Athletes from all six Bay Valley Athletic League faculties loved victory in no less than one observe and subject occasion, however Heritage got here away on prime on the BVAL Championship Meet at Freedom Excessive College.
The Patriots dominated the women varsity occasion on Might 7, posting 197.5 factors. No different faculty within the league was inside even 100 factors, as Deer Valley’s 77 factors had been adequate for second. The boys occasion was a bit nearer, with Heritage posting 175.5 factors. However that was nonetheless comfortably forward of second place Pittsburg, who completed with 129.5.
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The Bay Valley Athletic League Monitor and Subject Championships had been held on Might 7.
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The Bay Valley Athletic League Monitor and Subject Championships had been held on Might 7.
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The Bay Valley Athletic League Monitor and Subject Championships had been held on Might 7.
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The Bay Valley Athletic League Monitor and Subject Championships had been held on Might 7.
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The Bay Valley Athletic League Monitor and Subject Championships had been held on Might 7.
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The Bay Valley Athletic League Monitor and Subject Championships had been held on Might 7.
Of the 14 particular person occasions for BVAL women, half had been received by the Patriots. Boding even higher for the longer term is that none of these winners are seniors. Junior Jasper Villanueva and sophomore Guinn Herron each received two occasions. Villanueva received the excessive soar (4 toes 8 inches) and pole vault (8 toes), whereas Herron additionally received within the 100-meter hurdles (15.81) and the lengthy soar (18 toes, 1.5 inches). Different Heritage winners had been juniors Kimora Mclemore and Allison Wedleigh, in addition to freshman Kylie Wisley. Mclemore received the shot put (36 toes, 8 inches), Wedleigh received the triple soar (33 toes, 5.5 inches) and Kylie Wisley received the three,200-meter race (12:15.46).
Whereas the general women occasion belonged to Heritage, the sprints belonged to Deer Valley — particularly Wolverines senior, Deserey Bryant. Bryant swept the 100- and 200-meter races, successful in 12.17 and 25.57 respectively. She was additionally part of Deer Valley’s 4×100 relay group. Bryant ran the opening leg and was adopted by seniors Leloni and Teloni Ervin, with sophomore Joi-Lyn Haulcy operating the anchor for the Wolverine win (49.58).
Bryant, Ervin and Ervin additionally ran in the identical order within the 4×400 relay. There, sophomore Keneyia Corridor ran anchor, delivering Deer Valley one other win (4:11.68).
Pittsburg was the one different BVAL faculty with a couple of winner in a women occasion. Like Heritage, all the Pirates league champions shall be again. Sophomore Milani Bell received the 400-meter race (59.32), freshman Anaya Russell crossed first within the 300-meter hurdles (48.33) and junior Lauren Lemire received the discus (123 toes, 10 inches).
Freedom senior Kylee Denver received the 800-meter race (2:23.63) whereas Liberty junior Rylee Guinn received the 1,600-meter occasion (5:24.97).
Heritage and Pittsburg athletes typically discovered the winner’s circle within the boys occasions. Every faculty had league champions in six occasions — with each successful 5 particular person occasions and a relay.
The longer-distance races had been extra favorable to the Patriots. Senior Morel Ombougno received at 400 meters (50.74), Dominic DePiero received the 1,600 meters (4:27.12) and senior James Woolery received the 3200 meter-race (10:01.49). Heritage Seniors Zachary Carroll received the 300-meter hurdles (40.68) whereas senior Dinari Washington took first place in pole vault (10 toes, 6 inches). Moreover, junior Jordan Maldonado, Carroll, Ombougno, freshman Jordan Inexperienced received the 4×400 relay (3:30.20).
Like the women occasion, the 100- and 200-meter races had been received by the identical particular person. For the boys, it was Pittsburg junior Zach Card, who received each the 100 (10.84) and 200 (22.03). Pirates senior Joseph Quinn was a star within the subject occasions, successful the discus (134 toes, 9 inches) and excessive soar (5 toes, 8 inches).
Pittsburg sophomore LaRico Tezeno received the 110 hurdles (16.07). Tezeno additionally led off the 4×100 relay for the Pirates and was adopted by Card, junior Keynan Higgins and senior Dearen Idahosa, who ran the anchor leg and crossed the end line first within the Pittsburg victory (42.38).
The seniors dominated the remaining 4 occasions — three of them had been from the host faculty. Freedom’s Wyatt Erickson received the 800-meter race (1:59.89) whereas fellow Falcons senior Aaron Martinez and Shamond Brooks received the shot put (48 toes, 5.5 inches) and lengthy soar (22 toes, 8.5 inches), respectively. Jorge Hernandez recorded Antioch’s lone victory on the occasion, successful the triple soar (44 toes, 2.75 inches).
Subsequent up is the North Coast Part Tri-Valley Championship, which can even be hosted at Freedom on Might 14. After that would be the NCS Meet of Champions on Might 21, held at Dublin Excessive College. The State Championship Meet shall be held the next weekend at Buchanan Excessive College in Clovis.