West Holmes' Kyle Maltarich flies to D2 high jump regional title
A trio of West Holmes athletes earned spots at next week’s OHSAA State Championships after final-day action at the New Concord Division II Regional.
Kyle Maltarich (high jump), Casey Ogi (pole vault) and Katherine Kaster (1,600-meter run) all advanced after earning automatic bids at Muskingum University.
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Maltarich, an All-Ohioan last season, cleared 6-feet-5 on his second attempt of the day en route to winning the region on least number of misses over Philo’s Aidan Mahon.
Despite a pair of misses to open the round, Ogi earned her first state appearance thanks to a mark of 10-4. It was enough to earn the junior the fourth and final spot to next week’s state meet in Dayton.
On the track, Kaster also locked-up the final spot in a big way with a fourth-place finish in the mile. The sophomore picked up a pair of spots at the 1,200-meter mark and then passed Minerva’s Kayla Crissman in the closing moments in crossing the finish line in 5:12.54.
The Knights also had a podium finish by senior Jacob Miller in the 3,200. Miller clocked a 10:01.74 to take eighth overall.
New Concord D-II Regional
Boys
Team standings (out of 44 teams): 1. Fairfield Union 54, 2. Steubenville 48, 3. Zane Trace 40, 4. South Point 32, T-5. Indian Valley/East Liverpool 30, 7. St. Clairsville 29, T-8. Warren/Philo 28, 10. Sheridan 26, 22. West Holmes 11.
Results
(Top four in each event advance to OHSAA State Championships;winner listed along with local competitors)
Shot put: 1. Johnny Sabinski (U) 60-11, 11. Grant Miller (WH) 46-3¼. Discus: 1. Sabinski (U) 179-4. High jump: 1. Kyle Maltarich (WH) 6-5. Long jump: 1. Aidan Mahon (P) 21-10½. Pole vault: 1. Carter Smith (S) 15-0, 12. Tristen Middaugh (WH) 12-0. 4x800: 1. Warren 8:04.02. 110 hurdles: 1. Chayse Lipscomb (Fair) 14.25. 100: 1. Mason Coffman (WCH Wash) 10.87. 4x200: 1. Steubenville 1:29.26. 1,600: 1. Nathan Phillips (Fair) 4:23. 4x100: 1. Gallia Academy 42.59. 400: 1. Ziare Scurry (Ste) 50.20. 300 hurdles: 1. Lipscomb (Fair) 37.36. 800: 1. Julius Jones (EL) 1:54.97. 200: 1. Coffman (WCH Wash) 22.02. 3,200: 1. Ben Shields (St.C) 9:19.01, 8. Jacob Miller (WH) 10:01.74. 4x400: 1. Steubenville 3:21.96.
Girls
Team standings (out of 38 teams): 1. Fairfield Union 72, 2. John Glenn 57.5, 3. Steubenville 54, 4. South Point 53, 5. Circleville 38, T-6. Minerva/Athens 35, 8. Buckeye Local 33, 9. McClain 26, 10. Sheridan 25, T-16. West Holmes 12.
Results
(Top four in each event advance to OHSAA State Championships;winner listed along with local competitors)
Shot put: 1. Bella Van Wey (Ma) 39-10½, 16. Mallory Marmet (WH) 31-1. Discus: 1. Pam Kandrach (BL) 133-3, 11. Zaylie Shultz (WH) 110-4. High jump: 1. Christian Thompson (F) 5-6. Long jump: 1. Sabria Jones (Ste) 18-2¾. Pole vault: 1. Brayden Snider (JG) 11-6, 4. Casey Ogi (WH) 10-4. 4x800: 1. Athens 9:31.67, 7. West Holmes (Katherine Kaster, Zora Starner, Lexy Starner, Noelle Smith) 9:57.64. 100 hurdles: 1. Adrianna Crabtree (Ste) 15.44. 100: 1. Emma Henry (St.C) 12.20. 4x200: 1. South Point 1:42.40. 1,600: 1. Anna Conrad (Fair) 5:06.84, 4. Kaster (WH) 5:12.54. 4x100: 1. South Point 50.12. 400: 1. Samiya Bradburn (SP) 57.66. 300 hurdles: 1. Averey Cottrill (Fair) 45.70. 800: 1. Beckett Strong (Sh) 2:13.11, 13. Z. Starner (WH) 2:29.36. 200: 1. Emma Layne (SP) 25.10. 3,200: 1. Sophia Szolosi (A) 10:59.03. 4x400: 1. Fairfield Union 4:00.02.
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