Mancelona's Mike Herczak explodes off the board to win the long jump with a leap of 18 feet 5 inches at last Tuesday's meet in Central Lake. Herczak also won the high jump and the 400 meter dash. Photo by Jim Schoensee

On the girls side, Bellaire emerged victorious with 65 points, edging out Central Lake with 61. Mancelona had 44 points.

On the boys side, Mancelona easily won with 84 points. Bellaire was second with 65, and Central Lake tallied 25.

Kari Johnson was a triple winner for Central Lake. She took the 1600 in 5:55, the 800 in 2:49 and the 3200 in 13:10.

Hannah Underwood claimed three first place finishes for Bellaire. She won the 100 in 13.9, the 200 in 30.0, and she was a part of the winning 800 meter relay team.

Bellaire's Molly Poel was a double winner. She captured the shot put with a toss of 32 feet 10.5 inches and the discus with a throw of 90 feet 5 inches, winning by nearly 30 feet.

The high jump and long jump belonged to a pair of Central Lake seniors, both named Nikki. Nikki McMichael won the high jump with a leap of 4 feet 6 inches, and Nikki Korb took the long jump with her effort of 13 feet 2.75 inches.

Adam Duerksen, Michael Herczak, and Peter Churchill led the Mancelona boys to victory by winning multiple events.

Duerksen won four events, the 100 meter dash (11.5), the shot put (37 feet 8 inches), the 300 intermediate hurdles (45.6) and the 200 meter dash (24.71).

Churchill won two events. He outran the field in the 1600 in 5:11, and he came back to win the 3200 in 11:21.

Herczak won the high jump with a leap of 5 feet 6 inches. He was also victorious in the long jump (18 feet 5 inches) and in the 400 meter dash (56.1).