York’s cross country teams repeated as Class 3A Lake Park Sectional champion in both the both and girls races Saturday.

Paced by Karlin Janowski’s third-place finish, the York girls took top honors with 90 points and will return to the state finals at Peoria’s Detweiller Park next Saturday looking to improve upon last year’s second-place finish.

Tallying 68 points, the York boys earned another sectional plaque for the storied program and will be looking to repeat as state champions. Led by Patrick Hill’s sixth-place finish (14:51.7), the Dukes placed four runners in the top 20.

Janowski, Batavia’s Avery Hacker, and Annika Swan and Allison Shutler, both from St. Ignatius, led the girls race as a pack for the first two miles. Swan and Shutler pulled away during the last mile to take th

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