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The Lady Patriots have gone 54-2 in the last two years in softball and ran the table this year going 30-0 to become the OHSAA D6 State Champs.

Story & Photos by Dale Barger

AKRON – The Tri-Village Softball Team capped off a perfect 30-0 season, running the table in 2025 by beating Sugarcreek Garaway 6-0 in the OHSAA D6 State Championship game in the 100^th Anniversary Celebration of Firestone Stadium.

The Patriots had 7 hits & scored 6 runs on offense while Liz Poling allowed just three hits, one walk and three strikeouts with solid support from the defense in the win.   It was Poling’s 24th victory of the season.


Elizabeth Poling has been a rock in the circle this season notching 24 wins along the way.

Camryn Osborne led off the 2nd inning taking one for the team on a hit by pitch.  Kash Mead hit the ball toward second with Osborne heading that direction and she slid around the tag safely to give TV runners at first and second base.

With one out the Patriots went small ball with Tai Mize bunting and the ball just cleared the pitcher toward an empty second base.  The fielder at second left to cover first on the bunt and Mize picked up a single while Osborne scored on the play.

Tai Mize who had a double and this bunt single got things started off well the Patriots.

Garaway’s pitcher then plunked Mylee Bierly, and TV had bases loaded. A walk to Emma Greer allowed Mize to score giving the PATS a 2-0 lead at end of 2nd inning.

In the bottom of the fifth inning Greer gathered past second base … but the next two hitters were retired.  Osborne, who set a new school record with 13 homeruns drew a walk giving Tri-Village two on with two outs.

Aereonna Baker delivers big blow with this double to plate two runs and give the Patriots some breathing room in game with Sugarcreek Garaway.

Aereonna Baker returned to the plate looking for redemption on her previous at bat, where she was thrown out from right field at first base.  Baker delivered  this time with a rocket past the right fielder to the fence for a stand-up double that scored both Greer and Osborne for a 4-0 lead.

Mize started the bottom of the 6th with a hard-hit to center for a double.  Mylee Bierly who appeared to be a  ball magnet took a second hit by pitch to the shin.

Emma Greer set a new school record for hits in a season collecting her 59th hit and getting an RBI in the process her team leading 46th on the year.  Greer would later score her team leading 54th run as as well.  Her performance this year led her to be the WOAC Conference Player of the Year, 1st team All-Southwest District, 1st Team All State and D6 State Player of the Year.

Greer then singled to score Mize with Bierly moving up to third base.  Bierly then scored on a pass ball to complete the game scoring with TV up 6-0.

Sugarcreek Garaway had one last opportunity at the top of the 7th.  Liz Poling got a fly-out on the first hitter to center.  The next batter ripped a hard shot down third base line for a stand-up double giving the Pirates a glimmer of hope.

But hope turned to despair as the next hitter lined to Mize at second and she quickly relayed to Osborne covering the bag for a double play to end the game and the Patriots went into full celebration mode.

Girls were jumping around, lots of raw emotion, screams of joy, hugs and plenty of smiles all around as the girls completed their journey to win a state championship. 

They are the fifth Tri-Village team to reach the state final four joining the 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1985 teams.  The second team along with 1980 to make the state final and the first softball team in school history to win a State Championship.

They became the third sports team in the last decade at Tri-Village to go undefeated to win a state championship and is the newest member of the 30-0 club joining the 2015 Boys Basketball and 2023 Girls Basketball State Championship teams.

Becoming a championship team doesn’t just magically happen, in fact the groundwork started years ago with nine starry eyed young girls with a passion for the game all playing for current varsity assistant coach Shane Mead.  Mead started coaching the Darke County Rebels in 2018 and at one time 11 of the current Patriot players were involved in one way or another.  

Aereonna Baker started with them her first year … but her birthdate forced her to play up with a different team … but still she was playing Focus softball with Emma Cantrell who is the only senior on this year’s team.   

Caley McCarroll and Emma Greer subbed several times over the years … but the core team included: McKenzie Besecker, Kaley Brandon, Camryn Osborne, Kash Mead, Addy Wright, Elizabeth Poling, Mylee Bierly and Hailey Burk.

