York boys cross country wins 40th sectional title; St. Charles North’s Kara Glenn runs IHSA record time

The York boys cross country team earned the program’s 40th sectional plaque on Saturday morning, winning the boys Class 3A Lake Park Sectional race by scoring 61 points and claiming a third straight title.Led by a fifth place finish from junior Patrick Hill in 14 minutes, 42.5 seconds, the Dukes advanced to the state finals at Peoria’s Detweiller Park for a fourth consecutive season. “It felt good to come out here and get a good win,” Hill said. “We have struggled a bit throughout the season but we showed up at the biggest meet and have a lot more to do next week.” Behind Hill, Harrison Manternach (ninth, 15:06.9), Michael Gurgone (11th, 15:09.7), George Knott (22nd, 15:21.0) and Anders Dochoff (23rd, 15:24.5) placed in the Dukes’ top five. “We didn’t get out as quick as we were hoping, so our guys had to move through the field and get to the places they needed to be,” Dukes coach Charlie Kern said. “It made for an exciting race and gives us something to work on for next week to improv