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Woodmore thrower Torres glad she could inspire others By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Annalicia Torres came to that figurative fork in the road when it was time to make a decision whether or not to compete during her senior track season at Woodmore. Torres, a two-time state qualifier in the shot put, put up with her sore right shoulder for some time, and she was prepared to push through the pain one last time as a senior. It was either that, or have surgery over the winter and miss track season altogether. “I would have sharp pains with every move I made,” Torres recalled. “Even when I would write in school, it would ache. I couldn’t lift weights anymore. I really couldn’t do anything. I needed surgery and that was a big decision. I could have broken the school (shot put) record my senior year, but obviously I can’t now. Throwing was a part of my life, and it still is.” Her parents, Ester and Rick, made the tough decision that parents have to make and told Annalicia she was going to have the surgery. “I didn’t want surgery,” she said, “but knowing that if I threw again it would just make it worse ... My parents told me I can’t throw anymore. It was the right decision, but I would rather throw my senior year.” Torres, who is right-handed, underwent shoulder surgery in February at Toledo Hospital. The doctor told her recuperation would take six months. Some time following the surgery, however, Torres and Woodmore throw coach Jennifer Behnken discussed Torres using her left arm to toss the shot. “I was skeptical at first,” Behnken said. “I had mentioned it to her because our other throwers were freshmen and they didn’t know how to throw. She was all for the idea and she asked her parents. They were for it, so we started throwing left-handed.” Torres competed left-handed for the first time at the Port Clinton Invitational. The 8.8-pound ball went 22 feet. “She was discouraged,” Behnken said. Keep in mind that Torres set the Northern Buckeye Conference meet record in the shot last season, with a throw of 423.75. As a sophomore, she placed fifth at the state meet with a throw of 42-05; last year she made the state meet despite having the flu and finished 10th (39-4). After four years of competing righthanded, Torres wasn’t ready to miss her senior season. “For me, it wasn’t hard,” Torres said of the switch to throwing lefty. “It’s a mental thing. I was so tired of watching other peo-
Annalicia Torres. (Photo by Dalia Ortiz/Facebook.com/dali.ortiz/7) ple throw (earlier this season). I was ready to throw again, even if it was with my left. I practiced for three days. The first throw (at the PC Invite) wasn’t so good.” Woodmore head track coach Jim
McMahon said he was prepared to go through the season without Torres throwing the shot or discus. “We thought she was going to focus on life after high school,” McMahon said.
“When I made out my roster, I told her and her parents that she could have a jersey and be a part of the team as much as possible. I told her she could have a jersey and help out and be a member of the team. She started showing up early in March and helping coach Behnken in a student-coach role.” The high school throwing community is a tight-knit group. Most of the throwers Torres competes against know that she is a two-time state qualifier and conference champion. They probably even know that she competed in the Junior Olympics in Lawrence, Kan., last summer. And yet, Torres was surprised when, after she began competing left-handed, random athletes, coaches and parents from other teams would approach her and tell her what an inspiration she was. “They said they were really sorry for what happened,” Torres said. “I didn’t think I inspired other people.” Behnken, who calls Torres “Bite Size” because Torres (5-5, 130 pounds) is usually smaller than most of her competitors, said just the notion of trying to throw with her opposite arm showed everyone how dedicated Torres was to her sport. “We didn’t expect to have her competing this year,” Behnken said. “It’s been very rewarding to see her take herself from being so competitive to showing just the love she has for it. She has been really inspiring to the other athletes, because this is about so much more than just a competition.” Last Saturday at the NBC meet, Torres threw right-handed for the first time this season. She finished fifth with a top throw of 32-0.50. Genoa junior Alexis Bryer won the event with a throw of 35-7.50. “I went into the meet thinking I was going to throw left-handed,” Torres said. “I threw right-handed and it didn’t hurt. I probably (threw at) 50 or 60 percent that day. I threw 28 (feet) my first throw. I started out with stand-still warm-ups and it didn’t hurt. My coach and I talked and we decided to do a spin, and it didn’t hurt. I’m a little sore now, but nothing major.” Torres studied criminal justice at Penta Career Center and graduated on May 11. She will graduate from Woodmore on June 3, then join the military with the hope of becoming an Army MP. “I’m excited,” she said, adding that her senior season has been a roller-coaster ride. “Ever since those parents, coaches and athletes came up to me at the Port Clinton Invitational and told me how I inspired them, it pretty much opened my eyes and showed me that it’s not always about winning. It’s about doing the sport you love. I’ve been doing something I love, and I always pushed myself to win.”
