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Edwardsville senior Allie Sweatt was the top overall individual with an 18:18 in the Quincy Class 3A girls cross country regional on Saturday. Her effort helped the Tigers to a second-place te…

ST. LOUIS • The St. Louis University High cross country team isn t going to give up the Class 4 state championship throne it won last year without a fight.

ALHAMBRA • Picking up a team title at the regional level is a difficult task -- getting it done without two of your top six runners is nearly impossible.

Results Saturday from the Suburban West Championship at Northwest-CH:

HOUSE SPRINGS • Perhaps Hannah Long, hoping to get even faster, pulled a Popeye and ate a lot of spinach.

Results Saturday from the Hancock Invitational at Jefferson Barracks:

LEMAY • It was supposed to be the Taylor Werner and Hannah Long Show.

Results Wednesday from the Alton Invitational at Gordon Moore Park:

ALTON • The mid-week invitational is always better than just getting in mileage on the typical middle-of-the-week day.