Cascade Middle School claimed first place in the 4×400 relay at the Oregon Meet of Champions, held May 24 at Corvallis High School.
The Cascade foursome of Austin Parker, Rogue Newton, Will Ramos and Noah Khmaruk ran 3:47.85, less than one second ahead of Hazelbrook
of Tualatin.
Khmaruk also was fourth in the 400 in a personal best 53.80 and 10th in the 100 hurdles in a 14.87 PR. Ethan Newton of Cascade was 23rd in the 100 hurdles in 15.86. The Cascade boys finished 10th in the team scoring with 15 points.
Caidence Urquhart was the top finisher for the Cascade girls, taking 27th in the shot put (32-5 ¼). Anna Wilson was 58th in the 100 hurdles in 19:05.
The Stayton girls took 30th as a team with six points, led by Alissa Humphreys, who finished third in the 100 in 12.75. Humphreys also teamed up with Avery Mannix, Jenica Trujillo and Karlee Tyler to take 10th in the 4×100 relay in 53.53. Tyler was 20th in the high jump at 4-4, while Hope Bridge was 39th in the 1,500 in 5:23.37.
Kevin Aceves paced the Stayton boys by running 12.35 in the 100 to finish 23rd. In addition, Aceves, Owen Carbaugh, Omar Garcia and Connor Westenhouse teamed up to take 25th in the 4×100 relay in 49.34.
Running: More than 300 runners and walkers participated in the June 2 Santiam Hospital Fun Run. There were four events. Here is a look at the results:
10-kilometer: the winner was Todd Coblentz in 37:31.5. Fourth-place finisher Stephanie Robins of Salem was the top woman in 48:55.3.
5-kilometer: Austin Coblentz hit the tape first in 22:24.2, with Linda Kneeland of Bozeman, Montana, taking top honors among females at 26:50.7. Kneeland finished ninth overall.
3-kilometer: C. Mayer of Sublimity was first in 13:44.9. Emily Kroeker, third overall in 16:00.3, was the fastest female.
5-kilometer run/walk: Tim Manning was the top finisher in 22:24.3, with runner-up Stephanie Fletchall (25:55.4) first among women participants.
Youth football: The first all-state youth football games were held June 30 at Sheldon High School in Eugene. The game was a benefit for children in Oregon in foster care.
Four players who will be future students at Cascade High participated in the three games, one for sixth-graders, one for seventh-graders and one for eighth-graders. Here is a list:
6th-graders: linebacker Isaiah Coron and defensive back Esteban Mendez
7th-graders: linebacker Rogue Newton,
8th-graders: linebacker Jacob Hage.
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