New Palestine sophomore Brenna Shaw has clinched a spot in the IHSAA cross country State Finals, finishing 15th at Saturday’s Shelbyville semistate. The top six teams and top 10 individuals from non-advancing teams from each semistate move on to the State Finals, which will be held next Saturday at LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course

The New Palestine cross country teams both won Saturday’s Rushville regional, each doing so by a narrow three-place margin. The Dragon boys won their second regional championship in three years, while the girls won the first regional title in school history. The girls won a narrow 31-34 decision over Franklin Central, reversing the order from last

The New Palestine boys cross country team won its second sectional championship in three years Saturday, beating Franklin Central by 18 places to claim the trophy. The Dragons won with 48 places, beating FC (66) and Warren Central (76). Greenfield-Central (83) and Roncalli (87) rounded out the top five, who advance to regional. Drew Austinw

The New Palestine boys and girls cross country teams both won their respective Hoosier Heritage Conference championships Saturday morning at the Muncie Sportsplex. The Dragon girls placed three runners in the top four and had six All-HHC performances to win by a big margin. NP had 21 places, beating second-place Pendleton Heights (66) by 45.

The New Palestine cross country teams both finished second in Saturday’s Shelbyville Golden Bear Invitational at Blue River Park in Shelbyville. The Dragon boys tallied 49 places to finish second to state-ranked Brebeuf, which had 37 places. NP was 21 places ahead of third-place Southport in the 17-team event. The Dragon girls finished second with 55

The New Palestine cross country teams swept the Hancock County meet Tuesday, with the Dragons winning both team and individual titles. The Dragon boys won with 19 points, beating Greenfield-Central (57), Mt. Vernon (60) and Eastern Hancock (98). NP swept the top three spots. Drew Austin was the county champion with a time of 17:18.48.

The New Palestine cross country teams had strong performances Saturday at one of the state’s biggest meets, the FlashRock Invitational at Northview Church in Carmel. The Dragon girls competed in the championship division, featuring 15 of Indiana’s elite teams. NP finished sixth with 201 places. Carmel, Carroll (Allen) and Zionsville took the top three spots.

The New Palestine cross country teams swept the championships at Tuesday’s Whiteland Invitational. The Dragon girls won with a perfect score of 15, sweeping the top five spots. Brenna Shaw, Kaylin Casner, Victoria Crowder, Kendall Mann and Emily Adam took the sweep. Grace Voelz (1oth) and Sophia Taylor (12th) were the Dragons sixth and seventh

The New Palestine cross country teams ran against many of the state’s best athletes Saturday at the Marion Invitational at Indiana Wesleyan University. Both Dragon teams ran in the elite division of one of the state’s biggest meets – which featured 48 girls teams and 56 boys teams running across four divisions. The Dragons raced in the

Both New Palestine cross country teams put forth strong performances Wednesday, finishing third at the Pendleton Heights Arabian Roundup. The Dragon boys were third of 18 teams, with four top-15 finishes. Drew Austin was seventh, Josh Collins 12th, Kyler Harrison 14th and Devon Whitaker 15th. The Dragon girls had three top-10 finishes and all five scorers