Vincent leads Rocky Grove to District 10 title, as he and other area runners earn spots in state competition

The Rocky Grove Boys Cross Country team won the District 10 A team title behind the strong first place finish of senior Magnum Vincent Saturday at the Ed Myer Athletic Complex in Titusville. Vincent finished the race in 16:43, five seconds ahead of the next runner.
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​The team qualifying means runners Ethan Knapp, Trevor Hamilton, Easton Adamczyk, Isaac Clayton, Evan Wolfgong, and Caden Toscano will join Vincent at the state championships race next Saturday in Hershey. 
Among the teams the Orioles will face is fellow Venango County foes Cranberry High School, which claimed the District 9 title Saturday as well. 

Also finishing high in the mix for Rocky Grove was freshman Ethan Knapp, who came in seventh place overall, helping the team edge out West Middlesex 37-40. 

Oil City freshman Kennedy Liederbach was the top Venango County finisher in the girls AA division, She crossed the finish line seventh and also qualified for states.

Conneaut Area Senior High senior Meaera Shannon easily captured the stop spot in the girls AA District 10 race, finishing the Titusville course in 18:34. 

Chase Miller, a sophomore representing Cochranton, finished fourth in the boys A division and earned a trip to Hershey next weekend.

In the boys AA competition, Max Dillaman, a freshman from Meadville High School, crossed the finish line in seventh place, which was good enough to qualify for the state competition as the top contender from Crawford County. 
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Cranberry had a strong showing at the District 9 A race with three runners finishing in the top 10: junior Matt Woolcock, second; sophomore Colin Zerbe, fifth; and junior Christian Miller, sixth. Joining them in claiming the team title was Avery Keenan, Conor Marterella, Sylas Fox and Noel Bunyak.​