Leopard Boys Take 4th, Girls 7th at Stark County Meet – Cross Country
The Louisville Leopards Cross Country Teams competed at the annual Stark County Championships Meet Saturday at GlenOak High School. The Louisville Boys placed 4th out of 18 competing Stark County teams and 3rd out of 9 Division I county teams. The Lady Leopards also placed 7th out of 16 Stark County teams which included taking 5th out of 8 Division I Stark teams.
Boys – 112 (4th Out of 18)
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Junior Bobby Ganser (15:36.61) placed second individually to pace the Leopards just 3.07 seconds ahead of GlenOak sophomore Tommy Rice. Ganser finished as runner-up only to Lake senior Nathan Moore who won the race clocking in at a time of 15:13.03.
Two other Louisville juniors finished in the top 20 as well. Stephen Ulrich (16:22.29) took 14th and Owen Pukys (16:38.25) came in 19th. Rounding out the Leopards scoring were junior Colby Adams (16:55.67) in 31st and freshman Grant Brown (17:17.16) who came in 32nd.
Other LHS varsity runners included junior Sam Chlebeck (17:27.60) who claimed 50th and Calvin Kiko (18:38.59) who came in 75th against a field of 127 individual Stark County runners.
The North Canton Hoover Vikings won the race as a team with 88 total places to give them their first county championship since 2009. The Marlington Dukes also took second place with 108 total places and the host GlenOak Golden Eagles claimed third with 110 total places.
In Division I, Louisville and GlenOak tied for second with 74 points each. The Golden Eagles won the tie-breaker 101-104 after edging out the Leopards 27-30 in the 6th runner score.
Girls – 200 (7th Out of 16)
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The Lady Leopards were led by senior Caitlyn Gatta (20:43.42) who placed 24th and sophomore Sophia Mackall (21:08.43) who took 31st. Other top Louisville runners included sophomore Chloe Cole (21:51.84) in 44th, junior Diana Pukys (21:59.04) in 46th, and freshman Hayley Smith (22:40.27) who finished in 61st.
Other Lady Leopard runners included Summer Gronow (23:24.35) in 69th and Aliya Shine (23:45.00) in 77th against a field of 117 Stark County runners.
The Jackson Polar Bears captured the county title with 55 total places as their top 5 runners all finished in the top 20. The Minerva Lions also took second place with 66 total places and the North Canton Hoover Vikings claimed third with 110 total places.
Senior Alex Bauer (18:13.80) of Lake was the individual girls champion. Sophomore Bella Graham (18:20.16) finished as the runner-up in representing Marlington.
UP NEXT: The Leopards will next compete at the Legends Meet on Saturday, October 10 at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Race schedule is as follows:
9:00 Middle School Girl’s Open Race – 2 Mile
