By JIM METCALFE

Staff Writer

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PIQUA — Regional track and field gets underway at various locations involving Tri-County athletes.

At Piqua, today’s finals include the 4x800-meter relay (both boys and girls), with the Jefferson girls quartet of juniors Rileigh Stockwell, Rebekah Geise, Brooke Teman and Kenidi Ulm coming in with a seed time of 10:26.02 (7th-best time) and the Lincolnview boys foursome of seniors Kade Carey and Jeff Jacomet, juniors Ben Bilimek and sophomore Bayley Tow (6th-best of 8:28.62).

Boys Discus: Spencerville senior Lucas Shumate, first at 166-10 (2nd), and sophomore teammate Logan Vandemark, 12th at 132-6 (1st).

Girls High Jump: St. John’s senior Alyssa Faurot, tied for fourth at 5-0, and Lincolnview sophomore Hannah McCleery, tied for 11th at 4-10.

Boys Long Jump: St. John’s senior Ben Youngpeter, seventh at 19-10 (1st), and Oliver, sixth at 20-1 (1st).

Girls Shot Put: Spencerville senior Abby Freewalt, fourth at 38-2 (1st), Ottoville senior Tammy Wannemacher, eighth 34-1.25 (2nd), and Spencerville sophomore Katie Merriman, ninth at 33-7.50 (2nd).

Boys Pole Vault: Ottoville senior Anthony Eickholt, tied for sixth at 12-4.

By JENNA FRYER

The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — It had been nearly three years since Tony Kanaan’s last victory, a drought so long his young son had no memory of ever seeing his father win a race.

It was a sticky subject with young Leo, who just last week reminded Kanaan of the winless stretch during a phone call from Brazil.

“I was having a conversation with him about losing the other day — I was trying to teach him you don’t win every time,” Kanaan said Monday. “He said, ‘Yeah, Dad, because as long as I remember, I haven’t seen you win.’ That was harsh.”

Harsh but unfortunately true for a driver trapped in a never-ending search for sponsorship that had turned the last few years into an overwhelming struggle to ensure he could race.

It’s what made his breakthrough victory Sunday in the Indianapolis 500 so sweet, so special. It was a victory for the old guard, one Leo would always remember, and proved good guys sometimes do finish first.

More important, it relieved the financial burden KV Racing Technology has faced this season, a year in which Kanaan’s car lost its long-time primary sponsor. Kanaan’s victory earned him $2.3 million during Monday night’s banquet from the $12 million purse.

It’s important money for a team that has been piecing together corporate support since right before the season opener when the team announced Hydroxycut had signed on for nine races. It still left five unsponsored and Kanaan revealed Monday that team co-owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Jimmy Vasser went into Indianapolis unsure if they’d finish the season.

“The past three years I’ve been working extremely hard, probably even harder than driving the car, to find the sponsorship to keep surviving,” Kanaan said. “I hope this win helps me a little bit more, makes it easier to either find a sponsorship or maybe get back on a team that is well-funded. I’m not saying we’re going to make the same money we used to make, because these are different times.

“But I would like to have a little bit less pressure on my side, to just really concentrate on driving.”

He’s in the final year of his contract with KV, a team that snapped him up a week before the 2011 season opener when sponsorship materialized. Kanaan was out of a job at the time because his sponsorship at Andretti Autosport had gone away and a plan to drive for a new team started by fellow Brazilian Gil de Ferran fell apart because of a lack of funding. The deal to drive for de Ferran was announced in December 2010 and evaporated two months later.

So he’s grateful to KV Racing, which has worked hard to compete on the race track and in the sponsorship game the last three years. Kanaan would like to continue driving for the team but has grown weary of the fight.

“I’m happy where I’m at, I’m confident that with this we can build something solid for the following year,” he added. “We were so sketchy up until this race, we didn’t even know if we were going to do the entire year. Now I’m pretty sure we will. But I would love to work a little bit less on that side.”

It seems strange that a driver as popular as Kanaan has such struggles. The crowd clearly adores the long-time IndyCar stalwart, evidenced by the roar when he surged past Ryan Hunter-Reay on the final restart Sunday. The cheering was thunderous moments later when a caution essentially ended the race and Kanaan circled the track under yellow for two final laps.

They were still standing and cheering 45 minutes later when he took his victory lap, showering him with chants of “TK! TK! TK” as he passed by in a convertible.

