The postseason is underway in Massachusetts high school cross country, with league and conference championships taking place across the state.
Several championship meets have already been held, with many more scheduled over the coming week.
Here’s a look at the results we’ve gathered so far. If we missed any meets held before Saturday’s competitions, please let us know, and we’ll gladly add them to the article.
We’ll continue to provide recaps throughout the postseason as more league and conference championships take place. See the schedule below for upcoming meets.
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The Catholic Conference Girls’ Championships were held Oct. 14 at Cunningham Park, where youth was the theme for team champion Notre Dame Academy of Hingham.
The Cougars posted a convincing 20-68 victory over Malden Catholic, with all five of their scorers coming from the underclass ranks.
Sophomore Kathryn Ford won the five-kilometer race in 19:26.6, followed by freshman teammate Claire Sullivan, who finished second in 19:42.2. The remaining scorers were sophomore Claire McManus (third, 19:49.9), seventh-grader Blythe Anderson (sixth, 21:16.9) and sophomore Annika Casieri (eighth, 21:59.6).
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The Mayflower Athletic Conference Championships, held Tuesday at Dacey Community Park, featured close battles for both team titles.
In the boys’ competition, just four points separated the top three teams. Southeastern Regional edged South Shore Regional, 53-54, for the title, while Tri-County Regional placed third with 58 points.
South Shore’s JP Newman won the individual title in 17:08.5. Southeastern’s Omar Eltersly finished second in 17:30.8, leading a group of five Hawks who placed among the top 12 to help secure the team championship.
On the girls’ side, Norfolk County Agricultural defeated Bristol County Agricultural, 56-60. Diman Regional finished third with 68 points.
Bristol County’s Taylor Nascimento was the top individual finisher, winning in 21:01.5. Eighth-grader Ashlynn Jones of Atlantis Charter placed second in 21:38.2.
Norfolk County’s title effort was highlighted by a third- and fourth-place finish from senior Makenna Laramee (21:44.5) and junior Mia Faletra (21:52.0).
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The Pioneer Athletic Conference Championships, held Wednesday in Wrentham, saw Barnstable’s girls edge Bridgewater-Raynham, 33-36.
Bridgewater-Raynham’s Mackenzie Rowan won the individual race in 21:35.2. Barnstable’s Sophie Ludtke (second, 21:43.7) and Grace Coyle (third, 22:34.9) followed closely behind, helping lead the Red Hawks to the team title.
Bridgewater-Raynham captured the boys’ championship behind a 1-2 finish from teammates Matthew Parks and Colin Hourigan. Parks won in 17:19.5, while Hourigan finished second in 17:49. Dartmouth’s Casey White placed third in 17:56.9.
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The Big 3 Conference Championships were also held Wednesday in Wrentham.
In the girls’ competition, Brockton defeated Durfee, 35-40, while New Bedford placed third with 45 points.
Brockton’s Jada Furtado won the individual title in 20:47.7, followed by teammate Maliyah Goimes, who finished second in 20:57.5. Durfee’s Anjola Olubanwo placed third overall in 21:47.8.
Brockton also claimed the boys’ title, defeating New Bedford, 23-45, with six Boxers finishing among the top 10.
Armani Fontes Andrade led the way, winning the individual championship in 18:01.2. New Bedford runners John Paul Morris (second, 18:20.2) and Christopher Berner (third, 18:22.9) claimed the next two spots before Brockton swept the following four positions to seal the team victory.
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Franklin Park hosted the CCL Championships on Thursday.
St. Mary’s edged Archbishop Williams, 40-43, to win the boys’ team title.
Archbishop Williams’ Nick Antonellis was the only runner to break 17 minutes, winning in 16:58.7. Teammate Joe Mento placed second in 17:13.1.
St. Mary’s secured the team victory with a third- and fourth-place finish from Kevin Cahill (17:26.6) and John Bettencourt (17:30.8). The team also placed two more runners in the top 10: William Potter (eighth, 18:24.3) and Cristian Rodriguez (ninth, 18:33.5).
Bishop Fenwick captured the girls’ team title, edging St. Mary’s, 33-43.
St. Mary’s dominated the top two individual spots, with Kelsey Kwiatek winning in 18:32.8, just one second ahead of teammate McKenna O’Connell.
Bishop Fenwick claimed the next three positions, with Adelaide Sweatman placing third in 19:09.7, Olivia Rowe fourth in 20:34.7 and Lyla Ranford fifth in 20:42.2. The Crusaders secured the team title by placing their final two scorers among the top 12.
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Upcoming League and Conference Championships
Saturday, Oct. 24
- Midland-Wachusett League Championships — Ghiloni Park
- Cape & Islands League Championships — Woburn Country Club
Monday, Oct. 26
- MVADA XC Championships — Wrentham
- ML-12 XC Championships — Woburn Country Club
Tuesday, Oct. 27
- Catholic Conference Championships — Wrentham
- CMAC Small School XC Championships — Willard Park
Wednesday, Oct. 28
- Greater Boston League Championships — Torbert Macdonald Park
Thursday, Oct. 29
- CMAC Large School XC Championships — Willard Park
- MCSAC XC Championships — Franklin Park
- South Shore League Championships — Wrentham
Friday, Oct. 30
- Dual County League Championships — Franklin Park
Saturday, Oct. 31
South Coast Conference Championships — Wrentham
Bay State Conference Championships — Wrentham
Cape Ann League Championships — Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
Hockomock League Championships — Wrentham
Patriot League Championships — Silver Lake Regional
