Dominican state champions

Dominican principal Carolyn Favre holds the Class 5A state cross country  championship trophy won by the school’s team, which scored a low 39 points on the Natchitoches three-mile course recently. At left, Coach Sherri Thompson poses with the top finishers, which include, top row from left: Grace Williams,16th place; Mia Meydrich, fifth place; Ellen Barkemeyer, eighth; Lisa Sakamoto, 10th; and Rachael Lindstrom, 54th. At bottom, from left, are Sarah Carr, fourth place, and Meghan Charbonnet, 12th.