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B2 |  SPORTS                                                            The                                                    JUNE 12 - 25, 2026
        Local teams go for it at OHSAA State Track Championships



        BY MATTHEW DOTSON  |  THE BUZZ
          Muskingum County was well repre-                                       events. He took first in High Jump at  West Muskingum
        sented at the 2026 OHSAA Outdoor                                         Regionals  and  fourth in  Boys Long    For  the Tornadoes,  Carter  Smith
        Championships  held in  Columbus,                                        Jump. Aidan also took sixth place in  finished fifth in the Boys High Jump.
        June  4th  – June 7th. Seven teams                                       the Boys 200 Meter Dash at Region-   Smith took third at D4 Districts and
        from Muskingum  County  made up                                          als.                                 went on to take fifth at Regionals be-
        the  594-team  field  competing  in                                                                           fore state competition.
        track events.
                                                                                                                      Zanesville
        John Glenn                                                                                                      Chloe Wahl took sixth place in the
          Ashlynn  Kuklica  finished  18th  in                                                                        Girls  Pole  Vault.  She  took  second
        the Girls  800  Meter  Run;  she also                                                                         place  in  D3 Districts  and  fourth in
        grabbed  a  second-place  podium                                                                              the regional competition.
        finish  in  the  Girls  1600  Meter  Run                                                                        Jewelianna Hampton finished 18th
        and seventh place in the Girls 3200                                                                           in the Girls Discus for the Blue Dev-
        Meter Run  for  the Lil’  Muskies. In                                                                         ils.  Hampton  was the  second-place
        Regionals, Kuklica took third in the                                                                          finisher in the event at D3 Districts
        Girls 800 Meter Run, second in the                                                                            and finished fifth in Regionals.
        Girls 1600 Meter Run, and fourth in                                                                             In  the  Boys 300  Meter Hurdles,
        the Girls 3200 Meter Run. Back on                                                                             Camron Willett was the State Cham-
        May 20th  at D3 Districts,  she  was                                                                          pion  for  Zanesville.  Willett  finished
        the champion in all three events.    Bella Van Wey and Paige Calendine of Maysville.                          second in D2 Districts and took third
          In the Boys 800 Meter Run, Ethan     Michele Van Wey                                                        in Regionals.
        Zell  finished  in  third  place.  Landen
        Cornelius finished 10th in the Boys
        Discus for John Glenn. Zell finished
        second in the Boys 800 Meter Run     Jump at Districts before moving on
        at Districts, then went on to grab a   to grab a third-place podium space
        fourth-place position in the event at   in Girls High Jump and winning the
        D3 Regionals on May 30th.            Girls Long Jump at Regional compe-  Tri-Valley’s Lydia Ripple placed third in the 200
                                             tition.                             Meter Dash.   Submitted
        Maysville                              Bella  Van  Wey won  the  sec-
          In the Girls High Jump, Emma Ta-   ond-place position in both the Girls   Tri-Valley
        masovich finished fifth for the Pan-  Discus and Girls Shot Put. Van Wey     Lydia Ripple took third place in the
        thers. Tamasovich took second  in    was the champion in both events at   Girls 200 Meter Dash at State Com-
        the Girls 100 Meter Dash and cham-   Districts and Regionals this season.  petition. In D2 Regional competition,
        pioned the Girls High Jump and Long     In the Wheelchair Shot Put, Paige   Ripple  took fourth  in  the  Girls  100
                                             Calendine took fifth place. She was   and  200 Meter Dash.  She was  the
                                             the  D3 Regional  Champion  in  the   District champion in both events.
              Help us share                  event for 2026.                        In the Girls 1600 Meter Run, Erin
                                                                                  Hogue finished 18th at state. Hogue
              local stories.                 Philo                                grabbed a District title in the event
                                               Delylah Boetcher finished ninth in   and  a  second-place  finish  in  the
                                             the Girls Pole Vault at State after fin-  800  Meter Run.  At Regionals,  she
             SUBMIT NEWS                     ishing fourth in the event at Districts   finished sixth in the Girls 800 Meter   Zanesville’s Camron Willett   Zanesville Athletics
              TO THE BUZZ.                   and taking a third-place position at   Run and fifth in the Girls 1600 Meter
                                             Regionals.
                                                                                  Run.
                                               Aidan  Mahon took ninth  place  in     Colton Rollison finished sixth in the   ADVERTISE IN THE BUZZ.
                                             the Boys High Jump and eighth in the   Boys Long Jump. He was the D2 Dis-
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          info@dresdenbuzz.com               Boys Long Jump. In District compe-   trict Champion in the event and took
                                             tition, Mahon was champion in both   third in Regionals.





