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Canton boys nab inaugural KLAA
Invite at Willow Metropark

  If Saturday's performance is an accurate barometer, this fall will be one to remember for Canton's boys cross country team.
  With perfect conditions present at Willow Metropark, the Chiefs captured the crown at the inaugural Kensington Lakes Activities Association Invitational, which was hosted by Salem.
  The Chiefs outran the nine-team field by compiling just 53 points, 12 less than runner-up Hartland. Livonia Churchill was third with l85.
  Salem placed sixth with 156 points.
  Pacing the Chiefs was senior Zack Spreitzer, who placed sixth overall with a time of 16:51. Fellow Chief Keith Zech, a first-year cross country participant, was right behind Spreitzer, placing seventh in 16:52.
  Also scoring for Canton were Paul Rakovitis (11th in 17:06), Mitch Clinton (14th in 17:16) and Braden Conley (15th in 17:16).
  Jon Peck (20th in 17:37), Steve Watts (28th in 18:03), Tyler Watts (39th in 18:33), Andrew Stevens (44th in 18:40) and Josh Joy (47th in 18:44) ran but did not factor into the scoring for the Chiefs.
  Salem was led by Jimmy Daniels, who crossed the line 17th in 17:32. Salem's Steven McEvilly was 26th in 5:48 while Robert Cowing palced 32nd in 18:18.
  Walled Lake Central's Kyle Roche won the race in 16:12, 17 seconds ahead of runner-up chad Norton, who also attends Central.

Ed Wright can be reached at [email protected] or (734) 453-1980.