State championships are supposed to earn you a certain level of respect, which the Douglass girls cross country team never felt it received.

Entering Saturday’s state championship race at Lawrence’s Rim Rock Farm, more had been made by what the Bulldogs didn’t have — former greats Savannah and Sarah Wright — than what they did have — two straight Class 3A championships.

After Saturday, Douglass will command every team’s attention after its remaining cast defied the expectations and extended its state title streak, edging Norton by the three points with a team score of 78.

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