GOODELLS – Luke Allen and his Romeo teammates put the pain of last year behind them.

Allen finished third, Owen Perry fourth and James Brickel fifth to lead the Bulldogs to the championship of the boys Division 1 regional cross country meet that Romeo hosted at cool and cloudy Goodells County Park on Saturday.

Carson Hlavin (eighth) and Rio Hrabovsky (12th) completed the scoring for the Macomb County-champion Bulldogs, who in 2024 finished third in the regional on the same course.

“Last year, it just didn’t come together,” coach Mike Buslepp said. “It left a sour feeling after the season.

“This group really embraced the work during the offseason. There were a lot of days in the winter, in the snow, they were out there pounding the pavement. The thing I love about this team is they didn

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