Rockets’ depth keeps the program steamrolling By Yaneek Smith Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com
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Once again, talent and depth has led Oak Harbor track to another successful season. This lethal combination has helped the girls team win four invitationals as well as their ninth straight Sandusky Bay Conference title and set them up for a chance to make a run in the postseason. Oak Harbor won the SBC Bay Division meet, finishing 26½ points ahead of Huron, 160½-134. With a small senior class and a number of holes left by the graduation of key performers, a number of freshmen have stepped up to fill important roles. “We had a lot of holes to fill. You don’t know how kids are going to react, as heavy as we are with freshmen. It’s tough to know how freshmen are going to react. They grew up real fast. We knew what we had with the upperclassmen,” said Oak Harbor coach John McKitrick. “You don’t win a league championship without two in each event.” Leading that freshmen class are Elayna Krupp, Madison McKitrick, Abby Below
and Paige Clune. They had to grow up quickly, and did just that, competing at a high level throughout the season before coming through with top performances at the league meet. Freshman Elyana Krupp won league Most Outstanding Performer honors after winning the 100 (13.15), 200 (27.15), 4x100 (Alaina Hetrick, Cora Domanowski, and Paige Clune), and 4x400 (Abby Below, Gabby Sharkey and Dornbusch). The 4x400 finished in 4:16.34 and the 4x100 in 52.16. Dornbusch finished third in the 100 in 13.28 and also finished second in the 300 hurdles, coming in at 47.4 while sophomore Hope Sievert won the 800 in 2:25.57, was second in the 1600 (5:22.43) and was fourth in the 3200 (12:23.97). In the field events, Emily Wolf was second in the shot put with a throw of 36 feet, 4½ inches, and also finished third in the discus with a toss of 120-11. Madison Elmes also chipped in with a throw of 1017. Peyton Bloomer won the high jump with a leap of five feet, two inches and teammate Cora Domanowski was close behind, finishing second. Domanowski finished fifth in the long jump (15-5¼) and Madison McKitrick was sixth with a jump of 15-3¼.
Below was second in the 400 (1:01.37) and fourth in the 200 (27.58) and Emily Haar finished sixth (1:04.26) in the 400. Gabby Sharkey was fourth in the 800 (2:32.91), McKitrick was seventh in the 100 hurdles (18.12), Kaitlin Paul was eighth in the 300 hurdles (54.19) and Auna Tack was eighth in the 3200 (13:25.66). Sophia Ferguson and Addi Hasselbach contributed points in the pole vault as they finished sixth (8-6) and seventh (8 feet), respectively. The 4x800 relay, which was comprised of Dornbusch, Sharkey, Sievert and Anna Zeitzheim, finished second in 10:00.23. McKitrick says it all starts with the competition that exists in practice, something that pushes the athletes to be better every day knowing their spot in a certain event is at stake. “You almost have a bulletin board up there. It telegraphs what we need, it also telegraphs that you have to compete for your job,” said McKitrick. “If you take a day off, you might not have a job. It helps because it provides competition when you have two kids in each event. Last year, we were able to place two in every event. That’s what you want — people coming out and competing.”
