Pittston Area’s Isabella Dessoye finished the 2.75-mile McDade Park course in 18:01.1 Saturday morning to win the individual title in the varsity girls race at the 31st annual Lackawanna County Commissioners Cross Country Invitational.

Dessoye finished 20.4 seconds in front of Valley View’s Sadie Loftus.

Olivea Scalese from Pittston Area was 11th in the 94-runner field in 19:38.6.

The girls race had nine full teams plus individual runners from six other schools.

Kierstyn Orlandini from Wyoming Area, one of the schools to enter individuals, was 30th.

Valley View won the team title 64-72 over Elk Lake.

Pittston Area was sixth of nine teams with a score of 117.

The Pittston Area boys fared better as a team, placing fourth out of 13 varsity teams.

Riverside won with a score of 51.

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