Here is a closer look at some of the county championship meets taking place this weekend.  County championships are for bragging rights only and do not have an impact on region or sectional meets.

Atlanta Public Schools Championships (The Atlanta Track Classic)

When and Where: Saturday and Monday at North Atlanta

Teams to beat: (Girls) Maynard Jackson, Carver, Mays, North Atlanta; (Boys) Grady, Mays, North Atlanta

Girls to watch: Garielle Netter, Jr., Maynard Jackson; Halimah Barlow, Jr., Douglass; Courtney Jones, Soph., Maynard Jackson; Chloe Tillis, Sr., North Atlanta; Camilla Sims, Jr., Maynard Jackson

Boys to watch:  Jacquez Sloan, Soph., Grady; Jackson Pearce, Soph., North Atlanta

Cobb County Championships

When and Where:  Saturday and Monday at Marietta

Teams to beat:  (Girls) McEachern, Harrison, Kell, Pope; (Boys) Marietta, Walton, McEachern, Campbell

Girls to watch:  Hunter Robinson, Fr., Harrison; MaKenzie Dunmore, Jr., McEachern; Hunter Robinson, Fr., Harrison; Avery Bussjager, Sr., Walton

Boys to watch:  Cornelius Scott, Sr., North Cobb; Logan Poteet, Sr., Kell; Robby Keough, Sr., Whitefield Academy; Martice Moore, Sr., McEachern; Robert Dunning, Sr., Kennesaw Mountain; Sam Jackson, Jr., McEachern; Cedric Williams, Jr., McEachern; Brandon Brinker, Sr., Walton

DeKalb County Championships

When and Where:  Saturday and Monday at Panthersville Stadium

Teams to beat:  (Girls) Redan, Dunwoody, Chamblee, Miller Grove; (Boys) Southwest DeKalb, Lakeside-DeKalb, Stephenson

Girls to watch:  Tiara Williams, Fr., Miller Grove; Ansley Heavern, Jr., Dunwoody; Aseneth Williams, Jr., Columbia;

Boys to watch:  Christ McBride, Sr., Redan; Denzel Harper, Jr., Stephenson; Montavius Coleman, Sr., Southwest DeKalb; Abbas Abbkar, Sr., Clarkston; Terryon Conwell, Soph., Southwest DeKalb

Fulton County Championships

When and Where: Saturday and Monday at Milton

Teams to beat:  (Girls) Westlake, North Springs; (Boys) Westlake, Milton, Banneker

Girls to watch:  Micaiah Ransby, Jr., North Springs; Sydne Vanhorse, Alpharetta; Jenee Nichols, Jr., Westlake; Kennedy Simon, Fr., Westlake; Lindsay Billings, Jr., Northview; Sydney Henderson, Sr., Westlake; Kayla Stinson, Sr., Westlake; Nyambi Shoates, Sr., Westlake; Hayden Merrick, Sr., Johns Creek

Boys to watch:  Ryan Clark, Sr., Banneker; Preston Meade, Sr., Milton; Connor Cole, Sr., Milton; Treymane Flagler, Sr., Westlake; Rainey Anderson, Fr., Westlake; Corey Claiborne-Landy, Sr., Milton; Tyson Spears, Jr., Roswell; Michael Francesconi, Sr., Johns Creek

Gwinnett County Championships

When and Where:  Saturday and Monday at Mill Creek

Teams to beat:  (Girls) Grayson, Brookwood, Parkview; (Boys) Brookwood, Grayson, Mill Creek, Greater Atlanta Christian

Girls to watch:  Aliyah Abrams, Sr., Grayson;  Camryn Petit, Fr., Mill Creek;  Bola Hambolu, Sr., Collins Hill;

Boys to watch:  Jalen Virgil, Jr., Mountain View; Darius Slayton, Greater Atlanta Christian; Micah Abernathy, Sr., Greater Atlanta Christian; Miles Yapp, Sr., Brookwood; Austin Lyons, Sr., Archer; Ryan Camp, Jr., Archer; Jordan Brown, Sr., Berkmar; Kedar Chambers, Sr., Parkview

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