Tough road leads to title for Flames girls cross country team

Posted: Friday, October 26, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 7:18 am, Fri Oct 26, 2012.

It's been a season full of injuries and "hard knocks" for the Lodi Flames girls cross country team. But after the finish line, none of it mattered.

There were smiles and high-fives all-around for the Flames, and Rebecca Cobb even gave Mayra Mejia a big bear hug — a worthy celebration of San Joaquin Athletic Association supremacy.

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Tough road leads to title for Flames girls cross country team