Mark Maloney on Kentucky sports

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The start of the boys’ 3,200-meter run, won by Highlands’ John Michael Griffith in lane one, in 10:29.96.

Paul Laurence Dunbar swept the boys’ and girls’ team titles Satuday in its Bulldog/Bearcat Invitational track and field meet.

Dunbar topped Lafayette 125-99 to win the 10-team boys’ competition. Lexington Catholic took third with 93.

Dunbar’s girls piled up 170 points, followed by Highlands with 124 and Scott County with 102.

Amanda Hancock

Dunbar’s Amanda Hancock was the lone individual to win two girls’ events, taking the 800 (2:28.18) and 1,600 (5:27.62).

Other wins for the Lady Bulldogs came from Indya Raglin in the 100 (12.75), Sydney Jones in the 200 (26.34), Kierra Mohammed in the triple jump (33-9), Sierra Guy in the shot put (35-0 1/2) and two relays. Tyria Martin, Aube Linda Jolicoeur, Mohammed and Raglin combined in the 4-by-100 (51.67). Jones, Trina Thomas, Raglin and Jolicoeur ruled in the 4-by-200 (1:49.17).

Dunbar’s boys closed the day with Bart Denham, Myles Pressley, Wade Evans and Lamont Johnson winning the 4-by-400 relay (3:35.27).

The Bulldogs’ other victories came from Pressley in the long jump (20-6 1/2), Johnson in the high jump (6-4) and David Tooley in the shot put (45-9 1/2).

Killian Timoney

“The boys’ team came on really strong late in the day,” said Killian Timoney, coach of the Bulldogs. “Things were going kind of as planned. We had a lot of our workhorses kind of doing their thing, but we had some individual guys kind of focus on their events to do well. We had a lot of bright surprises. Some of our younger kids really stepped up.

Dominique Norris

“Our girls, we were without Megan Klein; she ran in the steeplechase (Friday) night in the Eastern Relays. But Amanda Hancock definitely is more than capable of filling in. And our sprint girls are really getting it done. But the details – Reba Woodall (former Bryan Station coach) told me early in my career that you win state championships with field events — and we’ve got Allison Grewe that scored 21 points and we’ve got Kierra Mohammad that I can put in nine different events and she makes a state contender in every one of them. So it always makes for a fun day to see how they do.”

Scott County senior Dominique Norris was the lone winner of two individual boys’ events – the 110-meter hurdles (15.37) and 300-meter hurdles (41.07). Teammate Chris Montoya captured the 100 (11.23) and ran on the Cardinals’ winning 4-by-100 relay (44.73).