Photos: Oakland middle school students compete in the OAL Cross Country Championship
Three days after a 15-year-old boy was shot at Skyline High School in Oakland, 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools safely competed in the Oakland Athletic League (OAL) Middle School Cross Country Championship on Saturday morning.
Boys and girls stretched and warmed up in perfect weather — not cold, nor rain, but sunny — where families gathered to cheer on the young athletes.
“This is been super fun, and it’s awesome to have so many kids and families from all over Oakland showing up to local parks (every Saturday during the fall season) to run through our parks, and there is no better use for the East Bay Regional Park District than students running an event like this,” said event coordinator Byron McGovern.
Event coordinator Byron McGovern, far back, cheers with boys and girls before the start of the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies after running the 1.5-mile run. Claremont’s Clive Loveless Newton and Montera’s Charley Gordon took first place in the boys’ and girls’ divisions, respectively.
“I met John Beam when I was working for Oakland Lacrosse, and he was awesome! He opened the gates at Laney. He didn’t care that it wasn’t football. All he wanted was Oakland kids playing sports,” McGovern said. “I was just a random 20-year-old Oakland coach, and he was super nice to me, asked me about the team. And, you know, he’s like a god on campus, and he took the time for random people like me to know them. He wasn’t too big for what his legend status was. He could have been bigger than that.”
Impact Academy boys and girls warm up before the start of the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Melrose Academy Leadership boys and girls warm up before the start of the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Impact Academy boys and girls huddle before the start of the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Melrose Academy Leadership boys and girls warm up before the start of the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools compete in the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Montera’s Rlley Holt family members, Yann Holt, 11, left, her aunt, Cierra Lewis, and her mother, LaShaunda Holt, cheer during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Claremont’s Clive Loveless Newton, second from left, would finish in first place in the boys division during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Two of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools crossed the finish line during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Montera’s Benazir-Naeema “Benny” Musa, third from right, gets support from her team as she approaches the finish line during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Melrose Academy leadership coach Michelle Moreno presents a rose to Mateo Marcial, who placed second in the boys division during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., as event coordinator Byron McGovern announces the winners on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed in the championship. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams won the first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Montera’s Iris Friedman, who placed third in the girls division, high-fives Claremont’s Clive Loveless Newton after he received his first-place medal in the boys division during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., as event coordinator Byron McGovern announces the winners on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed in the championship. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams won the first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) First- and second-place medals rest on the awards table during the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship ceremony at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) The Montera boys’ and girls’ teams celebrate their Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championships during the awards ceremony at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed in the championship. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams won the first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Montera’s Andre Stolicny hoists the trophy as he celebrates with teammates their Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship during the awards ceremony at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed in the championship. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams won the first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Montera head coach Samuel Cooper, center, aloing with the boys’ and girls’ teams celebrate their Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championships during the awards ceremony at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. A total of 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools competed. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) One of the 145 students from nine Oakland Unified School District middle schools rests after competing in the Oakland Athletic League Middle School Cross Country Championship at Skyline High School in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. Medals were awarded to the top ten boys and girls, and both the Montera boys’ and girls’ teams took home first-place trophies. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
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