CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — The Gallia Academy Blue Devils placed second and the Blue Angels took third at Friday evening’s Circleville Invitational track meet.
The Blue Devils’ Tyler Campbell took first in the long jump, while the Blue Angels had three first place finishers in five events.
Peyton Adkins won the 1600m run, Brea Close took first in the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles, and Allie Troester was first in the high jump and discus.
Second place finishers for the Blue Devils were Austin Wilson (200m dash), Matt Watts (1600m run and 3200m run), Jonathan Caldwell (300m hurdles), Campbell (triple jump), and the 4x100m relay team of Ethan Moore, Jared Golden, Campbell, and Wilson.
Abby Wiseman was second in the 400m dash and the girls’ 4x400m relay team of Wiseman, Adkins, Kara Jackson, and Samantha Barnes finished second.
Wilson (100m dash), Seth Amos (400m dash), Golden (discus), Campbell (high jump), the 4x200m relay team of Moore, Amos, Joe Jenkins, and Wilson, and the 4x400m relay team of Caldwell, Jenkins, Moore, and Amos, each took third place, with Caldwell placing fourth in the 110m hurdles.
For the Blue Angels, Barnes was third in the 800m run, Hannah Loveday placed third in the shot put, and Troester was fourth in the shot put.
In the team standings, Chillicothe won the girls’ competition with a total of 159.50 points. The Blue Angels were third with 101 points.
On the boys’ side, Sheridan won with 152 points, while the Blue Devils were second with 127 points.
Complete results are available at www.baumspage.com
Eastern, Meigs, and River Valley compete at Nelsonville-York Invite
NELSONVILLE, Ohio — The track teams from Eastern, Meigs, and River Valley competed at the Nelsonville-York Invitational on Saturday in Nelsonville, Ohio, in preparation for league meets in the coming week.
Eastern’s Savannah Hawley was the lone local champion, taking first place in the 400m dash. The Lady Eagles’ Emeri Connery placed second in the 800m run, with Meigs’ Tanner Hysell taking second place in the shot put.
Third place finishers on the girls side were River Valley’s Kaitlyn Roberts (discus) and Eastern’s Ashley Putnam (shot put). Boys’ third place finishers were Cody Hanning of Meigs (3200m run), Aaron Harrison of River Valley (long jump), and the Eastern 4x400m relay team of Mike Johnson, Devon Baum, Klint Connery, and Kyle Connery.
Eastern had two individuals finish fourth, with Tyler Cline in the discus and Jeffery Milhoan in the shot put. The Lady Eagles’ 4x400m relay team of Emeri Connery, Hawley, Beverly Maxson, and Audrionna Pullins, as well as the boys’ 4x100m team of Klint Connery, Kelly Winebrenner, Baum, and Kyle Connery, the 4x200m relay team of Klint Connery, Baum, Winebrenner, and Kyle Connery, and the 4x800m relay team of B.J. Moore, Brayden Pratt, Travis Edwards, and Johnson each placed fourth.
Eastern placed seventh in the boys’ and girls’ team competitions, with Meigs finishing 11th in the boys’ standings, and River Valley placing 12th in the boys’ and 13th in the girls’ competition.
River Valley will compete in the Ohio Valley Conference meet on Friday, while Eastern and Meigs will compete in the TVC meet at Vinton County on Wednesday and Friday.
Complete results are available at www.baumspage.com






