Galena runner awards Special Olympics Nevada with $10,000 grant

Eleanor Raker, a Galena High School junior and Gatorade Nevada Girls' Cross Country Player of the Year, awarded Special Olympics Nevada with a $10,000 grant thank to her winning the state honor. After Raker won the Gatorade Nevada Girls' Cross Country Player of the Year award, she submitted a short video to be considered for one of the 12 Spotlight Grants of $10,000. "As with all Gatorade Player of the Year award winners, Eleanor Raker has demonstrated exemplary character,” Josh Lytel, associate marketing manager for Gatorade Player of the Year, wrote in a press release. "Her short video illustrated the...