Area athletes shine in district track & field championships

The area’s best track and field athletes suited up for a chance to advance to regional tournament this afternoon, and what a day it was for the Tri-Valley Dawgs.  The 4×100 team (Bryce Goss, Colin Slaboden, Marcus Hawkins, Jordan Jones) set an MVL record with a time 43.02 secons.  Jones also qualified in the 200-meter dash while Hawkins made the cut in the 400.

In Division-II, the Sheridan Generals and Lady Generals both dominated.  The Generals finished in second place while the Lady Generals won the Southeast District championship.  John Glenn sophomore Karlie Zumbro also excelled, winning the 300-meter hurdles and finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles.

Buckeye Trail standout Kylie Cutlip won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.91 seconds and also set a state record in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.04 seconds.

Local Sports Scoreboard

2016 District Track & Field Championships

Boys

Division I
1. Lancaster
2. Gahanna Lincoln
3. Dublin Jerome
4. Zanesville
5. Big Walnut

Division II
East District
1. St. Clairsville
2. Cambridge
T3. Maysville
3. John Glenn
5. Martins Ferry

Southeast District
1. Fairfield Union
2. Sheridan
3. Warren
4. Athens
5. Meigs

Division III
1. Bellaire
2. Barnesville
3. Catholic Central
4. Hiland
5. Shenandoah
6. Caldwell
T7. Rosecrans
7. Malvern
9. Shadyside
10. River

Girls

Division II
East District
1. Steubenville
2. John Glenn
3. Morgan
4. St. Clairsville
5. Martins Ferry

Southeast District
1. Sheridan
2. Fairfield Union
3. Alexander
4. Warren
5. Fairland

Division III
1. Garaway
2. Buckeye Trail
3. Shadyside
4. Tuscarawas Central Catholic
5. River

NBA
Cleveland 84
Toronto 99

NCAA Baseball
Ohio State 6
Minnesota 5 (10 Innings)

MiLB
Columbus 0
Louisville 2

MLB
Seattle 4
Cincinnati 0

Cleveland 1
Boston 9

Colorado 5
Pittsburgh 1

MLS
Toronto 0
Columbus 0 (Draw)