Unbeaten in Region 4, Warren sweeps Harbor Creek
Warren’s boys team had the top two finishers and the Lady Dragons the top three in a cross country sweep of visiting Harbor Creek on Tuesday at Betts Park.
Morgan Alexander won the girls race by 51 seconds with a personal-best 19 minutes, 44 seconds. Teammates Cassidy Britton and Leona Hovan finished second and third, respectively, for Warren in the Lady Dragons’ 22-33 win to move to 3-0 in Region 4.
Sam Lindell’s 16:03 was also a personal best in leading Warren’s boys to an 18-39 win over the Huskies and 3-0 start in the region.
“We had a great showing today with our boys and girls moving to 3-0 in the region and on the season with wins over Harbor Creek,” said Warren coach Kevin Dustin. “Sam and Cam (Williams) went 1-2 and led the charge for the boys team. Morgan, Cassidy, and Leona went 1-2-3 to secure the win for the girls. We had a bunch of great times and it’s great to see the team moving in the right direction.”
Britton’s second-place finish out of 20 was in 20:35 and Hovan finished third in 20:38. Other finishers for Warren were Riley Evan (sixth, 21:34), Adison Cullers (10th, 23:34), Loralei Johnson (13th, 23:57), Rose Rioux (16th, 25:09) and Ella Cull (18th, 26:50).
After Lindell, Williams finished second in 17:09, Cole Fitzgerald was fourth in 17:29, Leyton Salvatore fifth in 18:10 and Grayson Collopy sixth in 18:56. Other finishers for Warren out of 17 runners were Emre Morgan (ninth, 19:32), Jack Monroe (12th, 22:22), Jonah Brinkley (13th, 23:11) and Parker Mowrey (14th, 23:52).
SENECA SWEEPS EISENHOWER
ERIE — Emily Grosch won the varsity girls race and Joe Mistretta was a strong second in the boys race, but it wasn’t enough for Eisenhower to avoid a Region 4 cross country sweep on Tuesday at Seneca.
“Emily Grosch earned her first Region 4 win tonight; she’s been running very well this season,” said Eisenhower coach Darlene Beach. “The boys lost a tough one by one point. Joe Mistretta ran one of his strongest races to claim second place. We’ll be gearing up the rest of the week for the big McQuaid Invitational this Saturday in Rochester.”
Grosch finished first out of 13 in 23:08 in the Lady Knights’ 33-24 loss. Other Eisenhower finishers were Izzy Grosch (fourth, 23:39), Peyton Kellogg (seventh, 24:07), Callie Delp (11th, 25:17) and Lillian Cathcart (13th, 29:15).
Mistretta was second out of 13 for Ike’s boys in a 28-27 loss in 18:59. Other finishers for Eisenhower were Alex Lund (fifth, 20:22), Mason Britt (sixth, 21:58), Carson Ferman (seventh, 22:03), Brice Ludwick (eighth, 22:11), Timothy McAuley (11th, 23:38), Aidon Knowles (12th, 24:48) and Jonathan Bogniak (13th, 26:27).