CORTLAND — The defending state champion Minerva girls and Salem set the stage for another Eastern Buckeye Conference showdown.

Minerva — with three runners going under 19:40 — topped 41 small school teams at the Legends Meet on Saturday with 75 points. Salem was second with 123.

The Minerva boys — with five runners going 17:04 and better — was second in the boys small school race with 114 points. Gates Mills Hawken won with 92.

Salem will host Minerva at the Eastern Buckeye Conference Meet at Waterworth Memorial Park this Saturday.

Top local runners were Heartland Christian freshman Rebecca Geiss and United senior Kaleb Nastari, the Columbiana County champions.

Geiss was fourth out of 347 girls runners, covering the 3.1-mile course at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds in 18 minutes, 46 seconds. Salem sophomore Maggie Hall was sixth (19:06).

Nastari ran a personal-best 16:06 to place fifth out of 418 boys runners.

Small School Division

BOYS RESULTS

TEAM STANDINGS (50 teams): 1. Gates Mills Hawken (92), 2. Minerva (114), 3. McDonald (171), 4. Orange (182), 5. Mogadore Field (193), 6. Fairview (236), 7. Salem (271), 8. Mineral Ridge (278), 23. United (649), 25. West Branch (743), 35. Heartland Christian (940), 44. Minerva B (1152), 50. Salem B (1453).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

(418 runners)

1. Ben Myers (Fairview) 15:52.5; 2. Dominic Pappagallo (Mineral Ridge) 15:57; 3. Michael Couture (Open Door) 16:01; 4. Logan Flament (Poland) 16:01; 5. Kaleb Nastari (United) 16:06.

12. Michael Dorris (West Branch) 16:34; 16. Grasyn Rettig (Minerva) 16:45; 18. Mason Steele (Minerva) 16:51; 19. Will Madison (Salem) 16:51; 25. Ryan Cassidy (Minerva) 17:02; 27. Rowen Hoffee (Minerva) 17:03; 28. Owen Grubb (Minerva) 17:04; 34. Parker Warren (Salem) 17:19; 45. Brayden Ganslein (United) 17:39; 51. Collin Helmick (Salem) 17:46; 65. Sawyer Szabo (Heartland) 18:00; 68. Lukas Ganslein (Salem) 18:02; 72. Dominic Ormiston (West Branch) 18:04; 85. Brandon Davis (Minerva) 18:13.

100. Hayden Thompson (Salem) 18:24; 111. Owen Yoder (Minerva) 18:36; 136. Andrew Frase (United) 18:53; 138. Tanner Flickinger (Salem) 18:53; 171. Aiden Sharo (Heartland) 19:19; 187. Matthew Cederbloom (West Branch) 19:33; 188. Cooper Barth (Salem) 19:33; 193. Ben Battaglini (United) 19:37; 196. Skylar Lab (Minerva) 19:42.

208. Dominic Boldizar (Minerva) 19:49; 220. Owen Hoopes (West Branch) 19:49; 222. Xander Cox (Minerva) 20:00; 229. Gabe Welden (Minerva) 20:06; 232. Evan Barrett (Heartland) 20:08; 261. Ty Tonkinson (Salem) 20:37; 271. Braxton Davis (Minerva) 20:46; 286. Levi Hupp (Heartland) 21:06; 288. Brode Hoffman (Minerva) 21:06; 292. Mason Hergenroder (Minerva) 21:13; 294. Kyle Somers (Minerva) 21:16.

309. Aiden Wright (Salem) 21:32; 328. Luke Hull (United) 21:43; 332. Preston Anthony (Salem) 21:50; 349. John Biggs (West Branch) 22:27; 351. Lucas Madjarac (Salem) 22:31; 352. Ethan Rudibaugh (Salem) 22:34; 364. Aiden Perrin (Minerva) 22:55; 389. Jack Mercer (United) 24:42; 406. Nate Hall (United) 26:38; 411. Ezekiel Wengerd (Minerva) 27:28.

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Small School Division

GIRLS RESULTS

TEAM STANDINGS (41 teams): 1. Minerva (75), 2. Salem (123), 3. Mogadore (147), 4. Akron St. V-M (155), 5. Tallmadge (203), 6. Tallmadge (203), 7. McDonald (303), 8. CVCA (322), 9. Salem B (338), 18. Minerva B (513), 24. Heartland Christian (632), 29. East Palestine (792).

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

(347 runners)

1. Megan Hipple (McDonald) 17:17.8; 2. Caleigh Richards (Maplewood) 18:25; 3. Hera Hoffee (Minerva) 18:43; 4. Rebecca Geiss (Heartland) 18:46; 5. Amy Weybretcht (Gilmour) 19:06.

6. Maggie Hall (Salem) 19:06; 11. Maggie Hopple (Salem) 19:27; 13. Caitlyn Hopple (Minerva) 19:29; 17. Hannah Ison (Minerva) 19:39; 25. Clarice Martin (West Branch) 19:55; 31. Ella Double (Salem) 20:15; 33. Annabelle Crissman (Minerva) 20;16; 40. Gabby Lupshu (Minerva) 20:29; 48. Dana Griffith (Salem) 20:38; 49. Hannah Ison (Minerva) 20:41; 51. Hannah Cunningham (East Palestine) 20:44; 53. Laura Hovorka (Salem) 20:45; 59. Garryn Rohm (Salem) 20:56; 63. Samanta Crissman (Minerva) 21:01; 65. Paige Menough (Salem) 21:03; 67. Hailey Dray (Minerva) 21:05; 68. Emily Norris (Minerva) 21:06; 71. Brooklyn Smith (Minerva) 21:14; 76. Morgan Dalton (Minerva) 21:18; 84. Klaire Jaquette (Salem) 21:33.

106. Lorelai Phillips (Heartland) 22:05; 120. Rylee Shadowens (Heartland) 22:17; 125. Jill Pieren (Salem) 22:24; 126. Olivia Snedecker (East Palestine) 22:25; 140. Maddie Young (United) 22:41; 170. Avah Stull (West Branch) 23:18; 199. Tallie Muniz (West Branch) 23:52.

208. Giselle Hafner (Minerva) 24:00; 210. Miriam Figley (East Palestine) 24:01; 217. Lydia Kibbe (Heartland) 24:04; 227. Lilah Sanor (Minerva) 25:23; 246. Jasmine Ludt (East Palestine) 24:57; 249. Sarah Palmer (Minerva) 25:00; 251. Mikayla Galarneau (Minerva) 25:03; 260. Payton Price (United) 25:35; 270. Madison Dowd (Salem) 25:%3; 287. Leire Nunez Cadao (Salem) 27:07; 297. Anna Wise (Heartaldn) 27:33; 298. Alivia Ganslein (United) 27:37.

303. Brooke Stockton (Salem) 27:55; 309. Gabriella Kirbaugh (East Palestine); 313. Claire Lautzenheiser (Minerva) 28:56; 319. Leighaden Harker (East Palestine) 29:22; 333. Abi Mollenkopf (East Palestine) 32:38.