The Beach District Meet on Wednesday will have the Ocean Lakes boys and girls going for another sweep of the team titles, while the Eastern Region's top runners in Bobby Peavey of Kellam and Octavia Rinehardt of Tallwood are capable of putting up course record times at Sportsplex Park in Virginia Beach.
There is a strong chance that three of the Beach District champions will be the Eastern Region champions next Thursday at Bells Mill Park in Chesapeake with the Ocean Lakes boys, Peavey, and Rinehardt.
Expect the Ocean Lakes boys to rout the district meet as Coach Mike Nestor has three of the top four individuals in the district behind favorite Bobby Peavey of Kellam with senior Caleb Doan (16:12 5K season best), sophomore Drew Paisley (16:19 season best), and junior Conor Doan (16:23 season best). The sixth ranked team in AAA has a 1:11 spread in their top five with nine runners under 18 minutes this season.
Kellam, led by Peavey, is the strongest bet to take district runner-up honors beh...
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