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MAY 21, 2018
New generation of athletes keeps Eastwood on top By J. Patrick Eaken Press Sports Editor sports@presspublications.com In the seven years of the Northern Buckeye Conference track meets, there has been only one team champion — Eastwood. Eastwood boys and girls track teams have not only won every single title, they won 11 straight Suburban Lakes before that, making it 18 in a row for both teams. Eastwood coach makes a note about this year’s athletes that deserves to be mentioned. “Only a handful of athletes were even alive when this whole streak started. They know the history and competed for each other and previous teams,” Sabo said. The history goes back even further than 2001, when it did start. The girls won SLL championships in 1975-78, 1992 and 1996-99. The boys won three straight championships from 1997-99. In addition, the boys won state championships in 2009 and 2010, were state runners-up in 2002, won state indoor titles in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013 and were indoor state runners-up in 2011 and 2012. This year, the Eagles had some serious competition — the Rossford girls were 15 points back and the Elmwood boys were 41½ points back. “I am proud of how our team competed,” Sabo said. “They poured in effort and really supported one another in every event. It was so rewarding watching so many guys compete and place in the league meet for the first time.” Eastwood boys scored 168½ to outdistance the Royals (117), followed by Rossford (113), Genoa (80), Otsego (77½), Woodmore (62), Lake (36) and Fostoria (8). The Eastwood girls scored 132 to outdistance the Bulldogs (117), followed by Woodmore (112), Lake (109), Genoa (85), Otsego (57), Fostoria (33) and Elmwood (17). That said, this year’s team took plenty of individual honors, too — junior Eric Fertig was named NBC Athlete of the Year and was voted Field Event Athlete of the Meet, and senior Billy Barker was honored with Running Athlete of the Meet. Fertig won the shot put (52-4¼) and discus (157-7). Barker was joined in the 4x800 relay team by juniors Alex Boyer and Jack Chappuies and senior Daniel Trombly that won in 8:18.81. Other Eastwood champions were sophomore Luke Collum (10:26.24) in the 3200 and sophomore Logan Wendt in the 100 hurdles (16.51), The Eastwood 4x100 relay team of senior Cooper Comes, senior Isaac Emahiser, senior Clayten Vongphachanh and junior Jack Arman won in 44.83. Genoa junior Drew Bench won the high jump with a leap of six feet, Lake senior Michael Szymanski won the long jump (20-¾), Genoa junior Sean Hoeft won the 1600 (4:37.14), and Woodmore senior Jeremy Schiavone won the 200 (23.68). Eastwood senior Katelyn Meyer led the girls team, setting an NBC record in the high jump (5-6), The Eastwood 4x100 relay team of senior Nichole Swartz, sophomore Jamie Schmeltz, senior Jessica Lang and junior Brianne Kwiatkowski won in 51.22. Genoa junior Alexis Bryer won the girls shot put (35-7½) and discus (107-1), Genoa senior Jenna Henneman won the
At left, Makenzie Briggs leads Katelyn Meyer. At right, Erik Fertig. (Press photos by Lee Welch/FamilyPhotoGroup.com) pole vault (10 feet), Lake junior Courtney Johnson won the long jump (15-7½), and Lake senior Makenzie Briggs won the 100 hurdles (15.92).
The Lake relay team of senior Sophia Jackson, sophomore Colette Askins, Briggs and Mya Staczek won in 1:49.16. The Woodmore relay team of fresh-
men Ava Beam, Greta Bauder and Olivia Thatcher and junior Nora LaMunyon won in 10:09.21. Beam also won the 1600 in 5:35.27 and 3200 (12:08.03).
