Lady Warriors cross-country wins league opener

Fallbrook High School’s girls’ cross-country team won its league opener Sept. 30 against San Pasqual.

The Warriors’ varsity took a 24-31 victory over the Golden Eagles in the race run on the 2.70-mile Fallbrook course.

“Most every position counted. It was an interesting race because nobody wanted to go out hard, so it became a tactical race,” said Fallbrook head coach Troy Hamlin.

The course opens with a lap around the high school track; the lead pack of five Fallbrook runners and seven San Marcos racers ran that 400-meter (440-yard) lap in approximately 88 seconds. The front pack had an appro...