The Centerville cross country teams hosted their annual Bulldog Memorial races on Saturday, Sept. 27. The Northeastern Knights won first place in the boys race, paced by the first-place individual finish of sophomore Dash Thacker in a time of 16:09.1. The Lady Knights won the girls race, paced by the first-place individual finish of freshman Hayden Neagle in a time of 19:21.2.
Team scores for boys: Northeastern 36, Centerville 53, Union County 60, Shenandoah 75
Individual placements for Northeastern: Dash Thacker (first), Lucas Chamness (third), Kaden Hill (12th), Nicolas Markward (13th), Zach Wright (17th), Brandt Benjamin (23rd), Luke Wiley (29th).
Individual placements for Centerville: Jonah Cornett (sixth), Tate Chasteen (ninth), Hunter Biava (15th), Clay Johnson (19th), Abram Jarvis (20th), Mason Flynn (21st), Grayson Hawkins (22nd), Josh Flynn (26th), Conner Scheer (34th).
Caden Ripberger, competing as an individual for Lincoln, placed 16th, Asher Short placed 33rd and Caden Mejia-Alvarez placed 37th.
Team scores for girls: Northeastern 20, Centerville 61, Knightstown 65, Shenandoah 81
Individual placements for Northeastern: Hayden Neagle (first), Audrey Neagle (third), Madelyn Green (ninth), Zella Cook (11th), Isabella Green (12th), Amiyah Davis (13th), Olivia Crull (26th), Claire Mainous (27th), Kendall Patterson (29th).
Individual placements for Centerville: Anna Nevels (seventh), Addie Talbot (17th), Evie Morgan (18th), Paige Dixon (20th) Olivia Hawkins (23rd), Victoria Beatty (25th).
Kinley Puckett, competing as an individual for Lincoln, placed fourth.
A version of this article appeared in the October 1 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.