Regional cross country championships yield state qualifiers

Several high school cross country teams secured qualifications for the upcoming state championships following regional competitions.

At the Class B North Regional Championships in Belfast, Caribou’s boys team won the regional title with 61 points. Pierce Gorneault claimed the individual championship with a time of 16:01. On the girls' side, Caribou’s Emma Graves secured the individual title in 18:44. Presque Isle finished third in the boys' team standings and placed second in the girls' team standings.

At the Southern Maine Class C Regional Championships, the Boothbay Region High School/Wiscasset Middle High School teams both qualified for the state meet. The girls' team finished as runners-up, while the boys' team secured a seventh-place finish to maintain their qualifying streak.