The cross country season has already hit a key phase, with several stars and a couple teams from the Rockford area making themselves heard loud and often early in the year.

And it only gets more intense this Saturday, Sept. 13, as many of the area's strongest runners head to Detweiller Park in Peoria ― the site of the IHSA state meet ― for the annual First to the Finish Invitational.

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