The Kenton Times

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Cruising to victory
Riverdale’s Kayla Brown flies over a hurdle on the way to victory in the 300 hurdles at the Tiffin Division III regional track meet on Friday.

HN's Bame, R'dale's Brown and 1,600 relay advance to state
By The Times Staff
TIFFIN — Nathan Bame will make his fourth trip to state track as a competitor next weekend.
The Hardin Northern senior sprinter finished second in the 100 meter dash at the Tiffin Division III track and field meet on Friday to earn his latest return to the capital city.
Bame, who has been nursing a hamstring injury most of the year, has now qualified in the 100 meter dash all four years of his high school career, including a second place finish last spring.
Also qualifying to the state meet for the third year in a row was Riverdale’s Kayla Brown, who won the 300 hurdles with a time of 44.83 seconds. The Falcons 1,600 relay of Brown, Kylie Brown, Shaye Eatherton and Vanessa Stewart, which was fourth in 4:04.47, will also be competing in Columbus.
(Refer to page B1 of the Kenton Times)

FRIDAY MAY 30, 2008

Times photo/Kendrick Jesionowski
Running at regionals
Kenton’s Corey Manns hands the baton off to teammate Andrew Tillman during the 400 meter relay prelims at the regional track meet at Lexington on Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats team, which also included Dailyn Campbell and Ryan LaVergne qualified for the finals with a time of 43.52 seconds, which was the fastest of the prelims.
Wildcats relay, Sexton advance to finals
By KENDRICK JESIONOWSKI
Times sports editor
LEXINGTON — One thing was certain after the first day of the regional track meet on Thursday. Jitters did not affect the performance of the Kenton High School track team as the Wildcats showed they were there for more than a token appearance.
The Wildcat 400 relay team of Corey Manns, Andrew Tillman, Dailyn Campbell and Ryan LaVergne easily advanced to Saturday’s finals.
The quartet cruised around the track in their heat in 43.54 seconds as LaVergne leaned across the finish line just ahead of a Tiffin Columbian runner to secure the best prelim time.
Columbian had the second best time of the event with a 43.56.
“They looked good, but we still made a couple of mistakes,” Kenton coach Chuck Downing said of the relay. “We can get a little better.”
Kenton’s Shaylee Sexton also qualified for the finals in the 100 meter dash.
(Refer to page 8 of the Kenton Times)

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Trying to catch up
Ben Logan’s Lauren Anderson (left) competes in the 100m hurdles during Thursday’s Division II regional track and field meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium. Anderson finished fifth in her heat and just missed qualifying for Saturday’s finals.
Handful of Raiders make it to regional finals
DAYTON — It was a successful first day for the Ben Logan track and field teams at the Division II regional meet at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium on Thursday evening.
The Raiders advanced two individuals and a pair of relay teams past the preliminaries to Saturday’s finals. Ross Barnes qualified for the finals with a fifth place finish and 51.21 time in the 400m dash. Barnes was third in his heat.
Keri Stafford finished second in her heat and fourth overall in the 300m hurdles with a time of 49.08.
“Keri ran a strong race,” said Ben Logan head coach Mike Coder. “She has put herself into a good position to make a strong bid for a state berth in the 300 hurdles.”
Also moving on were the boys’ 4x200 and 4x100 relay teams. The 800 relay team of George Daniel, Cody Titus, Corey Phalen and Steven Campbell ran the event in 1:32.07, good for third in its heat and the sixth best time overall. The 400 relay team of Daniel, Titus, Campbell and Phalen edged its way into the finals with the eighth best time (44.72). The team placed fourth in its heat.
(Refer to page 8 of the Kenton Times)

THURSDAY MAY 29, 2008

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Final leg
Hardin Northern's Shelby Stump runs the last stretch of the 400 meter dash Wednesday evening at the Division III regional track and field meet at Tiffin's Frost-Kalnow Stadium.
Bame, Brown and Falcons relay advance to finals at Tiffin regional
TIFFIN - Two area athletes and a relay team advanced past the first day of the Division III regional track and field meet at Tiffin's Frost-Kalnow Stadium on Wednesday night.
Hardin Northern's Nathan Bame won his heat in the 100m dash preliminaries to earn a spot in Friday's finals.
Bame's time of 11.54 seconds was the second fastest entering Friday's finals behind Danbury's Nick Wiedenhoft, who ran a 11.36 in the opposite heat.
Riverdale's Kayla Brown had the top preliminary time in the 300 hurdles, finishing in 45.33 seconds to qualify for the finals. Her time was nearly two second faster than anyone else in her heat.
Brown failed to qualify for the finals in the 100 hurdles, placing fifth in her heat with a time of 16.93 seconds.
The Falcon girls' 4x400 relay team also will move on past the preliminaries. The quartet of Shaye Eatherton, Kylie Brown, Vanessa Stewart and Kayla Brown won their heat in 4:06.01.
(Refer to page 7 of the Kenton Times)

Riverdale set dates for spring awards
MOUNT BLANCHARD - Riverdale has set dates for its baseball, softball and track banquets.
The Riverdale softball awards banquet will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 5 in the K-12 cafeteria. Players are asked to bring a hot or cold dish. Drinks and table service will be provided.
The Riverdale baseball awards banquet will be at 7 p.m. Monday, June 9 in the K-12 cafeteria. Players are asked to bring both a hot and cold dish. Drinks and table service will be provided.
The Riverdale track awards banquet will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10 in the K-12 cafeteria. Players are asked to bring a hot or cold dish. Drinks and table service will be provided.
(Refer to page 7 of the Kenton Times)