Palatine's girls cross country team won its seventh state title but first since 1996 when it claimed the Illinois High School Association Class 3A crown Nov. 7 at Detweiller Park in Peoria.

The Pirates scored 99 points to finish ahead of Sandburg (142), Wheaton Warrenville South (160), Naperville North (174) and two-time defending champion Geneva (176).

Ruth Allen led Palatine with an eighth-place finish. Other scorers were Sarah McIntosh, Courtney Brown, Tess Wasowicz and Laura Schweikert.

In Class 2A, it was the Beattie show as Woodstock junior Kayla Beattie took first place on the 3-mile course with a 17:14 and her sister, senior Elise Beattie, was third with a 17:35.

"I was so tired. I couldn't feel my legs," Kayla Beattie told the Chicago Tribune after the race. "I just knew I had to get across all four mats because I didn't know where [runnerup Margo Richardson of Mt. Vernon] was, if she was behind me. I fell to the ground, but when I looked back and saw her finish, I was happy."

Elise tried making a push at the end.

"I kept on trying to get up to her and get up to her," Elise Beattie said. "But at the same time, it warmed my heart to see her battling it out and getting a championship for Woodstock High School."

A look at Triblocal runners in the top 25 of their classes:

Northwest Suburbs

In the Schaumburg area, Rolling Meadows' Christina Gastfield finished second, Schaumburg's Britten Petrey was 20th and Hoffman Estates' Haley Goers 23rd in Class 3A.

In the Palatine area, Palatine's Ruth Allen finished 13th, Sarah McIntosh 15th and Courtney Brown 19th in Class 3A 

In the Arlington Heights area, Hersey's Ashley Martin placed ninth and Buffalo Grove's Olivia Jones finished 12th in Class 3A. St. Viator's Hanna Winter took ninth in Class 2A.

In the McHenry County area, Woodstock's Kayla Beattie won the Class 2A title and her sister, Elise, took third. Crystal Lake Central's Molly Flood claimed 19th in the 2A race. 

South Suburbs

In the Orland Park area, Sandburg's Kim Christensen finished third and teammate Lexie Goldsmith fourth. Lockport's Megan O'Brien finished fifth in Class 3A.

In the Lincoln-Way area, Lincoln-Way West's Monica Hahn took 13th in Class 2A.

North Suburbs

In the Winnetka/Wilmette area, New Trier's Courtney Ackerman took sixth in Class 3A.

In the Lincolnshire area, Stevenson freshman Mackenzie Levy took 10th in Class 3A.

In the Antioch area, Antioch's Erin Poss finished sixth in Class 2A.

West Suburbs

In the Naperville area, Naperville Central's Amanda Fox finished eighth and Naperville North freshman Emily Smith was 16th in Class 3A.

In the Downers Grove area, Downers Grove North's Samantha Fry was 11th in Class 3A and Westmont's Sara Berry finished 15th in Class 1A.

In the Wheaton area, Wheaton Warrenville South's Lauren Mordini took 14th and Kiple McKena 22nd in Class 3A. Wheaton St. Francis' Kelly McShea took 12th in Class 2A.

In the Hinsdale area, Hinsdale Central's Jill Hardies was 17th in Class 3A.

In the Kane County area, Geneva's Kelly Whitley was 18th and St. Charles North's Meghan Heuer was 21^st in Class 3A. Aurora Christian's Sarina Oleson was 21st in Class 1A.

By Jeff Vorva

Tribune.com reporter