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Mead boys cross country finishes third at Nike Cross Regional, awaits possible bid to national meet

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**Mead Boys Cross Country Team Shines with Third Place at Nike Cross Regional**

*November 15* — The storybook season for the Mead boys cross country team added another stupendous chapter Saturday afternoon. Ranked 19th in the nation, Mead took third place at the Nike Cross Regional under overcast skies at the Spokane Polo Grounds.

As if on cue, the sun broke through the clouds and cast a brilliant glare on the finish line, contrasting with the dark skies to the east.

Stumptown, a team consisting of runners from Jesuit High School in Portland, won the event with 88 points. Forest Park claimed second place with 149 points, while Mead finished just one point behind in third.

The top two boys and girls teams at the regional earn berths to the Nike Cross National meet on December 6 in Portland. Additionally, four more boys and girls teams will receive at-large berths.

Mead, fresh off a commanding State 4A championship win last weekend, made a strong statement for an at-large bid at nationals.

Leading Mead was Jovanny Lieb, who finished 23rd with a time of 15 minutes, 11.4 seconds. He was followed by Stejer Frankler in 31st place (15:16.7), Aaron Pooler 55th (15:29.3), Jonah Wiser 76th (15:41.1), and Noah Reischman 77th (15:41.2).

Mead coach Austin Stuchell was ecstatic following the race. “We were the underdogs,” Stuchell said. “Now we’ll let the selection committee make its decision. We outperformed ourselves. I can’t ask for any more. I think they ran better today than they did at state. It’s kind of a fairytale ending.”

Despite the fantastic performance, Mead hopes for one more race at the national meet.

It was a disappointing day for Coeur d’Alene, the defending NXR champion, who finished a distant sixth with 212 points. Wyatt Carr led his team with an eighth-place finish in 14:48.7.

“It was a tough one,” said Coeur d’Alene coach Emry Carr. “I have to look at our splits and process it. I don’t know what exactly happened.”

Carr admitted the team faced difficulties from the very beginning. “I don’t know where it went wrong,” he added. “It’s a tough, tough way to go out.”

Coeur d’Alene typically trains with the NXR as their primary focus rather than the state meet, making Saturday’s results even more frustrating.

“That’s why it doesn’t matter if you’re ranked third in the nation or not,” Carr said. “You’ve got to run the race. And if you don’t perform on that date, that’s the way it goes.”

On the individual front, Cohen Butler of Camas, who captured the 4A state individual title just a week ago, took the boys championship with an impressive time of 14:36.8.

In the girls’ race, Addison Kegel, a freshman from Billings Central Catholic in Montana, claimed the title with a time of 16:51.7. Kegel went undefeated during her high school season, and her time at the regional was a personal best by 17 seconds.

What made Kegel’s victory even more impressive was that she was accidentally knocked to the ground about halfway through the race. She quickly scrambled to her feet and eventually took the lead with 400 meters remaining.

“I am so amazed,” Kegel said. “I wanted to finish in the top 10. The gravity of the race still hasn’t sunk in yet. This course was made for personal bests.”

Next year, the NXR race will move to the Course Spokane Valley.

Among area runners, Annabelle Carr of Coeur d’Alene Charter, who won her second straight state title two weeks ago, was the highest finisher in the girls’ race, placing 29th with a time of 17:52.6.
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mead-boys-cross-country-finishes-030300365.html

‘I just want the mud out of my house’

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**WESTERN BUREAU:**

Amid cries for food, water, and the removal of mud-soaked debris, one resident of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, says his only wish is to clear the sludge from his home and move on from the horrors of Hurricane Melissa.

“All mi want is fi mi house sort out. The mud wah inna mi house fi get out a it,” said Barry Plummer, one of scores of residents of the Westgreen/Catherine Hall area who attended a town hall called by Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon to update residents on recovery efforts.

“Mi nuh want no handout. Mi nuh want no rice and flour and cooking oil. Not even clothes. Mi just want me house fi clean out,” said Plummer.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang, who is the member of parliament (MP) for St James North Western; Marlene Malahoo Forte, MP for St James West Central; and the heads of several agencies including the National Water Commission, the Jamaica Public Service Company, the National Solid Waste Management Authority, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), and the St James Health Services.

Residents pleaded passionately for water, food, and the removal of tons of mud-caked waste left behind when the Barnett River burst its banks, flooding homes with up to 12 feet of water and sludge.

Although the Government has pinpointed Westgreen and Catherine Hall as key in the effort to restore normality to St James, some residents want the area formally declared a disaster zone and the military dispatched to lead clean-up operations.

