SIDNEY – Four Chenango County teams: Bainbridge-Guilford, Greene, Unadilla Valley, and Oxford traveled over the hill to Sidney for the MAC Championships this past May 19.
On the girls side of the meet it was Unatego who would win the team crown with 134-points. Bainbridge-Guilford would claim the highest spot for Chenango County teams when they posted 42-points for a sixth place finish out of the 10-teams. Greene would finish with 42-points in seventh, followed by Unadilla Valley with 29-points in eighth, and Oxford with 4-points in tenth.
On the boys side, it was the home team of Sidney who walked away with the competition easily when they nearly scored 100 more points than that of Delhi in second place. Sidney would win with 170-points. While Unadilla Valley would put up a valiant fight, placing third with 74-points, followed by Bainbridge-Guilford in sixth with 39.5, Greene in eighth with 22-points and Oxford in tenth with 7-points.
Chris Klecha, a senior pole vaulter from Greene, vaulted his way to a title in the pole vault. Klecha claimed his MAC title with a vault clearing 12'.
While Unadilla Valley's senior Chris Stirone ran a time of 11.54
in the 100 meter dash for his own MAC title.
Both girls and boys from various local teams would pull up a second or third place finish, falling just short of a MAC League title of their own.
Girls top three scores:
Steeplechase: Martha Modinger Unatego 8:31.41; Daphne Knapp Harpursville-Afton 9:24.74; Kerynn Stonier Harpursville-Afton 10:02.23.
100 meter hurdles: Logan Bruce Delhi 16.49; Jessica Champlin Sidney 17.56; Brynn Crocker Harpursville-Afton 18.59.
4x800 meter relay: Unatego 10:52.39; Greene 11:09.75; and Delhi 11:22.45.
100 meter dash: Mallory Stillman Sidney 12.76; Logan Bruce Delhi 13.53; and Abi Selfridge BG 13.64.
1500 meter run: Mary Rommer Unatego 5:12.60; Katie Anderson Greene 5:27.23; Magin Fortin Unatego 5:27.77.
400 meter dash: Morgan Newman Unatego 1:03.61; Lindsey Castle BG 1:05.40; and Emily Slawson Unatego 1:05.42.
400 meter hurdles: Shaelie McClenon Walton 1:12.33; Lea Haehnel Unatego 1:13.74; and Mary Klecha Greene 1:15.54.
800 meter run: Mary. Rommer Unatego 2:28.22; Hezel Haehnel Unatego 2:32.36; Katie Anderson Greene 2:34.90.
200 meter dash: Mallory Stillman Sidney 26.87; Morgan. Newman Unatego 28.36; Abi Selfridge Bainbridge Guilford 28.43.
3000 meters: Mary Rommer Unatego 11:34.54; Kelsey Young Deposit-Hancock 11:59.21; Martha Modinger Unatego 12:03.68.
4x100 meter relay: Sidney 52.60; Unadille Valley 54.49; Harpursville-Afton 55.80.
4x400 meter relay: Unatego 4:26.91; Greene 4:35.32; Harpursville-Afton 4:41.70.
Long Jump: Mallory Stillman Sidney 16'07.50"; Logan Bruce Delaware Academy 16'00.50"; Anna Egli Sidney 15'08.75".
Triple Jump: Lea Haehnel Unatego 34'10.00"; Hezel Haehnel Unatego 34'04.00"; Anna Egli Sidney 34'03.50".
High Jump: Ariyahna Bernard Sidney 5'00.00"; Marissa Lengel Deposit-Hancock 4'08.00"; Olivia Harby Walton Central School 4'06.00".
Pole Vault: Amelie Legg Delaware Academy 9'06.00" Lindsey Castle Bainbridge Guilford 8'00.00" Hannah Morley Delaware Academy 6'06.02".
Shot Put: Ariyahna Bernard Sidney 32'07.00"; Abby. Avolio Unadilla Valley 30'07.00"; Hailey Newell Sidney 29'06.00".
