West Frankfort, IL — The Carterville Lions boys' and girls' team dominated the Redbird 6+ meet and both teams came out winners. The boys team won the meet and overpowered the rival Pinckneyville Panthers by 18 points. August Anderson was 2nd overall with a speedy 16:03 just behind the winner, Landen Bowman of Pinckneyville. Soon after, the scoring pack of Carterville boys came through with Reece Scott leading them. He finished in 6th with a time of 17:07, followed by James Samples in 7th (17:14), Rowan Beyke in 8th (17:25) and Mason Webb in 10th (17:35). The final two scoring runners were close behind the pack with Nick Korte coming across the finish line in 18:12 and Nick Wilhelm in 18:23, good for 16th and 19th place finishes respectively. For the girls race, Carterville was just one point away from a perfect score with 16 total finish points, beating Pinckneyville, West Frankfort, and Massac County easily. Molly Robertson continued her dominance winning her 4th meet of the season in 17:54. Lyla Seaman (18:47), Laney Sambursky (19:52), and Dani Williamson (20:41) came in 2nd - 4th place showing Carterville's team strength. To round out the top 5 scorers, Marcela Wood finished 6th in 21:06. Carterville's Landry Crain (22:24) and Lillian Carsrud (22:28) finished together with a solid performance to take 12th and 13th place. In the JV races, Carterville's Jack Robertson won the boys race attacking the course in 18:01 and Carterville's Liesel Balmforth earned overall honors in the girls race with a 21:40.