Orono senior Ruth White wins the cross country award a third time after another dominating season.

Cross country: The Orono senior posts the third-best result ever by a Maine schoolgirl at the national championships.

The indefatiguable White led Orono to a sixth straight Class C state title and claimed her third New England cross country championship, two more than any runner in Maine history.

The state's impressive depth showed clearly at the New England meet, where Maine schoolgirls claimed six of the top 15 spots.

Five of the honorees will return to the trails next fall.

The senior from Noble High overcame injury and illness to win the Class A state meet and finish sixth in New England.

The three-time New England cross country champion from Orono finishes third at the Northeast Regional in Boston.

Orono senior Ruth White and Greater Houlton Christian Academy junior Teanne Owings turn in the day's fastest times, by far.

The Bulldogs hold off Scarborough in Class A, while Freeport extends its Class B streak and Sumner runs away with the Class C crown.

The Bonny Eagle girls gear up for a fifth consecutive Class A crown, and Orono senior Ruth White remains head and shoulders above her peers.

Lake Region junior Sam Laverdiere wins Class B individual honors in the day's fastest time.

Soren Stark-Chessa, a sophomore at Maine Coast Waldorf School, controlled the Class C South girls' race from start to finish, with support from the crowd.

Portland's Samantha Moore outduels Addy Thibodeau of Bonny Eagle in Class A to post the day's fastest time.

Morse’s Brochu, Lincoln’s O’Mahoney, Brunswick’s Carroll, Oxford Hills’ Hutchinson win solo titles.

Winthrop boys also win team title while Boothbay/Wiscasset takes girls championship.

Cony's course deemed unsuitable for competition after flooding early in season.

Matthew Giardina of Bishop Guertin edges Noble's Maddox Jordan for the boys title.

Matthew Giardina of Bishop Guertin edges Noble's Maddox Jordan for the boys title.

Ryan Dyer is the program's fourth head coach in 11 years, a span in which the Scots have won eight Class A state championships.

The Bonny Eagle girls and Freeport boys are looking to extend their championship reigns.

Keep your eyes on these 10 girls and 10 boys as the regional and state championship near.

This year's team is dominated by juniors and sophomores, with just two seniors on the list.

The 10-member team is split evenly between seniors and juniors.

The senior won every race he ran in Maine this fall and helped the Broncos capture their second straight Class A championship.

The junior is the only Maine high schooler, male or female, to ever repeat as a New England cross country champion.

The two-time New England cross country champion qualifies for the Champs Sports national meet.

White, an Orono HIgh junior, wins for the second year in a row, finishing 42 seconds ahead of her closest challenger.

Fournier, 75, who ran the 1970 Boston Marathon before women could officially enter, coached nearly 50 years at Mt. Ararat.

Slips don't stop Class B winner Carter Libby of Gray-New Gloucester or Class C standout William Hileman of Bucksport.

New England champion Ruth White of Orono runs the day's fastest time – by 49 seconds – and Bonny Eagle's Addy Thibodeau and York's Cary Drake also earn individual titles.

Bonny Eagle places five runners in the top seven in the Class A race, and York's Cary Drake posts the best time of the day while winning the Class B race.

Portland's Nathan Blades wins the Class A South race despite taking a spill, and Freeport's Henry Horne surges in the homestretch to win the Class B race.

Waterville's Abby Williams repeats as B/C girls winner.

Orono junior breaks her own course record and repeats as girls champion; Charlie Collins of Hampden Academy wins boys race

Falcons return strong nucleus and should be a force in Class B yet again.

Brunswick looks to contend in KVAC A again; Freeport should be strong in B South.

Meet the 10 girls and 10 boys most likely to lead the way this season.

The Bonny Eagle girls in Class A and Freeport boys in Class B are eager to defend their state titles, but a host of challengers await.

Three Freeport High runners are either following in the footsteps, or taking a completely different path, than their successful siblings.

Cougars kick off unofficial start to season with convincing victory at annual Augusta race.

Campbell was given six months to live in early 2021. Nearly a year and a half later, his cancer is gone and he is excited to live a full life again.

The senior won the individual Class A title and led the Hampden boys to their first state championship in program history.

The diminutive sophomore ran away from everyone not just in Maine but throughout New England, winning both state and regional titles.

Freeport boys claim Class B title, Brunswick turns out strong season yet again.

Five Maine girls place among the eight runners, and Bonny Eagle finishes second in the team standings.

Mt. Desert Island in Class B and Orono in Class C also win state titles as Orono sophomore Ruth White clocks the third-fastest time in course history.

Hampden Academy in Class A and Orono in Class C also earn team championships on a rainy afternoon in Belfast.

The Bonny Eagle girls look to continue their dynasty while the Portland High boys attempt to end a drought of more than 40 years.