FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- The Pirates mined their strength, speed, and resolve, and Rocky River came away from the Fairview Warrior Relays with a haul of silver and gold on Friday evening. [results]

The Double-R boys tallied 83 team points, placing second behind Berea-Midpark (123). The Pirate girls won their meet, edging Berea, 106-94. Both teams competed in a field of eight schools.

The boys logged three victories in the meet. The quartet of Luke Dorenkott, Majid Abuaun, Luke Kishna, and Chase DeClerck blazed the 4x800-meter relay in 8:26.07, finishing nearly nine seconds ahead of second-place Fairview. That same foursome also took gold in the distance medley relay. Rocky River also took first in the long jump relay. In that event, the Pirates were paced by Grant Preto, Charlie Sales, and Ethan Hazra. River also registered a pair of runner-up finishes (junior varsity distance medley, 4x110 shuttle hurdles).

The Rocky River girls won seven events and took second in three. The Pirates won the 4x200, 4x400, and 4x800 races. They also triumphed in the distance medley relay, 4x100 shuttle hurdles, and two JV relays. The Pirates edged the eventual-runner-up Titans by slim margins in three races, including the foursome of Sarah Mazzei, Morgyn Cruz, Caroline Sidoti and Taylor Byall winning by 1.32 seconds in the 4x2. Freshman Keira Arnold and senior Keira Vesy were each part of three winning relays (4x4, 4x8, distance medley) in the meet.

by Skip Snow

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