Stockaders, 2 other locals heading to state

Old Fort's boys claimed fifth and New Riegel's Cameron Hohman ran in the top 20 at the Division IV regional at Hedges-Boyer Park to qualify for the state cross country meet.The state meet occurs this Saturday at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park in Obetz.The top eight teams and top 16 individuals not on those teams at the regional qualified for the state meet.Convoy Crestview held off Columbus Grove 91-96 for the regional title, with Tinora (190), St. Henry (292), Old Fort (321), Colonel Crawford (341), Marion Local (360) and Van Buren (371) rounding the state team qualifiers.New Riegel took 11th (388), Seneca East came in 14th (494), Hopewell-Loudon finished 19th (630) and Lakota wound up 30th (941) in the 34-team field. Carey, Buckeye Central and Mohawk did not field full teams.Cale Hull of Old Fort led all area runners by capturing 11th (16:15.4).Dalton Hessick backed him with a 47th (17:06.64), Isaac Gallagher took 65th (17:27.32), Grant Miller ended 71st (17:30.08) and Brock Hull came in 127th (18:05.04).Stockaders Colton Hoerig (128th, 18:05.06) and Aiden Dick (170th, 18:32.61) also competed.New Riegel's Hohman captured 16th (16:27.21) to earn his state berth.Grady Faeth added a 57th (17:20.27) for the Blue Jackets, Alec Hohman ran 89th (17:43.31), Isaiah Wood ended 112th (17:59.14) and Lance Clouse finished 114th (17:59.46).Luke Conley (175th, 18:39) and Porter Lafontaine (186th, 18:45.82) rounded out New Riegel.Nevin Holmes paced Seneca East with a 21st (16:34.79) to earn a trip to state, Ayden Perkins finished 74th (17:32.27), Francisco Lantz wound up 85th (17:40.65), Easton Voorhees took 143rd (18:13.1) and Remington Newell ended 171st (18:32.92).Tigers Thomas Schiefer (207th, 18:53.28) and Aiden Falter (228th, 19:12) also hit the course.Ian Bloom's 45th (17:05.87) led Hopewell-Loudon, Logan Lust ran 108th (17:56.41), Josh Huffman added a 144th (18:13.59), Vince Fruth finished 160th (18:26.35) and Chase Huber came in 173rd (18:36.91).Chieftains Brock Huber (203rd, 18:52.19) and Hudson Schmidutz (216th, 19:05.28) also ran.Wyatt Brubaker claimed 37th (16:57.62) for Lakota, Donovan Statham clocked in 197th (18:50.73), Steven Bensman took 202nd (18:51.98), and Brady Tyson (19:43.22) and Alexander Burkhalter (19:44.35) wound up 252nd and 253rd.Cooper Kaser (261st, 20:05.32) and Kyle Fawcett (276th, 20:35.52) completed the Raiders.Carey's Riley Miller finished 124th (18:02.39), Brylon Middleton added a 148th (18:18.74) and Callen Lewis ended 223rd (19:09.08).Jeremiah Roberson of Buckeye Central crossed the line 92nd (17:46.95) and Blaise Metzger took 191st (18:49.03).Phoenix Nally claimed 42nd (17:00.58) for Mohawk, Kolton Wood ran 116th (18:00.16) and Timmy Horner came in 250th (19:37.06). Ritzler leads SE girls to state berthAubrey Ritzler ran in the top 10 Saturday to help Seneca East's girls claim eighth at the Division IV regional at Hedges-Boyer Park and earn a berth in the state cross country meet.The top nine teams and top 18 individuals qualified for state, set for this Saturday at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park in Obetz.Ottawa Hills powered past Minster 50-91 for the regional title, with Liberty Center (129), Columbus Grove (209), Coldwater (236), Lincolnview (252), Delphos St. John's (280), Seneca East (281) and Ashland Crestview (336) rounding out the teams earning state berths.Carey took 10th (413) in the 34-team field and Buckeye Central ended 28th (628). Lakota, Calvert, New Riegel, Mohawk, Hopewell-Loudon and Old Fort did not field full teams.Ritzler captured ninth (19:17.93) to fuel the state-bound Tigers.Avery Schwab backed her with a 58th (21:07.95), Julia Enders ran 77th (21:35.8), Emma Voorhees had an 84th (21:44.86) and Valerie Bordner tallied a 106th (22:03.61).Lydia Ruffing (125th, 22:18.53) and Jordyn Enders (166th, 23:05) rounded out Seneca East.Elysa Holsinger's 62nd (21:16.8) paced Carey, Ellianna Arnold added a 78th (21:36.26), Ema Ritter came in 114th (22:08), Kinsey Motter took 121st (22:16.82) and Gracie Luhring ended 126th (22:19.46).Blue Devils Alexis Mattimoe (237th, 24:34.29) and Savannah Walton (238th, 24:34.32) also ran.Angela Figueroa crossed the line 42nd (20:37.68) for Buckeye Central, earning a state berth, while Samantha Auck ran 107th (22:04.11), Violet Auck (23:56.72) and Sophie Schoenfelt (23:59.23) finished 211th and 212th, and Catherine Parsons came in 244th (24:40.03).Lilly Stockmaster (271st, 25:40.65) and Julia Schimpf (296th, 29:07.2) also ran for the Buckettes.Old Fort's Grace Tackett claimed 37th (20:31.37) for a trip to state, while Addison Hull ran 150th (22:50.45) and Alayna Hessick came in 243rd (24:39.17).Kara Wyman led Hopewell-Loudon with a 71st (21:27.19), Emily Arbogast added a 115th (22:10.89), Caitlin Faber wound up 188th (23:38.64) and Alanee Huber finished 257th (25:06.34).Eva Johnson of Mohawk took 112th (22:06.93) and