WHEELING — If you felt rumbling underfoot Saturday, that was cross-country runners all across the state of West Virginia competing at regional championships for a ticket to the WVSSAC state meet on Nov. 1.

As the dust settled Saturday, multiple local teams and individuals secured their spots for the state meet, which will be once again held at Cabell Midland High School.

Class AAAA

The Wheeling Park girls finished sixth as a team in the Class AAAA North Regional, but counted among the Patriots was the top finisher in the entire field, with Brenna Tipton crossing the finish line in 18:22.20, over 35 seconds ahead of the next-fastest runner.

Park’s boys team finished fourth, behind first-place University, second-place Morgantown and third-place Washington.

The Patriots boys had two runn

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