The Magnolia Blue Eagle Boys’ Track Team lost the Region Championship by one point to hosts Ritchie County 107-106, May 13.

The Eagles 4×100 meter team and their 4×200 meter teams captured first place, while the 4×400 squad and the 4×800 quartet finished second to help give the Eagles some nice points. Eagle thinclad Brendan Kacor jumped 21’1.75 to claim the long jump title, while placing third in the 100 meter run.

Matt Riggs, Nathan Harshberger and Joe Feeney each came in second place in the 3,200 meter run, the boys’ discus, and the 1,600 meter run, respectively. Stephen Rogalski finished third in the high jump and Riggs placed third in the shot put. Alec Hinerman and Bill Feeney finished third and fourth place, respectively, in the 3,200 meter run, while Harshberger placed fourth in the 1,600 meter run.

The Eagles Boys’ Track Team has been ranked near the top of Class AA in the state all season and has a legitimate shot to make noise in Charleston May 21-22.

The Eagle 4×100 meter team is ranked first in the state, while the Silver Knights are 1.10 seconds behind, making for a thrilling event to watch at the state track meet.

The Eagles 4×200 Meter Team also claims the best time in Class AA, while Brendan Kacor is has the second best leap in the long jump. Matt Riggs also has the second best toss in both the shot and discus.

Magnolia, Paden City, Valley and Tyler Consolidated high schools have realistic chances to bring home individual and team medals from the 2010 state championships.

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The Magnolia quartet of Emily Patterson, Emily Amos, Brittany Leek and Holly McDonald defeated Tyler Consolidated by a thrilling .25 seconds to win the 4×102.5 shuttle relay in the Region One Championships at Ritchie County May 13, thereby claiming a spot in the West Virginia State Track Meet May 21-21 in Charleston.

Magnolia tallied 42 points for a fifth place finish, while the Silver Knight girls claimed third place, with Weir taking the top spot in the Region I Championships.

McDonald and Patterson each finished in second place in both the long jump and the 100 meter relay.

The 4×800 meter team finished fourth, as did Ally Childers in the high jump. The Eagles’ Jennifer Emch, Christa Harshberger, and Brittany Leek each claimed fifth in the 400 meter run, 3,200 meter run and the 100 meter hurdles.

The MHS Girls’ Shuttle Team has the best time in the state at 109.10, while the Lady Silver Knights are .20 seconds behind for second best time.

Childers has the best jump in Class AA with a leap of 5’2. The shuttle team and Childers look to have a shot to win first place at Laidley Field in Charleston May 21-22.

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All five of the Paden City Girls’ relay teams qualified for the West Virginia State Track Meet in Charleston May 21-22, where they won the top spot in both the 4×200 meter relay team and the shuttle relay. As a team, the Lady Wildcats finished with 74 points – good enough for fourth place in Region I Class A rankings, while the Valley ‘Jills tallied 29 points for sixth place.

The Lady ‘Cats won the Mason-Dixon Conference title this season and have their eyes set on bigger and better things in Charleston. The foursome of Stephanie West, Amanda Tallman, Taylor Parsons and Allison Bertozzi finished the 4×200 meter relay with a time of 1:57.82, while their Shuttle team of Tallman, Parsons, Megan Cutlip and Amanda Sellers crossed the finishing line with a time of 1:09.01.

However, the Lady Wildcats 4×100 meter relay team of Bertozzi, Tallman, Parsons and Sellers placed runner-up, while the 4×400 and the 4×800 meter relay teams each placed third. In the meantime, Sellers crossed the finish line in second place in both the 100 meter hurdles and the 300 meter hurdles.

The ‘Cats’ Megan Lasure heaved the shot put 26’6 to claim second place, while finishing fifth in the discus. Besides placing in three relay events, Tallman would cross the finish line in fifth place in the 300 meter hurdles. Also placing fifth for Paden City was Stephanie West in the 100 meter Dash; Megan Cutlip in the 400 meter dash; and Erika Sapp in the 1,600 meter run.

Valley Lumberjill Danette Hayes won the long jump with a leap of 14’9.5, while Tristen Willey placed third in the long jump and fifth in the high jump. Jade Starkey came in third in the 100 meter hurdles. Cassie Ueltschy and Allyson Ashcraft each placed fifth in the shot and long jump, respectively.

The Valley Lumberjack boys tallied 58 points for fourth place in Class A Region I, while Paden City netted 49 points to claim the sixth spot.

When you think Malakai Anderson you usually think of football, basketball or football, but never track. That’s because this three-sport standout hasn’t attempted track – until this season. You can now make him a four-sport standout, as Anderson won the 400 meter dash and the long jump. However, he also was on the 4×200 meter team along with teammates Josh Bennett, Braxton Herrick and Taylor Still that finished .02 seconds in front of Valley to win the event.

