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Hilverding finishes 2nd at TSCA Invitational

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Waynesburg Central’s Sean Hilverding has been on the mend the past few weeks because of an injury, but the senior didn’t appear to lose a step Thursday afternoon after finishing second in the Class AA race at the Tri-State Coaches Association Invitational at California University of Pa.

Hilverding covered the 5K course near Adamson Stadium in 17:02.95, eight seconds behind Ringgold’s Noah Smith.

Uniontown’s Braden Carei powered through the finish line for a fourth-place finish in the same race with a time of 17:47.54.

The Red Raiders won the Class AA team title with 77 points, 22 points ahead of Mars. Paul Klatt (7, 17:47.64), Patrick Hager (16, 18:19.91), Justin Hostetler (23, 18:36.23), and Evan Klatt (32, 19:03.0) rounded out Uniontown’s top 5 finishers.

Nathan Smith was the top finisher of a pared down Laurel Highlands group, placing 65th with a time of 20:11.25.

Uniontown’s Jade Bellotti continued her fine season by finishing second in the girls Class AA race in 19:47.32, seven seconds behind Greensburg Salem’s Riley Kwiatowski.

The Lady Raiders finished second in the team standings with 61 points. Meadville finished first with 44. Deanna Hager (11, 22:16.68), Madison Bertovich (13, 22:27.64), Cilena Francis (24, 24:28.38), and Brooke Bertovich (25, 24:31.91) rounded out Uniontown’s top 5 finishers.

Jefferson-Morgan’s Aaron Mylan finished fourth in the boys Class A race with a time of 18:08.86.

On Wednesday, Southmoreland’s Ben Bickerton finished fourth at the Freedom Invitational at Brush Creek Park with a time of 17:32.

Frazier’s Nyoah Marteny was 37th overall in a time of 19:24.

The Lady Scots’ Kaylee Farino was third with a time of 21:00. Teammate Riley Beistel was 15th overall in a time of 22:40.

Brownsville’s Kara Rohlf had a strong run with a fifth-place finish in 21:32.63.

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