PREP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Pleasant Valley 35, Corning 37, Central Valley 42 Tanner Hickman's first-place finish in 16 minutes, 57 seconds propelled the Vikings in a nonleague Hooker Oak Park meet. Corning's Tom Provine was second after crossing in 17:19. Chad Mallard of Pleasant Valley was fourth in 17:34 followed by Corning's Wiley Pulido 12 seconds later. PREP GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Hodgkinson, Pleasant Valley roll In a nonleague meet featuring the Vikings, Gridley, Corning and Central Valley, PV's Hannah Hodgkinson stormed to take top honors at Hooker Oak Park in 18:41 — over two minutes ahead of the rest of the field. Four other Vikings runners rounded out the top five — Emily Ogden (second), Kelsey O'Sullivan (third), Kimberley Fawns (fourth) and Tahra Soofi (fifth). The Corning varsity boys cross country team was in a three-way race for victory in a meet hosted by Pleasant Valley on Wednesday that also featured Gridley and Central Valley. The Cardinals scored a 37 to finish just ahead of Central Valley (40) and just behind the Vikings hosts (35). Tom Provine led the way for the Cardinals on the 3.1-mile course with a time of 17 minutes, 19 seconds, which was 22 seconds behind the leader. Corning's Willy Pulido edged teammate Chris Barajas for fifth place (17:46 to 17:47) and Miguel Avila came in 11th. Lino Sanchez rounded out the Cardinals' top five with a time of 20:21, good for 14th out of the 22 runners. In the junior varsity boys race, only Corning and Pleasant Valley had complete five-man squads but the Vikings won by landslide, 15-50. Mario Bobadilla crossed the finish line in 18th (19:53) and Miguel Preciado was 21st (20:21) to pace the Cardinals. Corning did not have any varsity girls runners but three JV girls competed in the JV girls race. Miriam Silva earned the bronze title for the Lady Cardinals on the 2.4-mile course with a time of 22:33, and teammates Rocio Islas and Angel Valdez came in 14th and 15th, respectively. Corning is scheduled to run in the Nevada Union Invitational in Grass Valley on Saturday and will host a race against Paradise on Wednesday. Corning, CV, Gridley @ PV meet Varsity Boys (3.1-mi.) 22 raced 1. Tanner Hickman (PV) 16:57 2. Tom Provine (C) 17:19 3. Central Valley 4. Chad Mallard (PV) 17:34 5. Willy Pulido (C) 17:46 6. Chris Barajas (C) 17:47 11. Miguel Avila (C) 18:42 14. Lino Sanchez (C) 20:21 16. Kevin Anthony (C) 21:07 21. Adrian Graciano (C) 22:16 Varsity Boys Team Scoring 1. Pleasant Valley 35; 2. Corning 37; 3. Central Valley 40; 4. Gridley inc. Varsity Girls (3.1-mi.) 1. Hannah Hodgkinson(PV) 18:41 2. Emily Ogden (PV) 3. Kelsey O'Sullivan (PV) 4. Kimberley Fawns (PV) 5. Tahra Soofi (PV) Junior Varsity Boys (2.4-mi.) 39 raced 18. Mario Bobadilla (C) 19:53 21. Miguel Preciado (C) 20:21 28. Jorge Espinoza (C) 21:32 32. Nate Smith (C) 22:35 34. Adrian Creves (C) 22:54 35. Leonardo Tipa (C) 22:57 37. Billy Glover (C) 24:20 38. Juan Preciado (C) 24:47 Junior Varsity Girls (2.4-mi.) 23 raced 3. Miriam Silva (C) 22:33 14. Rosio Islas (C) 26:18 15. Angel Valdez (C) 26:26 TEAM RESULTS Varsity Girls (no runners for Corning) Junior Varsity Boys 1. Pleasant Valley 15; 2. Corning 50; 3. Central Valley inc.; 3. Gridley inc. Junior Varsity Girls 1. Pleasant Valley 17; 2. Gridley 42; 3. Corning inc.; 4. Central Valley inc. --------- Sports E