Over the weekend the boys cross-country team participated in the Highland Invitational. The meet brings together every school from Lake County, and is essentially a sectional preview. The boys were narrowly defeated by Crown Point, on a tie-breaker. Leading the way for the team was Danny Frevert, who finished third overall. He was followed closely by Aiden Hernandez (5th). Then came Jose Vazquez, in ninth. Zak Hudak and Carter Wulitich rounded out the scoring, finishing 17th and 23rd respectively. Team Scores: CP 55, Lowell 55, Valpo 85, Hanover 122, Illiana 129, LC 134, Portage 171, Highland 253, Griffith 259, Hebron 269 The boys will compete in the NCC championship meet on Saturday. They have won the last three NCC titles.