These young ladies didn’t just wake up one morning and say, ‘hey I think I’ll start playing softball today’, they’ve all put in the time and worked hard to become state champions.

Coach Mead talked about how it all came together.

“When Kash was a second grader we had a few local kids playing on our team but there were a few other 3rd and 4th grade kids playing as well on another team.  (They are all now currently sophomores and juniors on the Patriots varsity softball team except Mead a freshman)  So, we put the two groups together and that was the beginning for this team,” Mead explained.

The foundation and beginning of the current Lady Patriots began in 2018 with 9 current players on the same team.

“The girls started winning some “C” type tournaments, then stepped up and won “B” tournaments which eventually led to high level “A” national  tournaments.  When we won a National Tournament playing against teams with kids from all over … they were stunned to know all the kids playing on our team were from the same small school,” Mead added.

Fueled by that success the girls continued to work on their own individual skills and had high expectations coming into high school. 

Last year’s Lady Patriots softball team may have surprised many, but the team including Coach Emily Osborne and Coach Mead had already prepared these girls to be competitive and ready to win.

Catcher Hailey Burk has worked hard to hone her craft and perfectly frames the pitch from Liz Poling giving the umpire a great view to call the strike.

In 2024 the Patriots won the conference with an 11-0 league record winning the WOAC Conference.  They then marched through the tournament racking up some impressive wins including Ft. Loramie in the regional semifinal to set-up a regional final game with Minster. 

They lost to the Wildcats 5-3 in the regional final and up to that point losing never entered their mind.  The loss provided the motivation needed for the team as they collected dirt from the field in vials only to be returned if they won the regional final in 2025.

The formula used when they played tournament softball by moving from “C” to “B” and then “A’ level competition was applied to the 2025 schedule.

“We beefed up our schedule, we needed it, and we wanted the challenge of playing better teams and these girls were ready for it, that’s why we scheduled Russia, Greenville, Covington and Northmont to start the season.  In the Greenville game we had a lead, but they rallied late, and we had to focus to find a way to win, and the girls did that,” Osborne stated.

A reporter asked if they ever thought about losing a game.

“We don't talk about losing … but in our first scrimmage this year we lost to a really good Tipp City team and that might have been the best thing to happen because it showed us, if we don't play our strongest game or play as a team, we’re not going to win. So, it reminded us that we have to stay humble and to trust each other knowing any one of us can make a big play to help the team,” Aereonna Baker remarked.

Tri-Village coaches and players welcomed the challenged and found it to be fun.

“It was definitely very fun. And we obviously played some teams where it was just kind of an easy game, but we learned a lot with tight games where it was like one to nothing. Early in the season we only beat Greenville by one, and it was a team we were dying to beat. So, having a zero in the loss column was something we all earned, and we wanted it for each other.  We didn't want one or two losses, it was all of our mindsets the whole season,” Tai Mize declared.

In order to do that the Patriots would have to come together as a team and get contributions across the board. Many times, throughout the year you expect certain players to make headlines game after game … but for Tri-Village in the biggest games of the year it wasn’t necessarily the big headline players making the biggest contributions.

Against Minster in their regional semifinal re-match the Patriots got a spectacular relief effort from Emma Greer pitching out of two bases loaded innings.  They also got a heads up throw from Addy Wright to Tai Mize who flipped to Hailey Burk tagging out the go-ahead run at the top of the 7^th inning. Then in the bottom half of the inning after collecting just one hit all game long, coach Osborne called on Kaley Brandon to pinch hit and she produced with just the second hit of the game. The Patriots then got a sacrifice bunt from Burk to move Emma Cantrell on to run for Brandon.  Cantrell then stole third base and eventually scored on a squeeze bunt from freshman Kash Mead to win the game 1-0.

Mylee Bierly, Addy Wright & Aereonna Baker with big smiles because they are state champions.

In the state semi-final game Emma Cantrell would duplicate her aggressive base running walking in the first inning, then stole second base, then third and finally home and the Patriots made it hold up with solid pitching from Liz Poling and excellent defense to eke out another 1-0 win. 

