HARBOR CREEK – Union City’s Josh Mitcham won the Dirty Dawg cross country race for the second consecutive year Saturday, finishing first at Harbor Creek High School in 16:38.78.
Mitcham edged Riverview’s Ashton Saunders, who finished second in 16:39.86, by just over one second. Harbor Creek’s Kellen Landfried placed third in 16:42.08.
Union City finished sixth in the boys team standings with 147 points. Zachary Myer placed 24th in 17:56.54, followed by Luke Himrod in 31st at 18:08.93 and Josiah Shrout in 37th at 18:15.41. Gavin Ahl finished 72nd in 19:58.52, Brayden Weilacher was 102nd in 21:43.67, Saul Murphy placed 107th in 22:10.58, and Jayden Leonard finished 112th in 22:31.58.
Harbor Creek won the boys team competition with 73 points, followed by Riverview with 83. Corry did not receive a team score because it did not have enough finishers to qualify.
In the girls race, Union City was unable to post a team score. Olivia Shrout led the Bears, finishing 48th in 25:27.53. Taylor Leonard placed 49th in 25:56.45, Allie Anderson finished 64th in 28:21.26, and Kylie Kerr was 66th in 29:09.68.
Fort LeBoeuf won the girls team title with 38 points, followed by Harbor Creek with 83 and Riverview with 89.
Among the other area teams, Fort LeBoeuf finished fifth in the boys standings with 140 points, while Seneca placed 11th with 260. Maplewood finished 13th with 300 points.
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