Bay League cross country meet at Palos Verdes up for grabs
Holding the 13th-fastest time in the state for girls this season, Mira Costa’s Melia Chittenden is the favorite to win the first Bay League cross country meet at Palos Verdes on Thursday. Photo The top distance runners in the South Bay will battle for position when the first Bay League cross country meet is held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. on the demanding, 3-mile Palos Verdes High School course. Mira Costa, Palos Verdes and Redondo are front runners for team titles with Redondo’s Ethan Comeaux and Mira Costa’s Melia Chittenden posting the top times among Bay League runners in boys and girls competition this season. With the realignment of divisions in the CIF-Southern Section, the top Bay League teams will run in different divisions in the postseason but bragging rights for Bay League supremacy remains on the line. Although unranked in CIF-SS Division 1, Redondo’s boys are led by Comeaux, the reigning Bay League champion. He has the 16th fastest time in the state this year, posting a mark of 14 minutes, 41.6 seconds at the Skechers Woodbridge Classic on Sept. 17. Comeaux, who placed second at the Clovis Invitational on Saturday while leading Redondo to a 5th place team finish, will be…
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