Schiefer captures runner-up spot

ATTICA — Seneca East's Evan Schiefer beat Mohawk's Brayden Cleveland by 23.55 seconds to claim individual runner-up honors Saturday, but Cleveland and his fellow Warriors powered past Schiefer and the Tigers to finish fourth in the Seneca East Tiger Classic White Division.Mount Gilead eased past Dalton 32-100 for the team title, with New London scoring 142 points for third.Mohawk held off the host Tigers 153-160 for fourth, New Riegel edged Old Fort 175-176 for sixth and Hopewell-Loudon ended ninth with 221 points in the 19-team field.Schiefer led all area individuals with a runner-up time of 15:57.95, while Cleveland took third in 16:21.5.Myer Kirian backed Cleveland by capturing 25th (17:55.04), Phoenix Nally ran 44th (18:48.76), Kolten Helton took 49th (18:54.06) and Marty Justen came in 65th (19:18.49).Carter Williams (153rd, 23:13.86) also ran for the Warriors.Along with Schiefer's effort, Seneca East got an 18th from Nevin Holmes (17:47.06), a 24th from Owen Gahring (17:50.73), a 72nd from Aiden Gressman (19:36.83) and a 77th from Andrew Fay (19:43.86).Tigers Francisco Lantz (79th, 19:47.52) and Elijah Lantz (95th, 20:15.16) also competed.New Riegel's Cameron Hohman crossed the line fifth (16:38.09), Alec Hohman captured 29th (18:07.48), Porter Lafontaine finished 43rd (18:47.08), Isaiah Wood ended 66th (19:20.29) and Grady Faeth took 69th (19:27.28).Lance Clouse (84th, 19:56.9) and Clayton Gabel (111th (21:11.06) also hit the course for the Blue Jackets.Cale Hull's 23rd (17:50.5) keyed Old Fort, Dalton Hessick finished 28th (18:07.07), Aiden Dick wound up 48th (18:53.03), Chase Harrison came in 57th (19:07.65) and Heath Lemons ended 59th (19:11.19).Stockaders Brock Hull (60th, 19:11.76) and Isaac Gallagher (63rd, 19:18.21) also ran.Xander Roerdink of Hopewell-Loudon claimed 13th (17:19.57), Logan Lust took 39th (18:37.07), Chase Huber finished 51st (18:57.45), Judah Risner wound up 75th (19:41.21) and Wyatt Reinhart ended 94th (20:12.1).Vince Fruth (99th, 20:29.97) and Urban Elchert (101st, 20:31.25) rounded out the Chieftains. SE girls bunch up for fourthATTICA — Seneca East's girls took fourth Saturday in the Seneca East Tiger Classic White Division.Mount Gilead took the team title with 52 points, with Gibsonburg holding off Norwalk St. Paul 109-112 for second in the 12-team field.Seneca East scored 117 points for fourth, and Hopewell-Loudon took 10th (235). Old Fort, Mohawk and New Riegel did not field full teams.Just 1:13.24 separated the five scoring runners for Seneca East, the shortest span of any team in the race.Julie Enders paced the Tigers by taking 21st (22:31), Valerie Bordner ran 23rd (22:41.57), Jordyn Enders (23:16.18) and Jolie Schimpf (23:17.03) finished 33rd and 34th, and Camryn Lantz ended 43rd (23:44.24).Mya Carrick (44th, 23:46.48) and Lydia Ruffing (23:54.81) also ran for Seneca East.Hopewell-Loudon's Emily Arbogast captured 20th (22:26.08), Savanna Cook (25:39.39) and Maddy Colatruglio (25:41.74) ended 68th and 69th, Alanee Huber took 84th (26:30.6) and Kacie Flechtner came in 88th (26:48.65).Chieftains Caitlin Faber (98th, 27:33.48) and Cheyenne Schmitz (109th, 28:40.53) also competed.Grace Tackett of Old Fort led all area runners by crossing the line 13th (21:35.6). Kailey Haugh added a 63rd (25:17.45) for the Stockaders and Alayna Hessick ended 101st (27:52.36).Mohawk's Addie Horner claimed 17th (22:10.94), Ava Johnson finished 48th (23:56.2) and Izzy Lawson wound up 86th (26:46.69).New Riegel got a 36th from Lindsey Nye (23:20.93), a 50th from Audrey Schalk (24:15.99), a 96th from Kaylee Logan (27:21.34) and a 102nd from Audrey Bumb (27:54.29). TC boys take fourthATTICA — Joaquin Perez ran 20th Saturday to guide Columbian's boys to fourth in the Seneca East Tiger Classic Black Division.Perrysburg captured top team honors with 31 points, with Ontario taking second on a tiebreaker over Cloverleaf after both ended with 83 points. Columbian scored 110 points in the 10-team event.Perez finished in 18:04.27 for the Tornadoes.Noah Townsend added a 30th (18:43.94), Colton Plikerd crossed the line 33rd (18:50.39), Xavier Melick took 40th (18:57.4) and Owen Hoyda ended 42nd (18:59.3).Tornadoes Blake Melick (90th, 21:16.63) and Grady Albright (101st, 21:36.51) also ran. Tornadoes race to runner-up honorsATTICA — Grace Blonde ran fifth and three teammates turned in top-20 times Saturday to propel Columbian's girls to second in the Seneca East Tiger Classic Black Division.Perrysburg beat TC 27-65 for the title.Blonde crossed the line in 20:15.36 to lead the runner-up Tornadoes.Abbie Felske captured 11th (21:09.75), Makiah Gurney ran 14th (21:23.41), Carmen Lewis took 16th (21:44.1) and Maddie Kelley claimed 29th (22:57.61).Emma Musgrave (44th, 23:59.53) and Anne Young (54th, 24:21.82) also ran for TC. Redmen claim third in Orange DivisionATTICA — Bellevue's boys captured third Saturday in the Seneca East Tiger Classic Orange Division.Ottawa Hills beat Edison 72-100 for the team championship, with the Redmen scoring 150 points for third. Lakota finished 11th (263) in the 16-team field.James Henderson's 12th (17:34.94) for Bellevue topped all local efforts.Brock Meacham added a 21st (17:59.85) for the Redmen, Alex Lovins ran 26th (18:09.25), Owen Panyard took 42nd (19:13.35) and Benny Wright came in 55th (19:38.93).Austin Lovins (61st, 19:52.04) and Joey Baily (71st, 20:20.73) also competed for Bellevue.Wyatt Brubaker sparked Lakota with a 28th (18:11.96), Colten Kelbley came in 38th (18:59.57), Donovan Statham took 70th (20:18.39), Steven Bensman finished 72nd (20:27.44) and Brady Tyson ended 75th (20:37.73).Raiders Hunter Sweeney (85th, 21:09.1) and Noah Hoerig (87th, 21:11.76) also ran. Nixon races to top-five finishATTICA — Natalie Nixon captured fourth Saturday to guide Bellevue's girls to seventh in the Seneca East Tiger Classic Orange Division.Crestview took the title over Ottawa Hills on a tiebreaker after both ended with 68 points. Bellevue scored 163 points for seventh in the 11-team field. Lakota did not field a full team.Nixon crossed the line in 20:18.5 to lead the Lady Red.Jullian Kinnear backed her by claiming 15th (21:37.64), Amber Bischoff ran 49th (24:13.01), Hannah Decker came in 55th (24:34.22) and Addison Frost finished 62nd (25:12.14).Brooke Webb (64th, 25:17.05) and Cora Wasserman (72nd, 26:32.04) rounded out the Lady Red.Lakota got a 50th from Jalicia Kirk (24:19.1), an 82nd from Emma Reinhart (27:56.04), a 102nd from Maliyah Martinez (30:20.89) and a 107th from Roxy Zelman (30:54.98). Morris' PR helps Rams capture girls Kip Kinn