Wahconah Boys Win Sectional Title
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Eric Klem won the 800 meters, placed second in the mile and ran a leg on a victorious 4-by-400 relay team on Saturday to lead the Wahconah boys track team to victory at the Central/Western Massachusetts Division 2 Sectional Championships.
Wahconah finished with 59 points, beating out second place Auburn (48). Hoosac Valley finished third with 39 points.
On the girls side, Bromfield School captured the team title with 56 points, seven better than runner-up Frontier.
Wahconah also had the best girls finish in Berkshire County with 38 points for fifth place, one point better than Lenox.
Freshman Matthew Lighten won the 200 meter dash for Wahconah in a time of 22.67 seconds to edge Hoosac's David Haley (22.80).
Klem captured the 800 in 1:59.54, shaving better than three seconds off his seed time and beating Hopedale's Joseph Grider (2:01.43). Fellow Wahconah senior Dalton Hill was third in the 800 (2:01.70).
In the mile, Klem ran a time of 4:29.81, finishing behind Bromfield's Nick Steele (4:21.98) but ahead of Berkshire County rival Carter Stripp of Mount Greylock, who was fourth in 4:36.22.
In the 4-by-800, Klem ran the anchor leg of a quartet that featured Hill, Jeff Pullano and Lighten. They finished in 3:34.82, beating out Uxbridge (3:35.75).
For the Wahconah girls, Maddie Sprague won the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 2 inches and finished third in the triple jump (34-11.5), the best Berkshire finish in the event.
Wahconah's Gianna Moncecchi finished second in the 100 hurdles (15.97) and fifth in the 400 hurdles (1:08.40).
Sophomore Lily Pudlo of Wahconah was the fourth in the girls pentathlon, compiling 1990 points to finish behind Lunenburg senior Madeline Cochran (2202).
Lenox's Amber Shove was second in the 400 (1:00.50), where she wsa just .44 behind champion Miriam Wood of Quabbin, and eighth in the 200 (31.45), the only county racer to make the finals. In the 400 hurdles, Shove's teammate Shannon Meisberger clipped the first hurdle but recovered to finish second by a margin of one-tenth of a second to Sutton's Mackenzie George (1:06.74).
Championships earned by Berkshire County athletes on Saturday included Mount Greylock's girls 4-by-800 relay (Ella Dudley, Maddie Albert, Margo Smith and Laura Galib), who edged Auburn by a margin of 10:04.48 to 10:05.77.
Several other Berkshire County residents finished in the top four of their respective events, earning the right to compete in next weekend's all-state meet.
That list includes Mount Greylock eighth-grader Maddie Albert, third in the 800; Lenox's 4-by-400 relay (Shove, Maggie Sorrentino, Tova Brown, Meisberger); Lenox's 4-by-800 relay (Emily Tibbetts, Alice Najimy, Sorrentino, Emma Jourdain); Wahconah's Shamus White, third in the 100; Mount Greylock's Carter Stripp, fourth in the mile; Lenox's Tucker McNinch, fourth in the 3200; Hoosac's 4-by-100 relay (Dante Sandifer, Haley, Avery Hall, Tyler Mach); Lenox's 4-by-800 relay (Tucker McNinch, Sam Darbey, Chris Najimy, Philippe Mortelliti); and Hoosac's Trevor Ciempa, third in the high jump.
DIVISION 1
FITCHBURG, Mass. -- At Saturday's Central/Mass Division 1 sectional, Pittsfield High's Josh Bonny placed second in the 110 hurdles.
Bonny finished in 15.52 seconds, behind Shrewsbury's Ethan Melia, who set a meet record with a time of 15.11.
Bonny's teammate Evan Bossio placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 149 feet, 1 inch.
Taconic's Evan Kalinowsky was fourth in the javelin with a mark of 154, and Matt Rabasco was seventh in the 3200 (10:03.64).
In the girls meet, Taconic's Hannah Barbarotta was eighth in the javelin with a throw of 102-10.
Pittsfield's Amanda Wright was fifth in the 200 (:26.62) and ran anchor on the Generals' eighth-place 4-by-100 relay. She teamed with Lauren Farry, Olivia Nda and Kasey Harrington to clock a time of :52.61.
WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Winners, top local finishers and local finishers in the top eight at the 2015 Central/Western Mass Division 2 Track and Field Sectional at Westfield State University on Saturday. Top four finishers automatically qualify for the all-state meet:
GIRLS
100 meters: 1. Sarahlynn Spear, Blackstone, 12.52; 12. Julia Szczepaniak, Mount Greylock, 13.14 (prelim).
200 meters: 1. Allie Smiley, Notre Dame, 25.43; 8. Amber Sove, Lenox, 31.45.
400 meters: 1. Miriam Wood, Quabbin, 1:00.06; 2. Amber Shove, Lenox, 1:00.50.
800 meters: 1. Kaylin Ciesluk, Oakmont, 2:18.20; 3. Maddie Albert, Mount Greylock, 2:23.20; 7. Arden McKnight, Wahconah, 2:29.91; 8. Maggie Sorrentino, Lenox, 2:31.21.
Mile: 1. Rita Maurais, Hopedale, 5:16.92; 11. Alice Najimy, Lenox, 5:39.45.
3200: 1. Makenzie Cyr, Douglas, 11:31.11; 6. Nicole Gamberoni, Lenox, 11:51.80; 7. Margo Smith, Mount Greylock, 11:52.53.
100 hurdles: 1. Taylor Kudirka, Blackstone, 15.84; 2. Gianna Moncecchi, Wahconah, 15.97; 3. Shannon Meisberger, Lenox, 16.34.
400 hurdles: 1. Mackenzie George, Sutton, 1:06.74; 2. Shannon Meisberger, Lenox, 1:06.84; 5. Gianna Moncecchi, Wahconah, 1:08.40; 8. Kayla Garabedian, Hoosac Valley, 1:11.58.
4-by-100: 1. Bromfield School, 51.21; 9. Monument Mountain (Hannah Cohen, Paige Storti, Ruthie Lee, Anna Lane), 53.70.
4-by-400: 1. Littleton, 4:06.70; 4. Lenox (Amber Shove, Maggie Sorrentino, Tova Brown, Shannon Meisberger), 4:13.71; 8. Mount Greylock (Brandi Gill, Niku Darafshi, Laura Galib, Maddie Albert), 4:24.72.
4-by-800: 1. Mount Greylock (Ella Dudley, Maddie Albert, Margo Smith, Laura Galib), 10:04.48; 4. Lenox (Emily Tibbetts, Alice Najimy, Maggie Sorrentino, Emma Jourdain), 10:08.86.
High jump: 1. Katherine Miner, Frontier, 5-7; 16. Kayla Aberdale, Monument, 4-6.
Pole vault: 1. Kimmi Logan, Frontier, 10-0.
Long jump: 1. Maddie Sprague, Wahconah, 17-02.0; 5. Ruthie Lee, Monument, 16-04.0.
Triple jump: 1. Amy Hunter, Bromfield School, 35-10.0; 3. Maddie Sprague, Wahconah, 34-11.5; 8. Ruthie Lee, Monument, 32-3.5.
Shot put: 1. Emily Casella, Athol, 37-4.0; 15. Paige Gray, Monument, 29-10.0.
Discus: 1. Brianna Harte, Bromfield School, 111-5; 9. Elizabeth Bernardy, Mount Greylock, 88-10.
Javelin: 1. Katherine Conlisk, Frontier, 118-09; 10. Paige Gray, Monument, 97-2.
Pentathlon: 1. Madeline Cochran, Lunenburg, 2,202 points; 4. Lily Pudlo, Wahconah, 1,990; 6. Faith Pudlo, Wahconah, 1,702.
BOYS
100 meters: 1. Alex Smelcer, Palmer, 11.38; 8. Matthew Lighten, Wahconah, 12.12.
200 meters: 1. Matthew Lighten, Wahconah, 22.67; 2. David Haley, Hoosac Valley, 22.80; 7. Mike Hedges, Lenox, 23.44.
