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Saturday roundup: Central Catholic girls golfer Kristen Belden is medalist at Stark Championships

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AREA HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

The reigning Division II cross country state champions had statement wins at Saturday’s Boardman Spartan Invitational.

The Marlington boys and Minerva girls won the Division II races in one of the Midwest’s largest meets. The Dukes rolled to a 112-point victory over runner-up Hawken. The Lions beat second-place Kenston by 18 points.

Colin Cernansky led a 1-2-3 finish for Marlington. His time of 16:18.0 secured his fourth win in five meets this season.

Nash Minor finished second in 16:20.5. Michael Nicholls was third in 16:20.9.

Hera Hoffee came in fourth in 19:32.0 to lead Minerva. Marlington’s Bella Graham was runner-up in 18:37.0.

Earlier in the day, East Canton’s Brylan Holland extended his winning streak. He captured his third straight victory in the Division III boys race in 16:24.3.

Lake’s Daniela Scheffler was runner-up in the Division I girls race in 19:06.5. Hoover’s Noah Johnson took fifth in the boys race in 16:08.5.

East Canton’s Audrey Wade was the area’s top finisher in the Division III girls race. She came in eighth in 20:24.4.

Marlington's Colin Cernansky finishes first in the Ashley White Invitational at Marlington High School. Saturday, September 03, 2022.
Marlington's Colin Cernansky finishes first in the Ashley White Invitational at Marlington High School. Saturday, September 03, 2022.

CARROLLTON WINS MEADOWBROOK TEAM TITLE

A 1-2 finish from Elizabeth Funkhouser and Maddie Burgett led Carrollton to the girls team title at the Meadowbrook Colt Carnival.

Funkhouser won the race in 20:55.3. Burgett finished in 20:58.7

Carrollton recorded a 62-point win over runner-up Meadowbrook.

FAIRLESS SECOND BEHIND HEARN, SLATZER

Andrew Hearn and Joseph Slatzer led the way for Fairless at West Holmes Nanny Goat Invite.

Hearn came in second in the boys race in 17:33. Slatzer was third in 18:26.

The Falcons finished second as a team.

GIRLS GOLF

STARK COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS Central Catholic’s Kristen Belden won a playoff against Marlington’s Maria Warner to claim medalist honors at the Stark County Championships on Saturday. Belden and Warner both shot a 75 after 18 holes.

Lake won the team championship a score of 330. Kate Potashnik was third individually with a 78 to lead the Blue Streaks. Warner helped Marlington finish second as a team with a 341.

Canton Central Catholic Kristen Belden tees off on hole 10 of the Ohio State University Gray Course during the Division II Girls State Golf Tournament on Saturday October 16, 2021.
Canton Central Catholic Kristen Belden tees off on hole 10 of the Ohio State University Gray Course during the Division II Girls State Golf Tournament on Saturday October 16, 2021.

HIGH SCHOOL

GIRLS GOLF

Stark County Championships

Team standings: 1, Lake 330; 2, Marlington 341; 3, Jackson 365; 4, Massillon 378; 5, Louisville 389; 6, Central Catholic 390; 7, GlenOak 394; 8, Perry 409; 9, Canton South 418; 10, Lake Center Christian 426; 11, Northwest 463; 12, Minerva 493.

Medalist: Belden (CC) 75.

Individual results

Lake: Potashnik 78, Fedor 82, Nichols 82, Changet 88. Marlington: Warner 75, Mort 79, Kuhlmann 89, Nieman 98. Jackson: Murphy 88, Prodafikas 86, O’Connell 95, Grametbauer 96. Massillon: Findley 87, Hatheway 94, Hout 95, Findley 102. Louisville: Biery 87, Myers 95, Warner 100, Wallace 107. Central Catholic: Belden 75, Harold 86, Colucy 90, Rey 139. GlenOak: Schorsten 93, Hershberger 93, Watson 101, Ludwig 107. Perry: Gales 86, Jones 100, Ullum 102, Adams 121. Canton South: Kruger 85, Franks 100, Zellers 116, Foster 117. Lake Center: Starcher 90, Goodspeed 100, Varga 113, Collins 123. Northwest: Cliff 95, Caniglia 121, Ville 123, Bibbee 124. Minerva: Lukowski 105, Mitchell 123, Bartley 131, Mitchell 134.

Alliance Marlington's Maria Warner tees off on hole 9 of the Ohio State University Gray Course during the Division II Girls State Golf Tournament on Saturday October 16, 2021.
Alliance Marlington's Maria Warner tees off on hole 9 of the Ohio State University Gray Course during the Division II Girls State Golf Tournament on Saturday October 16, 2021.

GIRLS TENNIS

Jackson 5, Mount Notre Dame 0

Singles: P.Reese (J) d. Nofziger 6-0, 6-1; Altman (J) d. E.Assenmacher 7-5, 7-6; Utterback (J) d. Johnson 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: Shanmugam-Wright (J) d. Houck-Shydiak 6-0, 6-0; Rawal-Ahmed (J) d. Miller-Tam 6-3, 6-4.

