Imagine watching your son compete for a state championship in his final race.

A senior, Allison won the Class 4 state cross country championship Nov. 4, clocking 15.38.9 for five kilometers (3.1 miles) at Gans Creek in C…

Festus and Hillsboro turned the Class 4 District 1 boys cross country meet at Arnold City Park on Saturday into their own backyard grudge match.

The streak is over.

Josh Allison, Hillsboro