The Portage High School boys’ track and field team battled the rain Tuesday night but fell short against Valparaiso High School, 70-62.
The Indians are now 5-2 in the Duneland Athletic Conference while the Vikings are 7-0. Both Indian DAC losses were against Valparaiso. The two teams will meet again in the DAC Championship Wednesday, May 9 in Portage.
Top finishers included:
100-meter dash: Jeron Blake, PHS, 11.03
200-meter dash: Jeron Blake, PHS, 22.79
300-meter dash: Josh Marciniak, VHS, 40.99
400-meter dash: Othie Freeny, PHS, 51.08
800-meter: Ahmad Aljobeh, VHS, 1:58.37
1,600-meter run: Ahmad Aljobeh, VHS, 4:33.80
3,200-meter run: Payton Reed, VHS, 9:54.31
100-meter hurdles: Andrew Kittridge, VHS, 15.02
3,200-meter relay: VHS 8:33:65
1,600-meter relay, PHS, 3:29.32
High Jump: Jordan Romanov, VHS, 6-0
Pole Vault: Mitch Rodriguez, PHS, 12-6
Long Jump: Jordan Romanov, VHS, 21-3.5
Discus: Lonnie Pappas, VHS, 128-07
Shot Put: Joey Little, PHS, 53-11