The Valparaiso High School boys’ track and field team edged Portage High School with a 70-62 victory Tuesday night.
The Vikings are now 7-0 in the Duneland Athletic Conference while the Indians are 5-2. They 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 run: 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