Then in the championship game contributions came from Aereonna Baker on a two RBI double, Emma Greer was 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored, Camryn Osborne scored two runs, Kash Mead was 2-for-3, one run scored, Tai Mize had a big double was 2-for-3 one RBI, one run scored, and Mylee Bierly scored one run after getting beaned twice. To wrap it up Liz Poling went the full 7 innings giving up just 3 hits and the defense was right tight behind her to secure the 6-0 shutout.

In the post-game press conference Tri-Village coach Emily Osborne talked about having a complete team with contributions from everyone being key to helping them achieve a perfect season.

“What a game and a great season, 30-0!  I’m so proud of this team from top to bottom.  We sat in here yesterday with three other leaders. Today, I have three new leaders, just the fact that they can play together and know their responsibilities and do them confidently, is what we needed today. I’m so proud of them and what they're able to do,” Osborne stated.

Over the course of the last three game this reporter interviewed ten different girls just to give you an idea of how spread out the contributions were for the team.

In the press conference with shortstop Camryn Osborne, second baseman Tai Mize and left fielder Aereonna Baker they talked about how they achieved their dream of a state championship and agreed that doing their job and trusting teammates were key.

Baker who hit the redemption double, struggled knowing she got thrown out at first on the hard hit to right field, stated she has learned to trust her girls.

“I mean, we’ve been playing together since I was eight, nine years old. I was struggling at the beginning of the game and coach Shane looked at me and said, hit the ball, and I did. We all know how to communicate really well. There are times if I'm not hitting good, somebody will be. There's always somebody hitting super good we just have to rely on our teammates,” Baker commented.

“Today wasn’t Emma Cantrell’s day but if it wasn’t for her in the last two games we wouldn’t be here.  Today was my day,” Baker added.

Shortstop Camryn Osborne chimed in about the team’s defense, that helped to shut out the last three teams they played.

“I think our defense might be the best thing about this team … maybe better than our hitting,” Osborne said.

Shortstop Camryn Osborne runs down a fly ball into the outfield.  Osborne led her team this year with a school record 13 home runs thinks the Patriots defense gets overlooked because of their offense.  

“I really believe our communication is so good. I think it comes back to that trust again. Like, we just trust each other and I’m not sure where we would be if we didn’t, we’ve just learned to play together over time,” Osborne added.

Tai Mize who came to the group a little later than some of the others was just happy to be a part of the amazing run.

“It's an honor being able to be a junior and then becoming a senior finishing my career with these girls makes me so happy,” Mize said.

“I have to agree with them about the trust, is just like having each other's back. Like when Cam or I back up Liz on tip balls off her glove, or even Kaylee or Emma, we're always there, but so is our outfield.  They do a great job of backing up balls that me and Cam can't get to, so it's having each other's back when things do go wrong,” Mize added.

Players from L-R: Camryn Osborne, Hailey Burk, Tai Mize, Mylee Bierly, Addy Wright, Kaley Brandon, McKenzie Besecker, Aereonna Baker, Emma Cantrell, Emma Greer, Caley McCaroll, Claire Royer, Elizabeth Poling and Kash Mead.  

But the biggest thing that became clear was how much these girls care for each other and the encouragement they provide to pick one another up.

Baker talked about how important McKenzie Besecker and other players that weren’t able to play in the game and what they mean to the team.

“McKenzie, if she didn't come in and talk to me and give me sips of Red Bull, like those girls are so good even if they're not getting playing time, there just such a solid set of girls who make the difference, making us laugh, giving pep talks, it all matters,” Baker alluded.

It seemed like whenever the team needed a big play coach Osborne and Mead pulled the right strings and coach Osborne talked about that.

“They are all good girls. I believe in all of them They've all put in the work and all of them want it just as much as I do.  So, I'm confident that whoever I put in, they want to be there, they want to play for their team. And that's just kind of how we work it. We kind of look at who's hitting, who's staying positive for the team. Because it matters, these girls are alluding to that. You know, it matters to stay positive and be part of the team, and it's awesome,” Osborne asserted

“Technically, per OHSAA we have two players who aren't on the roster, but they're part of the team, and keys to keeping us up, and helping us focus, to make us laugh when we need it. You know, it's a team effort, they were part of it and that’s why they're an awesome team,” Osborne related.