“It gave me goose bumps; it was crazy,” Vasser said.

The entire day was filled with tears of happiness as losing driver after losing driver saluted Kanaan, who shared an emotional long embrace with Alex Zanardi, the beloved former champion who lost both his legs in a 2001 accident. Zanardi had come from Italy to watch the 500 and had Kanaan rub one of his gold medals from the 2012 London Paralympics for luck before the race.

Even Hunter-Reay, who dropped from first to third on the final restart, found solace in losing to Kanaan.

“It hurts to come so close to winning and it’s hard to say anything positive, but I guess the only consolation is that Tony finally got what he deserved,” Hunter-Reay said.

Kanaan was feted by 3-time winner Dario Franchitti, who stood next to his crumpled car after bringing out the final caution to give his old friend two thumbs up as he passed under yellow, and Mario Andretti and Parnelli Jones. Best friend Rubens Barrichello called from Paris, sobbing so hard into the phone Kanaan couldn’t even tell who the voicemail was from.

It had taken him 12 years to win the big race and he’d become something of a hard-luck tale while ranking third on the list of most laps led among drivers who had failed to win Indy.

It’s fitting, too, that Kanaan’s likeness will go on the Borg-Warner trophy after the late Dan Wheldon and Franchitti, two of his closest friends.

By MARK SCHMETZER

The Associated Press

CINCINNATI — A medium-deep fly ball by Joey Votto would’ve done the trick. He did better than that.

Votto hit a tie-breaking, 2-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Cincinnati Reds over the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Monday in the opener of their intrastate matchup.

“I just wanted to put the barrel on the ball and at least get a sacrifice fly,” said Votto, who began the day leading the NL in hitting at .353. “It was important to not strike out there or roll over and put the ball on the ground.”

Votto won this interleague game with his ninth homer, tagging left-hander Nick Hagadone (0-1). The reliever was called up from Triple-A earlier in the day when closer Chris Perez was put on the disabled list with a sore right shoulder.

Shin-Soo Choo led off the Reds’ eighth with a single and moved around on a passed ball and Zack Cozart’s sacrifice bunt. With the Indians’ infield drawn in, Votto followed with an opposite-field shot into the seats in left, lifting the Reds to their sixth win in their last seven games.

Votto’s homer came with NL RBIs leader Brandon Phillips on deck, followed a conference on the mound. Reds manager Dusty Baker was asked if he was surprised first-year Cleveland manager Terry Francona pitched to Votto instead of perhaps walking him to face Phillips, who’d already hit into one double play in the game.

“I never second-guess the other team’s manager,” Baker said. “You’ve got to take your shot at some point in the game. Votto won that time.”

The conversation dealt with how to approach Votto, Francona said.

“Hagadone has great stuff,” he added. “We wanted to pound Votto inside and not let him get his arms extended. It’s part of the learning experience but a pitcher also has to pitch to a comfort zone. If we’d have walked him, it wouldn’t have been the end of the world.”

Choo, traded from the Indians to the Reds in the offseason, also hit a leadoff homer in the first.

Jason Giambi tied it in the Indians’ eighth with a long pinch-hit homer. The solo shot was estimated at 467 feet and caromed off the batter’s background in center field. His ninth career pinch-hit homer ended his 0-for-24 slump and was third homer of the season and first since April 20.

Jonathan Broxton (2-1) got two outs in the eighth. Arodis Chapman pitched the ninth for his 13th save, clinching the Indians’ fourth consecutive loss and sixth in their last seven games.

Reds starter Mike Leake allowed one earned run and five hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out seven to match his season high. He left with a no-decision after giving up Giambi’s homer.

“Even that pitch wasn’t a bad pitch,” Leake said. “He did a very good job with it. I thought I did a pretty good job today, as a whole. That’s a very good lineup. I was going after them, trying to make them hit my pitch.”

Ubaldo Jimenez, 3-0 in five previous career starts against Cincinnati, gave up four hits and two runs in seven innings.

Choo, sent to the Reds with infielder Jason Donald and cash for outfielder Drew Stubbs and infielder Didi Gregorius in December, led with his 10th homer of the season.

The Indians took advantage of an error by Phillips, another former Indians player, to tie it in the fourth.

