Kestel, Leuahli win opening track events at Kayhi

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JDHS will host Sitka next week at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. Varsity non-conference games are 7 p.m. Friday (JV 3 and 5) and 4 p.m. Saturday (JV 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.). The Crimson Bears will honor senior players Eakes, Bentz, Billings, Ella Schmidt, Kayla Peter and manager Jadela Sactern at 3 p.m. Saturday.

JDHS currently leads the Railbelt Conference with a 7-1 record (16-13-1 overall) and Colony is second at 6-1 (26-8-1 overall). West Valley is 2-4 (5-5 overall), Lathrop 1-5 (5-9 overall) and Wasilla 1-6 (3-15-1 overall).

Colony plays Wasilla on Monday and if the Knights defeat the Warriors they will be in first and JDHS second. The first-place team gets a bye in the RBC tournament in Fairbanks May 29-31. The tournament champion and runner-up go to state June 5-7 with the top four teams from the Cook Inlet Conference.The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé track and field team had a strong showing on the opening day of the Ketchikan Invitational on Friday.

JDHS’ Johnathyn Kestel won the triple jump with a leap of 42 feet 5 inches and Maxie Leuahli won the girls’ shot put with a 32-foot 3.75-inch effort.

JDHS’ Owen Woodruff placed second in the boys’ 3,200 with a 9:53.71 and Ida Meyer placed third in the girls’ 3,200 in 12:16.67.

Saturday finals will include the sprints and middle distances, hurdles, long jump, discus and relays.

Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé's Johnathyn Kestel competes in the boys triple jump, winning the event with a distance of 42' 5" during the Ketchikan Invitational at Esther Shea Field on Friday. (Christopher Mullen/ Ketchikan Daily News)
Results for the Friday Finals via Ketchikan Daily News:

Boys

High Jump

1) Trey Colbert (Kayhi) 6-0; 2) Royce Borst (Skagway) 5-10; 3) Rowan country wise email marketing list Olney-Miller (Sitka) 5-8; 4) Ashton Peterson (Sitka) 5-6; 5) Alex Weerasinghe (Haines) 5-2; 6) Carter Harralston (JD) 5-2

Triple Jump

Brett Wisely's solo home run (1)

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1) Johnathyn Kestel (JD) 42-5; 2) Cole McLaughlin (Sitka) 39-0; 3) Royce Borst (Skagway) 38-1 1/2; 4) Alex Weerasinghe 36-11; 5) Trey Colbert 36-7 1/4; 6) Jomar Molina (Sitka) 35-11; 7) Shane Tincher (Sitka) 35-7 1/2; 8) Wade Lloyd (Haines) 34- 1/2; 9) Logan Ward (Skagway) 33-8; 10) Ike Pennino 33-7; 11) Liam Woodward (Kayhi) 33-6 1/2; 12) Ashton Peterson (Sitka) 33- 1/2; 13) Arthur Aribam (Skagway) 32- 1/2; 14) Adrian Ducat (Petersburg) 27 – 1/2

Shot Put

1) Ben Zukas (JD) 40-3.25; 2) Angus Olsen (Petersburg) 40-2.25; 3) Jack Dunn (Kayhi), Kaden Duke (Petersburg) 40-1.25 (tie); 5) Paul Thompson (Kayhi) 39-7; 6) Leonidas Taulo-Tasi (JD) 39-1.5; 7) Denalie Schijvens (JD) 38-8.5; 8) Shane Tincher (Sitka) 38-4.75; 9) Richard Tupou (JD) 36-10.75