Izzy Lawson wound up 266th (25:31.43).New Riegel got a 191st from Audrey Schalk (23:40.1), 219th from Ali Schalk (24:06.63) and 250th from Lindsay Nye (24:53.82).Carleigh Meier of Calvert ran 218th (24:06.16) and Madeline Zeno finished 221st (24:10.41).Lakota's Roxy Zelman ended 277th (25:55.82). Rams' Pohlman heading to stateUpper Sandusky finished 10 points and one spot away from a state berth Saturday at the Division III regional meet at Hedges-Boyer Park.The top four teams and top eight individuals qualified for this Saturday's state meet at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park in Obetz.Liberty-Benton overpowered Bryan 58-90 for the regional crown, with Ottawa Hills upending Ontario 148-159 for third.Upper Sandusky scored 169 points to end fifth in the 18-team field. Clyde came in 16th (423). Fostoria did not field a full team.Carter Pohlman of Upper Sandusky led all area athletes, crossing the line 12th (16:38.93), earning a state berth as an individual.Andrew Leightey chipped in a 25th (17:06.9) for the Rams, Henry Minehart claimed 35th (17:22.25), Franklin Arnold took 38th (17:28.45) and Josh Craig ended 63rd (18:05.12).Bryce Weyand (83rd, 18:31.25) and Christian Miller (111th, 19:11.99) also competed for the Rams.Clyde's Preston Widman ran 74th (18:19.03), Zachary Clapp finished 82nd (18:30.44), Chris Bulger ended 104th (19:05.38), Bentley Meade came in 107th (19:09.27) and Michael Gessner took 117th (19:18.65).Fliers Jason Richie (138th, 20:09.77) and Cooper Framstad (151st, 20:53.51) also hit the course.Andrew Lira took 140th (20:22.06) for Fostoria and Jayden Schmitz finished 146th (20:34.72). Leightey, Rams lead locals at regionalJocelyn Leightey claimed 18th to earn a state berth and guide Upper Sandusky to sixth Saturday at the Division III girls regional meet at Hedges-Boyer Park.The top five teams and top 10 individuals qualified for this Saturday's state meet at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park in Obetz.Huron cruised past Ottawa-Glandorf 41-119 for the regional title, with Napoleon (128), Archbold (131) and Van Wert (138) rounding out the teams headed to state.Upper Sandusky took sixth in the 19-team field with 232 points, Bellevue ended 12th (315) and Clyde came in 14th (350). Fostoria did not field a full team.Leightey's time of 19:58.94 topped all area athletes.Abigail Ault ran 42nd (20:53.42) for Upper Sandusky, Madison Miles came in 55th (21:08.61), Macie Clark took 72nd (21:59.38) and Shiloh Shasteen ended 93rd (22:37.92).Molly Minehart (103rd, 22:51.92) and Madison Wengerd (127th, 23:28.73) rounded out the Rams.Reese Meacham of Bellevue captured 20th (20:02.82) to earn a trip to state next week, while Kameron Koch ran 41st (20:48.99), Brooke Webb added a 90th (22:30.61), Brynlee Porter wound up 106th (22:54.68) and Holly Caranfa finished 131st (23:37.88).Daisey Musselman (132nd, 23:40.56) and Lillian Begley (136th, 23:45.82) also hit the course for the Lady Red.Clyde's Marissa Gessner clocked in 36th (20:35.3), Laney Renfro chipped in a 67th (21:42.4), Kayla Tischler wound up 74th (22:01.72), Jolene Brennan added a 116th (23:07.24) and Alessia Moya ended 138th (23:48.69).Fliers Bree Caudill (140th, 24:04.93) and Adysen Wettrich (147th, 24:18.41) also competed.Kaliyah Day of Fostoria took 137th (23:47.58). TC boys 8th at regionalColumbian's boys finished eighth Saturday at the Division II regional at Hedges-Boyer Park.The top four teams and top eight individuals qualified for this Saturday's state meet at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park in Obetz.Lexington bested Anthony Wayne 34-71 for the regional title, with Bowling Green (93) and Toledo St. Francis (117) taking the other two state-qualifying spots.Columbian scored 242 points to end eighth in the 15-team field. Bellevue did not field a full team.Xavier Melick sparked Columbian with a 28th (16:47.39), Noah Townsend ran 46th (17:21.05), and Owen Hoyda (17:33.51), Marcelino Gallardo (17:33.72) and Connor Dukeshire (17:35.69) claimed 60th through 62nd.Tornadoes Landon Hinke (111th, 19:00.75) and Nate Gaietto (114th, 19:07.2) also ran.Bellevue's Owen Panyard took 118th (19:13.22). Tornadoes bow outColumbian saw its girls season come to an end Saturday, finishing 13th at the Division II regional meet at Hedges-Boyer Park.The top four teams and top eight individuals qualified for this Saturday's state meet at Fortress Obetz & Memorial Park in Obetz.Lexington beat Toledo St. Ursula 56-122 for the regional title, with Sylvania Southview (128) and Celina (149) also earning state berths.Columbian scored 296 points to end 13th in the 16-team field.Carmen Lewis keyed the Tornadoes by capturing 40th (20:30.76), Gabriella Hohman ran 46th (20:47.04), Emma Musgrave added a 54th (21:07.24), Maddie Kelley came in 64th (21:34.64) and Anne Young finished 123rd (24:23.81).Audrey Sharp (127th, 24:52.22) and Chloe Heyman (129th, 24:59.32) also ran for TC.