The girls finished first overall out of 17 teams. This the 9th straight Big Orange district title! Team Scoring (top 6 shown) 1. WL-S 66 District Champion 2. Ft. Loramie 80 District Champion 3. Versailles 85 District Runner-Up 4. Cedarville 114 District Runner-Up 5. Newton 126 6. Anna 230 WL-S Individual Results (out of 143 finishers) Malia Miller 6th (19:50.2) Addi Wallen 9th (20:16.6) Gwen McCullough 11th (20:32.9) Isla Leichty 12th (20:39.2) Elia Matthews 30th (21:26.3) Mariska Smith 35th (21:45.4) Charlee Albers 39th (21:57) Coach’s comments: I am proud of girls’ effort to secure the program’s 9th straight district title. They are ready to transition into the last part of the season where they should have their best races. The West Liberty-Salem boys, #4 in this week's D3 OATCCC State Rankings, claimed their 4th straight District Title and the program's 19th overall. (West Liberty-Salem competes in a super district where the top 2 teams are District Champions and the 3rd and 4th place teams are District Runners-up.) So. Asher Cole 16:04.2 (3rd) Sr. Caleb Larson 16:21.4 (5th) Sr. Dylan King 16:44.3 (9th) So. Brayan Gullett 17:06.3 (17th) Sr. Garrett Wallen 17:29.2 (23rd) Fr. Eric Hoover 17:49.4 (30th) So. Zeke Longshore 18:40.3 (52nd) Team Standings (Top 10) Oakwood 52 West Liberty-Salem 57 Versailles 75 Anna 157 Waynesville 170 Milton Union 205 Bethel 208 Urbana 251 Brookville 280 Arcanum 299 Total Teams: 21 Total Runners: 149 Meet Record: 19-1 Season Record: 131-10 "Winning a 4th straight District Title against a talented D3 field is an amazing accomplishment and one we're extremely proud of. This marks the first time since the 1973-79 teams to win at least four straight District Titles." "I thought we had a mix bag of individual performances, however the team result always wins the day, and today was a perfect example of us not being perfect across the board, and yet still finding a way to win a team title. Garrett Wallen and Eric Hoover had outstanding performances in comparison to a vast majority of the field. Both Eric and Garrett improved on their pre race seeding by 13-16 spots! I'm extremely proud of all seven guys and the guts they ran with today." Next Race: D3 Southwest Regional @ Troy Stadium 12:30 PM Saturday October 25th. The following day, on Sunday at the Fortress at Obetz, the Big Orange Middle School teams competed in the OHSAA State Race in a steady downpour, battling wind, rain and a muddy course.
Come support the Big Orange program at the 53rd Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational tomorrow morning (Saturday, September 20, 2025)!
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We will be recognizing our Big Orange seniors after the last race. Concessions and T-Shirts available. A HUGE shout out to the Ohio Caverns team for allowing us to host this meet for the past 53 years! Congratulations to our middle school Big Orange teams! Boys State Champs and Girls State Runner-up! Results: FinishTiming.com
Congratulations to the Big Orange middle school and high school boys and girls teams who swept the OHC Championships.  The 50th Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational is set for Saturday, September 24th, 2022. The day kicks off with the Big Orange Alumni 5K and Youth 1 Mile Run starting at 8:00 a.m. Both races are open to the public. Registration is at the link below. Race day registration is also available from 7:00-7:30 a.m.
