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Estero boys, girls win Lely Invitational

Roger LaLonde Staff Andres Arroyo, left of Colonial High in Orlando, wishes Carlos Miranda of Estero luck in the boys race at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. Arroyo, the top-rated runner in 4A, came to the race just to compete with Miranda, the top-rated Class 3A runner. Arroyo won and Miranda was second.

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Roger LaLonde Staff Andres Arroyo, left of Colonial High in Orlando, wishes Carlos Miranda of Estero luck in the boys race at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. Arroyo, the top-rated runner in 4A, came to the race just to compete with Miranda, the top-rated Class 3A runner. Arroyo won and Miranda was second.

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  • Roger LaLonde Staff It's a jam at the start of the 14th Annual Lely Invitational boys race on Saturday. There were 188 runners competing. Overall, 33 schools, with a total of 857 boys and girls competed in varsity and JV races.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Mark McGarity, Lely cross country coach, congratulates Sarah Candiano of Evangelical Christian School of Fort Myers for winning the girls varsity race at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. Katy Stolis of Estero, who finished second, looks over her medal.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Andres Arroyo, left of Colonial High in Orlando, wishes Carlos Miranda of Estero luck in the boys race at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. Arroyo, the top-rated runner in 4A, came to the race just to compete with Miranda, the top-rated Class 3A runner. Arroyo won and Miranda was second.
  • Roger Lalonde Staff Estero's Katy Solis, left and Evangelical Christian's Sarah Candiano race over the bridge at the lake on the Lely cross country course in the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. Candiano won the race, with Solis second. Solis helped her team to the team title in the 33-school event, with 857 total runners competing in varsity and JV races.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Golden Gate's Alex Pedraza goes stride-for-stride with Carlos Miranda of Estero at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. Miranda finished second and Pedraza was third. Andres Arroyo of Colonial High in Orlando won. There were 33 schools, with 857 runners competing in varsity and JV races.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff The top three boys varsity finishers in the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday, from left, are Andres Arroyo of Colonial High in Orlando, first, Carlos Miranda, Estero, second and Alex Pedraza, Golden Gate, third.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff The Estero girls won the team competition at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday, From left. Bethany Jenkins, Daley Cline, Megan Slater, Katie Slater, Antonella Valencia and Kacy Smith. Not shown, Katy Solis.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Carlos Miranda of Estero crosses the finish line in second place at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Andres Arroyo of Colonial High in Orlando crosses the finish line for the win in the boys varsity race at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday.
  • Roger LaLonde Staff Sarah Candiano of Evangelical Christian School in Fort Myers crosses the finish line, winning the girls title at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday. A record 33 schools competed, with a total of 857 runners running varsity and JV races.

There were 33 schools and a total of 857 runners that competed in varsity and JV races at the 14th Annual Lely Invitational on Saturday/

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