9:30 Middle School Boy’s Open Race – 2 Mile
10:00 Middle School Girl’s Team Race – 2 Mile
10:30 Middle School Boy’s Team Race – 2 Mile
10:55 Session 1 National Anthem
11:00 Small High School Girl’s Team Race – 5K
11:30 Small High School Boy’s Team Race – 5K
1:00 High School Girl’s Open Race – 5K
1:30 High School Boy’s Open Race – 5K
2:00 Large High School Girl’s Team Race – 5K
2:30 Large High School Boy’s Team Race – 5K
Stark County Champions Boys Team Results
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | North Canton Hoover Vikings | 88 |
| 2 | Marlington Dukes | 108 |
| 3 | GlenOak Golden Eagles | 110 |
| 4 | Louisville Leopards | 112 |
| 5 | Lake Blue Streaks | 129 |
| 6 | Perry Panthers | 153 |
| 7 | Jackson Polar Bears | 158 |
| 8 | East Canton Hornets | 166 |
| 9 | Canton Central Catholic Crusaders | 182 |
| 10 | Tuslaw Mustangs | 232 |
| 11 | Minerva Lions | 304 |
| 12 | Fairless Falcons | 345 |
| 13 | Alliance Aviators | 361 |
| 14 | Northwest Indians | 430 |
| 15 | Lake Center Christian Tigers | 447 |
| 16 | Canton McKinley Bulldogs | 450 |
| 17 | Sandy Valley Cardinals | 503 |
| 18 | Massillon Tigers | 534 |
Stark County Champions Girls Team Results
| Place | Team | Score |
| 1 | Jackson Polar Bears | 55 |
| 2 | Minerva Lions | 66 |
| 3 | North Canton Hoover Vikings | 110 |
| 4 | Lake Blue Steaks | 121 |
| 5 | GlenOak Golden Eagles | 183 |
| 6 | Marlington Dukes | 194 |
| 7 | Louisville Leopards | 200 |
| 8 | Perry Panthers | 215 |
| 9 | Northwest Indians | 248 |
| 10 | Canton Central Catholic Crusaders | 269 |
| 11 | Sandy Valley Cardinals | 293 |
| 12 | East Canton Hornets | 306 |
| 13 | Tuslaw Mustangs | 340 |
| 14 | Lake Center Christian Tigers | 391 |
| 15 | Alliance Aviators | 408 |
| 16 | Canton McKinley Bulldogs | 411 |
Stark County Championships Boys Individual Results
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plc Pts Name Team Grade Time Number -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 Nathan Moore Lake 12 0:15:13.03 5367 2 2 Bobby Ganser Louisville 11 0:15:36.61 5470 3 3 Tommy Rice GlenOak 10 0:15:39.68 5206 4 4 Noah Graham Marlington 11 0:15:52.50 5515 5 5 Alex Zuckett Mas. Jackson 11 0:15:53.41 5548 6 6 Blaze Fichter Hoover 11 0:15:56.17 5284 7 7 Noah Johnson Hoover 10 0:15:59.86 5286 8 8 Barrett Scheatzle Canton C.C. 12 0:16:01.32 5049 9 9 Ian Clevinger Lake 11 0:16:05.75 5364 10 10 Connor Wertman Lake 12 0:16:13.25 5370 11 11 Joe Viront Tuslaw 12 0:16:15.47 5976 12 12 Kyle Woods Mass. Perry 11 0:16:20.21 5699 13 13 Gabe Shilling East Canton 11 0:16:21.32 5099 14 14 Stephen Ulrich Louisville 11 0:16:22.29 5473 15 15 Connor Reed Mass. Perry 9 0:16:24.79 5696 16 16 Tesfaye Young GlenOak 10 0:16:25.39 5208 17 17 John Hollon Hoover 11 0:16:28.87 5285 18 18 Corder Houk GlenOak 11 0:16:36.27 5203 19 19 Owen Pukys Louisville 11 0:16:38.25 5472 