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Division I, III track athletes competing at regionals
Area Division I schools Clay and Waite recently competed against some elite competition in their district meet, facing the likes of St. John’s, Notre Dame Academy and St. Francis in their efforts to send runners to the Regional Meet in Amherst.
In the girls’ competition, two Clay athletes came away as district champions.
Nicole Bredden won the discus with a throw of 110 feet and teammate Haley Kubicki finished first in the pole vault with a mark of 9-03.
Six other individuals will join him at regionals, including Clay’s Eric Wood (100), Noah Buehrer (300 hurdles) and Ryan Laberdee (200). Clay is sending three relay teams (4x200, 4x400, 4x800) to regionals.
In the 14-team competition, Clay was seventh and Waite 14th.
In Division III district action, Northwood’s Kayla Kurth and Jessica Grindle finished first in the 100 and the 300 hurdles respectively. Kurth finished in a time of 12.87 seconds and Grindle ran a 47.14.
Gibsonburg’s Samantha Hoffman qualified in two events, finishing in the top-four in both the 1600 and 3200.
Northwood is also sending its 4x200 relay team to regionals.
In the girls’ competition, Northwood was eighth (36), Gibsonburg 11th (24) and Cardinal Stritch 13th (12) in the 15-team competition.
Gibsonburg had two boys finish as district winners, with Tony Flores winning the 800 (2:05.17) and Jacob Kissell coming in first in the pole vault (13-00). Flores also qualified in the 1600, finishing second in 4:42.65.
Joining them at the regional meet will be Northwood’s Zach Bermejo (100 hurdles), Gibsonburg’s Jordan Rosenberger (3200), Jared Columber (discus and shot put), Bobby Heath and Kyle Walby (pole vault).
Cardinal Stritch’s 4x100 relay team also advanced to regionals.
As a team, the Gibsonburg boys finished fourth and Cardinal Stritch and Northwood tied for 12th in the 13-team field.
Rockets, Eagles in regionals
The Oak Harbor Rockets and Eastwood Eagles baseball teams were two games away from the Division II state tournament this weekend. The two teams were to square off in a Division II regional semifinal Friday at Tiffin University with the winner playing the Parma Heights Holy Name-Napoleon winner for the right to go to state.
Eastwood routed Kenton 11-1 and then defeated Tiffin Columbian 7-5 in the Findlay sectional final. In the Bluffton University district, the Eagles defeated Western Buckeye League members Lima Shawnee and Lima Bath, both by 2-0 scores.
Oak Harbor defeated Clyde 9-7 and then upset top-seeded Perkins 6-5 in the sectional final at Fremont Ross. In the Galion district, the Rockets defeated Mansfield Madison 5-4 and Bellevue 13-12, winning all four tournament games by a combined five runs, including three one-run wins.
Two Oak Harbor players are first team All-Sandusky Bay Conference players — senior infielder Josh Warnke and sophomore outfielder A.J. Cecil. Second team selections are sophomore pitcher Mark Konieczny and junior infielder Phil Bryant, and making honorable mention are D.J. Everett, Joey Mallernee, Brian Mallernee, and Jake Scott.
Oak Harbor softball also had a first team selection—junior designated player Logan Bahnsen. Second team is senior shortstop Julia Konieczny, and HM are Dayna Setzler and Samantha Durivage.
Golf event nets $5K
Eighty-four area residents recently enjoyed a day of golf and entertainment in support of Honor Flight Northwest Ohio as Owens Community College’s Leadership Academy group Team Commodores held its inaugural golf classic. The 21-team event netted over $5,000 to benefit the Honor Flight Northwest Ohio initiative.
“Owens Community College is proud to host a community-wide event in which the proceeds benefit such a worthy cause as Honor Flight Northwest Ohio,” said Barb Seguine, Owens Chair of Occupational Therapy Assistant and Event Co-Coordinator. “The golf outing was a huge success and would not have been possible without the overwhelming support of the surrounding communities. Their generous contributions will go a long way in sending even more veterans of Northwest Ohio to Washington D.C. to see the memorials built and dedicated in their honor.”
The championship team of the four-person scramble included Jason Reier, Laura Reier, Kevin Swartzell and Ryan Pickerel.
Founded in 2007, Honor Flight Northwest Ohio has safely flown over 460 veterans to Washington D.C.
Football for cancer
The Toledo Raiders will take on the Timberwolves in a semi-pro football game being played as a fundraiser to help tackle breast cancer. Kickoff is 7 p.m. on June 11 at Central Catholic High School’s Gallagher Stadium. Former local prep football players compete on both teams. Tickets are $10, for kids 12 and under they are $5. All proceeds benefit cancer research and awareness.
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