Kindergarten to second-grade boys start their race during the Diocesan Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Cross Country Championship Oct. 13 at St. Jane Frances de Chantal, Easton. Nathan Maxwell (#3909) of St. Joseph the Worker, Orefield came in first and Maxwell Baxter (#4079) of St. Thomas More, Allentown was second. A total of 19 teams – the largest number of teams ever competing – and 552 runners participated. CYO is one component of a parish’s youth ministry program and is coordinated by the Diocesan Office of Youth, Young Adult and Family Ministry (OYYAFM).
(Photo by Ed Koskey)
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The fundraising was for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society/Team Decker and for local blood cancer patients. Team Decker will be running the Disney World Half Marathon for the fourth time Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 to honor blood cancer patients. Its fundraising year ends with this event. To make a donation to LLS/Team Decker, click here.
