Julia Sabo News Today

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In September, the Eastwood board of education approved gymnastics as a varsity sport, choosing Jesse Reitz to lead the program.

Genoa’s Ethan Wilson won the OATCCC Division II/III State Indoor Track triple jump championship with a leap of 42 feet, two inches.

Summer high school track meets have become the new normal — if there is a new normal. Problem is, there are still not that many track meets going on.

There must be something in the water in Curtice, Ohio. Sure it is an unincorporated hamlet that straddles the border of two counties, Lucas and Ottawa, but the village is producing athletes at a higher rate than some cities.

When Oak Harbor enters the Northern Buckeye Conference in 2023, Eastwood’s dominance in track may be challenged.  Eastwood boys had won 19 straight boys titles until this year, when they were edged by Genoa. 

Schweller falls short of podium at state meet Wednesday, June 9, 2021 10:30 AM Photo credit/Stephanie Schweller Paulding High School Panther’s, Claire Schweller, sails over the bar. Schweller competed at the Ohio State High School Track Meet in the pole vault event. PICKERINGTON - The quest to get on the podium at the state track meet will have to wait for Claire Schweller. The Paulding junior placed 10th in the pole vault, falling two spots away from placin...

Eastwood has sophomore pole vaulters, Dalton Hesselbart and Julia Sabo, who placed at the regional meet and qualified for the Division II state meet held at Pickerington High School North on Friday and Saturday, June 4-5.