The younger members of the Oak Harbor High School track team received a chance to take center stage when the Wildcats hosted the North Sound Classic Tuesday, May 2.
The meet was for junior varsity and freshmen athletes from Oak Harbor, Stanwood, Marysville-Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell.
The Oak Harbor freshman boys took first with 47 points, followed by Marysville-Pilchuck (31), Marysville Getchell (28) and Stanwood (18).
The Wildcat JV boys scored 34 points, good for second to Stanwood at 45. Getchell finished with 22 and M-P 19.
Stanwood also won the JV girls division, topping Oak Harbor (43), Getchell (22) and Marysville-Pilchuck (7).
Marysville Getchell won the freshman girls division with 70 points, easily outdistancing Stanwood (21), Oak Harbor (17) and M-P (16).
Dallas Riddle-Stevens paced the Oak Harbor freshman boys by winning three events (800, 2:27.06; 1,600, 5:02.71; 3,200, 11:09.32).
Gabriel Daggett won twice (110 hurdles, 18.66; 300 hurdles, 47.66), and Nathaniel Nuanez added another first for the Wildcat freshmen (shot put, 35-07).
Four Oak Harbor boys took first in the JV division: Josh Stone (1,600, 5:14.9), Dylan Sanchez (3,200, 13:03.98), Aaron Fletcher (110 hurdles, 19.42) and Keegan Daniels (discus, 99-05).
Naomi Garcia was a double winner for the Oak Harbor JV girls (400, 1:10; pole vault, 7). Others taking first were Isabel Thayer (shot put, 23-08), Aujani Frye (discus, 65-06) and Chloe Kubisiak (javelin, 67-03).
Maria Dailey collected the only win for the Oak Harbor freshman girls (100, 13.81).
The Oak Harbor varsity track team competes at the Stanwood Twilight Invitational at 4 p.m. Friday, May 5.
Other Oak Harbor results from Tuesday
Second, JV boys: Shingo Johnston, 100, 12.44; Chris Brooks, 1,600, 5:22.11; Daniel Gibson, 3,200, 13:04.26; Fletcher, 300 hurdles, 48.03.
Second, JV girls: Suraya Johnson, 400, 1:10.84; Stephany Flores, 1,600, 7:27.81; Thayer, javelin, 61-01; Jacqueline Gibson, high jump, 4-02; pole vault, 6-06.
Second, freshman boys: Peyton Horn, 3,200, 12:51.01; Justin Campbell, shot, 35-02.5; discus, 90; Tyrell Torres, javelin, 87-11.
Second, freshman girls: Megan Smith, 800, 2:46.51; 1,600, 5:51.1; Marina White, 100 hurdles, 19.9.
Third, JV boys: Johnston, 200, 25.3; Joseph Arinaza, long jump, 17-07.
Third, JV girls: Kubisiak, shot, 20-05.5; Sarah Gallagher, discus, 56-10; Delija Cammon, long jump, 13-00.5.
Third, freshman boys: Jack Rowley, 800, 2:41.48; 1,600, 5:45.94; Andrew Lof, 3,200, 15:29.2; Jacob Bevill, shot,33-10.5; Torres, discus, 87-11.
Third, freshman girls: Halle Lemme, shot, 27-02; discus, 75-03; Dailey, long jump, 14.
Fourth, JV boys: Ethan Colson, 1,600, 5:29.58; Jared Johnston, discus, 94-04.
Fourth, JV girls: Cammon, 100, 14.91; Hannah Halverson, shot, 20; Brienna Koontz, discus, 53-03; Sara West, javelin, 51-02.
Fourth, freshman boys: Daggett, 100, 12.99; Luke Turner, 800, 3:09.02; 1,600, 6:32.1.
Fourth, freshman girls: White, 100, 14.54; Peyton Rhyne, javelin, 63-02.