The biggest track and field events of the year -- regional finals and state finals -- are closer than you might think. Regionals are coming up two weeks from Friday.

And some of our area boys teams are warming up by posting some late-season invitational wins.

Four Washtenaw County boys track and field teams scored big wins in large weekend invitationals, and three earned spots in this week’s top five rankings.

Chelsea scored a narrow win over Grandville, 102-99.5, and seven other teams at the Mason Invite on Friday. Shane McGrath won the 300-meter hurdles and the Bulldogs had strong performances in pole vault and discus.

Pioneer rode the strength of distance events to a win at the Don Lukens Invitational at Kalamazoo Loy Norrix. Lukas Arrivo won the 3,200 and was runner-up in the 1,600.

And Father Gabriel Richard was the top Division 3-4 team at the Whitmore Lake Invitational, nearly doubling up Warren Michigan Collegiate, while Skyline won the Division 1-2 division.

Our top team, Saline, put up a strong showing at its home invitational, where no team scores were kept, before scoring a strong win over Huron Tuesday to remain in the top spot.

And on Friday, we’ll know even better how these teams stack up against one another, when many of the top teams from around the area and state will congregate at Saline for the annual Golden Triangle meet.

Boys Track

1. Saline: The Hornets continue to leave no doubt with a big Tuesday win over Huron.

2. Chelsea: The Bulldogs topped Tecumseh, 96-41 Tuesday to keep rolling in the SEC.

3. Pioneer: Outside of Saline, Pioneer is the team to beat in the SEC Red.

4. Father Gabriel Richard: A pair of FGR relay teams finished runner-up over the weekend, while distance runner Colin McNally and hurdler Matt Mackey put up strong performances.

5. Lincoln: The Railsplitters’ Robie Webster turned in a 15.26 seconds 110 hurdles time Friday, the fastest in the county this year according to athletic.net.

Girls Track

1. Saline: AnnArbor.com Team of the Week scored a big win Tuesday over Huron, previously unbeaten in the SEC.

2. Pioneer: Like the boys team, the Pioneers put up a win Saturday in Kalamazoo, led by a hurdles win from Alexis Dubrevil.

3. Chelsea: The Bulldogs move down a spot after coming in third Saturday in Mason. Grace Sauers and Laura McGrath recorded wins.

4. Huron: The River Rats couldn’t match Saline’s depth Tuesday, but Kennedy Beazley continued her strong year with a pair of wins.

5. Dexter: Dexter had a strong second-place showing in Mason.

Baseball

1. Saline: The Hornets got through a tough portion of their schedule with splits against defending state champion Hudsonville and Chelsea.

2. Huron: It was a tough week for the River Rats as they split with Tecumseh Monday and have a showdown against Temperance Bedford looming Thursday.

3. Skyline: The Eagles are in the middle of what figures to be a close SEC race down the stretch with Bedford, Huron and Saline.

4. Chelsea: Chelsea ended a skid with a win over top-ranked Saline on Monday.

5. Dexter: The Dreadnaughts enter the rankings after going 4-2 in their last thee doubleheaders, including splits with Skyline and Temperance Bedford.

Softball

1. Saline: The Hornets move into the top spot, despite fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten over the weekend, after a Monday sweep of previous No. 1 Chelsea to improve to 13-1.

2. Chelsea: The Bulldogs have stumbled a bit as their schedule has toughened, going from 5-0 to 8-4 on the year.

3. Manchester: Pitcher Katie McClure’s record-breaking weekend has the Lady Dutch rolling and still unbeaten.

4. Dexter: Consecutive sweeps over Skyline and Huron have the Dreadnaughts at 8-2.

5. Lincoln: The Splitters won five of six to start the season, but has stumbled to three losses in four games heading into a showdown with Tecumseh Thursday.

Girls Soccer

1. Dexter: After three straight ties, the Dreadnaughts have two more wins in the books and only one loss on the year.

2. Skyline: Through seven games, the Eagles have given up only one goal on the year after topping Pioneer 3-0 Tuesday.

3. Saline: The Hornets have won their last three SEC games by a combined 20-0 score.

4. Huron: The Rats move up a spot with two wins and two ties in its last four, including ties against Dexter and Chelsea.

5. Father Gabriel Richard: The Irish snapped a three-game losing streak by going 2-1 at the Williamston tournament over the weekend.

Kyle Austin covers sports for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kyleaustin@annarbor.com or 734-623-2535. Follow him on Twitter @KAustin_AA.