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Aurora cross country fulfills dream, wins OHSAA state title: 'Is it real?'
OBETZ — Claire Jenkins stood alone on the state podium, as far as the Aurora girls were concerned, a year ago. The sophomore had company this year. Her twin sister, Evelyn, joined her. So did Audrey Miller, another Greenmen sophomore, as all three finished among the top 14 runners in Division II. Then the whole team joined to lift Portage County's first state championship trophy in cross country since 1998 — and the first in Aurora history. "It definitely did not feel real at first when people started saying that we got first place and I just really never imagined this like one year ago, just being state champions," Evelyn Jenkins said. "When I finally came to the realization, I was just so proud of everyone. We definitely worked so hard just in the summer and just this entire season, so this was amazing." Nothing came easily. Not for Miller, who ran well ahead of the pack for much of the season but faced a tight top group in Obetz. She suavely handled the crowd, finishing fourth in 17:49.5, an absurd jump from her 40th-place time of 19:13.3 on that same course a year ago. "I just knew at regionals
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Football takes on rival Bowling Green
The last time the Kent State Football team took the field, it was over 2,400 miles away from Dix Stadium in the state of California. Now, the trip is 151 miles, but it comes with a side of rivalry. Both Bowling Green and Kent State occupy Northern Ohio, but while...
