Haley Boron, MacKenzy Dryden and Grace Long-Godinez compete against residents at Saturday’s cross country meet.
At the top of the final climb of the Haines cross-country running course, eighth grader Ari’el Godinez-Long took the lead for the first time and never looked back. She crossed the finish line in 21:04, 40 seconds ahead of second-place finisher MacKenzy Dryden, who was followed by other members of the defending state champion Glacier Bear girls team…