Irish girls need strong finishing kick: ; Charleston Catholic trying not to tire before state meet

DAILY MAIL SPORTS EDITOR

Running well in the regular season's premier high school crosscountry meet - Elkins' Forest Festival - is nothing new forCharleston Catholic's girls team.

The problem in the past for the Irish has been maintaining thosesame fresh legs through the season's marquee event - the state meet -which is run on the same Forest Festival course at Davis & ElkinsCollege.

"We have had a habit of doing well at the (Forest Festival) andthen starting to fade as the season ends," Charleston Catholic CoachScott Welch said. "This year we're taking a different approach."

The highly competitive Forest Festival meet is considered a goodbarometer for …