Fassett’s Cannon runner-up Several Fassett Junior High athletes placed at the Ohio Track and Field State Championships. In the 200 hurdles, school record holder and league champion Haley Cannon finished as state runner-up, earning a medal, All-Ohio honors and a spot on the podium. In the 100 meter dash, school record holder and league champion Jordan Pettaway finished third at state, also earning a medal, All-Ohio honors and a spot on the podium. Jaylynn Lewis, the Three Rivers Athletic Conference champion in the 100 meter hurdles, finished 13th at the state meet. The Fassett boys 4x100 meter relay (Cole Watson, Tyler Weseman, Owen Gibbs, Jordan Pettaway) was also league champions and set a new school record, plus they finished 12th at the state. Athletes qualified by posting one of the top 16 performances in Ohio for their event.
At top, Fassett Junior High track athlete Haley Cannon (nearest) running the 200 hurdles at the state track meet. At left, Fassett placers (front row) Jaylynn Lewis, Haley Cannon (back row) Tyler Weseman, Owen Gibbs, Jordan Pettaway, and Cole Watson. (Photos by Christine Cannon)
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Genoa senior Dylan D’Emilio to wrestle at Ohio State Genoa junior Dylan D’Emilio has verbally committed to wrestle at Ohio State University. D’Emilio (52-0) never lost this season, and he won his third state title (132 pounds) at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, beating senior Jacob Edwards of Troy Christian, 7-0, in the Division III championship match. D’Emilio was this year’s Alan Miller Jewelers All-Press Wrestler of the Year. D’Emilio, who captured state titles at 106 pounds as a freshman and at 113 last season, helped Genoa win the first state wrestling title in school history. The Comets also won the D-III State Duals championship this year. D’Emilio became the 70th three-time champion in the history of the OHSAA state tournament. He ripped his way through the draw by pinning his first opponent in 1:11, then outscoring his next three opponents by 10-0, 12-2 and 7-0 margins. “He continues to find another gear,” Genoa coach Bob Bergman told The Press. “This year he didn’t cut as much weight, so he’s got a ton of energy. He’s exploding through his matches and he just imposes his will, and it’s contagious for our team.” D’Emilio told The Press that he had never finished unbeaten in 14 years of wrestling. “That’s a lot of day in and day out practicing hard and looking to get better,” said D’Emilio, whose older brother, Damian, and father, Dom, are assistants coaches at Genoa. “A lot of work goes into reaching that (unbeaten record). I go into each match confident — 100 percent believing I’m going to win. I never make it my goal to go undefeated, just to win state. Every match before sectionals is practice for a state championship.” D’Emilio never lost this season, and next year he’ll be on the brink of becoming just the 31st wrestler in Ohio High School Athletic Association history to win four state championships. He’ll get a chance to do that his senior year at Genoa before he heads off to Ohio State. D’Emilio said he realizes how close he is to adding his name to the list of four-time state champions.
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Don’t tell Dyer that batting over .600 is impossible By Mark Griffin Press Contributing Writer sports@presspublications.com Call Eastwood softball coach Joe Wyant a fortune teller. The label would fit. Before the start of this season, Wyant had this to say about senior shortstop Maddy Dyer, who batted .328 last season. “Defensively, she was very good but she didn’t hit to her potential at all,” Wyant said. “She can be a .500 batter.” Fifth-ranked (Division III) Eastwood continues to churn out victories, and Dyer is a huge reason why. Entering Thursday’s district championship game against Northern Buckeye Conference rival Otsego, Dyer was batting a team-leading .642 with 48 runs, which ties the single-season school record. Dyer has 35 RBI, and her 52 hits and .725 on base percentage both lead the team. She and junior second baseman