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While thirteen athletes are representing Highland County on Thursday through Saturday at the Ohio High School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships, here are some scenes from last week’s Division II regional meet.

DAYTON — The McClain Tigers had two girls’ relays and a discus thrower qualify to the 2024 OHSAA Track and Field Championships held this year at Dayton’s Welcome Stadium.

It was a big two days for the McClain Lady Tigers at the Divsion II Regional Track and Field meet held Thursday and Saturday at the Muskingum College Track in New Concord. Two McClain indviduals and and two relay teams earned the right to advance to the state meet in Dayton this week by placing in the top four of their respectice events.

In the Division III Regional Track and Field Championships held at Heath High School last Wednesday and Friday, Whiteoak and Lynchburg-Clay high schools were well represented.

The Whiteoak Wildcats track and field athletes added to their accolades last Wednesday and Friday at Heath High School in Division 3 Regional Track Meet.

Mother’s Day may have officially been on May 12 of this year, but for two Whiteoak Wildcat moms it just keeps on coming. Whiteoak’s 4 x 800-meter relay team is made up of two sets of brothers — Landen Eyre and Keegan Eyre and Weston Blair and Sawyer Blair. These four young men have qualified for the state track meet in Dayton on Friday.

Right when it felt like the Dodgers series was going to crush any hopes of Cincinnati doing anything in the month of May, the Redlegs found a way to not only win the series against Los Angeles, but sweep them straight out of town.

The seventh grade Lady Mambas AAU team based in Hillsboro, Ohio had another successful weekend placing first place in the Ballin at the Creek Tournament in Beavercreek. This was the 2024 Lady Mambas last in-state tournament ending their season with an overall record of 19-4. Coach Derrik Haithcock said he “is proud of the hard work these girls have put in and that winning is a bonus, but he is more excited about the reps and confidence they are gaining with their individual development of the fundamentals of the game, learning to pay attention to detail, communicate and work as a team.” The Lady Mambas head to Rock Hill, South Carolina for a national tournament June 19-23. Pictured (back row, l-r) coach Haithcock, Karis Hudson, Aurora Stringfield, Hayden Rideout, Jayla Haithcock, Lyrric Hanson and La’Niah Smith; (front row, l-r) Jayla Haithcock, Maddie Easter McKenzie West and Jayden Hatfield.

Whiteoak High School junior Landen Eyre was named one of the Southeast District Division III Athletes of the Year on Monday at the Southeast District Coaches Association meeting. Eyre is now a four-time Southeast District Athlete of the Year, adding this most recent award to his three prior awards in cross country.