GHS/GMS Sports Roundup

By JON KLEINKNECHT

Inquirer Sports Editor

sports@galioninquirer.com

VOLLEYBALL

The Lady Tigers went 3–0 in quad­ran­gu­lar com­pe­ti­tion on Sat­ur­day against Mans­field Chris­t­ian, Seneca East and West­ern Reserve, upping their record to a per­fect 5–0 on the sea­son in the process.

The Orange-and-Blue didn’t lose a game on Sat­ur­day, defeat­ing all three oppo­nents 2–0.

They outscored Mans­field Chris­t­ian 25–14, 25–7; dumped Seneca East 25–21, 25–9; and bested West­ern Reserve 25–18, 25–17.

Sta­tis­ti­cal lead­ers for the unde­feated locals were: Car­o­line Del­greco, 20 points, 34 assists and 5 aces; Reanne Neal, 22 kills and 4 blocked shots; plus Jen­nifer Harsh 26 digs and 21 receptions.

Also hav­ing a solid day were: Bai­ley Ruhe, 14 kills; Kris­ten Bene­dict, 20 recep­tions, 11 kills and 8 digs; and Addi­son Zeisler with 20 assists.

CROSS COUNTRY

ASHLAND — The high school and mid­dle school cross coun­try squads com­peted in the Ash­land Invi­ta­tional here last Sat­ur­day. The var­sity boys placed fourth out of 11 teams, and the var­sity girls were sixth out of 10.

Team scores in the boys’ meet were: West Holmes, 79; Lex­ing­ton, 87; Maple­ton, 102; Galion, 103; St. Thomas Aquinas, 110; Crestview, 122; North-western, 161; Ontario, 204; Grand Ohio Acad­emy 237; Mans­field St. Peter, 252; and Loudonville, 252.

Plac­ing for the Tigers were: Chris McEl­lig­ott, sev­enth, 17:25; Dominic Erl­sten, ninth, 17:48; Zane Ekin, 23rd, 18:41; Adam Rine­hart, 31st, 19:21; and Con­nor Kempf, 33rd, 19:27. A total of 14 Tigers ran.

Scores in the girls’ meet were: Lex­ing­ton, 39; West Holmes, 69; St. Thomas Aquinas, 87; Tif­fin Columbian, 104; Orrville, 133; Galion, 157; Ontario, 200; Madi­son, 211; North­west­ern, 237; and Loudonville, 261.

Plac­ing for the Lady Tigers were: Jus­tine Yunker, 15th, 22:48; Sammy Gates, 19th, 23:14; Macy John­son, 34th, 24:17; Michaela Slone, 24:38; and Sadie Willacker, 53rd, 26:38. Ten Lady Tigers competed.

“It was a hot, muggy day, but we com­peted well,” stated Galion head coach George Guins.

In the mid­dle school boys’ meet, Galion was eighth out of 11 schools. Wadsworth won the cham­pi­onship with 51 points — 13 bet­ter than runner-up Ash­land. Galion tal­lied 205.

A total of 162 run­ners com­peted. Lucas Con­ner, 35th, 13:26.6; Colin McCul­lough, 37th, 13:29.3; and Nic Oehler, 46th, 13:41; all placed in the top 50 for the Tigers. Andrew Stump of St. Edward placed first in the two-mile race with an 11:45.9.

The Galion girls were ninth out of 14 teams. Edge­wood won the race with 71 points, and Wadsworth was sec­ond at 82. Galion fin­ished with 208 tallies.

Top 50 run­ners for the Lady Orange-and-Blue were: Megan Zier, 15th, 14:24.7; Abby Barre, 17th, 14:32.8; and Lau­ren Hug­gins, 48th, 15:51.3.

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