The Zephyr Relays withstood some foul weather again as Whitehall hosted the annual event which brings together some of the best track and field athletes in the area.

Twelve local high schools competed at the Zephyr Sports Complex in a series of relay events. Stroudsburg High School won the boys portion of the relays with 82.50 points, narrowly defeating Easton who came second with 79.50. On the girls side, North Penn won the relays with 167 points, easily outdistancing second place Stroudsburg who had 83.37

Both the Whitehall boys and girls finished in fifth place, with the boys scoring 54.50 points, while girls earned 44.20.

With the rains pouring down early Saturday morning, head coach James Sebesta was just thankful it wasn’t windy. But it cleared up as the morning wore on, and despite the chilly temperatures, the event went off without a hitch.

Sebesta said he was really happy that a lot of his younger athletes got to participate. They were appearing in events in which they never competed before, and performed well in those situations. He also said that they got to experience the whole event which also meant working the meet so it ram smoothly for everyone involved.

“It’s a good team building exercise,” said Sebesta.

They also got to see all the different people who donate their time and money to the Zephyr Relays, lending their support to make it a successful event.

“It shows how this community really comes together,” said Sebesta.

On then track, the Zephs had a number of noteworthy performances. In the girls 4x100 relay, the foursome of Amanda Crooks, Taylor George, Ivanna Jones and Kylee Cunningham came in second, crossing the line in 51.5.

An indication of North Penn’s depth was clearly evident in the 4x100 sprint relay. Their A squad finished first, while their B squad finished third.

Sebesta said that the North Penn squad is a perennial powerhouse, a team that barely loses a step when it’s next man or woman up.

Whitehall’s “B” team came in 10th in the event as Angel Bacon, Helen Davis, Morgan Anderson and Brittany-Taylor Armour finished in 56.

In the 4x400 relay, the girls finished 10th, with Caitlin Cunningham, Anna Gallina, Tiffanie Hopkins and Caterine Yunez-Cosme crossed the line in 4:48.2.

The girls “A” team were 9th in the 4x800 as Alexandra Dorner, Jaida Marks, Hannah Gill and Rachel Herr combined to finish in 11:14.5

In the 800 sprint medley, Whitehall finished second, with Kylee Cunningham, Amanda Crooks, Taylor George and Kassidy Cunningham combining for a 1:57.6 finish.

In the 4x100 shuttle hurdle, the girls finished 3rd as Alyssa Holland, Jill Kreglow, Madelyn Mertz and Chanel Younis finished in 1:15.3.

Jones finished third in the high jump, clearing the bar at 5-0, while Vanessa Hadeed was 6th in the shot put with a 30-09 mark. Hadeed was also 6th in the discus with an 87-01 toss.

Finally, Logan Miller was 3rd in the javelin with a 114-06 mark.

On the boys side, the foursome of Martin Labib, Nick Kovalchick, Carey Okoth and Dez Boykin won the 800 sprint medley in 1:39.6.

They also finished first in the discus as Tyler Meyers outdistanced the field with an 148-04 mark.

Jackson Buskirk was second in the javelin with a 154-10 toss, while Jacob Snyder finished 6th with a 132-10 mark.

Javaughn Hussett was second in the boys high jump, clearing 6-2, while Elliot Miller was 9th in the pole vault, clearing 10-6.

The boys finished third in the shuttle hurdles as Jahrod Amoroso, Zach Pantoni, Gavin Wood and Ryan Klaugh finished in 1:16.5.

The foursome of Sam Abraham, Devin Castro, Klaugh and Tavion George finished 9th in 4x200 meter relay, hitting the tape in 1:39.6, while Amoroso, Jerome Wah, Zahir Linton and Mekhi Lee were 9th in the 4x400, crossing the line in 3:54.3.

In the 4x800 relay, Elliot Miller, Caleb Staub, Andrew Hawk and Daniel Jablonski combined for 8th place, finishing in 9:11.3.