Saturday roundup: Minerva's Connor Shingleton wins two regional track championships
CHILLICOTHE — By less than half a second combined, Minerva senior Connor Shingleton won two regional championships Saturday during the Division II track and field meet at Chillicothe.
Shingleton won the the boys 800 meters and mile. His 1:57.38 in the 800 edged River View’s Sam Adams by three one-hundredths of a second. His 4:20.46 in the 1,600 bested John Glenn’s Chris Tooms by 42 one-hundredths.
Tusky Valley’s Hannah Wyler did Shingleton one better by winning three events Saturday on the girls side. The senior won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200. Her win in the mile (4:56.37) was dominant, besting the field by more than 17 seconds. Wyler also anchored the Tusky Valley 1,600 relay of Ella McElwee, Cara Pipitone and Leah Bourquin to a third-place finish and a state berth.
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The top four placers in each event advance to next week’s state meet in Columbus.
Minerva advanced multiple girls to state Saturday. Junior Hera Hoffee and freshman Kayla Crissman finished second and third, respectively, in the 1,600. Senior Jenna Cassidy was fourth in the 800, as was freshman Hanah Ison in the 3,200 and senior Abby Wheeler in the long jump. Wheeler won a regional title in the high jump earlier in the week. Hoffee, Crissman, Cassidy and Ison made up Minerva's first-place 3,200 relay team on Thursday.
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Tusky Valley’s Brook Stookey won the discus Saturday with a throw of 119 feet, five inches. She qualified in the shot put with a third-place finish on Thursday. The Tusky Valley girls finished third in the team standings, while Minerva was fifth.
Stark County-area high school tournament results, schedule
SATURDAY'S SCORES
SOFTBALL
DIVISION I
Youngstown regional final
DIVISION III
Ravenna regional final
Tuslaw 4, Ursuline 3, 13 innings
SATURDAY'S BOX SCORES
HOOVER 5, FITCH 3
Division I regional semifinal
Fitch - 100 - 200 - 0 — 3 - 8 - 3
Hoover - 110 - 300 - x — 5 - 6 - 0
Watts and Hogan. Sy.Koosh and Kiko. WP: Sy.Koosh. LP: Watts. HR: Watts (F). Notes: Sydnee Koosh (H) CG, 7 Ks, double, RBI; Delaney Shannon (H) triple, 2 RBIs; Sadie Carroll (H) double, RBI; Lynae Foster (H) single, RBI; Sienna Koosh (H) single, walk, two runs; Ray (F) 3 hits, triple; Taylor (F) two singles, run; Watts (F) 2-run homer.
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SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
GIRLS LACROSSE
DIVISION I
State semifinal, at Ashland HS
Jackson vs. New Albany, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY
SOFTBALL
DIVISION I
State semifinals, Firestone Stadium
Watkins Memorial vs. Holland Springfield, 3 p.m.
Hoover vs. Lakota West, 5:30
BASEBALL
DIVISION I
Louisville regional semifinals
Hoover vs. Walsh Jesuit, 2
North Royalton vs. Kenston, 5
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DIVISION II
Canton regional semifinals, Munson Stadium
Chagrin Falls vs. Chardon, 2 p.m.
Louisville vs. University School, 5 p.m.
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FRIDAY
SOFTBALL
DIVISION III
State semifinals, Firestone Stadium
Tuslaw vs. Miami East, 3 p.m.
Cardington-Lincoln vs. Wheelersburg, 5:30
BASEBALL
DIVISION I
Louisville regional final
Hoover-Walsh Jesuit winner vs. North Royalton-Kenston winner, 5
DIVISION II
Canton regional final, Munson Stadium
Chagrin Falls-Chardon winner vs. Louisville-University School winner, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY
SOFTBALL
DIVISION I
State final, Firestone Stadium
Watkins Memorial-Holland Springfield winner vs. Hoover-Lakota West winner, 1 p.m.
DIVISION III
State final, Firestone Stadium
Tuslaw/Miami East winner vs. Cardington-Lincoln/Wheelersburg winner, 7
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Stark County-area high school results and schedule | Saturday, May 28
