The race pistol fires, and just like that cross country athletes from around the state of Pennsylvania take off running wildly through Parkview Cross Country Course in Hershey, PA. Their well-worn racing sneakers spray dirt up behind them as they pick...

This previously ran in our 2021 December print edition. Finishing the regular season 17- 0, the Emmaus girls cross country team ran the distance to ultimately compete at Hershey for PIAA State Championships, placing 14th. Led by senior Isabela Lees,...

Two-time Lehigh Valley Live Coach of the Year Kelly Bracetty saw her Emmaus girls’ and boys’ cross country teams find success in her three years as head of the program, leading to speculation surrounding her unexpected removal from the position. Bracetty...

Jakob Smolinsky, a 14-year-old freshman at Emmaus High School, is approaching school records in boys track, even though he only began running a few months ago. Smolinsky competed in the 400 meter and 4x4 with incredible times for both. His time for...