Distance dominance

You could say spending Thanksgiving weekend in Fresno has become a tradition, as well as an expectation for Carmel boys and girls cross country coach John Ables.
For the 17th straight year, the ageless wonder is headed to Woodward Park, taking two teams to Saturday's CIF State Championships.
To give you an example of the length of this magical run, 10 of the 14 kids Ables is taking were not alive when the streak began in 1992.
Six times his squads have placed in the top six, with the boys winning a state team title in 2003 and coming within a stride of repeating the feat in 2004.