WV Region I AA Recap

Hinerman, Blue Eagles fly past foes

Foley impresses in girls’ events

Magnolia’s Alec Hinerman put together two impressive races in the 1600-meter run and 3200-meter run to edge the Blue Eagles past Ritchie County 140-123 for the Region I AA team title. Hinerman ran a season-best of 4:46 in the 1600-meter run to win the race. Earlier in the meet, he ran 10:12 in the 3200 to capture the win. Magnolia sophomore Stephen Rogalski won both the 100 and 200-meter dashes to assist in Magnolia’s win. On the girls’ side of things, it was a mixture of youth and experience that led Tyler Consolidated to the team title. Senior Rheanna Foley and freshman Hillary Casteel went 1-2 in the 200-meter dash. Foley placed second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 400-meter dash. The 4x100-meter relay team of Casteel, Foley, Jackie Clark and Madeline Schlabowski ran away with the victory in a time of 51.87--a season best