Still claimed third place in the 400 meter dash and third place n the 200 meter dash, while finishing fourth in the 100 meter dash. The Wildcats 4×100 meter relay team finished in third place, while Josh Bennett placed fifth in the long jump.

The Lumberjack foursome of Matthew Poling, Dylan Edgell, Williams Streets and Casey Pingley brought home the gold in the 4×100 meter relay, while the same guys finished .02 seconds behind Paden City in the 4×200 meter relay. The ‘Jacks’ 4×400 meter relay and their 4×800 meter relay teams both finished fifth.

Pingley and William Streets both finished second in the 100 meter dash and the 400 meter dash, respectively.

Valley strongman Spencer Mason finished second to Aaron Schnied in the shot put and third in the discus, while Bradley Mason claimed fifth place in the shot put.

The Lumberjack 4×400 meter relay and their 4×800 meter relay teams each finished in fifth place.

Boys’ Class AA Results

1) Ritchie County107

2) Magnolia 106

3) Tyler Consolidated91

4) Point Pleasant 75

5) Weir 63

6) Oak Glen 56

7) Roane County37

8) Ravenswood22

Boys 200 Meter Dash

1 Nate Taylor Tyler 22.86

3 Alex Doak Tyler 23.99

Boys 400 Meter Dash 50.92

2 Nate Taylor Tyler 51.52

7 Calvin McCune Tyler 55.51

8 Juan Ramos MHS56.13

Boys 800 Meter Run2:03

3 Aaron Estep Tyler 2:03

6 Nick Blatt MHS2:11

7 Joseph Feeney MHS2:11

18 James Early Tyler 2:41

Boys 1,600 Meter Run

1 Aaron Estep Tyler 4:48

2 Joseph Feeney MHS4:57

4 Nathan Harshberger MHS5:02

6 Alec Hinerman MHS5:09

Boys 3,200 Meter Run

1 Aaron Estep Tyler 10:39

2 Nathan Harshberger MHS10:40

3 Alec Hinerman MHS10:41

4 William Feeney MHS10:46

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 14.94

5 Alex Jones Tyler 17.28

7 James Haught MHS18.89

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles40.28

7 Alex Jones Tyler 44.56

8 Isaac Graham Tyler 45.13

9 James Haught MHS45.18

10 Jeremy Smith Tyler 45.40

Boys 4×100 Meter Relay

1 Magnolia 44.73

1) Timmy Shreve2) S. Rogalski

3) Brendan Kacor 4) L. Anderson

2 Tyler Consolidated 44.89

Boys 4×200 Meter Relay

1 Magnolia 1:33.21

1) Timothy Shreve2) B. Kacor

3) S. Rogalski4) L. Anderson

5 Tyler Consolidated 1:36.31

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay 3:34.34

2 Magnolia 3:34.88

1) Steve Rogalski 2) Tim Shreve

3) Camem Benson4) Nick Blatt

8 Tyler Consolidated 4:00.29

Boys 4×800 Meter Relay 8:34.32

2 Magnolia 8:38.26

1) Timothy Shreve2) Joe Feeney

3) Nathan Harshberger4) Nick Blatt

6 Tyler Consolidated 9:29.09

Boys 4×110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle

1 Tyler Consolidated1:00.94

Boys High Jump 6’2

3 Stephen RogalskiMHS 6′

Boys Pole Vault14′

2 Hunter Lemasters Tyler 12′

Boys Long Jump

1 Brendan Kacor MHS 21’1

9 Calvin McCune Tyler 17′

16 James Early Tyler 14’11

Boys Shot Put50’3

3 Matthew Riggs MHS 44’8

10 Camem Benson MHS 39’3

12 James Jones Tyler 38’10

13 Drew Casey Tyler 37’9

16 Slade Dillon Tyler 35’6

Boys Discus167’3

2 Matthew Riggs MHS 148’5

6 Camem Benson MHS 122’11

7 James Jones Tyler 121’4

9 Justin Wade MHS115’3

15 Drew Casey Tyler 101’6

18 Slade Dillon Tyler 91′

Girls’ Class AA Results

1) Weir 133

2) Ritchie County 121

3) Tyler Consolidated104

4) Oak Glen 70

5) Magnolia 42

5) Point Pleasant 42

