On This Date: Sept. 3, 1999

September 3, 1999 — The Palmerton boys and girls capture small school team titles at the Lion Invitational Cross Country meet, while Jim Thorpe’s Chelsea Mullins takes first place in the girls race. The Blue Bomber boys end with a score of 38, topping host and runner-up Moravian Academy. Danny Wentz leads Palmerton with an eighth-place finish. The Blue Bomber girls egde Moravian, 30-37, with Sarah Krebs taking third place and Celene Lizzio earning sixth. Mullins, meanwhile, runs 19:36 to finish 50 seconds ahead of her closest competitor.