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Conference XC Roundup: Zeke Galbraith picks up OCC Championship win

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West Holmes' Zeke Galbraith leads the pack out of the woods at the Wayne-Holmes Invitational.
West Holmes' Zeke Galbraith leads the pack out of the woods at the Wayne-Holmes Invitational.

This weekend's local conference cross country meets:

Ohio Cardinal Conference

Lexington earned a team sweep of the OCC Championships at Wooster, dominating the girls' race while Wooster and Ashland made it close in the boys' side but ultimately couldn't catch the Minutemen.

West Holmes' Zeke Galbraith once again found himself crossing the finish line first, although New Philadelphia's Marcus Adelman gave him a test, finishing less than two seconds behind him.

Boys: Wooster (2nd, 58), West Holmes (6th, 116)

Top local finishers: Zeke Galbraith, West Holmes (1st of 47, 15:54.74); Ethan Keating, Wooster (4th, 16:22.42); Luke Hootman, Wooster (13th, 16:52.20); Owen Buchholz, Wooster (17:00.41); Gabe Thompson, Wooster (19th, 17:16.31)

Girls: Wooster (3rd of 7, 67), West Holmes (4th, 72)

Top local finishers: Gabi Signorino, Wooster (7th of 48, 19:51.0); Mattie Dunlap, Wooster (9th, 20:01.47); Noelle Smith, West Holmes (10th, 20:02.84), Olivia Hiner, Wooster (11th, 20:14.79); Lexy Starner, West Holmes (12th, 20:17.28); Ani Tzonev, Wooster (13th, 20:27.06), Alexis Wagers, West Holmes (14th, 20:27.80)

Principals Athletic Conference

CVCA ruled the PAC-7 Championships, rolling to victories in the boys' and girls' races.

Tuslaw's Jack Swartz and Orrville's Josh Rittgers each put together top-six finishes to lead the local runners in the boys' race, while Ella Wigal's eighth-place finish led the girls.

Boys: Tuslaw (4th of 8, 95), Triway (5th, 141), Orrville (6th, 150)

Top local finishers: Jack Swartz, Tuslaw (5th of 83, 17:02.57); Josh Rittgers, Orrville (6th, 17:10.82); Cayden Speicher, Triway (12th, 17:42.88); Aric Bretz, Tuslaw (21st, 19:14.26); Randolph McFarren, Tuslaw (19:22.08)

Girls: Tuslaw (3rd of 6, 86); Orrville (4th, 121)

Top local finishers: Ella Wigal, Triway (8th of 62, 21:59.65); Savannah Gill, Tuslaw (12th, 22:16.15); Hailey Wood, Tuslaw (13th, 22:19.75); Kayla Scheufler, Tuslaw (17th, 23:00.48)

Inter-Valley Conference

Top boys' local finishers: George Malicky, Hiland (26th of 70, 18:59.90); Nathan Young, Hiland (28th, 19:06.04)

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Conference XC Roundup: Zeke Galbraith picks up OCC Championship win