7) Roane County 28

8) Ravenswood 17

Girls 100 Meter Dash13.19

2 Emily Patterson MHS 13.71

Girls 200 Meter Dash 27.28

2 Rheanna Foley Tyler 27.92

Girls 400 Meter Dash 1:01

5 Jennifer Emch MHS 1:07

10 Margaret Smith MHS 1:11

14 Jennifer Yost Tyler 1:18

16 Shelby Kelley Tyler 1:27

Girls 800 Meter Run 2:34

6 Allison Wable Tyler 2:40

8 Cortney Daugherty Tyler 2:56

12 Alaina McCoy Tyler 3:10

Girls 1,600 Meter Run 5:41

4 Allison Wable Tyler 5:48

7 Crista Harshberger MHS 6:27

9 Krista Emch MHS 6:36

13 Sierrah Holmes Tyler 7:07

14 Ashley Pfohl Tyler 8:22

Girls 3,200 Meter Run 12:15

5 Crista Harshberger MHS13:20

9 Brooke Clegg Tyler 14:46

11 Jennifer Yost Tyler 16:02

12 Emily Wells Tyler 17:27

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 16.56

5 Brittany Leek MHS 17.39

6 Tiffany Lohri Tyler 17.40

7 Holly McDonald MHS 18.12

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 48.66

2 Haylea LeMasters Tyler 50.17

10 Lauran Cline Tyler 54.72

11 Bethany Butcher MHS 1:00

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay

1 Tyler Consolidated 53.16

6 Magnolia 54.60

1) Emily Patterson 2) Emily Amos

3) Brittany Leek 4) H. McDonald

Girls 4×200 Meter Relay 1:51.31

4 Tyler Consolidated 1:56.92

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay 4:16.71

3 Tyler Consolidated 4:26.56

6 Magnolia 4:42.71

1) Stina Pettersen 2) J. Emch

3) Margaret Smith 4) Brittany Leek

Girls 4×800 Meter Relay 10:25.82

4 Magnolia 11:22.92

1) Crista Harshberger2) Krista Emch

3) Bethany Butcher 4) S. Pettersen

5 Tyler Consolidated11:35.60

Girls 4×102.5 Meter Shuttle Hurdle

1 Magnolia 1:08.92

1) Emily Patterson 2) Emily Amos

3) Brittany Leek4) H. McDonald 2 Tyler Consolidated 1:09.17

1) Hayley Acree 2) M. Clegg

3) Tiffany Lohri 4) H. LeMasters

Girls High Jump 5′

2 Mikayla Clegg Tyler 4’10

4 Allison Childers MHS 4’10

7 Margaret Smith MHS 4’4

Girls Pole Vault

1 Jackie Clark Tyler 9′

3 Haylea LeMasters Tyler 8′

Girls Long Jump 15’10

2 Holly McDonald MHS 15’9

3 Tiffany Lohri Tyler 15’5

7 Madeline Schlabowski Tyler 13’11

9 Allison Childers MHS 13’6

11 Cortney Daugherty Tyler 13’1

Girls Shot Put 36’7

2 Lynsey Casteel Tyler 31’9

3 Carlee Morris Tyler 30’4

10 Sierra Eddy Tyler 27’5

Girls Discus Throw 102’2

6 Carlee Morris Tyler 85’9

9 Lynsey Casteel Tyler 77’11

10 Lindsay Cain MHS 74’4

Girls Class A Results

1) Doddridge County 166

2) Wheeling Central94

3) Madonna90

4) Paden City74

5) Bishop Donahue 63

6) Valley29

7) Clay-Battelle26

8) Cameron13

Girls 100 Meter Dash 14.02

5 Stephanie West PCHS 14.36

7 Jade Starkey Valley14.78

Girls 200 Meter Dash 28.29

6 Lynnsie Parsons PCHS 31.15

7 Danette Hayes Valley 31.16

8 Stephanie West PCHS32.12

Girls 400 Meter Dash 1:03.24

5 Megan Cutlip PCHS 1:09

12 Lynnsie Parsons PCHS 1:16

Girls 800 Meter Run 2:34

8 Logan Cosper PCHS 2:55

9 Dominique Craft PCHS 2:57

Girls 1,600 Meter Run 6:08

5 Erica Sapp PCHS6:58

7 Amanda Heasley PCHS7:37

8 Brittany Ice Valley 8:49

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 33” 15.69

2 Amanda Sellers PCHS16.77

3 Jade Starkey Valley 17.57

6 Taylor Parsons PCHS17.79

Girls 300 Meter Hurdles 30″48.94

2 Amanda Sellers PCHS49.17

5 Amanda Tallman PCHS 53.63

7 Allyson Ashcraft Valley 1:03.17

Girls 4×100 Meter Relay54.44