Jason Kipnis singled and took third when Phillips mishandled Nick Swisher’s grounder. Carlos Santana’s sacrifice fly made it 1-all.

Cozart led off the sixth with a double that just nicked the outside of the left-field line, advanced on Votto’s groundout to second and scored on Phillips’ sacrifice fly.

NOTES: The Reds improved to 40-42 in their inter-league series with the Indians. … The sellout crowd was the fourth straight for the Reds, the second time they’d had four consecutive sellout crowds since moving from Crosley Field in 1970 and the first time since 2004. … Reds RHP Mat Latos (4-0) will try to stay undefeated in the second game of the brief 2-game series today. He’ll be opposed by Cleveland RHP Zach McAllister (4-3).

From Thursday/Saturday

Liberty-Benton District

Finals (10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1)

Girls Team Standings: Van Buren 110, Columbus Grove 80.50, Arlington 75, Carey 51, Bluffton 45, Allen East 36, McComb 36, Ada 34, Arcadia 33, Upper Scioto Valley 30, St. Wendelin 29, Pandora-Gilboa 23, Patrick Henry 19.50, Cory-Rawson 19, Leipsic 16, Hardin Northern 11, Ridgemont/Waynesfield-Goshen 7.

4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Van Buren 10:10.58; 2. Bluffton 10:28.14; 3. Ada 10:31.72; 4. St. Wendelin 10:39.99; 5. Columbus Grove (Kristin Wynn, Alexis Ricker, Sydni Smith, Sarah Schroeder) 11:20.38; 6. Carey 11:31.23; 7. Leipsic 11:53.24; 8. Waynesfield-Goshen 11:58.73.

Discus: 1. Leppelmeir (MC) 129-5; 2. Megan Verhoff (CG) 120-8; 3. Averesch (LE) 112-9; 4. Stevens (WG) 112-6; 5. Bower (PH) 109-5; 6. Annie Schramm (CG) 103-3; 7. Swary (PG) 100-0; 8. Mowrey (SW) 97-3.

Long Jump: 1. Benson (VB) 17-1; 2. Reed (MC) 15-8.75; 3. Altvater (CA) 15-7.75; 4. Glick (ARC) 15-7.54; 5. Roth (MC) 15-4; 6. VanBuskirk (RI) 15-1.25; 7. Beck (ARL) 15-0.50; 8. Holbrook (US) 15-0.50; … 17. Linnea Stephens (CG) 13-7.50; … 20. Mackenzie Clymer (CG) 13-3.25.

Pole Vault: 1. Thompson (ARL) 10-0; 2. Beck (ARL) 9-4; 3. Shepherd (HN) 9-0; 4. Allen (HN) 9-0; 5. Lutes (AE) 9-0; 6. Wickiser (CA) 8-0; 7. Badertscher (CR) 8-0; 8. (tie) Kenzie Bame (CG) and Buenger (PH) 8-0.

100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Sydney McCluer (CG) 15.61; 2. Inbody (ARL) 16.86; 3. Hallman (SW) 17.03; 4. Rose (US) 17.18; 5. VanBuskirk (RI) 17.39; 6. Sheehan (BL) 17.54; 7. Kirian (ARC) 17.61; 8. Jessi Smith (CG) 19.21.

100 Meter Dash: 1. Benson (VB) 12.45; 2. Holbrook (US) 12.82; 3. Archer (AD) 12.87; 4. Lasley (VB) 13.33; 5. Craig (PH) 13.37; 6. Jones (PH) 13.56; 7. Watkins (PG) 13.57; 8. Robinson (SW) 13.71.4x200 Meter Relay: 1. Van Buren 1:45.46; 2. Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores, Sydney McCluer, Cassie Stechschulte, Julia Wynn) 1:47.92; 3. Arlington 1:48.86; 4. Carey 1:49.51; 5. Allen East 1:50.32; 6. Bluffton 1:51.01; 7. Arcadia 1:51.39.

1,600 Meter Run: 1. McMath (ARL) 5:23.30; 2. Tropf (VB) 5:23.31; 3. Flanagan (VB) 5:39.10; 4. Hovest (PG) 5:39.35; 5. Reinhart (SW) 5:44.04; 6. Frantz (CR) 5:56.30; 7. Musson (ARC) 5:57.67; 8. Nisly (BL) 6:03.30.

