Roy Price Jr. left no doubt in winning an Ohio Capital Conference-Buckeye Division championship on May 17 for the Newark boys track team.
The sophomore blew away the field in winning the 110-meter hurdles during the final day of competition at Lancaster. Price crossed the line in 14.74 seconds.
“It just comes naturally because I have to give all of the credit to God and my coaches for getting me prepared for everything,” Price said. “The pressure doesn’t really faze me. I am used to it.”
Price finished well ahead of the identical 15.07 times run by Canal Winchester’s Ryan Scollard and Logan’s Trey Roush. Price later placed fourth in the 300 hurdles (41.62).
Price enters next week’s Division I district meet with one of the top times in Ohio in the 110 hurdles.
“I’m very excited,” Price said. “I am ranked No. 7 in the state right now, so going to state and competing against the top people is definitely one of my goals. I want to try to place top 3 up there. Obviously, I want to place first, but I try to stay realistic with goals.”
In the girls meet, Newark freshman Odessa Andrews-Barreau took runner-up in the 100 hurdles (16.77). Classmate Jazmyn Brown placed sixth in the 400 (1:02.76) for the Wildcats.
BOYS TENNIS
Walter breaks record
Nathan Walter won his program-record 28th match of the season for Watkins Memorial, joining Gavin Adelman to take a third-place doubles finish during the Division I sectional tournament at Reynoldsburg.
Graham Smith beat Granville’s Sam Pfau 7-6, 6-0 in a semifinal singles match. Smith eventually took runner-up for the Warriors, and Pfau took third place for the Blue Aces.
The placers compete in the district tournament May 21 at Upper Arlington.
SOFTBALL
Newark beats NC
Lexi Shanaberg and Lauren Queen hit two of Newark’s three home runs and drove in six runs apiece in a 25-0 victory against visiting Newark Catholic in the Battle of Newark.
Calyn Music also homered and knocked in three runs, and Shanaberg, Mallory Back, Lilly Holmes and Tyana Spears scored four runs each for the Wildcats (8-17). Amora Spring struck out three in a five-inning three-hit shutout.
Joanna Bailey, Brooklyn Kurtz Merricks and Emma Lohri each singled for the Green Wave (9-15).
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Johnstown wins pair
Johnstown beat host New Albany 19-11 and Hamilton Township 15-3.
Lucia Kuhn homered twice and drove in four runs, and Addy Hall added three hits and two RBIs and Jenna Hochanadel two hits and three runs in the first game for the Johnnies (16-10).
Ella Peterman struck out four in five innings in the second game. Kuhn homered again and scored four runs, and Hochanadel added three hits and two RBIs and Riley Stefanick two hits and three runs.
BASEBALL
Newark walks it off
Kodie Steele singled home Bodie Smith in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting Newark to a 1-0 victory against visiting New Albany.
Moses Crane struck out two without a walk in a one-hit shutout. Brody Randall and Brody Driskel each singled for the Wildcats (10-9).
Heath wins at Zanesville
Kevin Dunlap finished 3 for 3 with an RBI in Heath’s 8-3 victory at Zanesville (9-14, 5-11) to wrap up Licking County League play.
Carter Mason and Preston DeVito added two hits and a run apiece, Connor Corbett a hit, a run and an RBI and Jamison Walsh a hit and two RBIs for the Bulldogs (17-4, 13-3). Corbett and Dunlap combined for five scoreless innings of relief.
Johnstown wins in eighth
Braeden Archibald singled home Carter Holbrook in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving Johnstown a 6-5 victory against visiting Fredericktown.
Holbrook and Archibald led the Johnnies (12-11) with three hits apiece. Jackson Ryan added two hits and two runs and Sevi Chiddention two hits and two RBIs.
Granville wins at home
Theo Talbott was a perfect 3 for 3 with two runs and an RBI in Granville’s 12-2 victory against visiting Grandview Heights.
Wilson Wells homered and knocked in three runs, and Aaron Gutridge added two hits and two RBIs and Jacob Smith two hits and an RBI for the Blue Aces (18-6). Jackson McMillan struck out nine and allowed two hits and one earned run in five innings.
NC wins on road
Mikey Hess struck out seven in a five-inning three-hit shutout, pitching Newark Catholic to a 10-0 victory at Willard.
Hess also recorded two hits, two runs and two RBIs for the Green Wave (14-9). Miller Hutchison and Max Moore added two hits, a run and an RBI apiece and Owen Przymierski a hit, a run and two RBIs.
Watkins beats Delaware
Bradley Vincent’s two-run double capped a three-hit day for Watkins Memorial in a 5-3 victory against Delaware at Newark.
Tyler Vincent added three hits, including a double, and a run, and Brayden Windnagel hit a three-run double for the Warriors (12-9). Brody Kemmerling took a shutout into the seventh inning and struck out five before Cam Burt got the final three outs.
This article originally appeared on Newark Advocate: Roundup: Newark’s Price wins OCC-Buckeye title in 110 hurdles
Reporting by Kurt Snyder, Newark Advocate / Newark Advocate
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