Prep Roundup: Norwayne's Jaylee Wingate wins Ashland Invite race
Saturday, Sept. 3
CROSS COUNTRY
Ashland Invitational
Both Wooster teams finished in the top 10 of the Div. I races and Norwayne, Smithville and Northwestern had teams place in the top five of the Div. II/III races at the Ashland Invite.
Norwayne's Jaylee Wingate put together another impressive performance to win the girls Div. II/III race with a time of 18:24.9. Smithville's Kaitlyn Carr placed second and Norwayne's Annabel Stanley finished third as the Bobcats earned a third-place finish as a team.
Meanwhile, on the boys side in the small school race, Northwestern's Kade Tegtmeier picked up another first-place finish, beating 83 other runners with a time of 16:57.9. Triway's Caden Speicher finished seventh, Norwayne's Tripp Wingate eighth and Northwestern's Jacob Wakefield ninth. Elijah Amstutz led Smithville's third-place finish by placing 11th. Norwayne finished fourth and Northwestern placed fifth.
Wooster's girls placed seventh of 21 teams in the Div. I race, led by Audrey Miller's 11th-place finish. The Generals boys were ninth of 21, led by Ethan Keating finishing 12th.
Northwest Invitational
Boys: Rittman (1st of 11), Waynedale (3rd), Orrville (8th), Chippewa (9th)
Top local finishers: Luke Snyder, Rittman (1st, 16:48.80); Jackson Varner, Waynedale (2nd, 17:22.60); Devin Bowlby, Rittman (6th, 18:17.70)
Girls: Waynedale (4th of 10), Rittman (6th), Chippewa (7th), Orrville (8th)
Top local finishers: Clara Sundberg, Waynedale (2nd, 20:49.90); Merrick Gibson, Rittman (4th, 21.27.40); Caroline Kennel, Rittman (9th, 22:41.40)
Highland Flying Scots Invitational
Boys: West Holmes (8th of 15), Loudonville (15th)
Top local finishers: Zeke Galbraith, West Holmes (1st, 16:30.40); Jacob Miller, West Holmes (26th, 18:06.29); Braydyn Lemon, West Holmes (44th, 18:33.44)
Girls: West Holmes (2nd of 12), Loudonville (11th)
Top local finishers: Noelle Smith, West Holmes (12th, 21:03.46); Alexis Wagers, West Holmes (18th, 21:31.42), Zora Starner, West Holmes (24th, 22:06.64)
Newcomerstown Invitational (small school)
Boys: Dalton (1st of 9)
Top local finishers: Carson Steiner, Dalton (2nd, 17:11.15); Caleb Hofstetter, Dalton (4th, 17:44.77); Ely Hutson, Dalton (9th, 18:24.07)
Girls: Dalton (1st of 10)
Top local finishers: Emberlynn Nolt, Dalton (1st, 20:15.51); Samantha Theil, Dalton (8th, 21:40.56); Brianna Chenevey, Dalton (12th, 22:19.59)
VOLLEYBALL
Norwalk Invitational
Facing some of its best competition of the season, Wooster went 2-1 at the Norwalk Invitational, picking up wins over Ontario (25-13, 20-25, 25-19) and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (25-17, 15-25, 25-17) and losing perennial small school power Tiffin Calvert (25-23, 22-25, 18-25).
Sara Snowbarger was the Generals' most consistent player at the net, combining for 47 kills over the three games, with Megan Lantis pitching in 30 kills. Marin Dixon dished out 20-plus assists in all three games, going for 22, 29 and 28.
Triway 25, 25, 25; West Holmes 14, 6, 13
Triway: Jaymes Gilbert 8 kills, 6 aces; Mallory Fluharty 13 assists; Emma Flinner 5 kills, 11 digs, 11 points; Kaylee Davis 14 points, 4 aces, 12 assists
Dalton 25, 25, 24, 25; St. Vincent St. Mary 12, 22, 26, 23
Dalton: Sarah Cross 16 points, 19 assists; Vivi Cisar 8 kills, 5 blocks; Laura Schloneger 17 digs; Madalyn Coblentz 14 points, 16 digs
Hiland 25, 25, 25; Massillon 18, 20, 21
Hiland: Ava Troyer 14 kills; Ava Weaver 27 assists, 6 digs; Haley Yoder 9 kills, 6 digs
Sparta Highland 25, 25, 25; Loudonville 21, 21, 22
Loudonville: Goldie Layton 17 digs; Ari Mitchell 15 digs, 5 kills; Katie Seboe 6 kills, 5 blocks; Payton VanSickle 27 assists, 3 aces
Norton 25, 25, 19, 19, 15; Smithville 19, 22, 25, 25, 3
Smithville: Naomi Keib 17 kills; Taryn Fath 33 assists, 16 digs; Angelina Yates 7 kills, 3 aces, 12 digs; Bre Fatzinger 8 kills, 6 digs; Maddy Lengacher 10 digs, 3 aces
GIRLS SOCCER
Smithville 7, Triway 0
Smithville goals: Natalie Cox 2, Tessa Daniels 2, Aly Wickens 2, Kaylie Holmes ... Cox 2 assists
Triway: Hannah Costa 7 saves
Hiland 5, John Glenn 1
Hiland goals: Kate Kaufman 2, Brynne Coil, Kylie Lapp, Kristen Miller ... Itzelle Guzman 2 saves
West Holmes 9, Philo 0
West Holmes goals: Allie McMillen 2, Averee Troyer 2, Katherine Kaster, Casey Ogi, Solveigh Tombraegel, Aveona Yoder, Philo own goal
BOYS SOCCER
Norwayne 8, Chippewa 0
Norwayne goals: Jon Graham 2, Cooper Ringle 2, Kyle Olszewski, Jason Reutter, Isaiah Steiner, Braden West ... West 3 assists, Ringle 2 assists, Yikealo Maibach 2 assists
Chippewa: Alex Rodriguez 18 saves
Waynedale 3, Northwestern 0
Waynedale goals: Noah Cerniglia, Westin Hilty, Tyson Troyer ... Neal Brewer 2 saves
Northwestern: Alex Albright 6 saves
West Holmes 0, Philo 0
BOYS GOLF
Dover Invitational
Hiland (343, 6th of 17): Nathan Kline 83, Lucas Yoder 85, Jack Mast 87, Monty Coblentz 88
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