Hannah Owens are tied for the team lead in steals (11), and all six of Dyer’s home runs cleared the fence. “She also has about six bunt singles this year,” Wyant said. “She’s really good at bunting and she’s pretty patient at the plate. She usually takes a pitch or two and works the count. She has a nice, compact swing and she hits the ball hard because she’s very strong. Her weightlifting makes a big difference.” The 5-foot-1 Dyer is a two-time state power lifting champion who tied the state record for her weight class (125 pounds) with a 310-pound dead lift at the Ohio State Powerlifting Meet in March. “I attempted to break the record (with a 315-pound dead lift) and didn’t get it,” Dyer said. “I had it halfway up. I wasn’t too angry, because I didn’t expect to get 310 going in.” Dyer was a Division II all-district third baseman as a sophomore at Upper Sandusky. She then transferred to Eastwood, but the move meant that she had to sit out the first 14 games of the 2017 season because of the transfer rule. “It was not fun,” Dyer said, “but I also learned a lot just sitting out and watching. I started wanting my team to succeed more
Maddy Dyer. (Press photo by Russ Lytle/Facebook.com/RussLytle/RHP) than I wanted just myself (to succeed). I think that helped me develop into the player I am now.” The Eagles (23-0) improved to 12-0 in the NBC with a 10-0 win over Genoa on Tuesday. Eastwood blanked Rossford, 12-0, and Evergreen, 7-0, at the sectional/district tournament. Dyer and her teammates have been an offensive juggernaut this season. Eastwood had a .435 team batting average and was averaging 11.7 runs per game through Wednesday, while junior pitcher Ashley
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team trying to pitch around us. It’s hard to pitch around the top of our lineup – and the bottom of the lineup.” Dyer has been on such a tear this season that Wyant admitted he gets “frustrated” when she doesn’t get a base hit. Dyer has hit safely in all 23 games. “She has hit so well all year, so when she goes 1-for-4, I’m shaking my head a little bit,” Wyant said. “I’m used to her being on (base) three out of four times. I’m a little surprised when she doesn’t have a great game offensively.” Dyer said that after two seasons of batting over .400 before she came to Eastwood, hitting .328 a year ago was not a good feeling. “I don’t want to make any excuses,” she said. “I can’t say my work ethic was any different, but I had to sit out half of last season and that was a big reason. I got thrown right into the bigger league games, and tournament games were around the corner. I hit well in the tournament. I wasn’t around many people I knew, and I felt like I had to come in and really step up.” Dyer said last season’s struggles proved to be a good thing. “I wouldn’t have it any other way,” she said. “I’ll take a .300 average with the team I have over a .400 average with a team I really don’t want to be on.” The Eagles have clinched at least a share of the NBC title and could win it outright with a win at Lake on Friday. Wyant said Dyer has earned her position as one of the Eagles’ captains. “She plays hard,” he said. “This is a compliment, but she plays like a guy. She’s just hard-nosed, she hustles all the time and she runs the bases well. She plays good defense and has a quick arm throwing the ball.” Dyer has a 3.8 GPA and will play at Bowling Green State University next season as a preferred walk-on. She plans to study environmental science. “I want to either help develop new clean energy resources or study water quality,” she said. “I just tell people I’m going to save the world, because there’s a lot you can do with that degree.”
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whenever he gets on base. Padilla has been caught stealing just once this season. “He’s fast and he’s smart on the bases,” Segura said. “He gets a good read on the pitcher and a good read on the catcher. Whenever he feels comfortable to run and has a good jump, he can go. If you feel like you got it, take it. He’s a competitive kid.” Padilla’s parents, Jose and Margarita, moved their family from Mexico to the U.S. when Ancelmo was 3 years old. He grew up rooting for the New York Yankees and the Mexico City-based soccer team Club América, which competes in Liga MX, the
