Harriers Friddle, Paul advance to regionals
Franklin County High School junior Josiah Friddle and freshman Addyson Paul will be advancing to regionals, after their strong performances at the Oct. 30 cross country district meet at Port St. Joe.
Friddle finished sixth, with a time of 17:52.58 to advance. He was the top runner from the area, finishing behind the first five finishers, who were all from Pensacola Christian Academy. Paul ran a 23:58.53 to finish 19th among the girls.
Both runners will now compete at regionals, which will be on Nov. 10 at the New World Sports Complex in Jacksonville.
Freshman Nathaniel Cabrera ran a 19:42.76 time to finish in 27th place.
Eighth grader Isabella Polous ran a 29:43.81 race to finish in 73rd place, while eighth grader Baileigh Dasher posted a 32:25.17 time for 93rd place.
“No time-outs, no half-times, no substitutions,” said Superintendent Steve Lanier. “We are so proud of you all for staying the course and never stopping. Shoutout to our Seahawks, Coach Anna Bull, and our fans.”
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.