20 20 Nash Minor Marlington 10 0:16:41.25 5516 21 Brady Noll Canton South 311 0:16:42.59 5088 22 21 Max Grillo Canton C.C. 11 0:16:43.47 5046 23 22 Trevor Maley Hoover 12 0:16:44.43 5287 24 23 Cohen Boyce Marlington 10 0:16:45.14 5513 25 24 Alex Hill Mass. Perry 10 0:16:48.50 5695 26 25 Connor Shingleton Minerva 11 0:16:49.54 5739 27 26 Colin Cernansky Marlington 9 0:16:50.33 5514 28 27 Alex Yarian East Canton 12 0:16:50.66 5101 29 28 Brylan Holland East Canton 10 0:16:50.74 5095 30 29 Ian Paul Canton C.C. 11 0:16:51.81 5048 31 30 Logan Thomas Fairless 12 0:16:54.77 5181 32 31 Colby Adams Louisville 11 0:16:55.67 5467 33 32 Ethan Laughman GlenOak 12 0:16:55.93 5204 34 33 Carson Reed Mas. Jackson 11 0:16:59.89 5547 35 34 Jared Wenzel Tuslaw 10 0:17:00.38 5977 36 35 Liam Blake Marlington 11 0:17:01.75 5512 37 36 Aaron Pike Hoover 12 0:17:05.04 5288 38 37 Lucas Immel Mas. Jackson 11 0:17:05.08 5544 39 38 Jacob Cureton Hoover 12 0:17:06.35 5283 40 39 Jason Freisen Mas. Jackson 12 0:17:06.81 5543 41 40 Cooper Reed Mass. Perry 10 0:17:07.88 5697 42 41 Matthew Tschantz GlenOak 11 0:17:07.94 5207 43 42 Brody Fravel GlenOak 11 0:17:08.50 5202 44 43 Blake Abbott Canton C.C. 12 0:17:10.99 5044 45 44 William Prato Mas. Jackson 9 0:17:11.64 5546 46 45 Mario Zito Northwest 11 0:17:13.38 5839 47 46 Grant Brown Louisville 9 0:17:17.16 5468 48 47 Michael Palmer Fairless 12 0:17:18.56 5178 49 48 Braxton Ohman East Canton 11 0:17:19.00 5098 50 49 Sam Chlebeck Louisville 11 0:17:27.60 5469 51 50 Nick Martino East Canton 11 0:17:27.97 5096 52 51 Blayne Maurer GlenOak 10 0:17:29.03 5205 53 52 Jacob Craig Hoover 9 0:17:29.45 5282 54 53 Cameron Haring Lake 12 0:17:29.59 5366 55 54 Andrew Wade East Canton 10 0:17:32.33 5100 56 55 Lucus McCauley East Canton 9 0:17:38.50 5097 57 56 Jonathon Smith Lake 10 0:17:50.48 5369 58 57 Ryan Kelley Mas. Jackson 11 0:17:56.82 5545 59 58 Ben Brady Minerva 12 0:17:58.62 5735 60 59 Anthony Zumbar Alliance 12 0:17:59.37 5007 61 60 Jack Swartz Tuslaw 10 0:18:02.71 5975 62 61 Joe Joe Rolko Tuslaw 11 0:18:03.58 5974 63 62 James Wayman Mass. Perry 12 0:18:07.06 5698 64 63 Dominic Carosielli Mass. Perry 11 0:18:07.14 5693 65 64 Brandon Davis Minerva 10 0:18:10.84 5736 66 65 Mason Palmer Fairless 11 0:18:12.25 5177 67 66 Caleb Miller Tuslaw 12 0:18:17.91 5972 68 67 Jacob Round Lake 9 0:18:18.71 5368 69 68 Cole Deluca Lake 11 0:18:20.02 5365 70 69 Gage Brunoni Alliance 12 0:18:20.85 5001 71 70 Nathan Overly Sandy Valley 10 0:18:24.00 5941 72 71 Jordan Beggs Marlington 10 0:18:25.86 5511 73 72 Jordan Schwartz Alliance 10 0:18:31.37 5006 74 73 Hunter Gearling Canton McKinley 9 0:18:33.68 5069 75 74 Calvin Kiko Louisville 11 0:18:38.59 5471 76 75 Christopher Kline Lake Center Chr. 11 0:18:38.91 5440 77 76 Kyler Cameron Alliance 12 0:18:42.33 5002 78 77 Connor Norris Minerva 9 0:18:44.35 5738 