Lady Panthers finish third in 17-5A cross country meet

Lufkin’s varsity girls placed third in the District 17-5A cross country meet to qualify for the regional meet later this month. The Lady Panthers’ top five runners all finished in the top 25. Libia Duran placed 17th in 21:52.30, Alexa Williams was 18th in 22:02.10, Zavrina Rodriguez was 22nd in 22:30.10, Joselin Ramirez was 24th in 23:14 and Karly Castillo was 25th in 31:15.60. Lexy Ramirez placed 26th in 23:24.90 and Yadira Godoy was 39th in 24:54. Lufkin was third with 106 points, trailing College Station with 61 and first-place A&M Consolidated with 25. Lufkin’s boys’ team placed fifth in...