By Mark Carpenter

The 2021 junior high track season made a stop in Adams County last week as 11 girls and boys squads gathered at the West Union High School track on Tuesday, April 6 for the annual West Union Junior High Invitational. Numerous first place finishes went to local athletes and the team titles on the day went back to Clermont County as Williamsburg swept the top spots in both the girls and boys team standings.
The list of schools on hand included victorious Williamsburg, Fayetteville, Eastern Brown, North Adams, Fairfield, Manchester, Ripley, Peebles, Whiteoak, Felicity, and the host Dragons.
The top eight finishers in each event, field and track, were awarded points (10,8,6,5,4,3,2,1) and following is the list of Adams County competitors who placed in the top eight and earned points for their team.
Girls 100M Hurdles: 1. Madison Dunn, Manchester; 2. Miley Smith, West Union; 7. Tatum Grooms, North Adams
Boys 100M Hurdles: 2. Braylan Rickett, Manchester; 5. Carson Best, West Union; 6. Bradley Rhoden,North Adams; 7. Christian Gerth, Peebles; 8. Boston Crawford, North Adams
Girls 100M Dash: 3. Ashlah Staten, West Union; 4. Abrah Nicholson, Manchester
Boys 100M Dash: 2. Hunter Dearth, West Union; 4. Jaden Cockrell, West Union
Girls 1600M Run: 3. Katelynn Boerger, North Adams; 4. Anna Armstrong, North Adams; 6. Sadie Armstrong, West Union8. Angel Gray, Peebles
Boys 1600M Run: 2. Grady Myers, Peebles; 3. beau Hesler, North Adams; 4. Jimmy Hickey, North Adams; 5. Jayce Campbell, West Union; 7. Ryan Butcher-Raine, Manchester
Girls 4 x 100 Relay: 3. Manchester; 4. West Union; 7. North Adams; 8. Peebles
Boys 4 x 100 Relay: 2. West Union; 4. North Adams; 8. Manchester
Girls 400M Dash: 1. Emma Crawford, West Union; 2. Tatum Grooms, North Adams; 4. Kinsley Cornett, North Adams; 5. Angel Gray, Peebles; 7. Ella Richards, Manchester
Boys 400M Dash: 4. James Smith, West Union; 5. Daulton Pence, North Adams; 8. Grady Myers, Peebles
Girls 4 x 200 Relay: 1. West Union; 4. North Adams; 6. Manchester
Boys 4 x 200 Relay: w. North Adams; 6. West Union; 8. Manchester
Girls 200M Hurdles: 8. Bentley Schweickart, North Adams
Boys 200M Hurdles: 2. Darius Davis, West Union; 4.Bradley Rhoden, North Adams; 5. Christian Gerth, Peebles; 6. Kyzer Fannin, North Adams
Girls 800M Run: 1. Anna Armstrong, North Adams; 4. Sadie Armstrong, West Union; 7. McKenna Shelton, North Adams
Boys 800M Run: 2. Daulton Pence, North Adams; 3. Conner Young, North Adams; 6. Eli Crabtree, Manchester; 8. Aiden Jones, Manchester
Girls 200M Dash: 1. Miley Smith, West Union; 2. Madison Dunn, Manchester; 6. Kaelyn Musser, Peebles
Boys 200M Dash: 2. Hunter Dearth, West Union; 6. Braylan Rickett, Manchester; 7. Addison Howard, Peebles; 8. Kaleb Eldridge, North Adams
Girls 4 x 100 Relay: 2. West Union; 6. Peebles
Boys 4 x 100 Relay: 2. West Union; 4. Manchester; 6. North Adams; 7. Peebles
Girls Discus: 5. Kristen Carroll, West Union; 7. Eden Bosko, North Adams; 8. Kenzie Rowland, Peebles
Boys Discus: 3. Colt Johnson, Peebles; 6. Chase Armstrong, Manchester
Boys High Jump: 3. Beau Hesler, North Adams; 4. Breestin Schweickart, North Adams; 6. Grady Knechtly, Peebles; 7. Billy Flaugher, West Union
Girls Long Jump: 2. Abrah Nicholson, Manchester; 4. Anna Armstrong, North Adams; 8. Katelynn Boerger, North Adams
Boys Long Jump: 1. Jaden Cockrell, West Union; 4. Grady Knechtly, Peebles; 6. Braylan Rickett, Manchester; 7. Isaiah Roessler, North Adams; 8. Kaleb Eldridge, North Adams
Girls Shot Put: 4. Kristen Carroll, West Union; 5. Eden Bosko, North Adams; 6. Madison Purvis, Peebles
Boys Shot Put: 1. Chase Armstrong, Manchester; 3. Colt Johnson, Peebles; 4. Caleb DeAtley, North Adams; 5. Wyatt Smart, Peebles; 7. cole Manning, West Union
Girls Team Standings: Williamsburg 131, West Union 74, Fayetteville 63, Eastern Brown 61, North Adams 58, Fairfield 54, Manchester 42, Ripley 26, Peebles 16, Whiteoak 11
Boys Team Standings: Williamsburg 82, West Union 75, North Adams 75, Whiteoak 74, Peebles 43, Fayetteville 41, Manchester 40, Eastern Brown 38,