HURON - The boys' cross country banner will need some alteration at Golden Eagles Arena after Aberdeen Central won the Eastern South Dakota Conference championship on Saturday at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron.
The Golden Eagles won their sixth ESD title in the past nine years, finishing in front of Brookings and Brandon Valley.
"We knew it was going to be really tight between Brandon Valley and Brookings and us," said Central coach Greg Murley. "It turned out to be that way."
Central had five of the top 17 runners on the way to securing the title.
"We had some kids come along and improve their times for the year, and it was good to see," Murley said.
The Golden Eagles finished with 51 points, eight better than Brookings.
"We knew it was going to be tight; 51 points is a pretty low score in the ESD meet, especially when you’re looking at three teams kind of fighting for it," Murley said. "I actually thought 60 points would probably win it, so we ran even a li
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