Hauser Repeats as Great Pumpkin Champs The high school boys cross country team dominated the competition at South Ripley Thursday evening, bringing home the bringing home Great Pumpkin Invitational trophy for the second straight year. Nolan Dailey was the individual runner-up to Milan's Gabe Riehle, with a time of 16:55.42, followed by teammate Jace Wright in 3rd place at 17:34.32, Max Moore ran a time of 18:12.35 to take 7th place, Mason Moore finished 11th in 19:00.94, and Braydon McFarland rounded out the scoring five with 18th place finish of 19:33.79. Grady Niccum (21:14.96) and Mason Johnson (21:20.66) took 34th and 36th, and Max Miller (25:04.08) placed 53rd. Hope Heritage Days Classic Champs The Jets hosted the 41st Annual Hope Heritage Days Classic on Saturday morning. The Jets were laced in their throwback Hope Red Devils uniforms for the event. The varsity boys won their second invitational title in less than 48 hours Saturday morning with team and individual victories at the Hope Heritage Days classic. The Jets were paced by Dailey's first-place finish in 16:40.8. Wright took second with a time 18:04.7, and Max Miller was fourth in 19:08.0. Mason Moore took 9th (19:51.8), McFarland 17th (19:51.8), Niccum 22th (21:16.5), Johnson 28th (22:21.8), and Miller 38th (24:04.9). The middle school Jets also had outstanding Heritage Days performances. The boys took first place, led by Matthew Moore and his winning time of 10:46.1. Nevin Noble took 3rd, followed by Noah Blankenship in 6th, Raylin Noble 12th, Kaleb Brown 14th, Suri Palia 15th, and Sami Palia 19th. The girls team finished in third place behind Indy Genesis and Morristown. Jaylee Maughon and Kendayln Gernentz were the top finishers for for the Lady Jets, taking fifth and sixth. The high school team will compete in the Greensburg Invitational this Thursday before running under the lights Saturday night at the Nike XC Town Twilight meet in Terre Haute. The middle school team will also be sending squads to Terre Haute this Saturday, as they compete in the Indiana Middle School Cross County Championship.