Melia Couchman, a track and field athlete who won a league title with the Herkimer Magicians as an eighth-grader, qualified for the Junior Olympic National Championships. Couchman, 14, won the USA Track & Field (USATF) Region 1 women’s 13-14 pole vault title with a personal-best 10-foot leap Sunday at Comsewogue…
Avon Lake resident and Learwood Middle School student Sophie Popiel finished her debut pole vault season in style by qualifying for the AAU Junior Olympic National Championships at the national qualifier meet in Springfield, Ohio, on June 29. Her performance capped an exceptional season where she won the middle school Southwestern Conference…