Falcons’ Evans, Blue Devils girls win Riverdale Invite

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Carey earned the girls team championship, while Riverdale’s Kolten Evans was the boys individual winner in the Riverdale Invitational cross country meet Thursday.

With only three girls teams having enough runners to score, the Blue Devils tied North Baltimore with 33 points but took first place based on their sixth-runner finish. Riverdale was third with 54 points.

Ema Ritter led the Blue Devils in fourth place in 22:09.81, with Elysa Holsinger sixth in 23:13.11. Ellianna Arnold finished 12th in 24:07.91, Gracie Luhring was 13th in 24:12.77, and Kinsey Motter was 14th in 24:37.65. Alexis Mattimoe’s 22nd-place finish in 26:18.86 broke the tie five places ahead of the Tigers’ sixth runner.

Gwen Bucher paced Riverdale in fifth place in 22:44.66, with Ava Brooks taking 15th place in 24:43.16. Addi Manns was 17th in 25:31.69, Lexi Dailey was 18th in 25:36.69, and Lauren McBride finished 21st in 26:17.32.

North Baltimore’s Ady Reynolds won in 20:57.27.

Evans won the boys race by nearly a full minute, finishing in

16:34.79 for the boys runner-up Falcons. They were topped by Elmwood 28-64. Carey was third with 83 points.

Riverdale’s Gabe Donaldson was third in 17:49.34, while Giovanni Noascono was 15th in 19:26.29 and Ethan Spitnale 17th in 19:37.94. Mike Penwell finished 40th in 24:49.60.

Brylon Middleton led the Blue Devils by finishing 13th in 19:04.16. Riley Miller was 16th in 19:34.99, and Callen Lewis finished 20th in 19:52.49. Oliver Sidor finished 22nd in 20:04.40, with Carter Hall taking 24th place in 20:28.66.

Carey’s Sawyer Miller was the boys junior high winner. Riverdale’s Zane Voll was 10th. Times were not available.

The Falcons’ Adalynn Woodruff won the junior high girls race in 13:53.42, with the Blue Devils’ Michelle Hohman second in 14:23.68.

Both Carey and Riverdale run in the Seneca East Stars, Stripes and Lights Invitational at 5 p.m. Saturday.

 

Girls

Team results

1. Carey 33, 2. North Baltimore 33, 3. Riverdale 54.

Individual results

Carey: 4. Ritter 22:09.81, 6. Holsinger 23:13.11, 12. Arnold 24:07.91, 13. Luhring 24:12.77, 14. Motter 24:37.65, 22. Mattimoe 26:18.86, 24. Tong 26:45.65, 28. Walton 27:53.93, 30. Jameson 30:37.53.

Riverdale: 5. Bucher 22:44.66, 15. Brooks 24:43.16, 17. Manns 25:31.69, 18. Dailey 25:36.69, 21. McBride 26:17.32, 23. Miller 26:32.87.

Winner: Reynolds (NB) 20:57.27.

Boys

Team results

1. Elmwood 28, 2. Riverdale 64, 3. Carey 83, 4. Pandora-Gilboa 95, 5. North Baltimore 115, 6. Waynesfield-Goshen 128.

Individual results

Riverdale: 1. Evans 16:34.79, 3. Donaldson 17:49.34, 15. Noascono 19:26.29, 17. Spitnale 19:37.94, 40. Penwell 24:49.60, 44. Smith 25:14.45.

Carey: 13. Middleton 19:04.16, 16. Miller 19:34.99, 20. Lewis 19:52.49, 22. Ol. Sidor 20:04.40, 24. Hall 20:28.66, 30. Ow. Sidor 21:49.45, 33. Mangett 22:33.74, 47. Caudill 25:57.72, 48. Baker 27:49.04.

Winner: Evans (R) 16:34.79.

Junior high girls

Riverdale: 1. Woodruff 13:53.42, 17. Riegle 20:37.94.

Carey: 2. Hohman 14:23.68, 5. Sizemore 14:50.12.

Junior high boys

Carey: 1. Miller, 17. Fredritz, 21. Hall.

Riverdale: 10. Voll, 13. Leightney, 20. Suever.