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Three local athletes have qualified for the upcoming PIAA State Cross Country Championships. Riverside junior Lexi Fluharty finished runner-up Thursday afternoon in the WPIAL Class-A Cross Country Championships held at California University of Pennsylvania. Fluharty finished with a time 19:58.4. Joining Fluharty in qualifying for next week’s state championships is fellow junior Brooke Wissinger who finished with a 9th place time of 21:38.4. [VIEW FULL GIRLS RESULTS] For Ellwood City, Bradley Custer has qualified with an individual time of 18:31.8 in the boys WPIAL Class-A Championships. The two Riverside runners and Ellwood City runner will next complete in Hershey, PA…

Riverside Panther runner Ty Fluharty finished 2nd overall in the PIAA Class-A Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Hershey, PA. The Panther senior finished with a time 16:39.50 for his second place finish among 259 runners. [VIEW VIDEO] Junior Thomas Smigo of Palisades finished 16:31 to win the Class A boys state title. In team competition, Hughesville took the team win with 97 points, followed by Winchester Thurston (2nd), Riverview (3rd), and Trinity (4th overall). [VIEW FULL RESULTS] Last month, Fluharty finished in 1st place overall in the Tri-County Championships with a time of 16:35 and also finished third overall…