This week in Manual athletics Oct. 25-31

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Manual’s varsity football team runs to the end zone after winning 7-0 against Central in 2019. Photo by Pieper Mallett.

Aliyah Lang

Cross country: 

Yesterday (Saturday), the cross country team took place in the Region 3 Tournament. Overall, the boys placed fourth of seven teams with Cooper Sinclair finishing in 8th place. The girls’ team won the Region 3 Tournament with five runners in the top 10 including Jessica Secor, Mary Dye, Flora Biro, Mia Treinen and Abigail Bhon. The Cross Country State Tournament will be held at Bourbon Cross Country Course in Paris, KY on Friday. 

Field Hockey: 

The Lady Crimsons lost 1-2 against Ballard Thursday in the State Quarterfinals. This season they finished with a 10-7 record including winning the 4th Region Championship. 

Football:

Friday the Crimsons had their first game since quarantine versus Butler with a 53-0  win. The team was scheduled to play Male this Friday but was postponed due to Jefferson County being in the red zone. The finalized gameday and start time is TBA.

 Girls’ soccer:

Last Wednesday the girls’ soccer team played versus Sacred Heart in the 7th Region Championship and lost 2-3 by penalty kicks. Overall, they finished the season with a 7-6 record.

Volleyball: 

After defeating Presentation on Tuesday to win the 25th District Championship they will host Male for the first round of 7th regional play tomorrow (Monday) at 6.