400 meters: 1. Daniel Solano, Whittinsville, 51.49; 5. Jeff Pullano, Wahconah, 52.95; 7. Matt Weston, Monument Mountain, 54.08; 8. Trevor Ciempa, Hoosac Valley, 54.39.
800 meters: 1. Eric Klem, Wahconah, 1:59.54; 3. Dalton Hill, Wahconah, 1:59.76; 4. Connnor Meehan, Drury, 2:02.27; 5. Carter Stripp, Mount Greylock, 2:04.81.
Mile: 1. Nick Steele, Bromfield School, 4:21.98; 2. Eric Klem, Wahconah, 4:29.81; 4. Carter Stripp, Mount Greylock, 4:36.22; 6. Philippe Monrtelliti, Lenox, 4:48.82.
3200: 1. Nick Steele, Bromfield School, 9:35.80; 4. Tucker McNinch, Lenox, 9:55.54; 5. Tommy Kirby, Mount Greylock, 10:12.72; 8. Travis Ciempa, Hoosac Valley, 10:21.73.
110 hurdles: 1. Hunter Gray, Littleton, 14.92; 11. Ryan Benoit, Mount Greylock, 16.96 (prelim).
400 hurdles: 1. Dan Lane, Southwick-Tolland, 57.54; 5. Faolan Sugarman-Lash, Monument Mountain, 1:00.99.
4-by-100 relay: 1. Whittinsville Christian, 44.80; 2. Hoosac Valley (Dante Sandifer, David Haley, Avery Hall, Tyler Mach), 45.49.
4-by-400 relay: 1. Wahconah (Dalton Hill, Jeff Pullano, Matthew Lighten, Eric Klem), 3:34.82; 6. Lenox (Connor McNinch, Mike Hedges, Ben Herrick, Tyler Shepard), 3:37.87.
4-by-800 relay: 1. Hopedale, 8:10.36; 2. Lenox (Tucker McNinch, Sam Darbey, Chris Najimy, Philippe Mortelliti), 8:32.84; 6. Hoosac Valley (Jordan Smith, Travis Ciempa, Jared Haley, Trevor Ciempa), 8:45.92.
High jump: 1. Kevin Hack, Nipmuc, 6-6; 3. Trevor Ciempa, Hoosac Valley, 6-0.
Pole vault: 1. Jamie Blinder, Frontier, 12-6.
Long jump: 1. Kurt Robakiewicz, Nipmuc, 21-6.25; 6. Dante Sandifer, Hoosac Valley, 19-10.5.
Triple jump: 1. Kurt Robakiewicz, Nipmuc, 46-2.25; 5. Devon Mikaniewicz, Wahconah, 41-1; 8. Dante Sandifer, Hoosac Valley, 4:06.5.
Shot put: 1. Dillon Bruso, Auburn, 49-3.25; 5. Zach Wright, Hoosac Valley, 43-7.5; 6. Matt Scanlon, Drury, 43-0.
Discus: 1. Jason Bigler, Tyngsborough, 137-10; 5. Peter Barrow, Hoosac Valley, 123-0.
Javelin: 1. Stephen Tencati, Clinton, 174-4; 7. Jordan Piepho, Monument Mountain, 147-11.
Pentathlon: 1. Jonathan Collins, Southwick-Tolland, 2,989 points; 7. Evan Perritti, Monument Mountain, 2,134 points.
GIRLS TEAM SCORES
1. Bromfield School 56; 2. Frontier 49; 3. Sutton 48; 4. Littleton 40; 5. Wahconah 38; 6. Lenox 37; 7. Notre Dame Academy-Worcester 35; 8. Blackstone-Millville 33; 9. Auburn 28; 10. Quabbin 27; 17. Mount Greylock 19; 33. Monument Mountain 5; 43. Hoosac Valley 1.
BOYS TEAM SCORES
1. Wahconah 59; 2. Auburn 48; 3. Hoosac Valley 39; 4. Southwick-Tolland 38; 5. Whittinsville Christian 37; 6. Nipmuc 36; 7. Hopedale 33; 8. Frontier 30; 8. Mohawk Trail 30; 10. Uxbridge 28; 13. Lenox 21; 23. Mount Greylock 13; 26. Monument Mountain 10; 29. Drury 8.