Region B Meet Preview

The Clarke County boys and girls will be up for their fourth straight sweep of the Region B team crowns in Wednesday's regional championship at Panorama Farms in Charlottesville. The Eagles have dominated the region in recent years as the boys last year tallied an impressive team score of 16 points in the regional meet. Both Bull Run District champion squads will be favored again, but Dogwood District champion Nelson County boys and Bull Run District runner-up look to keep the three-time champions honest. Individual favorites  in George Mason's Susanna Sullivan and Clarke County's Chris York (pictured left by Ted Plunkett) may be peeking ahead to state title runs next week, but still will try to run away from the Region B field in Charlottesville.

The names change but the tradition continues with the Clarke County boys as they took several key losses due to graduation from their past state champion squads, but more than a handful of runners have stepped up behind their top returnee in C...