John Diefenbaker’s Eli Bouius won the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association (CWOSSA) senior boys’ cross-country championship this past Thursday.

Competing at the Ariss Valley Golf and Country Club, Bouius won the six-kilometre race in a time of 18:23.0.

Saugeen District’s Perry Smith finished third in a time of 18:50.7.

Both Bluewater Athletic Association athletes have qualified for the 2025 OFSAA Cross Country Championship in Brampton on Nov. 1, at Heart Lake Conservation Area.

They join 10 other BAA athletes who have qualified.

Bouius’ John Diefenbaker teammate Ava Moric finished third in the senior girls’ race with a time of 22:05.6. Right behind her in fourth was Elena Moore from Kincardine District.

Oliver Hershey finished second in the junior boys’ race in a tim

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