Haines High School runners started down the road to defending their Division II state crowns last weekend, with most of the talent on board that rocketed both the boys and girls teams to regional cross-country championships and state championships last year.
The Glacier Bears raced in a “pre-season primer” Saturday in Juneau against Juneau-Douglas, Thunder Mountain and Petersburg. Nine runners competed and senior Luke Davis of Haines won the boys race by a comfortable 16…