Girls Best of the Week: Marion Harding's sprint relay wins at Keller-Rich RV Relays

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CALEDONIA — The 20th Keller-Rich RV Relays were held on a cold Friday night with Upper Sandusky and Colonel Crawford taking the top two spots in the girls team standings of the eight-team field.

River Valley was fourth, Marion Harding fifth and Pleasant seventh.

Winning races were Marion Harding's 800-meter sprint relay in 1 minute, 58.84 seconds and its 4x200 relay in 1:54.24. Coming in second were RV's 4x1600 relay in 23:35.07, its distance medley relay in 11:19.6, and its 4x800 relay in 11:35.82, and Marion Harding's 4x100 relay in 53.03.

Individually in field events, RV's Madalyn Gwinner won the discus in 104 feet, 8 inches and was second in the shot put at 31-7 1/4, while teammate Finley Blevins won the pole vault in 10-6.

Here are some other highlights in girls athletics last week from around the Marion area:

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More Track and Field​

• Gilead Christian was fourth and Ridgedale eighth at Ridgedale's Dave Schorr Invitational. Ridgedale's Maddie McKenzie won the 100 hurdles in 17.4, while Gilead's Christian's Seraiah Campbell won the 1600 in 5:52.33 and was second in the 800 in 2:40.35. Ridgedale's Haleigh Townsend was third in the discus at 79-3 1/2, while GC's Allyson Green was third in the 400 in 1:08.0, and GC's 4x200 team was third in 2:02.5.
• Highland was third at the Dick Houston Relays at Licking Valley. Winning for the Scots were the shot put and discus teams, while the 4x800 relay was a runner-up, and the shuttle hurdles, high jump and distance medley were all third.
• North Union won the Triad Invitational. Getting victories were Stella Hancock in the 100 hurdles in 16.94, the 4x200 in 1:52.64 and Gabby Lindsey in the 200 in 26.49 and long jump in 16-6. Finishing as runners-up were the 4x100 in 54.08, Zoni Robinson in the 300 hurdles and Jessanie Pfister in the triple jump at 29-2 1/4. Getting third were the 4x800 in 11:04.74, Kennedy Ludwig in the 1600 in 5:47.21, Lauren Hall in the 3200 in 12:44.63, the 4x400 in 4:28.41 and Hancock in the pole vault at 8-6, which is a school record.

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Softball​

• Highland and Marion Harding were tied at 3-3 in the fifth inning before the Scots erupted for a 21-6 victory at Harding. Lydia Shaffer led Highland with two home runs and a double for five RBIs. Others producing for the Scots were Kate Clements with a triple, single and three RBIs; Dalaynie Hernandez with a double, single and three RBIs; Aubree Bellamy with a double and single; Maddy Stuckman with a double and three RBIs; Camryn Kline with a double; and Nevaeh DeWeese and Brielle Gilmore with two singles apiece. Saylor Squires and Shaffer teamed for a four-hitter, striking out eight and walking nine. For the Presidents, Kameron Biederman hit a home run, and Aleena Davis hit three singles for three RBIs.
• Highland also won an 8-4 game at home with Harding. Shaffer pitched a five-hitter with six walks and 13 strikeouts, while hitting a double and two singles. Hernandez added a double and single; Squires doubled; and Gilmore and Stuckman singled twice. Rylee McKinniss hit a double and Raina Smith two singles for Harding.
• Highland also beat Centerburg 9-5 with Gilmore getting a complete game victory with six hits, seven strikeouts and two walks. Shaffer hit a three-run homer and single, while Clements had three RBI and a double, and Stuckman and Hernandez singled twice.
• The Presidents bounced back for a 12-8 win over Ridgemont as Kennedy Davis picked up the win. Biederman singled and homered, and Abbey Hoertz and McKinniss both doubled. Biederman also hit a two-run home run in a 15-4 loss to Findlay.
• River Valley rallied for multiple runs in the seventh inning to beat Pleasant 7-6. Kylie Eastep struck out 14 and walked two for the Vikings, while Faith Staley was 2-for-3 with a homer for Pleasant. In a 12-6 win over the Spartans, Eastep was 4-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs, while Sam Woods and Harper Rogers had two hits, and Sidney Street struck out five and walked one. For Pleasant, Madi Pendleton, Brooklyn Hohler, Peyton Simpkins and Staley all had two hits.
• River Valley romped to an 18-3 win over Elgin as Street threw a six-hitter with no walks and three strikeouts. Woods went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs, and Eastep had a homer, single and four RBIs. For Elgin, Kendall Allen singled and doubled, and Miley Corbin doubled. In RV's 4-3 loss to Liberty Union, Kamryn Fowler and Emersyn Isom had two hits, while Eastep struck out eight and walked one.