In the last two years Patriots softball has a 54-2 record and returns everyone but Emma Cantrell who will leave as a state champion.   


Patriot players McKenzie Besecker, Emma "Wheelz" Cantrell and Emma Greer sporting new hardware.

While they will want to enjoy this magic title run for a bit, something tells me they’re ready to up the ante in 2026.

“We've got some ideas in mind for next year to continue keeping them challenged, because you need to keep the focus and momentum and that can be done by making them work,” Osborne concluded.

What began as innocent, wide-eyed young girls playing softball for the first time eight years ago, has evolved into a group of young women united by their love for the game. This shared passion has fostered a strong sisterhood among them, allowing these girls to develop trust in one another and play for each other, ultimately leading them to become State Champs!


The 2025 Softball team joins the 30-0 club at Tri-Village.  The 3rd team in the last decade to be state champions while going 30-0 joining the 2015 boys basketball and 2023 girls basketball state championship teams.
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Sophomore Cade Shellhaas joins his brother as a State Champion Pole Vaulter at Ansonia and set a new DIII State record of 16'6" along the way to have bragging rights in the family.

Story and Photos by Dale Barger

COLUMBUS – The WOAC was well represented at the OHSAA State Track & Field Event on Friday and Saturday. It was an historic season for the Ansonia boys team winning the schools first ever team regional championship in any sport.  

Ansonia’s Cade Shellhaas took the ultimate prize by capturing an individual state championship in the pole vault with a state meet record for DIII with a jump of 16’-6”.

Shellhaas also finished in 5^th place in the 110m hurdles.

Ansonia sophomore London Reichert finished Runner-up in the Pole Vault with a jump of 12’-0.


Ansonia sophomore London Reichert bends the pole to spring over 12' for a State-Runner placement in Pole Vault.

Arcanum’s Faith Wooten also was State Runner-up in the shot put and 3rd in the Discus.

Arcanum's Faith Wooten was a double placer at State Meet in field events.  She was State Runner-up in Shot put & third place in the Disc.

Tri-Village Adalynn Hines would also take home a State Runner-up medal in the long jump.

Tri-Village junior Adalynn Hines took home a long jump State Runner-up medal

Congratulations to all athletes who qualified and competed, here is how they finished at the 2025 OHSAA State Track and Field Event.

OHSAA Boys DIII State Finals

400 Meter Dash
Seth Coker – Newton 9th place – 50.37
Brayden Bromagem – Ansonia – DNP

1600 Meter Run
Ethan Sparks – Ansonia 16th place – 4:44.25

3200 Meter Run
Bennett Lehman – Ansonia 3rd place – 9:18.21

110 Meter Hurdles
Cade Shellhaas – Ansonia 5th place – 14.80

4x100 Meter Relay
Ansonia – Brayden Bromagem, Luke Ressler, Cade Shellhaas, Nate Good - DNP
Newton – Jaemyn Lowry, Luke Cornett, Dakota Craig, Christian Maxwell - DNP

4x200 Meter Relay
Ansonia – Brayden Bromagem, Luke Ressler, Cade Shellhaas, Nate Good - DNP

4x400 Meter Relay
Newton – Jacson Cress, Liam Woods, Lincoln Smith, Seth Coker - DNP

High Jump
Noah Finkbine – Tri-Village 14th place – 6’2”

Pole Vault
Cade Shellhaas – Ansonia – State Champion 16’-6” – School Record – USA Top 50 Jump
Nate Good – Ansonia - DNP

Shot Put
Dominic Black – Tri-Village – 8th place – 53’-7.25” - PR & School Record

OHSAA DII Boys State Finals

Discus
Cooper Shrout – Preble Shawnee 14th place – 149’-9”

Shot Put
Cooper Shrout – Preble Shawnee 9th place – 54’-5.50”