79 78 Tyler Boyd Tuslaw 12 0:18:46.04 5971 80 79 Jacob Wyder Lake Center Chr. 10 0:18:47.12 5442 81 80 Owen Grubb Minerva 9 0:18:49.22 5737 82 81 Aaron Shiplett Canton C.C. 11 0:18:50.42 5050 83 82 Austin Hammock Mass. Perry 10 0:18:55.47 5694 84 83 Joe Anderson Canton McKinley 12 0:18:57.44 5067 85 84 Mason Steele Minerva 9 0:18:59.18 5740 86 85 Logan Cox Alliance 9 0:19:02.71 5003 87 86 Ramsey Reith Alliance 10 0:19:06.72 5004 88 87 Brandon Wigfield Sandy Valley 11 0:19:07.77 5945 89 Caleb Barcalow Canton South 10 0:19:11.20 5086 90 88 Dylan Easterling Northwest 9 0:19:12.03 5834 91 89 Derek Sexton Canton McKinley 11 0:19:16.60 5073 92 90 Luke Micklos Northwest 12 0:19:18.65 5842 93 Michael Laubacher St. Thomas Aquinas 9 0:19:28.79 5964 94 91 Logan Rankl Tuslaw 10 0:19:29.67 5973 95 92 Joe Venables Marlington 10 0:19:30.65 5517 96 93 Brock Shelton Lake Center Chr. 9 0:19:31.91 5441 97 94 Bergen Rhome Alliance 11 0:19:32.85 5005 98 95 Jacob Wollman Minerva 12 0:19:34.17 5741 99 96 Joseph Slatzer Fairless 9 0:19:41.54 5180 100 97 Luke Metzger Northwest 10 0:19:43.12 5837 101 98 Caleb Burkholder Lake Center Chr. 12 0:19:51.00 5437 102 99 Theo Reid Canton McKinley 9 0:19:52.25 5072 103 100 Darius Edwards Washington 9 0:19:54.19 6009 104 101 Alec Sebrell Washington 11 0:19:58.00 6014 105 102 Ben Carlson Lake Center Chr. 11 0:20:05.12 5438 106 103 Nick Hallaman Canton C.C. 9 0:20:09.99 5047 107 104 Zach Edwards Washington 12 0:20:11.44 6010 108 105 Ben Allan Lake Center Chr. 10 0:20:25.33 5436 109 106 Hunter Himebaugh Canton McKinley 9 0:20:26.61 5070 110 107 Percy McGhee Fairless 9 0:20:27.40 5176 111 108 Kaiden Mastri Sandy Valley 11 0:20:39.30 5939 112 109 Luke Mullins Canton McKinley 9 0:20:44.81 5071 113 Brandon Slatzer Canton South 11 0:20:47.93 5090 114 110 Andrew Micklos Northwest 9 0:20:56.73 5838 115 Jefferson Derr Canton South 11 0:21:01.54 5087 116 111 Zane Grabowski Lake Center Chr. 10 0:21:31.60 5439 117 112 Jonah Hoffer Washington 11 0:21:43.97 6011 118 113 Riley Risher Fairless 10 0:22:02.86 5179 119 Brendan Pribula St. Thomas Aquinas 9 0:22:09.83 5965 120 114 Jacob Makar Northwest 10 0:22:18.77 5836 121 115 Carter Demetro Canton McKinley 9 0:22:22.95 5068 122 116 Sam Garton Canton C.C. 10 0:22:27.89 5045 123 117 Logan Lightfoot Washington 9 0:22:42.30 6012 124 118 Trapper Moll Sandy Valley 10 0:22:45.38 5940 125 119 Jayden Martin Washington 11 0:23:29.65 6013 126 120 Trenton Vandermuelen Sandy Valley 10 0:24:46.80 5944 127 121 Mark Kaufman Northwest 10 0:25:01.24 5835
Stark County Championships Girls Individual Results
