The Oil City boys are region track and field champs again, and this time the girls joined them in the winners' circle. Both teams finished their Region 3 schedules Tuesday with 6-0 records.

The Oilers swamped Meadville, 99-51, as Michael Fink (pictured), Morris Woodhouse and Rilee Matalino each won two open events.

The Lady Oilers were 96-54 winners as Bailey Stevens claimed three individual events. Payton Liederbach and Madi Garland added two apiece. 

The region title was the fifth straight for the Oilers who extended their league winning streak to 24. The girls won the region pennant for the first time since 2021.

The boys withstood the presence of Meadville superstar Tymir Phillips, who posted a 23-11/2 long jump and a 10.77 in the 100 meter dash.

For reference, Oil City's Chris Conway long jumped a school record 23-11/4 40 years ago, and he was a state champion. He also ran a school record 10.37 in the 100.

Meadville came to town with another outstanding athlete in distance runner Megan Puleio. She was as advertised, sweeping the 800, 1600 and 3200, but the Lady Oilers had more than enough to counter her -- even though their own distance star, Corabel Shiley, did not compete for them.

Back to the boys. Fink ran a 15.24 -- good time, that -- to win the 110 hurdles. He also won the high jump.

Woodhouse's victories came in the 200 and 400, while the sophomore Matalino took the 1600 and 3200.

Senior Keegan Kirkwood, who just returned from a leg injury Saturday for the Oil Country Invitational, ran the 800 again. He won it Tuesday with about the same time -- 2:06ish.

Other Oiler winners were Spence Singleton (javelin), Skyler Myers (pole vault) and Bart Rosen (triple jump).

The Oil City girls posted sweeps in the 100 hurdles and high jump. Stevens led the sweep in the 100s and also took the 300s  and the pole vault. Olive Collins led the sweep in the high jump.

Liederbach won both horizontal jumps and Garland captured the shot and javelin.

Shiley's freshman sister, Lily, won the 400.