Roundup of Monroe County Region sports for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026
New Boston Huron, SMCC crowned girls champions in Frank Connolly Relays at Erie Mason; Whiteford volleyball knocks off Summerfield.
Erie hosted the 44th annual Frank Connolly Cross Country Relays on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with New Boston Huron and St. Mary Catholic Central winning the girls titles. Huron secured the Division 1 crown, while St. Mary Catholic Central claimed the Division 2 title. Huron's final score of 21 points significantly outpaced the rest of the field.
Leading scorers included Zoey Cheney, Grace Pacheco, Isa Vargo, and Kayla Christesen. Airport finished third in the girls race, led by Maddie Agocs and Ellen Baker. St. Mary Catholic Central's trio of Ella Hendrick-Juleigh Husby, Makayla Markgraff-Genevieve Sottile, and Lizzie Wright-Kylie Dubke secured the Division 2 girls title.
In the boys category, Dearborn Divine Child claimed the Division 1 title, and Blissfield won the Division 2 championship. SMCC's Phineas Totten and Christian Craanen finished second in the boys race, while Tanner Kuhn and Cameron Crane of New Boston Huron were third. Other Monroe County Region duos in the top 25 included Zoey Smalling-Josephine Mehki of Monroe, Addy Ringbloom-Lydia Richards of Dundee, Madison Lancaster-Haley of Milan, and others. Dearborn Divine Child's Phineas Totten and Christian Craanen placed second in the boys division.
Whiteford defeated Summerfield 25-17, 25-7, 25-23 in volleyball, with Macy Ovall contributing 22 kills and Addy Hill accounting for 33 assists. Bedford claimed victory over Rochester Adams with a score of 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19. Blair Russow, Olivia Eby, and Anna Gray led Bedford's Mules. Dundee suffered a loss to Clinton 25-10, 25-23, 25-15.
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