Big 10 Cross Country Championship From the Oct. 24 edition of The Bridgeport News by Jeff Toquinto Editor of The Bridgeport News Bridgeport’s boys finished in third place at last week’s Big 10 Conference Cross Country championship held at the Veteran’s Park in Clarksburg. The boys, with total of 92 points, trailed Grafton and Liberty. A total of six teams competed on the boys side. The BHS girls finished fourth out of four in the event. The girls totaled 87 points, which was off the pace of first place Grafton, runner-up Robert C. Byrd and third place Philip Barbour. For the boys, Ben Booth was the top finisher. He came in 10th out of 45 runners with a time of 18 minutes and 2.2 seconds. Brant Edgell was just off his pace for a 12th place finish with a time of 18 minutes and 18.5 seconds. On the girls side, Kate Merinar was once again leading the way for Bridgeport. She came in sixth out of 28 runners with a time of 21 minutes and 46.8 seconds. Kate Folio was 20th for BHS. She posted a time of 25 minutes and 25 seconds. The Indians are back in action this afternoon in Class AA regional action. The competition will be held at the Apple Valley Golf Course. If the Indians qualify any runners at the regional competition, they will compete in the state cross country championships that will be held Nov. 2 in Mineral Wells.