Long relays left Eureka to sweep of 7-B meet

LIBBY — Eureka swept the District 7-B track and field meet Saturday, and the Lions had to run strong 1,600-meter relays to take both titles.

The Lions trailed by two in the boys team race before winning the long relay and surpassing the Superior Bobcats, 143-138. The Lady Lions trailed Superior by one point before the relay, but by the end had 127 points to 122 for the Bobcats.

Eureka had wins from Jesse Day in the javelin, Cole Sartori in the 400 (52.91 seconds, a personal record) and Josh Lambertsen (23.44 in the 200, another PR). Emmett Manges, Lambertsen, Sartori and Timothy Schmidt ran the long relay in 3:37.75.