Emma Hoffman has stuck to her guns and jumped out to blazing starts all season long, and during Saturday’s most important race of the season, her strategy was effective.
Up until the final mile.
The Otsego junior held a lead up until the final mile of the Division 2 girls cross country state finals, but a furious late kick by St. Johns’ Ava Schafer proved to be too much down the stretch –– Hoffman still finished runner-up with a final time of 17:31.0…