The Pirate Post

SPEED KILLS

By: Caden Dillon & Tyler Shaw

Southeast throwing team. Photo by Brenda Blankenship.

Ethan Shodd and Sundarius Davis running the 4×200 relay. Photo by Brenda Blankenship.

The weather is not the only thing that is heating up this spring; the Southeast boys’ track team performances are igniting as well. The boys exploded into the season with a quad meet at Garfield with Garfield, Western Reserve and Waterloo on March 30th. The boys came in a close second place at the meet with first place finishes in multiple events, from jumping, to sprinting, and even distance running. The Pirates first excelled in jumping as freshman Chase Neely broke his own personal record in the high jump event at 5’8’’. In the long jump, freshman Vincer Kelly led the way for the Pirates with a leaping jump of 17’4’’. Another area of the meet the Pirates excelled in was the 100m dash and the 4×100 relay. Peyton Donovan, a senior at Southeast, led the way for the Pirates with a 11.8 second 100m. The Pirates 4x100m relay team consisting of Kelly, sophomore Tyler Shaw, junior Nathaniel Rivera, and Donovan are close to breaking records running a time of 46.6 seconds in their event. Another event that the Pirates could break records in this season is in the 400m dash with freshman Logan Blankenship, who had an outstanding event running a time 54.7 seconds. The last event the Pirates won at Garfield was the 4×800 relay with Sophomore Micah Craver leading the way with a time of 2:16 followed by freshman Noah Croston, sophomore Jacob Schaffner, and senior Devon Channell.

Logan Blankenship running the 4×400. Photo by Brenda Blankenship.

Currently, the boys are mid season after having taken 8th place at the Pymatuning Valley Invitational on April 18th, and hopefully can continue to create success during the home stretch. The boys have one invitational left as well as to compete in their championship league meet where they hope to clinch a title. Good luck to the boys for the rest of their season.

ABOUT US

The Pirate Post started out as a club in the spring of 2025. This year, it officially became a Journalism and Communications Class, run by students, that is open to anyone! The process to make this an elective, however, was no easy feat. Student Izzy Goodnite (who proposed that we create a school newspaper) wrote a proposal for the school board, and they agreed to make it a class. We aim to inform the student body about things that are new at Southeast: sports, school plays, field trips, and seasonal news. We cover it all! “I feel this newspaper isn’t just about information though, it is also about learning and recognizing people who deserve it,” states Goodnite. If you enjoy writing, Newspaper is the class for you! If you have any article ideas or any questions, you can email our advisor, Julia Dillon: jdillon@sepirates.org or fill out the form at the bottom of our website.