast and drew more than 5,000 runners and 200 teams. Nix led the

FLORENCE – Kara Nix finished second overall in the girls’ varsity 4A-7A division of the Warrior Invitational to lead Muscle Shoals to a third place team finish at Wilson High School Saturday. Nix ran a 20:24.60 on the 5K course as the Lady Trojans finished behind champion Lawrence County and runner-up West Limestone. Muscle Shoals’