Guappone tames the Big Apple

NEW YORK — Lisbon resident Natalie Guappone achieved a significant milestone on Nov. 2, crossing the finish line at the New York City Marathon in a personal-best time of 3 hours, 39 minutes and 53 seconds.

Guappone, 58, finished placed 131st in her 55-59 age group out of 1,499 competitors in the world’s largest marathon.

She also was 2,902nd out of 27,131 female runners and 11,680th overall out of a total of 59,133 runners.

The New York City Marathon represents Guappone’s fourth Abbott Major Marathon completion, following previous appearances at the Boston Marathon (twice) and the Chicago Marathon. Her NYC performance improved upon her previous marathon best by six minutes.

“Each race has its own character — but New York had a special energy from start to finish,” Guappone said.

With New York complete, Guappone has now conquered all three domestic Abbott World Marathon Majors courses. The classic Abbott series comprises six races, including Tokyo, Berlin, and London, representing the most prestigious marathon events globally.

‘Tis the season

The holiday racing season has arrived and there these upcoming local events:

¯ The Greenway Half Marathon, 10k and 5k in Leetonia on Nov. 15.

¯ It’s Leg Day takes place the weekend before Thanksgiving at the Canfield Fairgrounds.

¯ On Thanksgiving, the East Palestine Turkey Trot 5k race.

¯Twas the Night Before 5k goes through The Joy of Christmas light display at Columbiana’s Firestone Park on Dec. 2.

¯ The Just a Jog 5k will take place from Columbiana High School on Jan. 18.

¯ The You Complete Me 5k at the Canfield Fairgrounds on Feb. 14.

Hunter ed class coming up

CHESTER, W.Va. — A hunter education class will be held from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at the Chester-Newell Sportsmen’s Club. The class is free and good in all 50 states. To register, go to register-ed.com and find West Virginia and the class.

The club’s turkey shoots will be held at 10 a.m. every Sunday. Sign up is at 9:30 a.m. Cost is $30.

Greenlief leads Waynesburg

WAYNESBURG, Pa. — After dropping a heart-breaking 1-0 contest in the finals of the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament on Saturday, the Waynesburg University women’s soccer team willl play at least one more match this season.

The Yellow Jackets (15-3-2) have been selected to participate in the four-team Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament and will host Pitt-Greensburg (9-8-3) at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Pitt-Greensburg beat Waynesburg 1-0 on Sept. 10.

Waynesburg junior goalkeeper Lex Greenlief from Oak Glen made 10 stops in the loss to Grove City, which won its third straight PAC championship.

Greenlief has started 19 matches this season, allowing 11 saves with 89 saves.