The Dragons weren’t just celebrating their seniors, as the varsity girls team secured the Region 4 title and an undefeated season.

Warren faced Seneca on Tuesday and defeated the Bobcats in a clean sweep.

In varsity girls action, Alexander, Evan and Ella Cull took the top three places, where Emma Peterson (sixth), Rose Rioux (ninth) and Loralei Johnson (10th) also ran well for the Dragons. The girls defeated the Bobcats 21-35.

The varsity boys kept the momentum going as they were victorious by a score of 21-38. Leading the Dragons was Cole Fitzgerald (second), with Leyton Salvatore (third), Grayson Collopy (fourth) and Chase Fetzeck (fifth) rounding out the top five. Gavin Heeter (seventh), Levi Peterson (eighth), Mason Smith (11th) and Monroe (12th) also contributed to the Dragon victory.

Eisenhower’s Izzy Grosch runs to a fourth-place finish in a cross-country meet against North East on the Eisenhower Eco-Lab course Tuesday. Submitted Photo

The junior high girls once again saw the Woldt duo of Nina and Elsie finish 1-2. Delaney Moore, Ashlynn Zawacki and Emily Youngren ran strong times to keep improving on the season.

Ashton Carrington and Connor Schwabenbauer finished second and third in the junior high boys contest. Mason Chapman (fifth) and Zane Getner (sixth) finished well for Warren. The Dragons filled out the rest of the finishers from eighth to 16th place in the following order: Jackson Warner, Chase Lindell, Daniel Cull, Trenton Wright, Caleb Fralick, Oliver Drescher, Liam Johnson, Eli Lutton and Landon Lutton.

The Dragons return to the course Friday when they compete at the NWPA Region Cross Country Championships hosted by Girard.

KNIGHTS FALL TO

NORTH EAST

RUSSELL — It was the final home match of the season for the Eisenhower Knights as they hosted the North East Grape Pickers in Region 4 action at the Eisenhower Eco-Lab Course.

The varsity girls were narrowly defeated by a score of 31-26. Laney Belcher was the top finisher in the race, with Izzy Grosch (fourth), Callie Delp (fifth), Bryn Lindell (ninth) and Addyson Britt (12th) turning in solid performances.

In varsity boys action, North East took the top five spots, with Parker McBride earning top honors for the Knights. Mason Britt (eighth), Alex Lund (10th), Joseph Fanelli (11th), Carson Ferman (15th), Brice Ludwick (17th) and Jonathan Bogniak (20th) ran hard and finished strong.

“We typically don’t have four home meets in a season, but that’s how it worked out this year,” Eisenhower head coach Darlene Beach said. “This gave our kids the opportunity to see how they are performing on the same course throughout the season. We had a lot of strong efforts out there today.”

The junior high girls saw Josie Elms finish first, with teammates Kaylee Ferino (third), Hanna Lund (fourth) and Naveen Mead (fifth) setting fast times with good races for the Knights.

Cameron Lindell finished runnerup in the junior high boys race, with Benny Matson (third), Zack Ayers (fifth) and Dylan Shaffer (seventh) representing the Knights well.

The varsity boys and girls will compete next Saturday in the PIAA District 10 championships in Titusville.

The junior high squad competes next Wednesday at the Junior High District Championship Invitational in Union City.