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As far as Waite senior shortstop Ancelmo Padilla is concerned, there’s no secret to being a good hitter. “Like my coach says, if you see a fastball down the middle, swing at it,” Padilla said. “I just think about making contact and getting on base for my team. I just try to put the ball in play and use my speed to run it out. I’m hitting the gaps pretty well now.” Padilla, a two-time first-team AllCity League pick, was an honorable mention Division I All-Ohio selection by Prep Baseball Report magazine last season. He took some impressive offensive numbers into Waite’s league game against Bowsher on Thursday. Through 18 games, the 5-foot-10, 172-pound Padilla, who bats left-handed and throws right-handed, was hitting .479 with two doubles, two triples, 31 runs, 15 RBI, 29 stolen bases, 20 walks and a .653 on-base percentage for coach John Segura’s Indians (11-7, 4-2 CL). Padilla’s 31 runs are seven shy of tying Waite’s single-season record of 38 set by Brett Rossler in 1988. “Ancelmo is not only an exceptional baseball player, he is an exceptional kid,” Segura said. “He gives 100 percent at all times on the field and his offensive numbers speak for themselves. He does everything to prepare himself for the game. He comes in early, he leaves late, he comes in on Sundays and he works his butt off. Everything he’s gotten, he’s earned.” Padilla also excels on the soccer field. He scored 27 goals for Waite last season to earn first-team all-league honors. His 29 stolen bases this spring broke the school record of 28 set by Toby Ferguson in 1993. Padilla, who has 92 career steals, said he didn’t make a big deal out of breaking the record. “I’m not really thinking about that,” he said. “I’m just doing my job and getting on base and helping the team out.” Segura said Padilla, who batted .477 last season, has the green light to steal
meaning of hard work, as evidenced by how much time they spend at the ball field during non-game days. Ancelmo said his brother Jose Jr., a Waite assistant coach, drives him and their brother Osvaldo, a junior center fielder, and freshman second baseman Alex Rodriguez to the field on off days to get in some extra work. “We take ground balls and fly balls,” Ancelmo said. “There’s really no off day for us. We go early and spend about four or five hours at the field, doing our stuff. We’re trying to be better and better every day. I started this (routine) my freshman year and that’s what got me where I am right now.” Padilla said he could play baseball every day because “it’s just a competitive sport and I like competing.” “I like going one-on-one with the pitcher,” he said. “It makes you feel good when you hit the ball.” Segura said Padilla’s talent at shortstop is equal to his ability at the plate. “He has a great glove in the field,” Segura said. “The ball gets hit in the hole, nine times out of 10 he comes up with it. He’s been complimented by almost every team we’ve played about how good he is in the field. That’s all he works on is his defense. It’s a pride thing for him, to be the best defensive player in the field.” There is, however, one thing Padilla has yet to accomplish in his career. He has an inside-the-park home run on his resume, but he’s never smashed a pitch over the outfield fence. “That’s one of my goals this year,” he said. “If I don’t get it, that’s fine.” Padilla will graduate on June 3 and said his plan is to play baseball at Ohio State’s Lima campus next season. In the meantime, Segura can ponder the Indians’ fate without Padilla on the squad next season. “I will miss everything, just the way he prepares for the game and the way others feed off him during the game,” Segura said. “It’s not only a loss for the coaches but the entire team. He’s our unspoken leader. He doesn’t say much unless he needs to. Others look up to him on our team, and they have all told him that.”