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• Celia Hall went 4-for-4 with a triple and a double to go with five RBIs and lead Cardington to a 26-2 win over Worthington Christian. Ari Simpson backed her by going 4-for-5 with a triple, six RBIs and four runs, and Abigail Hardwick scored four times and drove in four runs. Morgan Powell hit two doubles and a single, Myleigh Bishop a double and two singles, and Riley Bierl a double and single for three runs scored.
• Danville beat Cardington 5-0 and 6-0 by holding the Pirates to five hits over the two games combined. Hardwick hit a double in the second game.
• Ridgedale blanked Ridgemont 6-0 as Kenzie Delaney hit two singles and threw a two-hitter with 15 strikeouts and no walks.
• Pleasant got by Elgin 5-2 with Quinn Wilson allowing nine hits, two walks and five strikeouts. Pendleton hit a triple and single, Staley two doubles and Hohler a double and single. Maycee Muselin tripled for Elgin, while Allen doubled, and Madison Hill singled twice. Hill also had two singles in a 22-0 loss to Liberty Union.
• Northmor's Alexis See hit a home run in a 19-0 win over Bucyrus. Hitting triples were Kate Kissling and Madisyn See. Hitting doubles were Kissling, Kallie Wright, Madison May and Shelby Cooper. Kissling, Wright and May all scored three times, and Kissling and Wright had three RBIs apiece. Cooper tossed a one-hitter with one walk and nine strikeouts.
• Northmor defeated East Knox 11-5 thanks to a six-run sixth inning. Cooper doubled and singled to score three runs, plus struck out 10, walked one and gave up five hits. Madisyn See doubled and singled twice, and Kissling doubled.
• The Golden Knights beat East Knox 19-2 in the second game, scoring 11 runs in the first inning. Reagan See homered for three RBIs; Katalina Roseberry singled twice and scored four runs; Wright drove in three runs; Saleen Miller singled twice; and Cooper scored four runs, plus pitched a two-hitter with two walks and six strikeouts.
• North Union knocked off Buckeye Valley 6-1 behind Leah Cox who threw a seven-hitter with eight strikeouts and one walk. Cox also tripled and singled twice. Kennedy Harrah tripled, and Kailin McElroy singled three times, while Brenna Martino and Emma McElroy singled twice.
• In North Union's 11-3 loss to Benjamin Logan, Harrah doubled and singled, and Kale Keigley, Martino and Kailin McElroy singled twice. The Wildcats also lost to Ben Logan 10-9. Emma McElroy hit two singles for three RBIs, and Keigley had two singles. North Union committed five errors, so only three of BL's runs were earned.
• North Union also fell to Tecumseh 9-6. Harrah tripled and doubled; Kailin McElroy singled three times; Cox doubled and singled for three RBIs; Keigley doubled and singled; and Hazlee Hall and Sierra Farrington doubled.

Coaches and statisticians are encouraged to send their results to the Marion Star's Rob McCurdy at [email protected], 419-610-0998, X @McMotorsport and Instagram @rob_mccurdy_star.

Marion Star Girls Best of the Week Performer Poll​

• Below are the nominees for the Marion Star's athlete of the week girls poll. Fans are encouraged to vote as often as allowed through early Sunday morning at MarionStar.com and its app.
• Highland softball's Lydia Shaffer hit two home runs and a double for five RBIs in a win over Marion Harding.
• River Valley softball's Kylie Eastep went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs in a win over Pleasant.
• Ridgedale track's Maddie McKenzie won the 100-meter hurdles in 17.4 at Ridgedale's Dave Schorr Invitational.
• Gilead Christian track's Seraiah Campbell won the 1600 meters in 5:52.33 and was runner-up in the 800 in 2:40.35 at Ridgedale's Dave Schorr Invitational.
• North Union track's Gabby Lindsey won the 200 meters in 26.49 and the long jump at 16-6 at the Triad Invitational.
• In last week's girls poll with 1,010 votes, Cardington softball's Celia Hall, who went 4-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Fredericktown, earned 346 votes (34 percent) to win the poll. Other nominees were River Valley track's Madalyn Gwinner, Northmor softball's Shelby Cooper, Elgin softball's Madison Hill and North Union softball's Brenna Martino.

This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Girls Best of the Week: North Union claims Triad Invitational title

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