LR takes fifth at league cross country meet

Lake Roosevelt’s cross country team took fifth at the Central Washington B Leage Championships Saturday at Liberty Bell High School.

Caden Portch led the Raiders on the 5,000-meter course, finishing in 17 minutes, 26.58 seconds to take sixth place among 44 runners in the boys’ race.

Portch, a senior, shaved nearly 14 seconds off his time at the same event a year ago and about two minutes off his s...