Sobotta leads Reardan pack at Freeman

ROCKFORD — Sophomore Simon Sobotta placed 17th in the 5,000-meter run Tuesday to lead the Reardan boys to seventh place at the NE2B South Meet at Freeman High School.

Freeman ran away with the team title, placing four runners in the top five to finish with just 21 points. Senior Micah Bessire won the individual race in 16:31.29. Asotin was second with 77 points, followed by Valley Christian (93), Garfield-Palouse (106), Colfax (118) and host Liberty (131). Reardan finished seventh in the nine-team field with 151 points, ahead of Lind-Ritzville (240) and St. John-Endicott (273).

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