Bice leads Ridgewood girls cross country to win at home meet

Lady Generals secure five of top six spots against Newcomerstown and Indian Valley; boys’ race paced by Jeremy Warne.

Published September 5, 2025 - 5:00 a.m.

Kenzie Bice paced the field for Ridgewood in a home cross country victory over Newcomerstown and Indian Valley.

The Lady Generals took five of the top six places at the finish line.

Bice ran a 21:41 on Ridgewood’s revised home course that started and ended in the renovated Ridgewood Generals Stadium.

Xanya Hasham was second with a time of 24:36, followed by Layla Moore (25:35), Ava Rauh-Hill (26:02) and Maddie Larrison (26:58).

Ridgewood took first with a team score of 16 points. Indian Valley was second (50) and Newcomerstown third (57).

In the boys race, Jeremy Warne ran a 23:38 for the Generals.

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