OHSAA DIII Girls State Finals

200 Meter Dash
London Reichert – Ansonia 4th place – 26.22

400 Meter Dash
Cole Thompson – Newton 5th place – 1:00.85

4x100 Meter Relay
Ansonia – Lauren Warner, Rose Barga, London Reichert & Olivia Creager – 8th place – 50.51

3200 Meter Run
Michaela Flora – Newton 14th place – 11:37.85 – DNP

Long Jump
Adalynn Hines – Tri-Village 2nd place – 17’-2.5” – State Runner-up
Olivia Creager – Ansonia 8th place – 16’-10.75”

Pole Vault
London Reichert – Ansonia – 2nd place - 12’-0” – Ohio Top 25 – State Runner-up

Discus
Faith Wooten – Arcanum – 5th place 131’-7” – Ohio Top 50

Shot Put
Faith Wooten –  Arcanum – 3rd place – 41’-2” – PR & Ohio Top 50

Congratulations to all the WOAC Athletes who competed at the state track meet and representing yourselves, your schools and the WOAC very well.

It was a memorable year for the Ansonia boys and girls track team and both teams will have lots of talent returning for 2026.
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Tri-Village is one game away from winning a state championship in softball after defeating Dalton 1-0 in state semifinals.

Story & Photos by Dale Barger

AKRON – The Tri-Village Girls softball team scored one run in the first inning and made it hold up for the next seven innings to defeat Dalton in their OHSAA DVI State Semi Final game at Firestone Stadium.

The 29-0 Patriots advance to the championship game to be played on Sunday at 11am again in Akron at Firestone Stadium.  They will take on Sugarcreek Garaway (20-10) a 10-4 winner over Gibsonburg in the other semi-final game.

Tri-Village after only getting three hits in the regional final, again collected just three hits as Dalton pitcher Mei Simmons struck out nine Patriot hitters.  Simmons came into the game with 220 strikeouts on the year.  But she walked four Patriot hitters with two big ones back-to-back to Emma Cantrell and Hailey Burk that would be the difference in the game.

After Cantrell drew the first walk she would steal second base, then third.  Hailey Burk followed up Cantrell at the plate drawing a walk and while running to first base, Cantrell with a big lead off third base enticed Dalton into a pickle. 

In the back and forth Burk continued on to second base and they took their eye of Cantrell for just a moment but enough to allow her to escape the pickle as she slid into home to manufacture what would be the only run of the game.

Senior Emma Cantrell steals second base.  She then swiped third and home to score the only run of the game.

Tri-Village coach Emily Osborne talked about being aggressive when Cantrell gets on base.

“You know, I'm proud of my senior leader, she made it happen again.  We knew if she was in scoring position, we'd really push hard to get her across the plate,” Osborne explained.

Emma Cantrell talked about scoring the game winning run and how it happened.

“So, I drew the walk and while on first base Coach Mead gave me the steal sign, I love when he gives me the steel sign, because that means, if I get out, obviously it's his fault, but I don't get out,” said a confident Cantrell.

So, I stole second, and then I'm just thinking about getting a big jump and the catcher just throws the ball right back, so I just go and take third base” Cantrell added.

“Ray was up the bat, and the catcher kept throwing the ball back quick, At the time, if she wasn't going to look at me, I was going to delay but she looked at me and then tried to chase me down and I got into a pickle, but I got out of it, and that was huge,” Cantrell beamed.

At the time no one knew that run would be the game winner and Coach Osborne was thankful for the run.

“It only takes one to win, right?  We would have like to have seen more hits and run production. That’s not how we wanted to see it go down. I really looked forward to a fourth inning or fifth inning, the type where you break it open kind of thing,” Osborne stated.

But by then to have that little reassurance of getting a run on the board and having solid defense and good work between our pitcher Liz Poling and catcher Hailey Burk steadied us through out.  I'm proud of my girls for just sticking with it and playing the game one play, one out, at time and doing whatever it takes to get through the innings to get the win, Osborne expounded.


Junior pitcher Elizabeth Poling has been a steady force in circle all year for the Patriots.

Elizabeth Poling pitched the full seven innings giving up just three hits, had two strikeouts and one walk to pick up the win.

