CHAMPION, Ohio – The Champion High School Relays have become an annual event for the J. A. Garfield G-Men high school track & field team. Last week, the Berkshire High School track & field team joined the fun on a blustery, yet sunny afternoon.
Garfield and Berkshire hold a lot of promise in this early show of the season. The Badgers finished the evening with eight first-place finishes including the boys’ 1600-meter relay & 4 x 400-meter relay, and both the boys’ and girls’ distance medley & 4 x 800 meter relay races.
Garfield earned three first-place finishes with the boys’ 4 x 200-meter relay and 4 x 100 meter iron man relay and the girls’ 4 x 1600-meter relay. Garfield also had seven impressive second-place finishes.
The Badgers’ boys’ team won the meet with a score of 91 points while the Garfield G-Men followed close behind into a second place finish with 85 points. The Berkshire girls’ team also had an notable finish, earning second place while Garfield girls’ team finished in fifth place overall.
Season schedules for both schools can be found at www.highschoolsports.net.
