Left, Ridgway middle school cross country runner Natasha Hessler holds on to the lead during the North Fork Invitational on Sept. 2. Her sister, Ariel Hessler, followed closely – the twins finished the race in first and second place, respectively, with times of 10:17 and 10:33. Right, middle school cross country runner Alex Wold competes in the North Fork Invitational meet on Sept. 2, and finished the race with a time of 11:20, shaving off two minutes from his finish time in the same race last year.