Poling had a scare in the bottom of the sixth inning after giving up a HBP to Simmons, she registered a strikeout to the next batter.  The next hitter then hit a smoking hot line drive right back at Poling who thankfully was able to get her glove up and almost made a great catch, but it hit her in a bad spot and there were a few tense moments on whether she would be able to continue.

“You know that it's scary, Osborne said on the ball hit to Poling.  I've been a pitcher before. It's scary to have that ball come at you so hard that it hurts your hand and to be able to go ahead and stay in the game,” Osborne said.

With runners now on first and second and just one out it was tough decision on what to do next.

“There was doubt between the coaches here on what's the right move because we didn't have insurance runs and need to keep them from scoring, so we kept her it and she worked out of it and I'm proud of her,” Osborne exclaimed.

Poling who had a hand injury earlier in the season talked about the hit back to her.

“It flared up at the time and real stinger but it’s fine now.  But I was prepared to finish and confident that between my catcher (Hailey Burk) and me that we could get through it,” Poling commented.

Junior catcher Hailey Burk conference with Liz Poling as the two worked together late to get through a tough moment.

“My catcher and I, we've been pitching and catching forever, and we always have this sign me and you. And so, I do my best, and she does her best and that’s what we did,” Poling added.

The Patriots have shown resolve in the face of big pressure in the last two games and coach Osborne credits their schedule and close games against good competition throughout the course of the year. 

Coming into the playoff I talked to the team about a few key games we’ve played this year. We played Greenville who is in a higher division than us, a strong team and they started rallying back late in the game and we had to hold on for the win.   Against Indian Lake, we had a walk off, come back, win again, another higher division than us. And of course, Minster that was scoreless going into the seventh, and then we put the run on the board at the end. Those three games are key for us. They build momentum knowing we're facing the best of the best and then here at State we persevered, and we will continue to keep that in mind as we go for a State Championship,” Osborne concluded.

Kash Mead made several good catches along with the rest of the outfield as the defense made plays to support the efforts of Liz Poling in the circle.

The 2025 Patriots joins the 1981 team to be second team to play for a state softball championship and looking to be the first to win it.

On being just, the second team to go to the state championship Hailey Burk said,
“It feels really great.  Falling short of state last year was really frustrating knowing we could have been here last year … but we’re here now and it feels really good, we just have one more to go,” Burk said.


Hailey Burk rips a double down the left field line for just one of three hits in the game for Tri-Village.
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Ansonia's London Reichert was the Regional Champion in Pole Vault and will head to state in two events.

Story & Photos by Dale Barger

TROY – WOAC Girls track teams competed in the OHSAA DIII Region 12 meet in Troy, Ohio and 4 athletes will move on to compete in 6 events at the State Track meet. 

Two athletes London Reichert of Ansonia (Pole Vault) and Faith Wooten of Arcanum (Discus) won individual Regional Championships and will compete in two events each at state meet.  Tri-Village’s Adalynn Hines and Newton’s Michaela Flora also will compete at state meet.

The Ansonia Girls Track team finished 8th in the regional with 27 points Arcanum was 13th, Newton 17th with 13 points and Tri-Village was 20th with 10 points.

Top 9 Girls in each event get on Podium & Top 4 in regional qualify for the State Meet

200 Meter Dash


London Reichert – Ansonia 4th place – 26.22 - Qualified for State

400 Meter Dash

Cole Thompson – Newton 5th place – 1:00.85

3200 Meter Run


Michaela Flora – Newton 3rd place – 11:31.69 - Qualified for State

Claire Stull – Newton 6th place – 12:03.23

300 Meter Hurdles

Rose Barga – Ansonia 8th place – 1:08.5

4x100 Meter Relay

Ansonia – 6th place – 50.73 - New School Record

Tri-Village – 7th place – 50.78 - New School Record

4x200 Meter Relay

Ansonia – 7th place – 1:45.12

Long Jump

Adalynn Hines – Tri-Village 2nd place – 17’-4.5” - Qualified for State

Olivia Creager – Ansonia 5th place – 16’-4.25”

