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Big Orange Middle School Boys Win State, Girls Finish 2nd

10/25/2022

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​Congratulations to our middle school Big Orange teams!  Boys State Champs and Girls State Runner-up!
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Results:  FinishTiming.com
WL-S Middle School Boys Cross Country 2022 State Champs
STATE CHAMPS!
WL-S Middle School Girls Cross Country 2022 State Champs
State Runners-Up
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Big Orange Boys Place 12th at State; Lauck Earns All-Ohio

11/10/2020

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WL-S Boys Cross Country 2020
The Big Orange boys placed 12th in the DII State Meet.  Junior Dylan Lauck earned All-Ohio honors.

Jr. Dylan Lauck 12th 16:10.9 (3rd straight year making the podium) All-Ohio
Jr. Tate Yoder 43rd 16:48.7
So. Michael Jones 106th 17:40.7
So. Owen Harrison 114th 17:47.8
Sr. Josh Spinner 119th 17:52.3
Sr. Hayden Kennedy 122nd 17:57.7
Jr. Ayden Estep 154th 18:51.9
Season Record: 71-21
Meet Record: 8-11
Total Runners: 168

State D2 Standings
Woodridge. 113
Waynesville 149
Unioto 149
Bay 163
River View 192
Marlington 205
Wauseon 207
Carroll 225
Van Wert 232
Mariemont 261
McD Northwest 263
West Liberty-Salem 278
Shelby 285
Tallmadge 301
Heath 311
Bexley 323
Watterson 359
Sheridan 380
Fairview 388

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Full Results
Dylan Lauck
Dylan Lauck
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2020 STATE CHAMPS!

11/9/2020

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#OHSAA STATE CROSS COUNTRY: Congratulations to West Liberty-Salem, the 2020 Divison III GIrls State Champions. This marks their first state title in school history! □ pic.twitter.com/GELB0R3JBM

— OHSAASports (@OHSAASports) November 7, 2020
The West Liberty-Salem girls cross country team capped off an undefeated season, with its first state title in school history Saturday at the OHSAA DIII State Championships at the Fortress Obetz. The Big Orange held off the 4 time defending state champion Minster and state powerhouses Liberty Center and Fort Loramie for the convincing win.

Team Scores:
1st WLS 55, 2nd Minster 83, 3rd Liberty Center 115, 4th Fort Loramie 126, 5th Gilmour Academy 163, 6th Mount Gilead 185, 7th Maplewood 224, 8th Mineral Ridge 275, 9th Colonel Crawford 283, 10th Versailles 291, 11th Woodmore 302, 12th Anna 322, 13th Ft. Recovery 323, 14th Ottawa Hills 349, 15th Liberty Union 381, 16th St. Henry 392, 17th Smithville 421, 18th Grandview Heights 432, 19th Cardington-Lincoln 459, 20th Caldwell 479.

Four Big Orange runners earned First Team All-Ohio status with Megan Adams leading the way in 5th place in 18:43. Freshmen Ashley Yoder and Addison McAuley placed 8th and 10th respectively in 18:49 and 18:56, and Katelyn Stapleton placed 18th in 19:20. Madison Bahan earned Second Team All-Ohio placing 31st in 19:30. Rounding out the WLS placers were Taylor Kennedy in 89th place 20:49, and Claire Longshore 127th in 21:51.

Adams and Stapleton have become the first Big Orange athletes to earn All-Ohio in three consecutive years.

The team caps off the season being ranked #3 in all divisions in Ohio and #58 in the nation.
Final Results
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Big Orange HS Teams Sweep 46th Annual Max Evans Memorial

9/24/2018

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All photos courtesy of Scott Davis
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The Big Orange HS Boys Cross Country team won the 46th Max Evans Memorial Ohio Caverns Invitational on Saturday.
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Top 5 boys team scores
D3 #9 West Liberty-Salem 31
D3 #4 Columbus Grove 46
Bellefontaine 67
Ben Logan 120
Emmanuel Christian 180

Big Orange Boys Results

Fr. Dylan Lauck. 16:46.6. 1st 
Jr. Cade Clerico 16:59.1. 2nd. PR
Jr. Noah Smith 17:09.1 4th
Fr. Tate Yoder 17:18.0 7th PR
Sr. Jordan Lewis 18:22.2 19th
So. Hayden Kennedy 19:14.3 37th PR
So. Ian Maurice 19:33.3 42nd PR
Fr. Ayden Estep 20:52.6 75th
Fr. Hayden Miller 21:04.3 82nd PR
Fr. Adam LaRoche 21:36.2 95th PR
Fr. Elliott Hager 21:42.6 97th PR

Meet Record: 12-0
Season Record: 97-8
Total runners: 143


The team race was dedicated to Butch Sower and Corey Frost!

Next Meet: Saturday September 29th @ Buck Creek 9am
The Big Orange HS Girls Cross Country team also won the 46th Annual Ohio Caverns Max Evans Memorial Invitational Saturday.
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The Big Orange Girls, currently ranked 3rd in the OATCCC DIII State Poll, held off 7th ranked Columbus Grove for the win.

Girls Team scores
1st WL-S 36, 2nd Columbus Grove 55, 3rd Kenton 104, 4th New Bremen 107, 5th Fairbanks 116, 6th Bellefontaine 191, 7th Ben Logan 205, 8th Emmanuel Christian 214, 9th Indian Lake 233, 10th Mechanicsburg 247, 11th Jackson Center 267.

The Big Orange Girls placed 7 runners in the top 20 with freshman Megan Adams winning the race in 18:44. Katelyn Stapleton was 4th (20:11), Grace Adams 9th (20:51), Lydia Moell 10th (20:54), Madison Bahan 12th (21:14), Mya King 16th (22:12), and Maria Henderson 19th (22:18).
Also for WL-S, Mandy Weaver 24th (22:35), Lauren Fowler 29th (23:02), Sarah Painter 47th (24:17), and Anna Louden 65th (26:03).
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WL-S is 65-3 on the season.
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
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The teams will compete next Saturday at the Buck Creek Invitational.
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Big Orange Alumni 5K Information

9/18/2018

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This year’s Big Orange Alumni 5K will be dedicated to the memories of Big Orange alumni and All-Ohioans Corey Frost and Butch Sower (pictured).  The race is open to the public and starts at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 22 at the Ohio Caverns.  Race day registration ONLY. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.  The entry fee is $10 and all proceeds benefit the WLS Big Orange Cross Country programs.  Cash prizes for the top three male and female finishers.  
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!
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WL-S Girls Cross Country Ranked #4

9/28/2017

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Big Orange Ladies stay at #4 in this week's OATCCC State DIII poll.  Polls of all divisions are available at www.oatccc.com
WL-S Girls Cross Country State Rankings
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WL-S Girls Move Up in Rankings

9/19/2017

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The WLS Big Orange girls cross country team moves up in the OATCCC DIII state rankings after placing 3rd out of 54 teams at the Tiffin Carnival.
WLS Girls Cross Country Team
Ohio High School Girls Cross Country D3 Rankings
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