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plc Pts Name Team Grade Time Number -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 Alex Bauer Lake 12 0:18:13.80 5385 2 2 Bella Graham Marlington 10 0:18:20.16 5522 3 3 Kailey Zagst Mas. Jackson 10 0:18:25.97 5599 4 4 Sofia Istnick Mas. Jackson 11 0:19:10.00 5595 5 5 Anika Berrios Lake 12 0:19:23.49 5386 6 6 Ariana Manos Hoover 12 0:19:27.52 5332 7 7 Hera Hoffee Minerva 10 0:20:00.98 5750 8 8 Lucie Doubet Northwest 11 0:20:08.14 5847 9 9 Emily Beck Mass. Perry 10 0:20:09.44 5714 10 10 Leah Fisher Hoover 9 0:20:11.23 5329 11 11 Megan Stafford Minerva 9 0:20:12.56 5752 12 12 Haley Rohn Mas. Jackson 12 0:20:13.32 5596 13 13 Audrey Wade East Canton 9 0:20:19.80 5123 14 14 Aubrey Dunham Minerva 12 0:20:20.14 5748 15 15 Caitlyn Hopple Minerva 10 0:20:24.39 5751 16 16 Allyson Bailey Mas. Jackson 12 0:20:27.81 5593 17 17 Malena Cybak Tuslaw 11 0:20:28.40 5989 18 18 Claire Cox Marlington 10 0:20:29.75 5521 19 19 Tori Dunham Minerva 10 0:20:30.68 5749 20 20 Gianna Hudas Mas. Jackson 9 0:20:30.73 5614 21 21 Jenna Cassidy Minerva 11 0:20:30.81 5746 22 22 Sierra Delahanty Lake 11 0:20:39.23 5387 23 23 Alyssa Mattis Canton C.C. 12 0:20:43.40 5061 24 24 Caitlyn Gatta Louisville 12 0:20:43.42 5482 25 25 Madeline Crissman Minerva 11 0:20:45.62 5747 26 26 Sophia Reed Mas. Jackson 10 0:20:51.14 5597 27 27 Makayla Spoon GlenOak 12 0:20:58.55 5259 28 28 Lauren Stayer Mas. Jackson 12 0:21:00.22 5598 29 29 Anna Donaldson Hoover 9 0:21:01.19 5328 30 30 Caris Lantz GlenOak 10 0:21:04.08 5257 31 31 Sophia Mackall Louisville 10 0:21:08.43 5484 32 32 Allison Wims Hoover 10 0:21:16.39 5334 33 33 Cassie Grimm Hoover 10 0:21:19.90 5330 34 34 Deana Petersen Sandy Valley 10 0:21:25.47 5950 35 Shaylin Rearick Washington 9 0:21:30.48 6015 36 35 Madison Hoopes Marlington 11 0:21:34.41 5523 37 36 Leeann Dolensky Northwest 12 0:21:34.86 5846 38 Ellisa Nocera St. Thomas Aquinas 10 0:21:37.77 5967 39 37 Sheldyn Daugherty Mass. Perry 11 0:21:40.37 5715 40 38 Alea Zelle GlenOak 12 0:21:42.39 5261 41 39 Emma Weisel Lake 12 0:21:44.88 5391 42 40 Julia Schwartz Alliance 12 0:21:46.45 5015 43 41 Jocelyn Boone GlenOak 12 0:21:49.56 5255 44 42 Chloe Cole Louisville 10 0:21:51.84 5481 45 43 Kaydence Hoover Sandy Valley 9 0:21:54.15 5947 46 44 Diana Pukys Louisville 11 0:21:59.04 5485 47 45 Ally Miller Hoover 10 0:22:04.94 5333 48 46 Caroline Johnston Canton C.C. 12 0:22:06.58 5060 49 47 Nora Salem GlenOak 9 0:22:07.26 5258 50 48 Jenna Delp GlenOak 10 0:22:09.91 5256 51 49 Kalia Sarver Sandy Valley 9 0:22:10.81 5951 52 50 Bella Troyer Mass. Perry 10 0:22:11.02 5720 53 51 Stella Blake Marlington 9 0:22:13.39 5520 54 52 Sophia Smith Canton McKinley 10 0:22:17.63 5079 55 53 Serena Sommers GlenOak 12 0:22:21.78 5279 56 54 Jamie Sanders Lake 12 0:22:25.02 5389 57 55 Emma Koons Tuslaw 12 0:22:26.20 5990 58 56 Reilly Kreger Mass. Perry 12 0:22:30.17 5718 59 57 Hayley Hulse Lake Center Chr. 11 0:22:32.07 5449 60 58 Lauren Warder Lake 11 0:22:38.67 5390 61 59 Hayley Smith Louisville 9 0:22:40.27 5487 62 60 Tori Reichard East Canton 11 0:22:49.30 