Portage HS scores | May 18: Field boys track and field earns district runner-up trophy
The Field boys track and field team earned runner-up honors at the Division II Salem District meet, racking up 102 points.
Falcons sophomore Trevor Dixon delivered a breakout performance, winning a district title in the high jump (6 feet, 4 inches) and was second in the long jump (20-10½). Dixon was wonderfully consistent in the high jump, not taking a strike until 6-2, which he cleared on his second attempt, and then hitting 6-4 on his first try. He was also quite consistent in the long jump, jumping at least 19-9 on five of his six attempts.
Field also got a lot of points from its hurdlers, as freshman Logan Border and junior Lucas Pollard finished one-two, respectively, in the 110 hurdles and Pollard added a win in the 300. Junior Camden Radeschi added 16 more points for the Falcons with district runner-up finishes in the discus (141-11) and the shot put (47-11¼).
Field's throwers excelled, both boys and girls, with senior Raegan Daugintis (second, 117-10) and junior Lauren Schneider (fourth, 104-3) both advancing in the discus.
Baseball
Rootstown 9, Crestwood 1
The Rovers scored eight runs in the first two innings to take quick control of the first game of a Saturday doubleheader. Austin Biggin, Bryce Harless, Brady Kreitzburg and Blake Postlethwait had two hits apiece for Rootstown with Biggin and Kreitzburg both doubling.
R.J. Soika got the win, allowing just one run over six innings.
Crestwood 9, Rootstown 4
The Red Devils hitters were locked in for the second game, with Kyle Shelhamer recording a team-leading three hits and Jake Eyerman going 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, two runs and two RBIs.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County high school scores from May 18, 2024
