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Area runners, teams prepare for Saturday's state cross country championships
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A trio of Chestatee runners compete during last week’s Region 8-AAAA cross country championship in Flowery Branch. Chestatee’s boys team, which won the region meet, will compete in the state championship meet on Saturday in Carrollton. - photo by Nat Gurley | The Times
For teams like the Flowery Branch boys and individual runners like White County’s Jenna Gearing, the state cross country meet is a chance to repeat past success. Other area programs like Chestatee see this weekend’s races in Carrollton as a chance to make some noise and perhaps even take home a trophy for the first time. Flowery Branch’s boys won state titles in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and will be looking for their first championship in Class AAAAA this time around.