Video courtesy of CCX Sports Maple Grove defeated Champlin Park in both the varsity girls and boys cross country races Thursday. The Crimson girls beat the Rebels 21-40 with Lindsey Young of Maple Grove winning medalist honors, placing first in a time of 19:12. The Rebels’ Abby Hibbs finished second in 19:48. Maple Grove runners

Maple Grove’s boys’ and girls’ cross country teams each turned in impressive performances, taking first in a triangular meet on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Majestic Oaks Golf Course in Blaine. The Crimson boys had five runners place in the top 10 to edge the host Bengals by four points. Anoka was third. Eighth-grader Gannon Farrens

Congratulations to the Crimson seniors who signed their National Letters of Intent to play collegiate sports next year. Enjoy the video which was shown Wednesday honoring each student-athlete! Joe Buelow – Football at Southwest Minnesota State University Chloe Corbin – Hockey @ Lindenwood University Patrick McLean – Cross Country @ Arizona State University Kelby Modene

Video courtesy of CCX Sports The Section 5AA cross country meet featured a number of local state qualifiers. The Maple Grove boys finished second as a team behind Mounds View to advance to the state meet. Charlie Caven (sixth) was the top Maple Grove runner. C.J. Young (tenth) also cracked the top ten for the

The Maple Grove boys captured the Northwest Suburban Conference Cross Country Championship at Elk River on October 10th. Led by seniors CJ Young and Charles Caven, the Crimson ran away from the 14-team field with 64 points. Second-place Armstrong had 114. On a wet and soggy afternoon, Young took third in a time of 16:50.9

Charlie Caven (left) and CJ Young are senior leaders on the Maple Grove boys’ cross country team. (File photo by Rich Moll) With the return of most of its top runners, the Maple Grove boys’ cross country team has set a high goal for this season — to go to the state meet as a