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CANTON -- Columbiana’s girls cross country team finished first in Div. IV on Saturday at the district cross country meet at Canton GlenOak High School.
The Clipper girls were one of six teams to qualify in Div. IV for next Saturday’s regional meet in Boardman.
Leading the Clipper girls are Kaitlin Benner who was fifth in 21:25, Sidney Schlueter who was ninth in 22:18 and Maddie Jackson who was 10th in 22:28. United’s Ruby Marshall was the top area individual not on a qualifying team as she was 12th in 22:50.
Columbiana’s boys team also qualified for regionals as a team with a fourth-place showing.
In Div. II, Salem’s boys earned a regional spot with a second-place showing. Luke Stephens led the way for the Quakers by finishing 10th (16:34).
In Div. III, Salem’s girls were also second with Addison Hopple taking second in 19:15. Liliana Pimentel-Alexander was 10th (20:44). West Branch’s girls also qualified as a team with a sixth-place finish.
CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT
CAMBRIDGE -- Beaver Local’s Luke Warrick finished fifth in 16:29 to lead area runners on Saturday at the Div. III district meet on Saturday at Cambridge High School.
Beaver Local’s team finished sixth and was one of 12 teams to earn a spot in next Saturday’s regional meet at Pickerington North High School.
Minerva’s boys also advanced by placing second.
Minerva’s girls team won the Div. III district and was one of 13 that will move on the Pickerington regional. Tateum Richard led the Lions with a sixth-place showing (20:20).
East Liverpool’s Daminyka Lisk (22:56) was the highest finishing Columbiana County regional qualifier as she was 45th.
OAK GLEN REGIONAL
ST. MARYS, W.Va. -- Oak Glen’s Lacey Cameron finished second on Saturday at the Class AA, Region 1 cross country championship at St. Marys High School.
Cameron finished in 19:47, while the winner Cassie Sites of Williamstown recorded a time of 19:37.
Also qualifying for the state meet for Oak Glen were Amelia Kampmeyer (sixth, 21:26), Layla Adkins (seventh, 21:32), Alyson Taylor (ninth, 21:47), Khloe Wright (12th, 23:27) and Charles Fischer (16th, 24:24).
Oak Glen’s girls were second out of four teams.
Oak Glen’s boys team did not produce any state qualifiers.
The state meet is second for Oct. 31 at Cabell Midland High School.