Track stars hope for strong showing at state meet

Six different qualifiers on the girls? side, including two relay teams, highlight Lake Orion’s entries Saturday in the Division 1 Track & Field State Finals at Rockford High School.
Niklas Rippon is the lone male entrant from Lake Orion, qualifying in the 110-meter hurdles.
Lake Orion’s 4X100 and 4X200 relay teams have both qualified, as have Chiara Allen in the 100-meter hurdles, Allie Hock in the 3200-meter run and Alexandria Johnson in both the 100- and 200-meter dash.
Meanwhile, the Dragon boys? placed seventh at Friday’s County Meet, held at Farmington High School, while the girls? finished 12th.