By BOB YORK – Cross-country coaches were born to beat the clock. There’s not a second that goes by that they wouldn’t like to just reach out … grab one … and crunch it. In fact, just the mere thought of trimming even a tenth of a tick off one itsy-bitsy second will find them urging [...]

By BOB YORK  Big Green girls cross country coach Dennis Cullinane isn’t the least bit shy in explaining his interpretation of why his runners have been doing so well so far this season. “This is the best girls cross country team Deerfield Academy has had since the school went coed back in 1989,” said Cullinane. [...]

By Bob York The countdown for the Deerfield Academy girls cross-country team continues. Over the past five seasons, the Big Green girls have inched closer and closer to the top step of the medals podium at the New England Prep School Cross Country Championships. In 2007, Deerfield finished ninth in the pack. The next year, [...]