Friday, April 13, 2018

Junior High Tiger Boys Win Third Straight Meet; Girls Close Third at Stanberry

Worth County’s Junior High boys won their third straight meet, running away with the Stanberry meet Thursday. The girls were a close third in a crowded field as they continued to finish near the top.

Worth County had little competition on the boys side, and their nearest competition, King City and Albany, were neck and neck for second and third and had just as little competition from the rest of the field. Worth County scored 10 or more points in nine out of the 15 events, while they scored points in all but two of the events Thursday.

The girls had a crowded field in which five different teams had 50 or more points and were within 13 points of each other. Three other teams had 30 or more points, meaning that eight different teams had 30 or more points Thursday. The Tigers got the majority of their points in the 800, the Pole Vault, and the Shot Put, accounting for 34 of their 57 team points.

For the girls, Platte Valley won the meet with 63 team points. Albany had 61, Worth County 57, Princeton 51, King City 50, Rock Port 39, Stanberry 34, Braymer 30, North Harrison 27, Stewartsville 18, Gallatin and Pattonsburg 14, and NEN 1.

For the boys, Worth County won with 134 points. King City had 70, Albany 66, Gallatin 39, Platte Valley 37, Stanberry 34, Braymer 30, Rock Port 23, Stewartsville 17, NEN 12, and Princeton 7.

For the girls, Hailey Adwell won the 800 with a time of 2:48.5, knocking 26 seconds off her time. Aivry Griffin was second in the 100 Hurdles, knocking .52 of a second off her time and finishing with a time of 19.2.

The Tigers got a 2-3 finish in the Pole Vault. Molly Miller edged out Claire McElvain on tiebreaks; both finished with a vault of 6 feet.

Justina Wimer got a third place finish in the Triple Jump, upping her mark by almost a foot; she got a leap of 28’3”. Ali Brown was sixth with a jump of 27’3½”.

Ali Brown won the Shot Put with a throw of 30’7”. Olivia Kanak was second in the Discus with a throw of 66’10”.

For the boys, King City mounted a strong challenge in the open running events, but Worth County was able to hold their own. Alex Rinehart was second in the 100 with a time of 12.49. Lucas Wake was fifth with a time of 13.2. Two Tigers placed in the 200 as Jace Cousatte was third with a time of 27.3, and Aydan Gladstone was right behind him with a 27.4.

The Tigers placed two more in the 400 as Alex Rinehart won with a time of 1:01.9 and Levi Cassavaugh was fourth with a time of 1:05.1. Both improved on their times by 1-2 seconds. Josh Freed was third in the 800 with a time of 2:30.0 as Worth County withstood a 1-2 finish by Albany in that event. Worth County got a 1-2 finish of their own in the 100 hurdles as Jace Cousatte won with a time of 17.0 and Aydan Gladstone was second with a time of 17.4.

The 4x100 team of Jon Galanakis, Lucas Wake, Aydan Gladstone, and Jackson Runde won with a time of 53.7. The 4x200 team of Jon Galanakis, Josh Freed, Levi Cassavaugh, and Jackson Runde was fourth with a time of 1:56.8. The 4x400 team of Jon Galanakis, Jackson Runde, Josh Freed, and Levi Cassavaugh was sixth with a time of 4:36.6.

Worth County finished 2-3 in the High Jump as Lucas Wake was second with a jump of 5 feet. Jace Cousatte was third with a jump of 4’10”.

Aydan Gladstone won the Pole Vault by two feet, getting a height of 9’6”. Lincoln Moore was fourth with a height of 7’6”.

Alex Rinehart won the Triple Jump with a jump of 35’4”. Josh Freed was fourth with a jump of 30’3½”.

Jackson Runde won the Discus with a throw of 109’10½”.

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