COTTAGE GROVE – Don’t get spooked if you’re a local 4A cross country runner, because the postseason begins on Oct. 31, and Cottage Grove senior Carter Bengtson is putting his game face on.
Competing on his home course Saturday in the Lions’ annual Bramble Scramble, Bengtson – the defending Class 4A state champion – quickly pulled away from the 26-team field of runners and shaved 20 seconds off his 5K course-record time. He finished in…




