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TRACK & FIELD: College Heights competes at Republic Classic, Lawrence wins three events

 

REPUBLIC, Mo. — The College Heights Christian track and field squads competed at the Republic Classic on Monday.

The College Heights girls finished sixth in the team standings with 56.5 points, while the CHC boys finished ninth in the standings with 27 points. 

There were 13 teams in attendance. Class 5 Republic claimed both team titles. 

The top five girls teams were Republic (190), Clinton (94), Spokane (78), Aurora (65) and Fair Grove (60). 

The top five boys teams were Republic (184.5), Fair Grove (126.5), Strafford (85), Springfield Catholic (78) and Clinton (59).

For the College Heights girls, junior standout Addie Lawrence won three individual events—the 100-meter dash (12.7 seconds), the 200 (26.9) and the 400 (1:01).

CHC’s Lauren Ukena finished third in the 200 and was fourth in the 300 hurdles, while Maddy Colin placed fourth in the high jump.

The CHC girls placed third in the 4×400 relay, with Jayli Johnson, Lawrence, Ukena and Katie Moss competing. College Heights finished sixth in the 4×800, with Marla Anderegg, Madelynn Jordan, Moss and Emily Winters running.

For the College Heights boys, Caleb Quade took fourth in the 800 (2:18), with teammate Derrick McMillan eighth in the same event (2:23). Colsen Dickens finished sixth in the 400 (56.1). 

Ethan Ukena placed fourth in the triple jump.

College Heights took fourth in the 4×400 relay in 3:53, with Zach Beaty, Dickens, McMillan and Quade competing. 

The Cougars placed fifth in the 4×100 relay in 47.7 seconds, with Beaty, Dickens, Ukena and Matt Williams competing. 

College Heights was also fifth in the 4×200, as Beaty, Dickens, Quade and Ukena recorded a time of 1:40. 

The Cougars will compete at the Galena Bulldog Relays on Thursday. 

 

BASEBALL ROUNDUP: McDonald County and McAuley earn road wins

MCDONALD COUNTY 5, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 2
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — McDonald County built a three-run lead through the first three innings on the way to a win at Shiloh Christian on Monday.

The Mustangs (6-1) scored a run in the first inning to take the lead before scoring twice in the third inning to go up 3-0. McDonald County added a tally in the fifth before Shiloh Christian got on the scoreboard with two runs in the bottom of the inning to trim the lead to 4-2. The Mustangs wrapped the scoring with an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning.

Isac Behm earned the win after allowing two runs on five hits, a walk and four strikeouts in six innings of work. Cross Dowd earned the save after striking out the side in a perfect seventh inning.

Hudson Ball took the loss after allowing three runs, two earned, on two hits, five walks and two strikeouts in two innings.

After McDonald County scored a run in the first inning on a passed ball, the Mustangs pushed across two in the third with an RBI single from Behm and a sacrifice fly from Destyn Dowd. Dowd picked up his second RBI in the fifth after scoring Behm from second with a single, and Fisher Sanny wrapped the Mustangs’ scoring with an RBI single in the seventh. 

Behm had two hits, including a double, an RBI and scored a run, while Destyn Dowd had a hit and two RBI. Weston Gordon had a hit and scored twice, while Cross Dowd and Levi Helm each had a hit and scored a run. Sanny had two hits and drove in one.

 

MCAULEY 7, VERONA 1

VERONA, Mo. — McAuley Catholic scored seven runs on 12 hits to beat Verona on Monday.

Kable Reichardt struck out 10 in a complete-game win. Joe Staton led the offense with three hits.