crownNORTH ROBINSON — Two Upper Sandusky runners finished in the top 15 and another pair wound up in the top 25 Saturday to set the tone for the Rams claiming the girls title at the Colonel Crawford Kip Kinn Invitational.Hope Morris led all area runners by capturing fourth in a personal-best time of 20:01.87, giving her the ninth-best time in Upper Sandusky program history.Teammate Shiloh Shasteen ran 13th (21:09.67) to help Upper Sandusky beat Northmor 107-115 for the crown in the 15-team field.Clyde took fifth (188), Buckeye Central ended seventh (193) and Carey came in 11th (241).Jocelyn Leightey added a 21st (21:50.24) for the champion Rams, Brynlee Cundiff claimed 25th (22:35.75) and Abigail Ault took 55th (24:15.45).Rams Macie Clark (56th, 24:15.79) and Madison Wengerd (71st, 25:23.02) also competed.Clyde's Marissa Gessner crossed the line 10th (20:36.41), Laney Renfro ran 14th (21:11.4), Kayla Tischler finished 29th (22:42.3), Adysen Wettrich took 82nd (26:20.71) and Casey Fisher wound up 84th (26:41.95Jolene Brennan (91st, 27:33.96) rounded out the Fliers.Nevaeh Metzger (22:03.14) and Angela Figueroa (22:13.09) clocked in 22nd and 23rd for Buckeye Central, Samantha Auck took 40th (23:38.24), Catherine Parsons ended 60th (24:46.83) and Sarah Martin came in 70th (25:22.33).Buckettes Violet Auck (75th, 25:43.75) and Lilly Stockmaster (90th, 27:32.01) also hit the course.Chloe Etzinger's 15th (21:17.53) keyed Carey, Elysa Holsinger finished 51st (24:04.56), Grace Bianchi took 62nd (24:49.41), Gracie Luhring wound up 65th (24:54.89) and Kinsey Motter ended 79th (26:10.01).Savannah Walton (98th, 28:27.96) and Ashley Hohman (111th, 31:34.88) also ran for the Blue Devils. Rams take third to top area effortsNORTH ROBINSON — All five Upper Sandusky scorers finished in the top 30 to top all area boys runners Saturday at the Colonel Crawford Kip Kinn Invitational.Columbus Grove powered past the host Eagles 34-79 for the team championship, with Upper Sandusky taking third in the 15-team event with 110 points.Clyde upended Buckeye Central 258-268 for eighth, and Carey came in 12th (282).Franklin Arnold (17:52.04) and Bryce Weyand (17:53.59) crossed the line 18th and 19th to spark Upper Sandusky. Abraham Baldwin backed them with a 24th (18:10.58), Jameson Reile ran 26th (18;14.88) and Andrew Leightey claimed 28th (18:20.8).Henry Minehart (29th, 18:21.23) and Christian Miller (47th, 19:29.64) rounded out the Rams.Clyde's Eli Pumphrey finished 36th (18:43.84), Zachary Clapp took 51st (19:42.66), Preston Widman ended 59th (20:18.03), Christopher Bulger wound up 61st (20:28.97) and Taisei Shiozaki came in 79th (21:45.42).Fliers Cooper Framstad (90th, 22:31.52) and Jason Richie (92nd, 22:47.23) also competed.Buckeye Central's Braden Siefert (18:31.19) and Blaise Metzger (18:33.48) crossed the line 32nd and 33rd, Jeremiah Roberson took 48th (19:35.48), and Lincoln Milligan (23:10.74) and Lucas Cianflone (23:11.56) ended 94th and 95th.Samuel Bailey (98th, 23:31.55) also ran for the Bucks.Riley Miller's 46th (19:26.63) topped Carey, Brylon Middleton came in 55th (20:06.56), Callen Lewis took 60th (20:27.73), Aaron Lortz finished 64th (20:39.96) and Damon Zimmerly wound up 91st (22:46.8).Blue Devils Blake Mangett (96th, 23:16.74) and Derreck Shulaw (100th, 23:57.3) also ran.