Local Sports Journal

Fremont’s girls cross country team placed third at the Division 2 regional at Benzie Central on Saturday and qualified for the state finals.

The Packers finished with 76 points behind runner-up Sparta and regional winner Cedar Springs.

Whitehall placed seventh with 192 points and Ludington finished in ninth place with 242 points.

The top three teams and top 15 individuals who are not members of a state finals qualifying team advance to the state finals meet at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn on Nov. 3.

Brooke Wahl (18:42) placed sixth to lead the Packers and Mackenzie Lounsbery (19:00) finished 10th overall.

Ludington’s Devon Sutton (18:37) placed fifth overall and qualified for the state finals.