COLUMBUS — There was a sense of both optimism and confidence as Girard’s girls 4x100 team readied for its final race as a unit.
The team of seniors Olivia Coman, Ar’Marna Wilson and Sieasia Triplett, as well as junior Mia Malito, had qualified for the finals in the event with a time of 49.61, second behind Toledo Central Catholic’s time of 48.95 in Friday’s preliminaries.
Saturday’s ...
COLUMBUS — It was a fitting end to a strong senior year for McDonald’s Kyle Crown.
The Blue Devils’ thrower placed fifth at the OHSAA state track and field championships in the shot put event, capping off a successful season that included plenty of trips to the podium before the weekend.
That included a regional runner-up finish in the Division III meet at Norwayne, in which Crown tossed a 55-01. ...
(Editor’s note: Features on many of the Mahoning Valley’s medalists will be published in the coming days.)
COLUMBUS — For the third consecutive year, Valley Christian’s 4x100 team found itself atop the podium.
The Eagles team of Jhordan Peete, Phillip Spradley, VeShun Gurley and Marquez Gibbs secured a three-peat for their program Saturday at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, posting a ...
COLUMBUS — For the third consecutive year, Valley Christian’s 4x100 team found itself on top of the podium.
The Eagles team of Jhordan Peete, Phillip Spradley, VeShun Gurley and Marquez Gibbs secured a three-peat for their program Saturday at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, posting a time of 43.13 to edge Anna’s time of 43.50 to secure the Division III crown.
“This is awesome,” said ...
COLUMBUS — Their last performance together was perhaps the most memorable.
Seeded 10th entering the OHSAA Division III State Track and Field Championships, the McDonald boys 4x800 team of Carson Klase, Caleb Domitrovich, Juan Villanueva and Joey Cappuzzello pieced together a time of 8:05.97, well ahead of their seed time of 8:16.20, to take fifth overall and begin a strong day overall for the McDonald boys ...
AKRON — This time, there was no rally to be had.
In a postseason full of thrilling comebacks and close calls, South Range finally ran into a task too tall in unbeaten Wheelersburg, the defending Division III state champion seeking a repeat.
South Range trailed from start to finish in a 6-1 defeat, ending its season at 26-4. Wheelersburg (31-0) will play Lewistown Indian Lake in the state championship ...