Tag: Track & Field

Crestwood Red Devils’ junior Liv Martini pushed herself to her physical and mental limit this season and finished the year by taking eighth place in 200-meter dash at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet last Saturday at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “I...

The Cardinal Huskies’ track and field team’s ascent during the spring season was completed when junior Olivia Krebs placed fourth in the shot put and sophomore Mason Thistlethwaite captured seventh place in the 100-meter dash last week at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division V state meet at...

Garfield G-Men senior Conner Hunt has competed in his last Ohio High School Athletic Association state seated races but left his mark by once again sweeping all three races last weekend at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. “Having the breaks throughout all of the meets and events...

The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ 4x200 relay team kept posting faster times throughout the last several weeks, until they recorded their best race of the season, winning the championship at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state meet last Saturday evening at The Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens...

The Streetsboro Rockets’ track and field team continued their ascent in the Metro Athletic Conference, as the boys and girls each took second place at the league meet, with the girls scoring 176.0 points and the boys tallying 128.0 points last week at Woodridge High School in Peninsula. “You wait...

The Aurora Greenmen track & field teams defended their home track as the boys recaptured the John Kudley Invitational title by scoring 157.0 points and the girls repeated as champions for the fourth straight year, scoring 140.0 points last Thursday evening at Veterans Stadium. “The guys were ecstatic that they...

The Aurora Greenmen girls’ track & field team began their season of redemption by winning their first invitational of the season, taking first place at Crestwood’s annual Don Faix Invitational with a score of 127.0 points last Saturday at Jack Lambert Stadium in Mantua. “It was a step in the...

For the second consecutive season, the Crestwood Red Devils girls’ track and field team opened their season with a statement by capturing the team championship at Cardinal’s 6th annual William E. Fisher Invitational, scoring 117.0 points last Friday evening in Middlefield. “I think we had 11 girls. For them to...

The Garfield G-Men track & field team has ruled the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference for four straight years and has also demonstrated a strong track record in the throwing events but are seeking to add more representation at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division IV state meet. “You are...

Garfield G-Men athletic director Jim Pfleger knows full well what the G-Men Way is when it comes to the track program, given his own experience as a thrower during his high school days. That, as well his younger brother, Matt. Jim will try to preserve the G-Men Way by...

Ravenna Ravens’ senior Bobby Melzer had come close to making it to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet for several years. Having finally earned a state bid, Melzer did not waste a moment, earning eighth place in the shot put by throwing a distance of...

Having only graduated one letter winner from last year, the Crestwood Red Devil girls’ track team had high hopes to hit the ground running. The Red Devils accomplished that feat by winning the fifth annual William E. Fisher Invitational title by scoring 99 points last Friday evening at Cardinal’s...

After a dazzling performance at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III district meet last year which included the Garfield G-Men girls’ team capturing the district banner, the G-Men return this year aiming to build on last season’s momentum. “I think we have a great group coming in this...

Garfield rising junior Conner Hunt had already proven himself at the state level as a tough competitor in the seated track events but now has made his mark at the national level. Hunt won the 100-meter seated dash at the Move United Hartford Nationals in Alabama by setting a...

Connor Hunt, a junior at James A. Garfield High School, competed at the Move United Hartford Nationals in Alabama on Sunday, July 14, and not only won the seated 100 meter race, but set a new national record in the process. Official results were not available from The Hartford...

No matter where the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III state shot put competition was held, Windham Bombers’ senior Briah Daniel was going to be ready. The Bombers’ senior finished in sixth place with a personal and school record of 39 feet, 8½ inches last Thursday at The...

Streetsboro Rockets’ senior Milena Sobie’s athletic career may have gotten off to a slow start but she has finished things off on a high note. Sobie defended her title in the 800-meter seated dash and 100-meter dash and also placed in two more seated events at the Ohio High...

If Garfield G-Men Connor Hunt did not have a target on his back already, he does now. The G-Men’s sophomore once again reigned supreme by winning three more state titles in the seated events of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet last weekend at the...

The Streetsboro Rockets boys’ 4x200 relay has usually competed hard at the Ohio High School Division II state meet but has fallen short of the podium several time over the last few years. The team of seniors Preston Hopperton, Garrett Tiller, Kylan Rue and junior Devon White persevered to...

Streetsboro Rockets’ senior Garrett Tiller’s senior season will be a season to remember. Tiller ended his high school career by finishing as the runner-up at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state 200-meter dash with a time of 22.20 seconds last Saturday at the University of Dayton’s...

Aurora Greenmen sophomore sprinter Isabella Cicero is never satisfied after a race unless she ends it with almost little energy remaining. Cicero found that feeling when she took sixth place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.59 seconds at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I...

Streetsboro Rockets’ sophomore Olivia Johnson-Wilson is no stranger to competing on some of the biggest stages of high school sports. She demonstrated her poise when she placed seventh the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 45.99 seconds at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet last...

The Streetsboro Rockets’ track team will be well-represented in both the boys and girls’ events at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II state meet this week. Sophomore hurdler Olivia Johnson-Wilson earned her first career state berth when she finished in fourth place in the 300-meter hurdles, clocking...

According to Aurora Greenmen girls’ track coach Greg Cicero, the times at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division I regional meet last week were even faster than usual. Sophomore Isabella Cicero was up for the challenge, taking third place in the 400-meter dash with a personal and school...

Streetsboro Rockets’ senior sprinter Garrett Tiller has been one of the best kept secrets in Division II during the season. Tiller is now on everybody’s radar after being crowned the 100 and 200-meter dash champion at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II regional meet at Austintown-Fitch High’s...

Streetsboro Rockets’ track Coach Robb Kidd said he is always amazed with how the program replaces the talent that they graduated the year before. The Rocket girls continued to match that standard when they finished as runners-up by scoring 85 points at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division...

According to Garfield G-Men track Coach Matt Pfleger, the girls felt their time had come after finishing as runners-up at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division III district meet last year. The G-Men made good on that bet when they won the district title with 116 points last...

The Cardinal Huskies’ track team may be small in numbers but all it has taken is for a few good athletes to propel the team forward. The Huskies split a dual meet against Chagrin Valley Conference Valley Division Kirtland, with the boys winning 66-51 but the girls losing 96-29...

The Streetsboro Rockets’ track team has been itching to go since the season started but have been held back by poor weather. The Rockets finally got off the launchpad at the Mogadore Wildcat Invitational when the boys repeated as champions by scoring 163 points and the girls took second...