Once again, the Baldwinsville cross country teams found out just how deep and tough the CNY Counties League has become. Even with solid all-around efforts, the Bees lost both of its matches to Liverpool last Tuesday at Longbranch Park – 22-36 on the boys side, 22-39 on the girls side. Alec Peinkofer did win the individual boys race in 17 minutes, 20 seconds, six seconds clear of the Warriors’ Drew Henry in what proved to be a crowded pack of runners. Once Zach Crosby (17:28) and Brandon Rudd (17:30), Liverpool was ahead for good. A gap of just 24 seconds separated the top seven runners, including Ethan Pacheck, who was fifth in 17:41 as Andy Fleming worked his way to eighth place in 17:55 and Matt Pond (18:12) was 10th. On the girls side at Longbranch, Rachael Miller earned second place in 20:35, trailing only the Warriors’ Rachel Putman (20:15). Annie Peterson gained fourth place in 21:22, but Liverpool earned the next six finishing spots to draw clear. B’ville then went to Saturday’s Tully Invitational, and fared quite well. In an 18-team field, the boys Bees finished third with 97 points as Cicero-North Syracuse (37 points) edged Maine-Endwell (40 points) for the top spot. Shaun Thompson made his first appearance of the season, and the senior did quite well, taking 10th place in a time of 17:19.4, with Peinkofer (17:20.8) just behind him in 12th place. Pacheck worked his way to 18th place in 17:32.8, with Fleming taking 30th place in 17:57.1 and Pond claiming 34th place in 18:06.2. Josh Perez was 38th (18:17.9) and Ronnie May got 43rd place in 18:28.5. On the girls end, B’ville did well, too, claiming fifth place with 161 points as Fayetteville-Manlius (32 points) went to the top. Mallory Warner had the top effort, finishing 22nd in a clocking of 21:10.1, while Miller had a 30th-place showing in 21:37.4. Peterson was 35th, in 21:41.7, with Julia Johnson 38th (21:49.3) and Nicole Lyons earning 45th place in 22:04.7.