Photo Gallery: La Canada High cross country teams take second in league finals
La Canada High School runner Ellaney Matarese edged out Monrovia High School runner Alayna Peters to win the Rio Hondo League girls varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
La Canada High School runner Owen Serricchio, left, took second place in the Rio Hondo League boys varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena.\ (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
La Canada High School varsity girls team, including Sarah Auther, center, and eventual individua champion Ellaney Matarese, right, took second place in the Rio Hondo League cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Unable to participate in the last league race of her high school career due to a foot injury, La Canada High School runner Adena DiPaolo wipes a tear from her eyes as her teammates begin the Rio Hondo League girls varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
It was a tight start for the La Canada High School varsity boys in the Rio Hondo League cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
La Canada High School runner Max Fan, left, and Max Bohan Apfeldorf, right, ran in the Rio Hondo League boys varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
La Canada High School runner Ellaney Matarese edged out Monrovia High School runner Alayna Peters to win the Rio Hondo League girls varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Because of an error by most runners on the race course, La Canada High School runner Sheldon Watanabe found himself alone in the lead for a moment in the Rio Hondo League boys varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
La Canada High School runner Ellaney Matarese edged out Monrovia High School runner Alayna Peters to win the Rio Hondo League girls varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Unable to participate in the last league race of her high school career due to a foot injury, La Canada High School runner Adena DiPaolo cheers her teammates on in the Rio Hondo League girls varsity cross country finals at Lacy Park in San Marino on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. The LCHS team took second place in league, behind South Pasadena. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)