Photo By: Jeff GoodmanIn the thick of it
Molalla junior Falisha Aho (second from left) won the girls' 3,000-meter race May 18 during the Tri-Valley District Championships at Heckard Field. Aho advanced to the state meet in Eugene.
Falisha Aho raised a fist in the air as she crossed the finish line, a celebratory gesture that might as well have been a rallying cry.