The Haines High School cross-country team started practicing this week.
New head coach Liam Cassidy Tuesday led the squad through workouts that started with a regimen of stretches and barefoot loping before taking the team out for light runs toward Battery Point or Dalton City.
Cassidy, who served as assistant coach the past five years, said he’s encouraged by a turnout of about 12 students, but would like to see more.
“We need more numbers.…