Verellen runs second to lead Gladwin boys at invite

  • Gladwin’s Ben Verellen fights his way to a third-place finish at last week’s Jack Pine Conference jamboree at Pine River Golf Club in Standish. He went on to run second at an invitational Saturday.
    Gladwin’s Ben Verellen fights his way to a third-place finish at last week’s Jack Pine Conference jamboree at Pine River Golf Club in Standish. He went on to run second at an invitational Saturday.

    CADILLAC

    After finishing behind both Shepherd and Clare at the first Jack Pine Division jamboree of the season last Wednesday at Pine River Golf Course in Standish, the Gladwin boys’ cross country team moved up in the world Saturday at the Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational in Cadillac.

    Traverse City West jammed eight runners into the 3-11 spots to win the team title going away with 26 points in…