For the top-ranked 3A cross country team in the state, it is pretty much a family affair.
Four of the top five runners for the Satellite girls cross country team are related. Sisters Jessica and Juliana Stern, and Kaitlen and Ashley Shiver comprise the first four slots on the team. Alisa Kowaleski is the fifth, and while everyone on the team is an underclassman, Satellite first-year coach Peter Blount said he wouldn't be surprised if the Scorpions come out on top at the state meet.
"All of the sisters and Alisa Have such a great work ethic and a great desire to get better,'' Blount said. "They have that desire to go from meet to meet and improve each time.''
The Scorpions will run at the regionals on Saturday in Stuart.
Kaitlen and Jessica have been battling each other since they started running at Satellite. Jessica started out as the top runner for the Scorpions, but Kaitlen has overtaken her, looking not too far over her shoulder at each meet. Kaitlen won the con...
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