4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Arlington 51.56; 2. Columbus Grove (Raiya Flores, Julia Wynn, Jessi Smith, Sydney McCluer) 51.65; 3. Van Buren 52.14; 4. Patrick Henry 52.96; 5. Bluffton 53.22; 6. Pandora-Gilboa 53.48; 7. Ada 53.67; 8. Carey 54.01.

400 Meter Dash: 1. Woods (AE) 1:00.79; 2. Wentling (CA) 1:00.92; 3. Spurlock (CA) 1:00.93; 4. Santa Cruz (ARC) 1:01.30; 5. Truex (AE) 1:03.33; 6. Rosebrook (PH) 1:03.84; 7. Newcomer (MC) 1:04.04; 8. Williams (US) 1:05.72.

300 Meter Hurdles: 1. Sydney McCluer (CG) 46.36; 2. Inbody (ARL) 47.24; 3. Rose (US) 49.14; 4. Kirian (ARC) 49.18; 5. Silone (AE) 49.73; 6. Endicott (VB) 51.14; 7. Mackenzie Clymer (CG) 51.93; 8. Sheehan (BL) 53.73.

800 Meter Run: 1. Roebke (CR) 2:23.13; 2. Rouch (AD) 2:24.19; 3. Resnik (VB) 2:24.75; 4. Althaus (BL) 2:27.46; 5. Glick (ARC) 2:27.72; 6. Schweyer (BL) 2:30.04; 7. Endicott (VB) 2:31.66; 8. Borer (SW) 2:33.46.

200 Meter Dash: 1. Benson (VB) 25.80; 2. Archer (AD) 26.43; 3. Julia Wynn (CG) 26.68; 4. Wise (VB) 26.90; 5. Holbrook (US) 27.47; 6. Beach (ARL) 28.02; 7. Baker (BL) 28.33; 8. Curth (CR) 29.30.

3,200 Meter Run: 1. McMath (ARL) 12:03.37; 2. Hovest (PG) 12:27.99; 3. Flanagan (VB) 12:32.54; 4. Warren (VB) 12:48.15; 5. Sommers (BL) 13:27.94; 6. Reinhart (SW) 13:34.10; 7. Musson (ARC) 13:41.56; 8. Nisly (BL) 13:53.97.

4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Allen East 4:10.81; 2. Van Buren 4:11.04; 3. Arcadia 4:12.45; 4. Carey 4:14.69; 5. Bluffton 4:16.62; 6. Cory-Rawson 4:25.21; 7. McComb 4:26.05; 8. Columbus Grove (Kristin Wynn, Sarah Schroeder, Sydni Smith, Linnea Stephens) 4:26.80.

Discus: 1. Leppelmeir (MC) 129-5; 2. Megan Verhoff (CG) 120-8; 4. Averesch (LE) 112-9; 4. Stevens (WG) 112-6; 5. Bower (PH) 109-5; 6. Annie Schramm (CG) 103-3; 7. Swary (PG) 100-0; 8. Mowrey (SW) 97-3.

High Jump: 1. Newell (CA) 5-3; 2. Cassie Stechschulte (CG) 5-2; 3. Leugers (BL) 5-1; 4. Holbrook (US) 4-10; 5. (tie) Alexis Ricker (CG), Starn (SW) and Simon (AD) 4-10; 8. Walden (AD) 4-10.

Long Jump: 1. Benson (VB) 17-1; 2. Reed (MC) 15-8.75; 3. Altvater (CA) 15-7.75; 4. Glick (ARC) 15-7.50; 5. Roth (MC) 15-4; 6. VanBuskirk (RI) 15-1.25; 7. Beck (ARL) 15-0.50; 8. Holbrook (US) 15-0.50.

Shot Put: 1. Leppelmeir (MC) 43-0.25; 2. Averesch (LE) 37-11; 3. Annie Schramm (CG) 37-10; 4. Mowrey (SW) 36-8.75; 5. Newell (CA) 36-3.25; 6. Swary (PG) 33-4.75; 7. Aubrey Fruchey (CG) 33-3.50; 8. Stevens (WG) 33-0.50.

Pole Vault: 1. Thompson (ARL) 10-0; 2. Beck (ARL) 9-4; 3. Shepherd (HN) 9-0; 4. Allen (HN) 9-0; 5. Lutes (AE) 9-0; 6. Wickiser (CA) 8-0; 7. Badertscher (CG) 8-0; 8. (tie) Kenzie Bame (CG) and Buenger (PH) 8-0.

