Talent and depth provided strong starting points and tremendous focus and drive plus a tough schedule took care of the rest for the Ballard girls' cross-country team during its journey to a state championship in 2019. The Bomber girls were coming off a fourth-place finish in Class 3A in 2018. They returned every runner from that team for the 2019 season. The addition of two sensational freshmen - Shewaye Johnson and Paityn Noe - and late emergence of sophomore Kate Huisinga - put the Bombers in position to make a run at the 3A championship...
