Gladwin boys split dual meets at Clare

Gladwin’s Ben Verellen ran to wins in the 800 and 1600 in a Jack Pine Conference dual meet last week at Clare.
Gladwin’s Ben Verellen ran to wins in the 800 and 1600 in a Jack Pine Conference dual meet last week at Clare.

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Gladwin has a history of down-to-the-wire finishes in boys’ track dual meets with Clare, but it didn’t happen this year as the host Pioneers knocked off the locals 128-35 last Wednesday.

Pinconning was also on hand for the Jack Pine Conference action and the Flying G’s the Spartans 135-24 to emerge with a record of 2-2 in JPC dual meets.

Ben Verellen won the 800 in 2:07.2 and took the 1600 in 4…