Boys District 1 Team Standings: Columbus Grove 136.50, Ada 102, Waynesfield-Goshen 95.50, Bluffton 80.50, Leipsic 53, Evergreen 51, Carey 41, Pandora-Gilboa 36, Allen East 27, Upper Scioto Valley 25.50, Ridgemont 14.

4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Columbus Grove (Jake Graham, Alex Shafer, Colton Grothaus, Alex Giesege) 8:27.00; 2. Waynesfield-Goshen 8:55.91; 3. Carey 9:06.25; 4. Ada 9:06.31; 5. Bluffton 9:06.58; 6. Evergreen 9:19.69; 7. Pandora-Gilboa 9:22.80; 8. Upper Scioto Valley 10:05.88.

Discus: 1. Dakota Vogt (CG) 178-5; 2. Trevor Schroeder (CG) 167-7; 3. Dumbaugh (AD) 157-0; 4. Huber (WG) 155-0; 5. Wilcox (WG) 150-3; 6. Swartz (CA) 149-9; 7. Boes (PG) 147-9; 8. Numbers (AD) 142-9.

Long Jump: 1. Steffan (LE) 21-7.75; 2. Roberson (AD) 20-11; 3. Fridley (WG) 20-11; 4. Scholta (WG) 20-2.75; 5. Cowan (RI) 19-5.75; 6. Arredondo (CA) 18-8.50; 7. Tripplehorn (PG) 18-8.50; 8. Simon (US) 18-3.75.

Pole Vault: 1. Collin Grothaus (CG) 13-6; 2. Brandon Cotrell (CG) 12-6; 3. (tie) Lament (WG) and Wilson (BL) 12-0; 5. Bauer (US) 12-0; 6. Johnson (RI) 11-6; 7. Connolly (RI) 11-0; 8. Karcher (AD) 10-6.

110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Derek Rieman (CG) 15.12; 2. Brecht (LE) 16.37; 3. Klingler (AD) 16.43; 4. Doyle (PG) 16.47; 5. Lament (WG) 16.57; 6. Whitaker (WG) 17.55; 7. Runk (BL) 17.56; 8. Hunter Halker (CG) 18.95.

100 Meter Dash: 1. Gray (AD) 11.27; 2. Taylor (EV) 11.36; 3. Fridley (WG) 11.47; 4. Chamberlin (LE) 11.63; 5. Wannemacher (BL) 11.64; 6. Bauer (US) 11.74; 7. Alt (BL) 11.91; 8. James Schroeder (CG) 11.98.

4x200 Meter Relay District 1: 1. Ada 1:31.36; 2. Bluffton 1:31.94; 3. Waynesfield-Goshen 1:33.68; 4. Allen East 1:34.44; 5. Evergreen 1:34.99; 6. Carey 1:36.29; 7. Columbus Grove (Joey Warnecke, David Bogart, James Schroeder, Alec Gladwell) 1:37.01; 8. Pandora-Gilboa 1:40.29.

1,600 Meter Run: 1. Jake Graham (CG) 4:24.88; 2. Colton Grothaus (CG) 4:45.81; 3. Armbrecht (AD) 4:54.75; 4. McKee (RI) 5:00.92; 5. Nisly (BL) 5:03.29; 6. Conley (BL) 5:09.64; 7. Motter (WG) 5:12.62; 8. O’Neil (EV) 5:13.76.

4x100 Meter Relay District 1: 1. Waynesfield-Goshen 44.86; 2. Ada 44.88; 3. Bluffton 45.26; 4. Evergreen 45.59; 5. Pandora-Gilboa 46.33; 6. Leipsic 46.53; 7. Carey 46.54; 8. Columbus Grove (Joey Warnecke, David Bogart, Alec Gladwell, James Schroeder) 46.82.

400 Meter Dash District 1: 1. N. Stratton (BL) 49.89; 2. Wilcox (AD) 50.42; 3. Shuey (AE) 51.34; 4. Thomas (AE) 51.95; 5. Bauer (US) 52.41; 6. Cotterman (US) 52.47; 7. Hall (WG) 53.42; 8. Demellweek (BL) 53.93.

