Blue Devils earn Tripp-y state berths

FOSTORIA — Sometimes you take a trip, and sometimes the Tripp takes you.Tripp Phoenix won one event, claimed second in another and led off a pair of state-bound relays Friday to key Carey's efforts at the Division III regional boys meet.Phoenix blazed to victory in the 100 in 10.95 seconds and cleared 6-4 to take runner-up honors in the high jump for the Blue Devils.The sophomore also led off the 4x200 (1:30.91) and 4x100 (43.86) teams, which both captured fourth.The top four in each event automatically qualify for next week's state meet at Ohio State University.Dalen Walter and Bryce Puckett joined Phoenix on both relays. Brody Baker rounded out the 4x200, and Eli Steen filled out the 4x100.Baker also captured the 300 hurdles (39.25) and added a sixth in the 110 hurdles (14.9).Landyn Miller added an eighth in the 800 (2:02.17).Lakota picked up four state berths of its own Friday, led by runner-up efforts from Lucas McEwan in the 110 hurdles (14.54) and King Beard in the 200 (22.12).Beard actually ran the 200 twice Friday.He and Vanlue's Owen Roszman tied for the eighth and final spot in the race's final during Wednesday's prelims at 23.188 seconds. That forced a runoff Friday prior to the start of the Day 2 events.Beard won the runoff.The Raiders also got a third from the 4x400 team of Brady Tyson, Beard, Avery Shilling and Donovan Statham (3:25.53).McEwan claimed fourth in the 300 hurdles (39.61).Statham ran fifth in the 400 (49.74) for the Raiders.Lakota's 4x100 team of Braxton Quaintance, McEwan, Jalen Wagner and Nate Grigson ended seventh (44.44).Cameron Hohman of New Riegel crossed the line fourth in the 3,200 (9:48.26).Hopewell-Loudon shot putter Aiden Ewald took fifth (53-8). Lakota's Vitte, Calvert's 4x200 off to stateFOSTORIA — Lakota's Aubrey Vitte sprinted to a pair of state berths and Calvert's 4x200 team also advances Friday on the final day of the Division III regional meet.Vitte ran third third in the 100 (12.38) and fourth in the 200 (25.78) to advance to next week's state meet at Ohio State University.The top four in each event automatically qualify for state.Calvert's 4x200 team of Avery Elchert, Farrah Gaulden, Karris Marinis and Emily Miller crossed the line third (1:44.65) to earn its trip.The Senecas also got fifths from Marinis in the long jump (16-1 1/2) and Miller in the 400 (58.71).Gaulden added a sixth in the 100 hurdles (15.85), as did the 4x100 team of Elchert, Carleigh Meier, Gaulden and Marinis (51.24).Carey's Elysa Holsinger took fifth in the 300 hurdles (46.33).Savanna Cook of Hopewell-Loudon claimed sixth in the 200 (26.21) and eighth in the long jump (15-8).Cami Lantz of Seneca East clocked in sixth in the 800 (2:22.61), and anchored the Tigers to seventh in the 4x100 (51.41).Isabel Stockmaster, Sayge Miller and Quinlan Burroughs joined her on the relay.Old Fort's Grace Tackett finished seventh in the 3,200 (11:53.85). Regional runner-up SE gains three more state bidsNORTH ROYALTON — Seneca East narrowly missed out on the team title Friday while gaining three more state berths on the final day of the Division III regional meet.McDonald nosed out Seneca East 49-47 for the overall championship, but the runner-up Tigers still found their way to the podium multiple times.Lucas Bordner led the way on the meet's second day for Seneca East, taking third in the high jump (6-3).Fourths for the Tigers went to Owen Gahring in the 800 (1:56.76), and the 4x100 team of Bryler Beamer, Levi Dawson, Taylor Young and Ethan Shultz (43.74).The top four in each event automatically advance to next week's state meet at Ohio State University.Evan Schiefer added a fifth in the 3,200 (9:42.68), as did the 4x400 team of Beamer, Bradley Smith, Andrew Fay and Gahring (3:26.86).Shot putter Justin Reiter finished sixth (49-2).Mohawk's Brayden Cleveland ran second in the 1,600 (4:21.72) to gain a state berth.Braxton Jenkins added a seventh in the 300 hurdles (41.06) for the Warriors. Newlove claims regional crownPORT CLINTON — Jack Newlove won the 300 hurdles and helped the 4x400 squad reach state Friday on the second day of the Division I regional meet.Newlove captured the 300 hurdles in 37.67 seconds.He also joined fellow Tornadoes DaShawn Russell, Ryan Hook and Xavier Matthewson to end fourth in the 4x200 (1:28.64).The top four in each event qualified for next week's state meet at Ohio State University.Ethan Reynolds added a seventh in the shot (51-10 3/4) for Columbian, and Russell, Newlove, Hook and Xavier Melick ran seventh in the 4x400 (3:24.19).