Team work key to Ironton’s 7th place finish at state meet Published 5:20am Monday, November 8, 2010 COLUMBUS — Together we can. That motto seemed to be the key for the Ironton Fighting Tigers whose boys’ cross country team not only qualified for the state meet but finished seventh in the Division III race. “It was a unique group,” said Ironton coach Tim Thomas. “They all worked...

Ironton runners 7th in state XC Published 12:48am Sunday, November 7, 2010 COLUMBUS — From nowhere to Top 10. The Ironton Fighting Tigers’ cross country team began the season unranked and not even a thought on anyone’s minds. Ironton not only proved the critics wrong as the won the district title and finished runners-up in the regional meet, on Saturday they finished seventh in the Ohio...

November 1, 2010 PICKERINGTON — Aw, what the heck. Let’s just all go. The top 16 runners and top four teams earn a berth in the state meet. The Ironton Fighting Tigers cross country team decided to not to worry about who might get a state berth individually by qualifying as a team. Ironton had its best finish as a team in school history by finishing second in the Division III regional...

RIO GRANDE — The district cross country road ran through the hillside at the University of Rio Grande. On Saturday it also ran through the Ironton Fighting Tigers. The Ironton boys’ team won the Division III district championship while the Lady Fighting Tigers were runners-up. Not only did Ironton come away with two team trophies, but seniors Gary Monroe and Taylor Hacker claimed...

WESTWOOD — Coming into the Fairview Invitational, Ironton’s Gary Monroe felt like he was running slow. He sure did speed up Saturday morning. Monroe finished first in the varsity boys competition and set a course record at 16:37.27 after staying ahead of the pack for a majority of the race. The senior said after keeping a slower pace in his previous race that staying with the...