“The military has trained engineers, heavy-unit operators, construction workers, electricians, you name it. The army is equipped to handle these situations,” said one resident.

“It is unfair, even impractical, to expect residents to clean up their houses, some with four feet of mud, on their own. We have a lot of retirees and elderly people in here. They can’t manage on their own. The army is appropriately trained to help us.”

Chang, however, explained that both the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Jamaica Defence Force were already fully deployed across multiple affected communities, suggesting that residents should not expect any special deployment.

While some residents acknowledge that clean-up work has started and food assistance is being provided through care packages, others complain bitterly about being left out, claiming that relief is being distributed along partisan lines.

“If yu a nuh Labourite (Jamaica Labour Party supporter), you nah get nothing. Dem a tell you plain seh dem haffi deal with fi dem people first,” a young man told The Gleaner, expressing disgust at what he had been seeing.

“What I am seeing is raw, dirty politics at its worse. We need reputable people to spearhead the distribution, or some people will never get any help.”

However, for Plummer, he has no interest in what is being distributed or who is doing the distribution. He just wants the mud gone.

“Just like how dem a wash out other people house with fire truck, dem can go into everybody house and wash it out same way,” said Plummer, desperation in his voice.

“Mi nuh get no help at all. A mi son haffi come down from Kingston and a try fi help me wash out the place.”
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20251114/i-just-want-mud-out-my-house

You Can Buy My Absolute Favorite Lacoste Polo at 50% Off Right Now

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I’ve never hidden my love for a Lacoste polo. In fact, I mention it every time polos come up on this website. When it comes to recommending these shirts, I’m not exactly an objective party.

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https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a69275639/lacoste-sale-november-2025/

Halloween To Scare Off Moviegoers; ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ May Not Pop: “It’s Going To Be A Weird Weekend” – Preview

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It’s the first time since 2014 that Halloween has fallen on a Friday, creating what is expected to be a challenging weekend for the box office. Friday’s audience is anticipated to shrink significantly due to Halloween festivities, although a scary movie like *Black Phone 2* might still find some traction with moviegoers. Business is expected to bounce back on Saturday as audiences return.

Major studios are cautious about releasing new titles this weekend, but Focus Features is going wide with Yorgos Lanthimos’ *Bugonia*, expanding from 17 theaters to 1,800. The film is expected to earn over $4 million in its second weekend, which would mark the highest wide-release take for a Lanthimos movie. *Bugonia* boasts an impressive Certified Fresh rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and a strong audience score of 81%. It posted an excellent $41.7K per-theater average in its opening frame, amassing $709K over the 3-day opening weekend.

Netflix is re-releasing *Kpop Demon Hunters*, which delivered the streamer its first No. 1 box office take with $19 million over August 23-24 during its wide release without AMC theaters. This time, Netflix has secured the No. 1 circuit. While the streamer hasn’t disclosed the exact number of theaters, it’s confirmed to be over 1,000. AMC announced that the animated title will play in 400 of its cinemas worldwide. Competitors expect *Kpop Demon Hunters* to pull in about $6 million this weekend, making it the most-watched Netflix movie ever distributed by Sony Pictures. However, industry insiders believe the film may be reaching the end of its theatrical momentum. So far, the movie has attracted over 541 million global viewers.

As for the No. 1 spot this weekend, it’s projected to be a close race between Universal/Blumhouse’s *Black Phone 2*, benefiting from the spooky holiday, and Paramount’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel, *Regretting You*. Both films are expected to earn roughly $7 million each. After five days in release, *Regretting You* has a running total just under $17 million, while *Black Phone 2* is at $51.4 million through its second Tuesday.

Sony/Crunchyroll’s *Chainsaw Man* leads so far this week on Monday and Tuesday, with a cumulative total of $21.8 million. However, it is expected to drop significantly—by around 65% to 70%—in its second weekend, following a trend similar to other anime titles. After earning $18 million last weekend, *Chainsaw Man*’s second weekend is projected to fall to approximately $5 million on the low end.

Fathom Events is also presenting a wide release of Summit/Lionsgate’s *Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn* Parts 1 & 2. Meanwhile, Universal is re-releasing *Back to the Future* in 1,900 theaters, including select IMAX auditoriums.

One distribution executive summed up the upcoming Halloween weekend, saying, “It’s going to be a weird weekend.” Audiences and studios alike seem braced for a unique and unpredictable box office experience.
https://deadline.com/2025/10/box-office-kpop-demon-hunters-halloween-1236602439/