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Decatur girls cross-country team qualifies for state after third-place finish
The Decatur Lady Eagles will run as a team at the UIL 4A state championships for the first time in three years.
The Decatur Lady Eagles will compete as a team at the UIL 4A state championships, the first time in three years the program has done so.
The team ran through inclement weather on the soggy trails of Lubbock's Mae Simmons Park on Monday. Decatur scored 91 points to finish third in the 4A Region I girls 2-mile race, clinching a spot at state.
Written by The Alamo Republican from Wise County Messenger’s reporting, using only the facts in it. Wise County Messenger’s own headline: “Decatur girls take bronze, punch state ticket”
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