        Dorados beat the Granville Blue                                              BY MATTHEW DOTSON  |  THE BUZZ


        CONTINUED FROM B1

        time of 34.38. Tyler Vu won the Boys  Lennon Tompkins won with a time of   won with a time  of 1:25.49.  Tyler  and Chloe Raetzel won first with the
        9-10 50 Yard Freestyle with a time  40.67. Evan James won the Boys 13-   Mohler  won  the Mens  15-18 100  time of 2:17.19. The Dorados team
        of 34.56. Camryn Cunningham won  14 50 Yard Backstroke with a time       Yard  Breaststroke with  a  time of  of Aspen Rainwater, Maddie Dough-
        the  Womens 15-18 100  Yard  Free-  of 36.29. Stella Fuhriman had a win-  1:09.03.  Regan Stanbery won the  erty,  Jerika  Paisley,  and  Candace
        style with  a  time of  1:06.38.  Tyler  ning time of 1:11.58 in the Womens   Girls  9-10  25  Yard  Butterfly  with  a  Louise  Shipp  took  first  in  the  Girls
        Mohler had a winning time of 56.18  15-18 100  Yard  Backstroke. In  the   time of 20.73. Tyler Vu had a winning  11-12 200  Yard  Freestyle  Relay. In
        in  the Mens 15-18 100  Yard  Free-  Mens 15-18 100  Yard  Backstroke,   time of  19.40  in  the Boys 9-10 25  the  Boys 11-12 200  Yard  Freestyle
        style. Mohan Lall won the Boys 6 &  Tanner  Mohler  had  the  winning  fin-  Yard Butterfly. Wade Jones won the  Relay, the team of Henry Nicholson,
        Under  25  Yard  Backstroke  with a  ish  of  1:00.31.  Lillian  Cottrell  won   Boys  11-12  50  Yard  Butterfly  with  Slate  McDonald,  Kendrick Kimble,
        time of 38.23. Ellison Stanbery won  the Girls 8 & Under 25 Yard Breast-  a time of 34.95. Rylinn Martin took  and Wade Jones won with a time of
        the Girls  7-8 25  Yard  Backstroke  stroke with  a  time of  32.41.  Olivia   first in the Girls 13-14 50 Yard But-  2:25.57. In the Girls 13-14 200 Yard
        with a time of 29.60. In the Boys 7-8  Thornton won the Girls 9-10 25 Yard   terfly. Creed Fuhriman had the win-  Freestyle Relay, the team of Morgan
        25 Yard Backstroke, Sullivan Miran-  Breaststroke  with a time  of 24.17.   ning time of 33.67 in the Boys 13-14  Atkinson,  Kenzie Roach, Lennon
        da won with a time of 29.36. Tyler  Maddie  Dougherty had  the winning   50  Yard  Butterfly.  Stella  Fuhriman  Tompkins,  and  Rylinn  Martin took
        Vu won the Boys 9-10 25 Yard Back-  time of 46.79  in  the  Girls  50  Yard   took first in the Womens 15-18 50  the top spot with a time of 2:13.12.
        stroke with a time of 22.30. With the  Breaststroke.  Creed Fuhriman  took   Yard Butterfly with a time of 30.27.  Evan  James,  Kamden  Buckner,
        winning  time of 42.12 in  the  Boys  top marks in the Boys 13-14 50 Yard   In the Mens 15-18 50 Yard Butterfly,  Creed Fuhriman,  and  Bryan  Jiang
        11-12 50 Yard Backstroke, Kendrick  Breaststroke with a time of 38.36. In   Garrett Stirling took first with a time  took first with a time of 1:59.93 in
        Kimble added to the Dorados tally. In  the Womens 15-18 100 Yard Breast-  of 27.01.                           the  Boys 13-14  200  Yard  Freestyle
        the Girls 13-14 50 Yard Backstroke,  stroke, Dorado Camryn Cunningham      The team of Emma Malone, Mad-      Relay.  In  the Womens  15-18 200
                                                                                 ison  Hensel,  Ellison  Stanbery, and  Yard  Freestyle  Relay, the  team of
                                                                                 Lillian Cottrell placed first in the Girls  Camryn Cunningham, Riley Gottardi,
                                                                                 8 & Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay  Nora  Dillehay,  and  Stella  Fuhriman
                                                                                 with  a  time of  2:06.12. Nolan  Fry,  took first with a time of 1:56.73. The
                                                                                 Henry McCann,  Sullivan  Miranda,  team of Tanner Mohler, Garrett Stir-
                                                                                 and  Dallin  Heemeyer were the  top  ling, Dallin Stirling, and Tyler Mohler
                                                                                 finishers in the Boys 8 & Under 100  won the Mens 15-18 200 Yard Free-
                                                                                 Yard Freestyle Relay with a time of  style Relay  with  a  time of  1:41.19.
                                                                                 2:08.52. In the Girls 9-10 100 Yard  The  team of Sydney Hollingsworth,
                                                                                 Freestyle Relay, the team of Hensley  Camden Lenox, Ricky Tang, and Kar-
                                                                                 Kaiser, Regan Stanbery, Rowan Fry,  sor Kirkpatrick won the Mixed 11-18
                                                                                 and Olivia Thornton took first with a  200 Yard Freestyle Relay.
                                                                                 time of 1:19.91. Dorado’s swimmers    The Dorados will be back in action
                                                                                 Isaac  Watson,  Warren  Stover, Cade  on Thursday, June 18th, as they host
                                                                                 Olinger, and Carter Cunningham had  Pataskala and Logan at the Dresden
                                                                                 first place in the Boys 9-10 100 Yard  Swimcenter, starting at 5:30 PM.
                                                                                 Freestyle  Relay.  In  the  Mixed  10  &
                                                                                 Under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay, the
                                                                                 Dorado team of Andrew McCabe, Je-
                                                                                 reden McCombs,  Raven McFadden,







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