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Hornets pick up XC wins over Sayre, Sullivan County
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | September 28, 2016
The Wellsboro XC teams swept an NTL tri-meet with Sayre and Sullivan County on Tuesday, September 27.
In the girls meet, the Lady Hornets beat Sayre 21-34 and Sullivan County 15-50. Wellsboro swept the top 3 places with junior Anna Bleggi (21:17) winning the race followed by freshman Kayla Mengee (21:50), and freshman Jaime Palmer (22:26). Sophomore Rachel Chamberlain (24:04) was 5th and freshman Emma Palmer (27:12) was 11th.
In the boys meet, the Hornets defeated Sayre 18-48 and Sullivan County 18-38 by taking the top 4 spots. Sophomore Aidan Perry (18:05) won the race, followed by junior Connor Brought (18:15), freshman Austin Richards (18:33), and senior Alden Weiner (18:36). Sophomore Bergen Weiner (19:33) was 8th, sophomore Zack Busch (19:38) was 10th, and senior Bryon Callahan (20:10) was 14th. Junior Logan Morral (22:09), sophomore Taylor Wheeler (22:22), and freshman Lucas Citrino (22:25) were 20-22, and freshman Tyren Wetzel (28:00) and junior Noah Smith (37:26) were 24th and 25th, respectively.
"Solid wins today for both teams," said head coach Ron Brought. "The girls secured the top 3 spots with the guys securing the top 4. Both teams were able to run strong with a time difference of less then a minute between the top spot and fourth for the Guys and first and third for the girls."
In the Middle School races, Wellsboro swept both meets winning 15-50. Connor Owlett came in 3rd for the boys with a time of 12:05 and Hope Sampson was 3rd with 14:01 for the girls.
The teams will be back in action at the NEPA Invite this Saturday, October 1.
About the Author
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
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