After the Alumni Run you can support the state ranked Big Orange cross country teams. Race Schedule: 8:40 a.m. High School Girls 9:20 a.m. High School Boys 10:00 a.m. Middle School Girls 10:30 a.m. Middle School Boys After the races, we will be celebrating our Big Orange seniors, Owen Harrison, Michael Jones, Chandler McCafferty and Micah Smith. Finally, make a day of it with a tour of the Ohio Caverns. Go Big Orange! Dear Big Orange Parents and Family, The Big Orange is excited to start our summer conditioning! Our student athletes health and safety is our #1 priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please read our guidelines for conditioning, and go over them with your student athlete. We will require participants to social distance, and keep team members in groups of 10 people or less at all times. West Liberty-Salem Big Orange Summer Conditioning Schedule: High School Boys start Monday, June 1st and meet Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00-9:30 a.m High School Girls start Monday, June 8th and meet Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 8:00-9:30 a.m. Middle School Girls and Boys will start Monday, June 15th and meet Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 8:00-9:30 a.m. Practices will be held at Lions Park in West Liberty. We will meet at the south shelter house by the football practice field. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our coaching staff. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Go Big Orange, Coach Ann 
Sports physicals must be turned in to your coach on or before August 1st for student athletes to participate in mandatory practice. Please take this form to be filled out by your family physician.
https://ohsaaweb.blob.core.windows.net/files/Sports-Medicine/PPE_2020-21.pdf  STATE CHAMPS! The West Liberty-Salem Jr. High Big Orange cross country teams finished their season at the Middle School and Elementary State Cross Country Championships at Dublin Jerome High School on Sunday.
The girls were 1st out of 12 teams in the Division III race. Addison McAuley was the individual champion in a time of 11:42. Her time was the fastest female in all divisions winning her the distinction of "Ohio's Fastest Middle School Girl." Other Big Orange finishers: Ashley Yoder 4th in 12:21 Lily Smith 8th 12:36 Claire Longshore 24th 13:24 Kerrigan Burgel 33rd 13:50 Anna Cole 43rd 14:08 Izzy Wygal 90th 15:39 Jane Fullenkamp 116th 18:41 Laney Craig 117th 18:45 Nevaeh LaFollette 123rd 20:28 The boys team finished 12th in the Division II race. Troy Bradley 35th in 12:18 Joey LaRoche 54th 12:43 Quentin Rudolph 77th in 13:08 Clay McAuley 117th 14:32 Max Rudolph 126th 15:21 All photos courtesy of Scott Davis
The MS Big Orange Cross Country teams competed at the Max Evans Invitational hosted at the Ohio Caverns Saturday.
The boys finished 2nd out of 9 teams. The team was led by Andrew Kimball's 3rd place finish in a time of 11:47. There were 75 runners. Other finishers for the Big Orange MS Boys were: Ryan Henry was 6th 12:05 Owen Harrison 23rd 13:06 Joey Laroche 24th 13:08 Owen Garmin-King 35th 13:40 Philip Marr 47th 14:12 Sam Lauck 54th14:54 Mason Barger 61st, 15:41 The girls were 1st place out of 9 teams. The team was led by Ashley Yoder and Taylor Kennedy who finished 2nd (12:40), and 3rd place (12:50) respectively. There were 74 runners. Other finishers for the Big Orange MS Girls were: Lilly Weaver 5th 13:30 Maggie Davis 8th 13:40 Makenzie Bahan 26th 14:52 Lily Smith 29th 15:02 The teams will compete next Saturday at the Buck Creek Invitational.
The race kicks off the 46th Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Cross Country Invitational. This year’s meet features 19 teams, including our own state ranked Big Orange boys and girls teams and state ranked Columbus Grove boys and girls teams.
Race schedule: 8:30 a.m. Big Orange Alumni 5K 9:00 a.m. High School Boys 9:30 a.m. High School Girls 10:00 a.m. Middle School Boys 10:30 a.m. Middle School Girls 11:00 a.m. Awards and Senior Recognition Special thanks to Eric Evans and the Ohio Caverns for hosting our meet! The 2018 Kiwanis Logan County Cross Country Championships were held at Benjamin Logan Tuesday, August 28. Runners from Bellefontaine, Benjamin Logan, Indian Lake, Riverside, Triad, and West Liberty-Salem competed. West Liberty-Salem took home Logan County titles in the High School Boys & Girls races, as well as the Middle School Boys & Girls races.
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