The John Paul II cross country teams were impressive in their season opener Tuesday in a meet hosted by Parrott at the Kinston Rotary Dog Park. Sophomore Gabe Lewis, last year’s conference runner-up, ran a very smart race in the 95-degree heat and humidity and finished first individually in 18:54.33, six seconds ahead of the second-place

The John Paul II Catholic High School cross country program ended the season by participating in the NCISAA 3A state meet Friday morning at Hagan Stone Park near Greensboro. Led again by freshman Gabe Lewis (39th, 18:21.5), senior Alex Peterson (69th, 19:22.5) and sophomore Estevan Morales (81st, 19:42.3), the Saints totaled 435 points to finished

Every runner for the John Paul II Catholic High School boys cross country team ran lifetime-bests on Thursday in the CPIC championship meet at Rotary Dog Park in Kinston as the Saints finished fifth in the team competition. Those individual successes were highlighted once again by freshman Gabe Lewis, who finished second overall in a