Pole Vault

London Reichert – Ansonia – 1st place - 12’-2” - Regional Champion - Qualified for State

Discus


Faith Wooten – Arcanum – 1st place 133’-1” - Regional Champion - Qualified for State

Alexis Moody – Ansonia – 7th place 121’-10”

Shot Put


Faith Wooten –  Arcanum – 2nd place – 38’-11.5” - Qualified for State

Congratulations to all the WOAC Athletes who will be competing at state track meet to be held in Columbus June 6^th and 7^th at Ohio State University’s Jesse Owens Memorial Track.
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The Ansonia boys added to their team accomplishments this year.  After winning the WOAC league meet, they won Southwest District and Regional Championships as well.

Story and Photos by Dale Barger

TROY – WOAC Boys track teams competed in the OHSAA DIII Region 12 meet in Troy, Ohio and the Ansonia Boys Track team came away with their first ever Regional Team Championship.  

The Tigers knocked Marion Local off the perch as they were looking to add a third straight regional championship.  Ansonia scored 68 points, 10 more than 2nd place Marion Local. 

The Newton Indians finished in 9th place with 24 points, Tri-Village was 22nd with 10 points, National Trail 34th, Twin Valley South was 35th and Dixie was 41st.

Ansonia also led the way with two Individual Regional Championships both by Bennett Lehman in the 3200m and 1600m runs.  In total the Tigers will compete in nine events at the state meet.

Newton will compete in three events and Tri-Village two in DIII.  In DII Preble Shawnee has on individual Cooper Shrout of Preble Shawnee competing in two events.  

See Regional Meet Results below and those moving onto state.

WOAC Boys Top 9 get on Regional Podium & Top 4 qualify for State Meet

100 Meter Dash
Christian Maxwell – Newton 8th place – 11.65

400 Meter Dash


Seth Coker – Newton 2nd Place – 49.38 - Going to State


Brayden Bromagem – Ansonia 3rd place – 49.95 - Going to State

800 Meter Run
Griffin Roell – Twin Valley South 5th place – 1:59.87

Ethan Sparks – Ansonia 9th place – 2:00.84

1600 Meter Run

Bennett Lehman – Ansonia 1st place – 4:22.49 - Regional Champion - Heading to State

Ethan Sparks – Ansonia 3rd place – 4:29.92 - Going to State

3200 Meter Run
Bennett Lehman – Ansonia 1st place – 9:39.78 - Regional Champion - Going to State

110 Meter Hurdles

Cade Shellhaas – Ansonia 2nd place – 15.01 - Going to State

Elliott Cook – Newton 6th place – 15.89

4x100 Meter Relay
Ansonia – 2nd place – 43.80 - Going to State

Newton – 3rd place – 43.94 - Going to State

4x200 Meter Relay
Ansonia – 3rd place – 1:30.51 - Going to State

National Trail – 7th place – 1:32.86

4x400 Meter Relay
Newton – 3rd place - 3:25.17 - Going to State

Ansonia – 8th place - 3:33.03

4x800 Meter Relay
Twin Valley South – 8:28.05

High Jump

Noah Finkbine – Tri-Village 5th place - 6’-6” (Qualified for State based on Height)

Pole Vault
Cade Shellhaas – Ansonia – 2nd place - 15’-8” - Going to State


Nate Good – Ansonia 4th place – 14’-8” - Going to State

Shot Put


Dominic Black – Tri-Village – 3rd place – 51’-0” - Going to State

OHSAA DII Boys Region Region 8

WOAC School participating in region 8 were Arcanum and Preble Shawnee.

Pole Vault
Micah Arbogast – Arcanum 7th place – 13’.0”

Discus
Cooper Shrout – Preble Shawnee  2nd place – 153’-0” - Going to State

Shot Put


Cooper Shrout – Preble Shawnee 2nd place – 58’-5” - Going to State - (Eddie Mowen Photo)

Congratulations to all the WOAC Athletes who qualified for state this year.  State Track competition will start on Friday June 6th and conclude on Saturday June 7th and is at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus at The Ohio State University.
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