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When: Saturday, Oct. 31, girls start at 10 a.m.; boys start at 1 p.m.
Where: Seneca Ag Land Lab.
Local teams: Amboy-LaMoille-Ohio boys and girls, Princeton girls.
Other teams: Boys — Alleman, Byron, Durand, East Dubuque, Erie-Prophetstown, Fieldcrest. Mercer County, Newman, Pontiac, Rockford Christian, Rockford Lutheran, Riverdale, Seneca, Sherrard. Girls — Alleman, Byron, Cambridge, Eastland, Henry, Mercer County, Oregon, Orion, Rock Falls, Rockford Christian, Seneca, Stark County, Winnebago,
At a glance: The top five teams and individuals from the Alleman, St. Bede and Oregon regionals will be competing. A-L-O won its first regional championship in school history at St. Bede. Other incoming boys regionals champions are Rockford Christian and Sherrard. Regional champions on the girls side are Alleman, Rock Falls and Winnebago. The PHS and Amboy girls look to carry their momentum from qualifying from the St. Bede Regional. Flights of ranked runners will be utilized again to restrict the numbers on the course at one time.
Next: This is the final leg of the postseason as there is no state meet this year.
— Kevin Hieronymus