Slowly but surely, 2A girls cross country is coming of age.

In the first year of 2A girls cross country, Nederland simply blasted the field. Nederland's girls finished 1-3-5 and, frankly, nobody was close to having an answer.

Last year, it was still Nederland's show, but the rest of the field made a credible leap forward.

This year, it looks like a serious contest. And that's good news all around.

Nederland, of course, figures to be back in the fray and has to be regarded as the team to beat coming into the season. While Kat Robinson has graduated, sister Kelley and Rebecca Hermann are back. Add to that the regular thumpings Nederland has been putting on teams in the junior high circuit in recent years and nobody is going to argue with labelling Nederland as the preseason favorites.

But, to call the race a done deal is to seriously underestimate the level of the competition. And, it may also be to disregard rumors that some Nederland talent is trickling down the mountain to Fairview High School. While I can neither confirm nor deny those rumors, they would--if true--likely add to the intrigue of the 2A girls race.

It's the competition that concerns us at the moment, however.

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