Sierra Collins of Harnett Central won the girls championship in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference cross country meet at Kiwanis Park in Sanford on Wednesday with a time of 18 minutes, 59.90 seconds over the five-kilometer course. The Central girls took the team title with fourth- through seventh-place finishes from Savannah Godfrey (20:11.05), Tinasia Davis (20:49.14), Maggie McCormick (20:49.62) and Lillie Gardner (21:12.11). … Robert Bowman of Central was first among the boys in 16:31.23 and Taft Cummings of Western Harnett was second in 16:43.20. … Houston took a 4-1 win at Washington on Friday night to cut the Nationals’ lead in the World Series to 2-1. … East Carolina hosts South Florida today at 3:45 p.m. for the Pirates’ Homecoming. … Duke visits North Carolina for a 4 p.m. kickoff.