Hershey track meet sends locals to state

Local athletes moving on to state in the softball throw are Jessica Ribkoff (9-10 girls, 66’ 9”), Tasha Maletz (11-12 girls, 45’ 10”), McKenna Herring (13-14 girls, 78’ 7”), and Tyler White (13-14 boys, 172’ 0”).

In the standing long jump, Ribkoff (5’ 0.5”), Elijah Maletz (9-10 boys, 5’ 6.5”), David Warren (11-12 boys, 7’ 4.5”), Herring (7’ 0”), and Antonio Garcia (13-14 boys, 6’ 2”) will represent Hood River at state.

In the 9-10 girls 50 meter dash, Molly Sue Bryant of Mosier advanced with a time of 11.2 seconds, while brother Joe took first place in the 11-12 boys 100 meter dash with a time of 15.2 seconds.

Herring made it a three-bie by qualifying in the 100 meter dash at 15.2 seconds. Ribkoff also earned a clean sweep of her events, qualifying in the 200 meters at 38.7 seconds.

Jordy Mallon of Hood River qualified in the 9-10 boys 200 meters (36.3 sec.) and 400 meters (1:28), and will be joined by Jonathan Garcia (11-12 boys 200, 31.9 seconds), Gary Paasch (11-14 boys 200, 32.09 seconds).

Additional state qualifiers were Sierra Bentz (9-10 girls 400, 1:46), Kayla Lloyd (13-14 girls 800, 2:55; and 1,600, 6:49), and Antonio Garcia (13-14 boys 80, 2:48; and 1,600, 6:46).