It’s the plot of a thousand adult movies and one film classic, “Midnight Cowboy”: A naïve country boy goes to the city and makes lots and lots of female friends thanks to his farm-fed beef.

Brandon Penberthy of L’Anse Creuse North wins the Autumn Classic 5K cross country race at Stony Creek Baypoint Beach on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

With gospel roots and crossover hits, the Oak Ridge Boys has been a mainstay of the country music scene for more than 70 years. And the current members aren’t showing any signs of slowing down.

After seeing its Rick Weinheimer Cross Country Classic washed out by storms last year, Columbus North had a chance to host it on its slightly-revised Ceraland course on Saturday.