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WAHS vs Union City XC
By NATE SANDBERG
The Warren High varsity boys and Beaty Warren Middle Schools boys and girls cross country teams defeated visiting Union City on Tuesday.
"It was a beautiful fall evening to celebrate our three seniors, Chase Fetzeck, Gavin Heeter and Emma Peterson," stated head coach Michelle Johnson. "We wish them all the absolute best moving forward."
Nina Woldt (20:32) and Emma Peterson (22:29) were the top two finishers for the no-score varsity girls contest.
The varsity boys picked up a narrow 26-31 victory over the Bears. Leading the Dragons was Leyton Salvatore (17:16, second), followed by teammates Cole Fitzgerald (17:26, third), and Grayson Collopy (17:34, fourth). Mason Smith (19:25, eighth), and Levi Peterson (19:56, ninth) were the other point scorers for the Dragons.
In junior high girls action, Elsie Woldt ran a blazing 11:05 time to win the race. Rounding out the top five were all Dragons: Ashlynn Zawacki (13:31), Claire Peterson (14:02), Briauna Dougherty (14:14) and Kaylee Gray (15:54).
Curtis McGraw (10:53) paced the junior high boys to a 25-33 win. Cole Enos (11:14, fourth), Zane Getner (11:42, fifth), Ridgley Blum (12:19, seventh), and Jackson Warner (12:34, eighth) also contributed to the win.
The Dragons are back in action Friday as they compete at the Northwestern Invitational at Pleasant Ridge Park in Girard.
KNIGHTS SPLIT WITH BOBCATS
RUSSELL -- Eisenhower cross country hosted Seneca with the varsity boys earning a 21-38 win, and the Lady Knights falling 50-15.
For the varsity boys race, Mason Britt (18:18) earned a runner-up finish followed by Parker McBride's (18:27) third-place finish. Cameron Lindell (18:58) was fourth, Alex Lund (19:06) was fifth and Joseph Fanelli (19:32) came in seventh place.
Izzy Grosch (22:24) and Josie Elms (22:52) finished one-two for the varsity girls, with Addy Britt (28:58) finishing seventh and Haley Ferrie (30:34) ninth.
"Before the start of our last home meet of the season, we recognized our two seniors, Mason Britt and Izzy Grosch," Knights head coach Darlene Beach said. "Both of these athletes have just been great kids to have on the team and both of them ran great races today. Mason ran number one for us, setting a personal best on the course. Izzy won the girls race, improving her time by over a minute."
Zach Ayers won the junior high boys race with an impressive 10:28 pace. Grant Criswell (fourth), Andrew Grosch (10th) and Dereck Leach (11th) also ran for the Knights.
There was no team score for the junior high girls, but the Knights took the top four spots with Kaylee Ferino earning first place, Naveen Mead second, Evie Carlson third and Lillian Ishman fourth.
The junior high runners end their season at the Union City Invitational next Wednesday, and the varsity runners will be preparing for the District 10 Championships in Titusville on Halloween.