300 Meter Hurdles District 1: 1. Collin Grothaus (CG) 40.32; 2. Derek Rieman (CG) 40.48; 3. Brecht (LE) 42.10; 4. Murriel (LE) 43.01; 5. Doyle (PG) 45.15; 6. Runk (BL) 45.28; 7. Klingler (AD) 45.79; 8. Werner (WG) 47.68.

800 Meter Run District 1: 1. Starcher (EV) 2:02.75; 2. Wilcox (AD) 2:02.97; 3. O’Leary (WG) 2:03.01; 4. Kromer (CA) 2:03.08; 5. Lopez-Gonzalez (LE) 2:03.20; 6. Alex Giesege (CG) 2:04.60; 7. Hoff (BL) 2:07.97; 8. Robey (AD) 2:08.79.

200 Meter Dash: 1. N. Stratton (BL) 22.83; 2. Taylor (EV) 22.96; 3. Roberson (AD) 23.11; 4. Gray (AD) 23.34; 5. Scholta (WG) 23.48; 6. Demellweek (BL) 23.91; 7. Bauer (US) 23.93; 8. Chamberlin (LE) 24.54.

3,200 Meter Run: 1. Jake Graham (CG) 9:59.71; 2. Alex Shafer (CG) 10:24.14; 3. Herr (PG) 11:12.28; 4. Miller (WG) 11:24.41; 5. O’Neil (EV) 11:24.78; 6. Armbrecht (AD) 11:30.98; 7. Conley (BL) 11:34.41; 8. Thayer (AE) 11:43.25.

4x400 Meter Relay District 1: 1. Allen East 3:26.67; 2. Ada 3:29.46; 3. Bluffton 3:30.65; 4. Waynesfield-Goshen 3:35.04; 5. Evergreen 3:38.64; 6. Columbus Grove (Baily Clement, Alec Gladwell, Cody Reynolds, David Bogart) 3:42.16; 7. Pandora-Gilboa 3:43.90.

Discus: 1. Dakota Vogt (CG) 178-5; 2. Trevor Schroeder (CG) 167-7; 3. Dumbaugh (AD) 157-0; 3. Huber (WG) 155-0; 5. Wilcox (WG) 150-3; 6. Swartz (CA) 149-9; 7. Boes (PG) 147-9; 8. Numbers (AD) 142-9.

High Jump: 1. Steffan (LE) 6-2; 2. Arredondo (CA) 6-1; 3. Lament (WG) 5-10; 4. (tie) Baily Clement (CG) and Howard (US) 5-10; 6. (tie) Kahle (BL) and R. Stratton (BL) 5-6; 8. Nate Brecht (LE) 5-6.

Long Jump: 1. Steffan (LE) 21-7.75; 2. Roberson (AD) 20-11; 3. Fridley (WG) 20-11; 4. Scholta (WG) 20-2.75; 5. Cowan (RI) 19-5.75; 6. Arredondo (CA) 18-8.50; 7. Tripplehorn (PG) 18-8.50; 8. Simon (US) 18-03.75.

Shot Put: 1. Trevor Schroeder (CG) 49-4; 2. Walther (PG) 48-11.50; 3. Goble (CA) 47-7.25; 4. Moran (CA) 46-5.75; 5. Coopshaw (EV) 44-7.50; 6. Rogers (US) 43-10; 7. Huber (WG) 43-7.25; 8. Jacob Roebke (CG) 43-2.50.

Pole Vault: 1. Collin Grothaus (CG) 13-6; 2. Brandon Cotrell (CG) 12-6; 3. (tie) Lament (WG) and Wilson (BL) 12-0; 5. Bauer (US) 12-0; 6. Johnson (RI) 11-6; 7. Connolly (RI) 11-0; 8. Karcher (AD) 10-6.

By CHARLIE WARNIMONT

DHI Correspondent

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FINDLAY – Columbus Grove’s track teams advanced nearly half of their lineup to this week’s Division III regional at Tiffin.

Each Bulldog squad garnered eight spots in the regional field from the Division III district meet at Liberty-Benton on Saturday. The Division III regional at Tiffin will be contested Wednesday and Friday with the top four placers in each event advancing to the state meet.

Sophomore Sydney McCluer will lead the Lady Bulldogs contingent at regionals as she advanced in four events. Senior Jake Graham will pace the male Bulldogs at Tiffin as he advanced in three events.