Saugus High Girls, Simi Valley's Sarah Baxter, Westlake High Boys win at state cross country meet

From left, Saugus High School s Heidi Hoslet, Abigail Frankian, Olivia Altieri, Nina Sassano, Samantha Ortega, Darby LaPlant and Katie Huntington pose with the trophy as the Centurions won their record seventh straight state cross country title. (Alex Valladares/Special to the Daily News)

The Saugus High girls' cross country team and Simi Valley's Sarah Baxter continued their amazing runs today at the state championships in Fresno.

Baxter, a junior, set the course record of 16 minutes, 39.7 seconds at Woodward Park, winning her third Div. I title in a row.

Saugus captured its seventh consecutive state title, including fifth in a row in Div. II, by defeating La Costa Canyon 97-108.

The Centurions' Samantha Ortega clocked a program-record 17:32.7 to finish second overall.

Desert Christian's Rachael Power took third in Div. V in 18:40, the best placement at the state meet in program history.

In the boys' races, Westlake held off Saugus 84-97 to win its first Div. II state championship.

The Centurions' AJ Yarnall took second in 15:10.