2 Paden City55.50

1) Allison Bertozzi2) A. Tallman 3) Taylor Parsons 4) A. Sellers

7 Valley 58.88

1) Tristin Willey2) Justine Miller

3) Danette Hayes 4) Jade Starkey

Girls 4×200 Meter Relay

1. Paden City1:57.82

1) Stephanie West2) A.Tallman

3) Taylor Parsons4) Alli Bertozzi

7 Valley 2:11.27

1) Brittany Sivert2) Justine Miller

3) Danette Hayes 4) Jade Starkey

Girls 4×400 Meter Relay4:28.19

3 Paden City 4:43.96

1) Megan Cutlip2) L.Parsons

3) Dominique Craft4) Alli Bertozzi

Girls 4×800 Meter Relay11:13.65

3 Paden City 11:43.77

1) Erica Sapp 2) Logan Cosper

3) Amanda Heasley 4) D. Craft

1 Paden City1:09.01

1) Amanda Tallman 2) Megan Cutlip

3) Taylor Parsons4) A. Sellers

7 Valley 1:22.57

1) Brittany Sivert2) K. Midcap

3) Justine Miller4) A. Ashcraft

Girls High Jump 5’2

5 Tristin Willey Valley 4’6

Girls Long Jump

1 Danette Hayes Valley14’9

3 Tristin Willey Valley 13’2

5 Allyson Ashcraft Valley11’8

Girls Shot Put31’10.50

2 Megan Lasure PCHS 26’6

5 Cassie Ueltschy Valley25’4

7 Brittany Sivert Valley 24’10

13 Kaitlyn Midcap Valley21’6

Girls Discus Throw 95’11.50

5 Megan Lasure PCHS 79’8

6 Cassie Ueltschy Valley 75’9

10 Allyson Ashcraft Valley 68’1

19 Kaitlyn Midcap Valley 52’1

Boys’ Class A Results

1) Doddridge County 142.50

2) Wheeling Central 97

3) Bishop Donahue 76.50

4) Valley 58

5) Clay-Battelle53

6) Paden City49

7) Madonna 42

8) Cameron40

Boys 100 Meter Dash 11.85

2 Casey Pingley Valley 12.07

4 Taylor Still PCHS 12.19

7 Dylan Edgell Valley 12.33

Boys 200 Meter Dash24.11

3 Taylor Still PCHS24.81

Boys 400 Meter Dash

1 Isaac Anderson PCHS54.68

2 William Streets Valley 55.86

Boys 800 Meter Run 2:06.96

6 Ezra Rice Valley 2:21

15 Eric Byard Valley 2:33

Boys 1,600 Meter Run 4:57.61

7 Eric Dennis PCHS5:32

Boys 3,200 Meter Run 10:27

7 Eric Dennis PCHS11:39

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles 39″15.67

6 Payton Hinkley PCHS 17.21

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles 36″42.51

7 Josh Bennett PCHS45.42

10 Payton Hinkley PCHS50.63

1 Valley46.73

1) Matthew Poling 2) Dylan Edgell

3) William Streets4) C.Pingley

3 Paden City HS 47.15

1) Josh Bennett 2) M. Anderson

3) Braxton Herrick4) Taylor Still

1 Paden City 1:36.71

1) Josh Bennett2) M. Anderson

3) Braxton Herrick4) Taylor Still

2 Valley 1:36.73

1) Matthew Poling2) Dylan Edgell

3) William Streets 4) C.Pingley

Boys 4×400 Meter Relay 3:43.74

5 Valley3:48.47

1) Matthew Poling 2) Dylan Edgell

3) William Streets4) Jared Arnold

Boys 4×800 Meter Relay 8:58.87

5 Valley 9:41.94

1) Troy Hubbard 2) Jared Arnolds3) Gregory Anderson4) Ezra Rice

4×110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle 1:01.21

6 Valley 1:11.79

1) Troy Hubbard2) S. Miller

3) Gregory Anderson4) Tyler Hayes

Boys High Jump 5’6

7 David SiverValley 5’4

8 Shawn Miller Valley 5’2

Boys Pole Vault 12’3

6 Kevin Carson Valley8′

1 M. Anderson PCHS 19’5

5 Josh Bennett PCHS17’8

8 Shawn Miller Valley16’7

Boys Shot Put 47’5

2 Spencer Mason Valley 44’9

5 Bradley Mason Valley36’9

11 Geoffrey Bidwell PCHS34’2

12 Bryan Sell Valley 34’1

16 Kyle Byers PCHS26’5

Boys Discus Throw 141′

3 Spencer Mason Valley 116’11

6 Joseph Hayhurst Valley 108’9

11 David Sivert Valley 87’11

12 Payton Hinkley PCHS 80’8

16 Dylan Crawford PCHS47’9