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05-05-2025
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Local sprinter contends for historic state triple crown
LOWELLVILLE, Ohio (WKBN) — One of the toughest things to do in all of track and field is winning multiple events in the same meet. For Lowellville senior sprinter Drew Modelski, he not only makes it look easy, but is contending for the first triple crown at state since 2006. 'It's just me, me by myself. I'm running against one thing, that's the clock,' Modelski said. 'I'm not worried about who's around me. I'm worried about where the finish line is. It's all I care about when I'm in that block.' That mindset is paying off for Modelski, who is contending for the Division III sprinter triple crown of winning each the 100, 200 and 400 meters dashes at state, thanks to three of the best times in the state. 'I think last year and the year before is more of like a stepping stone for me, like for me to actually truly get ready, because this year I feel like I've taken it a lot more serious than my past two years, so I think I'll be ready,' Modelski said. His 10.80 in the 100 broke a 29-year-old school record and is tied for best in the state. A 21.62 time in the 200 is a centisecond (0.01) behind first, breaking his own school record after previously breaking the record that stood since 1995. Then in the 400, a 49.23 is the best time in DIII, breaking current teammate Josh Pazel's school best from 2024. 'My friend Josh, we were just talking about it today, he made a joke like, 'We're done with the nineties,'' Modelski said. 'So we were going to go for all the records and get all the nineties off the board. It's all the 2000s from here on out.' After all the records and striving for the first triple crown in school history, his ultimate goal is putting up even better times and coming home from Columbus with some hardware. 'It's been a great experience so far, but I think I have a lot more work to do this season,' Modelski said. 'I have a lot more times, a lot of time to drop, but I still think I have time before districts, regionals and state. So I have a lot more time to put in work and I think I'll be ready for those three.' The OHSAA Division III District Track & Field meet takes place on May 20-24 hosted at Granville High School. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-05-2025
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Special tribute highlights Mark Cavalier Memorial Rocket Invitational
LOWELLVILLE, Ohio (WKBN) – Lowellville's Nate Yon and Cardinal Mooney's Abigail Markey took home first place in the boys and girls 1600-meter run at the Mark Cavalier Memorial Rocket Invitational on Thursday. The winners of the 1600m run are given special recognition in honor of Cavalier, a 1980 graduate of Lowellville who was tragically killed at the age of 26 along with his 2-year-old son when struck by a runaway vehicle. Cavalier still holds the Lowellville Track 1600 meter record at 4:23.30 and qualified for the State Meet twice, which included a 3rd place finish in the 800m. In total, seven local schools (Lowellville, Springfield, Crestview, Youngstown East, Cardinal Mooney, Campbell and the Academy of Urban Scholars) competed in this year's meet, which featured 12 running and four field events. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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09-02-2025
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Struharik stays hot with 37 points in Columbiana win
COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) – One night after hitting a game-winning buzzer beater on the WKBN Game of the Week, Columbiana senior Seth Struharik dropped 37 points in a 76-64 win over Lowellville on Saturday. Struharik has now scored 102 points in the past four games (25.5 points per game), adding to his total after scoring 22 in the clutch win on Friday night. The Clippers also received 16 points from Hunter Davanzo during the team's sixth straight win Lowellville was led by Vinnie Sullivan's 20 points followed by Drew Modelski with 16 as the Rockets fall to 5-14 on the season. With the win, Columbiana improves to 18-2 overall and will next travel to United in another important conference game on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
