Stockaders pack up boys title

FINDLAY — Barely 72 seconds and 19 spots separated Old Fort's scorers Saturday, but they were close enough to clip Van Buren 65-68 in the boys small school race at the Van Buren Black Knight Invitational at Owens Community College.Cale Hull's third (17:02.97) keyed the victorious Stockaders, with Dalton Hessick crossing the line eighth (17:15.34).Grant Miller (18:04.49) and Issac Gallagher (18:07.26) ran 19th and 20th, and Aiden Dick claimed 22nd (18:15.37) to lock up the crown for Old Fort.Stockaders Brock Hull (31st, 18:47.24) and Colton Hoerig (37th, 19:00.01) also hit the course.Elmwood ended third (80), followed by Hopewell-Loudon (128), Lakota (133), Margaretta (167), Carey (208), Pandora-Gilboa (210), Gibsonburg (232), Hardin Northern (242), Leipsic (255) and North Baltimore (261). Cory-Rawson, Riverdale, Toledo Waite and Oak Harbor did not field full teams.Ian Bloom sparked Hopewell-Loudon with a 16th (17:41.31), Logan Lust took 25th (18:24.3), Chase Huber ran 30th (18:47.16), Vince Fruth came in 34th (18:55.84) and Josh Huffman wound up 39th (19:04.55).Hudson Schmidutz (45th, 19:28.83) and Urban Elchert (47th, 19:35.12) rounded out the Chieftains.Lakota's Wyatt Brubaker clocked in second (17:00.1) to lead all area runners.Donovan Statham added a 23rd (18:17.44) for the Raiders, Steven Bensman took 33rd (18:54.11), Brady Tyson claimed 42nd (19:20.36) and Alexander Burkhalter came in 52nd (19:49.25).Cooper Kaiser (70th, 20:31.88) and Cayden Bursiek (77th, 20:49.39) also ran for Lakota.Riley Miller keyed Carey with a 32nd (18:49.56), Brylon Middleton ended 38th (19:00.83), Oliver Sidor wound up 44th (19:25.14), Callen Lewis finished 66th (20:12.44) and Carter Hall took 68th (20:20.48).Blue Devils Owen Sidor (80th, 20:53.58) and Blake Mangett (95th, 22:17.33) also competed. Tigers roar off to Black Knight crownFINDLAY — Aubrey Ritzler won the individual race, two teammates ran in the top 10 and another two ended in the top 20 Saturday to fuel Seneca East's domination in the small school race at the Van Buren Black Knight Invitational at Owens Community College.Ritzler crossed the line in 19:31.44 to lead the Tigers to the 38-102 win over runner-up Carey.North Baltimore took third (108), followed by Elmwood (121), Gibsonburg (126), Van Buren (128), Riverdale (156), Margaretta (162) and Hopewell-Loudon (183). Old Fort, Cory-Rawson, Oak Harbor, Lakota, Hardin Northern, Leipsic and Pandora-Gilboa did not field full teams.Emma Voorhees backed Ritzler with a fifth (21:10.96), Avery Schwab captured seventh (21:22.75), and Valerie Bordner (22:16.32) and Julie Enders (22:18.92) ran 16th and 17th.Lydia Ruffing (20th, 22:54.83) and Cami Lantz (24th, 23:14.53) rounded out the champion Tigers.The runner-up Blue Devils got a 10th from Elysa Holsinger (21:37.54) and 11th from Ellianna Arnold (21:40.48).Ema Ritter added a 30th (23:32.52) for Carey, Gracie Luhring finished 32nd (23:37.24) and Kinsey Motter took 40th (24:04.11).Savannah Walton (52nd, 25:54.02) and Alexis Mattimoe (58th, 26:38.3) also competed for Carey.Kara Wyman topped H-L with a 22nd (23:01.91), Emily Arbogast ended 26th (23:28.98), Caitlin Faber came in 42nd (24:19.79), and Abigail Counts (28:21.88) and Molly Daniel (29:07.7) took 72nd and 73rd.Karmella Aldrich (79th, 30:46.94) also hit the course for the Chieftains.Old Fort's Grace Tackett captured individual runner-up honors in 20:15.57. Addison Hull added a 35th (23:44.77) for the Stockaders, Alayna Hessick ended 56th (26:29.9) and Kailey Haugh came in 66th (27:39.36). Holmes guides SE boysFREMONT — Nevin Holmes won the individual race and helped Seneca East's boys do the same in the team standings Saturday at the Fremont St. Joe Streaks Invitational.Holmes took first in 16:51.78 for the Tigers, who breezed past Swanton 19-46 for the championship.Fostoria ended third with 67 points. Port Clinton, Mohawk, St. Joe, Danbury, Plymouth, Calvert and Monroeville did not field full teams.Ayden Perkins (18:07.78) and Francisco Lantz (18:10.88) backed Holmes by capturing fifth and sixth for the Tigers, Easton Voorhees came in eighth (18:57.71) and Aiden Falter added a 13th (19:48.08).Remington Newell (15th, 20:04.66) and Thomas Schiefer (19th, 20:42.55) also competed for Seneca East.Fostoria's Andrew Lira captured ninth (19:06.74), Jayden Schmitz ran 23rd (21:12), Dameetrie Essex (23:14.35) and Jeremiah Qutioz (23:27.22) ended 32nd and 33rd, and Brayson Galvan finished 36th (24:32.87).Jax Camp (39th, 25:48.51) also ran