The cross country season gets under way for real Saturday when the 32nd Annual Avon Lake Early Bird Cross County invitation will take place at Lorain County Community College.

While I have not seen the final list of entrants in this year's event, this event annually attracts the best teams in the area. Not only do the fine people at Avon Lake run a fantastic event every year, but teams also want to come and test themselves on the LCCC course that will host the boys and girls Division I and II sectional races in October.

Fans and parents also have to be early birds to catch the action Saturday, as the first race gets under way at 8 a.m.