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Lindsey’s Rando leads entire way to win sprint feature By Brian Liskai Special to The Press Bliskai2@roadrunner.com Richmond, Indiana’s Steve Casebolt maneuvered through traffic and hit his marks perfectly Friday, May 11 at Attica Raceway Park, leading all 40 laps of the Bilstein 40 to claim the American Ethanol Late Model Tour (AELMT) win worth $4,000. Lindsey’s Steve Rando survived a late race caution, leading all 25 laps of the Fremont Fence 305 Sprint feature for his fifth career Attica win. Fostoria’s Shawn Valenti battled the entire 15 laps of the dirt truck feature with Dustin Keegan before recording his 15th career win at “Ohio’s Finest Racing” speed plant on Underground Utilities Inc. Night. For Casebolt, it was his second career win at Attica and came during the first ever visit to the track by the AELMT. “I just went out there and tried to hit my marks. I never saw any other cars. Obviously I led the whole thing but it was nerve-racking to try and hit those marks. It was razor thin out there without making a mistake and thankful we hung on for the win. I want to thank all these fans...it’s cold out here. I appreciate you all for coming out and all my guys back at the shop who do a great job,” said Casebolt beside his Sudz Car Wash, Cornett lighting, Billy Moyer Victory Race Cars, VP Race Fuels, JE Pistons backed No. C9. In the 305 sprint feature a caution with two laps to go erased a 1.3 second lead for Rando. However he executed a great restart and drove to the win. “I was able to avert a couple of disasters. On that first caution I got in the back of Dustin Rall and I thought we were going to be done. If you look at the front the wing is all banged up. Luckily we kept going. And then Seth (Schneider) pulled off the race track and I almost got him. I was like ‘man I’m not suppose to be up here.’ But here we are on the horse track,’ Rando said beside his Davis Fabricators; North Coast Asphalt; North Coast Sealing; Garza Construction; Parkmount Wealthy; Attitudes Hair Salon, Gressman Powersports, Loadmaster Trail-
Lindsey racer Steve Rando. (Photo by Mark J. Snider/Action Photos) ers backed No. 19R. For 15 laps Shawn Valenti and Dustin Keegan ran side by side in the dirt truck feature. At one point the pair were literally tied at the start-finish line. When the checkers flew Valenti held on for the win. “Dustin was a track champion at Fremont last year and he’s always a tough competitor and good, clean racer. I saw him every lap. He was rolling the bottom pretty good. It was just a matter of me hitting my marks at the top and trying to keep myself off the horse track,” said Valenti. “I want to thank Adam Jones with A
Plus Auto Center, Craig Miller Trucking, Best Performance Motorsports, Dave Story Equipment and Jeff Babcock for letting me race this thing,” Valenti added. Casebolt and Dan Wallace brought the field to green for the 40-lap A-main with Casebolt gaining the advantage over Wallace, Jon Henry, Doug Drown , Logan Arntz, Matt Miller and Brandon Thirlby. Henry drove into second on lap three and was soon challenged by Drown as Casebolt began to pull away. Henry and Drown raced side by side over the next hand full of laps as Casebolt’s lead increased to 1.5 seconds
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with 15 laps scored. Henry pulled off the track on lap 17 as Casebolt raced into heavy lapped traffic. Drown now had a challenge from 13th starter Ryan Markham for the runner-up spot with Arntz, Miller and Thirlby staying close. The first caution flew on lap 24 wiping out Casebolt’s lead. On the restart Drown stayed close to the leader with Markham challenging as well. Markham and Drown made contact and spun while battling for second on lap 27, putting Arntz into the runner-up spot. When the green flew Casebolt hit his marks perfectly and again began pulling away as Arntz had his hands full with Miller to steal the second spot. Casebolt steadily built his margin back to nearly 1.3 seconds with six laps to go as Miller and Arntz raced side by side for second with 15th starter Rusty Schlenk closing with Thirlby, defending AELMT champion Dona Marcoullier and Devin Shiels giving chase. Casebolt was able to pull away for the win with Miller taking second and Schlenk with a last lap pass claiming the final podium position. Kyle Peters, who led much of the early going a week ago at Attica, and Rando paced the field for the 25 lap 305 sprint feature. Rando jumped into the early lead with Peters locked in a great battle with Bobby Clark for the runner-up spot while Seth Schneider and Jamie Miller ran side by side for fourth. Rando’s lead was over three seconds when the caution flew for Schneider and Tyler Street on lap eight. Rando now had his hands full with Clark when the green reappeared with Miller taking third followed by Peters, Paul Weaver and John Ivy. Rando raced into lapped traffic with a 1.5 second lead with 10 laps to go while Miller took second from Clark. Traffic held up Rando and Miller closed with five laps to go as Weaver drove around Clark into third. Just as things were looking to get real interesting, Ivy would bring out the caution with two laps to go. Rando once again got an excellent restart and drove away from Miller for the win. Weaver, Clark and Kyle Capodice rounded out the top five.
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