BOYS SOCCER

Hoover 5, Solon 1

Goals: Nunziato (H) 2, VanNatta (H), McLeod (H), Streb (H). Assists: VanNatta (H), Schumacher (H), Jones (H). Shots: Hoover 20-8. Corner kicks: Hoover 6-0. Records: Hoover 6-1-2.

Alliance 6, Waterloo 1

Goals: Monette (A) 3, Simms (A) 2, Waterloo own goal. Assists: Blevins (S) 2, Simms (A), Monette (A). Saves: Heslop (A) 2.

Louisville 5, Tallmadge 2

Goals: Porter-Kovacic (L) 2, Burton (L), Young (L), Dillen (L). Assists: Swope (L) 2. Records: Louisville 7-1.

GIRLS SOCCER

Twinsburg 3, Jackson 0

Goals: Harris (T), Benach (T), Gilmer (T). Saves: Rozmajl (J) 5, Cellura (T) 3. Shots: Twinsburg 8-3. Corner kicks: Twinsburg 7-1. Halftime: Twinsburg 2-0. Records: Jackson 4-2-2, Twinsburg 9-0

 VOLLEYBALL

Lake 25-25-13-22-15, Stow 18-22-25-25-9

Top servers: Hayes (L) 5 aces Kills leaders: Isroff (L) 17. Assists leaders: Hayes (L) 23. Defensive leaders: DeGeorge (L) 34 digs, Isroff (L) 7 blocks.

Jackson 25-25-25, Perry 18-11-15

Top servers: Weirch (P) 8 points. Kills leaders: Knop (P) 12. Assists leaders: Mohr (P) 22. Defensive leaders: Miller (P) 9 digs. Records: Perry 4-6, 3-2.

Central Catholic 25-25, Crestwood 10-7

Top servers: Heiser (CC) 2 aces, Neisel (CC) 2 aces. Kills leaders: Neisel (CC) 13. Assists leaders: Turner (CC) 18. Defensive leaders: Turner (CC) 8 digs, Heiser (CC) 5 blocks.

Norwayne 25-19-25, Central Catholic 19-25-22

Kills leaders: Neisel (CC) 17. Assists leaders: Turner (CC) 31. Defensive leaders: Neisel (CC) 21 digs, Heiser (CC) 3 blocks.

Central Catholic 25-25, Mogadore 8-19

Top servers: Turner (CC) 3 aces. Kills leaders: Heiser (CC) 15. Assists leaders: Turner (CC) 28. Defensive leaders: Clark (CC) 7 digs, Heiser (CC) 5 blocks.

Tallmadge 25-25-25, Louisville 21-15-17

Top servers: Jobe (L) 2 aces. Kills leaders: Haren (L) 5. Assists leaders: Burick (L) 31. Defensive leaders: Lanham (L) 20 digs.

Lake Center Christian 25-25-25, Rittman 20-21-21

Top servers: Wilson (LCC) 4 aces. Kills leaders: Zook (LCC) 9. Assists leaders: Levengood (LCC) 25. Defensive leaders: Barber (LCC) 22 digs, Eves (LCC) 2 blocks, Harrington (LCC) 2 blocks.

Sandy Valley 25-25-25, Alliance 15-18-21

Top servers: Delaney (SV) 12 points, 6 aces;Mullaly (A) 5 aces. Kills leaders: Tucci (SV) 15, Mullaly (A) 6, Haba (A) 6. Assists leaders: Ward (SV) 30,Reese (A) 17. Defensive leaders: Hatcher (A) 18 digs, Faiello (SV) 15 digs, Ward (SV) 5 blocks.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Jackson HexSpacular

Team standings

1, Jackson 28; 2, Hudson 57; 3, GlenOak 58; 4, Wooster 92; 5, Louisville 145; 6, Canton South 184.

Top individual finishers

1, Young (GO) 15:25.54; 2, Ilg (J) 15:26.29; 3, LeVan (H) 15:53.92; 4, Keating (W) 16:13.48; 5, Prato (J) 16:26.31; 6, Ball (J) 16:31.30; 7, McNulty (J) 16:31.79; 8, Hull (J) 16:32.35; 9, Huzyak (J) 16:33.94; 10, Ginther (H) 16:35.72; 11, Sommers (GO) 16:37.50; 12, Lynch (GO) 16:39.30.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Jackson HexSpacular

Team standings

1, St. Joseph Academy 61; 2, Hudson 71; 3, Jackson 78; 4, GlenOak 78; 5, Wooster 83; 6, Louisville 161; 7, Canton South 189

Top individual finishers

1, Meyer (L) 19:05.55; 2, Blouch (SJA) 19:34.76; 3, Salem (GO) 19:41.90; 4, Rowell (SJA) 19:56.84; 5, Tzouloufis (GO) 20:03.55; 6, Will (H) 20:05.80; 7, Henderson (H) 20:09.49; 8, Zagst (J) 20:10.62; 9, Degenhard (J) 20:17.01; 10, Scott (SJA) 20:23.19; 11, Miller (W) 20:25.93; 12, Signorino (W) 20:34.63.

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