The Batesville girls cross country team won the IHSAA sectional at Rushville on Saturday.
The Bulldogs finished first with 21 points, followed by runner-up East Central with 76.
Both teams qualified for this Saturday’s regional at Ceraland Park in Columbus.
On the boys side, both EC and Batesville advanced over the weekend.
The Trojans placed third in the boys race with 108 points; BHS was fifth with 121.
Paula Unterlechner from Franklin County qualified for regionals individually after placing 13th overall with a time of 21:20.
Four Oldenburg runners qualified for the regional: Josie Wenning placed 10th individually in the girls race (21:00), while teammate Alaina Jensen also qualified (22:54).
The Twisters’ Sam Dennis came in 10th in the boys race (17:29); and Carson Hartwell advances after a 15th place finish (17:48).
Area runners moving on to the regional after qualifying at the Southwestern (Hanover) sectional were South Ripley boys Mason Bascom (13th overall, 17:46), Carter Yelton (28th, 18:34), Saxton Hite (35th, 18:53) and Dominic Carter (41st, 19:26).
Kami Laws from Milan is also moving on following a 29th place effort (24:55).
Jac-Cen-Del’s Julia Ricke qualified for regional with a 35th overall finish (25:40).
Local runners who qualified for regional following their showings at the Brown County sectional were Rileigh Hash from the North Decatur girls team; ND boys Harper Gunn and Fletcher Hash; Greensburg girls Eleanor Davis, Lulu Webb, Maria Scholle and Josie Slaven, and Pirate boys Quinton Walker, Ben Schneider and Braylon Brancamp.
Teams and individual runners advancing from the Rushville, Southwestern (Hanover) and Brown County sectionals will compete at the Franklin Community regional held at Ceraland Park in Columbus on Saturday, October 24.
The girls race starts at 10:30 a.m. followed by the boys race at 11.