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The road to the state cross country meet begins Saturday.
Most area teams will at Canton GlenOak High School.
The Salem boys are the lone area Division II team and will run at 10:45 a.m.
The top 14 teams and top 28 individuals advance to the Boardman regional meet on Oct. 31.
The rest of the race schedule includes Division III girls at 11:45 a.m., Division III boys at 12:30 p.m., Division IV girls at 1:30 p.m. and Division IV boys at 2:15 p.m.
The Salem girls highlight Division III as they seek a sixth straight state appearance. The Quakers return five of their top seven runners after finishing sixth at state last year.
They are joined in Division III by the West Branch and South Range girls.
The top 10 teams and top 20 individuals not on a qualifying team advance.
Only West Branch is in the Division III boys at GlenOak.
The top nine teams and top 18 individuals not on a qualifying team advance.
Area schools in the Division IV girls, Columbiana, East Palestine, Heartland Christian, Lisbon, Southern, Springfield, United and Western Reserve will be in the field.
In the Division IV boys, Columbiana, East Palestine, Lisbon, Sebring, Springfield,
United, Western Reserve will be joined by South Range, which dropped from Division III.
The top six teams and top 12 individuals advance in both Division IV races.
EAST DISTRICT
Beaver Local, East Liverpool and Minerva will be at the Division III East District at Cambridge High School.
The Division III girls will race at 11:45 a.m. and the boys at 12:30 p.m.
The top 12 boys teams and top 24 individuals not on a qualifying team along with the top 13 girls teams and top 26 individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the Pickerington North regional.
STATE MEET
The 98th annual state cross country meet will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, at Fortress Obetz.
This is the seventh year Fortress Obetz has hosted the state meet.