5122 63 61 Addison Herstine Hoover 10 0:22:49.44 5331 64 62 Megan Swogger Northwest 11 0:23:02.02 5849 65 63 Macey Foss Mass. Perry 11 0:23:13.19 5716 66 64 Christine Lawver Sandy Valley 12 0:23:14.53 5948 67 65 Georgia Bentzel Canton C.C. 10 0:23:18.20 5057 68 66 Brooke Bajornas Canton C.C. 12 0:23:20.66 5056 69 67 Summer Gronow Louisville 11 0:23:24.35 5483 70 68 Caroline Pastore Lake 11 0:23:26.04 5388 71 69 Isabelle Olivieri Canton C.C. 12 0:23:29.71 5062 72 70 Emma Campbell Northwest 10 0:23:33.39 5844 73 MacKenzie Dayton Fairless 11 0:23:35.35 5188 74 71 Katherine Luton Lake Center Chr. 12 0:23:38.17 5450 75 72 Emma Weaver Northwest 10 0:23:39.19 5850 76 73 Aubrey Spitale Tuslaw 10 0:23:43.44 5993 77 74 Aliya Shine Louisville 11 0:23:45.00 5486 78 America Villegas-Camacho St. Thomas Aquinas 10 0:23:50.19 5969 79 75 Isabella Kline East Canton 12 0:23:52.36 5118 80 76 Jenna Halco Mass. Perry 10 0:23:54.33 5717 81 77 Emily Kline East Canton 12 0:24:01.12 5117 82 78 Brooke Lieser Mass. Perry 10 0:24:02.41 5719 83 79 Courtney Daniska Canton McKinley 9 0:24:04.96 5077 84 Tessa Roberts Washington 11 0:24:05.48 6016 85 80 Madison Smith Northwest 10 0:24:07.30 5848 86 Ava Dublikar St. Thomas Aquinas 9 0:24:08.88 5966 87 81 Erin Norris East Canton 11 0:24:08.99 5120 88 82 Madison Villa Canton McKinley 9 0:24:13.53 5080 89 83 Erica Murphy East Canton 12 0:24:26.26 5119 90 84 Elsie Haught Lake Center Chr. 10 0:24:28.89 5448 91 85 Mallory Chunat Alliance 11 0:24:34.96 5011 92 86 Gracen Competty Canton C.C. 10 0:24:37.74 5058 93 87 Rylee Horning Alliance 10 0:24:46.91 5012 94 88 Mahlen Lambdin Marlington 9 0:24:52.68 5524 95 Kyara Ross St. Thomas Aquinas 10 0:24:57.10 5968 96 89 Faith Pavkov Lake Center Chr. 10 0:24:57.49 5451 97 90 Samantha Varga Lake Center Chr. 12 0:25:01.15 5452 98 Bernadette Miller Canton South 11 0:25:10.38 5091 99 91 Lauren Halas Canton C.C. 10 0:25:16.45 5059 100 92 Alyssa Risley Alliance 11 0:25:32.28 5013 101 93 Kelsey Cunningham Canton McKinley 10 0:25:34.92 5076 102 94 Miranda Bailey Lake Center Chr. 9 0:25:53.29 5446 103 95 Kendra Scott Marlington 9 0:25:58.33 5526 104 96 Anna Rankl Tuslaw 9 0:26:00.35 5992 105 97 Anna Nicholson Northwest 11 0:26:11.37 5856 106 Emma Kirby Fairless 12 0:26:15.73 5189 107 98 Haley Payne East Canton 9 0:26:26.54 5121 108 99 Camille McPherson Tuslaw 12 0:26:28.03 5991 109 100 Hannah Blandford Tuslaw 9 0:26:42.78 5987 110 101 Hannah Burkholder Lake Center Chr. 12 0:27:08.46 5447 111 102 Amelia Criswell Tuslaw 10 0:27:40.34 5988 112 103 Jasmine Shoemaker Sandy Valley 11 0:27:47.47 5952 113 Emily Sadler Canton South 11 0:28:02.52 5094 114 104 Sabrina Shaffer Alliance 9 0:29:06.11 5016 115 105 Jessica Horner Canton McKinley 11 0:29:15.26 5078 116 106 Allison Neary Sandy Valley 11 0:29:54.60 5949 117 107 Josie Root Alliance 9 0:32:13.29 5014