for the Redmen.Phoenix Nally (17:33.22) and Kolton Wood (17:53.84) crossed the line third and fourth for Mohawk, and Timmy Horner took 24th (21:23.34).Jacob Marben of Calvert came in 18th (20:28.97) and Joey Longo ended 27th (21:55.6). TC sixth, seventh at ExtravaganzaLIBERTY CENTER — Columbian's girls took sixth and the boys came in seventh in their respective races Saturday at the Liberty Center Extravaganza.Toledo St. Ursula beat Sylvania Southview 66-84 for the title in the 10-team Division I/II girls meet. Columbian scored 142 points.Carmen Lewis keyed TC with a 13th (20:57.3), Maddie Kelley claimed 20th (21:22.33), Emma Musgrave came in 28th (21:56.2), Gabriella Hohman ran 33rd (22:28.11) and Claire Bartolo ended 64th (24:42.85).Tornadoes Anne Young (70th, 24:58.13) and Chloe Heyman (74th, 25:29.76) also competed.In the 14-team Division I/II boys meet, Anthony Wayne turned back Bowling Green 41-47 for the crown. Columbian scored 173 points.Xavier Melick led Columbian with a 13th (17;15.09), Noah Townsend clocked in 20th (17:28.99), Conner Dukeshire (18;12.07) and Lino Gallardo (18;14.33) ran 39th and 40th, and Landon Hinke took 102nd (20:12.16).Nathan Gaietto (126th, 20:57.48) and Chris Edwards (141st, 21:46.11) also ran for TC. Hohman sparks NR boysLIBERTY CENTER — Cameron Hohman captured second and led New Riegel's boys to third Saturday in the Division III/IV race at the Liberty Center Extravaganza.Bryan upended Tinora 51-93 for the championship, with New Riegel edging out Archbold 170-172 for third in the 29-team event.Hohman crossed the line third in 16:07.53 for the Blue Jackets.Alec Hohman backed him with a 31st (17;38.26), Isaiah Wood ran 43rd (18:02.93), Lance Clouse took 49th (18:10.83) and Porter Lafontaine came in 55th (18:25.12).Grady Faeth (57th, 18:27.33) and Luke Conley (82nd, 18:50.37) also ran for New Riegel.New Riegel did not field a full team in the girls race.Audrey Schalk took 95th (23:25.71) for the Blue Jackets, Ali Schalk came in 124th (24:38.42), Lindsey Nye ended 148th (25:28.38) and Kaylee Logan wound up 229th (37:29.96). Meacham guides Lady Red to victoryFREMONT — Reese Meacham took runner-up honors and two teammates ran in the top five Saturday to propel Bellevue to the girls crown at the Fremont St. Joe Streaks Invitational.The Lady Red rolled past Plymouth 20-43 for the title, with St. Joe ending third (73). Port Clinton, Danbury, Monroeville, Fostoria, Mohawk and Swanton did not field full teams.Meacham's second came in 20:10.49 for Bellevue, with Kameron Koch (21:04.98) and Brynlee Porter (22:03.61) capturing fourth and fifth.Gwenyth Williams backed them with a ninth (23:10.55) and Brooke Webb finished 11th (23:41.79).Holly Caranfa (12th, 23:44.64) and Daisy Musselman (13th, 24:17.69) rounded out the Lady Red.Kaliyah Day's 14th (24:28.51) topped Fostoria. Avarie Tiell added an 18th (25:12.5) and Aliyanna Cousins took 30th (28:50.26).Izzy Lawson of Mohawk ended 27th (27:16.97). Minehart, Leightey key runner-up RamsONTARIO — Henry Minehart and Andrew Leightey turned in top-20 efforts Saturday to lead Upper Sandusky's boys to second at the Ontario Bill Brown Invitational.Host Ontario beat the Rams 88-117 for the title. Bellevue took 15th (311) in the 17-team field.Minehart keyed the runner-up Rams by claiming 13th (17:51.88), and Leightey captured 17th (18:01.61).Carter Pohlman backed them with a 22nd (18:13.57), Franklin Arnold ran 25th (18:25.92) and Bryce Weyand came in 45th (18:57.24).Joshua Craig (68th, 19:47.79) and Ethan Shoemaker (79th, 20:08.04) also ran for Upper Sandusky.Bellevue's Brock Meacham ran 21st (18:12.45), Elias Sponseller took 56th (19:20.01), Owen Paynard finished 64th (19:37.6), Tucker Williams ended 96th (20:49.99) and Nathan Shanaman wound up 120th (21:55.96).Redmen Blake Hammer (175th, 28:53.92) and Dominic Simon (179th, 35:32.22) also ran. Upper Sandusky fourth at Brown InviteONTARIO — Jocelyn Leightey finished in the top 10 and Madison Miles ran in the top 20 Saturday to help Upper Sandusky's girls take fourth at the Ontario Bill Brown Invitational.Northmor powered past Shelby 78-121 for the team championship, with Smithville holding off the Rams 131-136 for third in the 16-team event.Leightey paced Upper Sandusky with an eighth (20:45.31) and Miles claimed 16th (21:24.23).Abigail Ault chipped in a 31st (22:45.16) for the Rams, Macie Clark took 41st (23:19) and Molly Minehart came in 47th (23:40.32).Rams Madison Wengerd (61st, 24:31.15) and Lia Wilkinson (80th, 25:39.71) also competed.