Community brief · Lake County
Tavares Middle School Sweeps All Four Lake County Cross Country Titles
Tavares Middle School won all four team championships—varsity boys, varsity girls, JV boys and JV girls—at the 2026 Lake County District Cross Country Championship in a 2-mile event featuring 14 teams and roughly 350 runners. Eighth-grader Alice Ilea won the girls race in 11:53.45, while team captain Alejandro Hernandez topped the 87-runner boys field in 11:28.15. The district meet determined state championship qualifiers for Oct. 31 in…