Another exciting day in the Bay State League, as the Milton boys staged an exciting victory over Wellesley to win the Herget division title and set up a showdown next Thursday against perpetual Carey division champ Newton North. Another great match-up is in the offing on the girls side, as Wellesley locked up the Herget with an impressively easy win over Milton, and North dominated Framingham to win the Carey. Wellesley-Newton North should be a good meet. I'll save the previews for another day, but already the anticipation builds.
Results of Bay State Meet #5
In addition to the team battles, the fifth meet of the year yielded a slew of impressive individual results. Jordan Maddocks jumped a PR 6-9 in the high jump and his teammate Aaron Everette also PR'd at 6-5. It never gets old to watch someone jump over a bar that is higher than their own head. In the shot put, David Smith uncorked a winning throw of 56-1, but not far behind was Dedham's Dan Withrow at 54-10.50. That was 10' better than the next thrower! Eric Wornum had himself a fast day, running an eye-opening 6.59 in the dash and 36.08 in the 300 (he also high jumped 5-7). Wornum will be a big problem for Newton North next week. Seb Putzys had the fastest time of the day in the mile and broke 4:40 for the first time, running nearly a 4-second PR of 4:36.90. Alex Lee showed that his hard work is paying off as he went out fast in the 600 and hung on for his fastest time of the year in 1:28.84. In the 2-Mile, Brookline's Jerzy Eisenberg-Guyot (10:09.05) won an exciting race over Wellesley's Will Volkman (10:12.26). Alex Gurvitz ran a PR 10:43.70 to take 6th overall.
For the girls, Kat Chiong (1:41.96) and Emma Kornetsky (1:42.99) had the two fastest times of the meet in the 600. Arie Sanchez had the fastest time of the meet in the 55 (7.79). Michelle Kaufman ran a very good race in the hurdles to record the day's fastest time of 9.31. Carolyn Ranti once again had the fastest time in the 1000, running a ridiculously even-paced race to finish in 3:10.00. Ranti's solid pacing helped Weymouth's Sam Sacchetti (3:11.28) and Carolyn Connolly (3:11.67) record personal bests as well. In a very encouraging development, Lily Brown ran her first track race of the winter and had the day's second fastest time in the 300 at 44.10. Lily's return bodes well for North's overall depth and the chances of its 4x400 relay team. In the mile, Nora Barnicle set a PR in the mile (5:35.41), but fell victim to a devastating kick by Weymouth's Nicole Pearce (5:31.96).
In the 2-mile, Needham's Emily Lipman scored an upset over Kristen Mahoney, winning in what I believe is a personal best 11:45.35. North's Adina Hemley-Bronstein (12:25) and Franca Godenzi (12:31) finished 3rd and 4th.
Bay State League Standings
Carey Division - Boys
Newton North 5-0
Brookline 4-1
Weymouth 3-2
Framingham 2-3
Braintree 1-4
Needham 0-5
Carey Division - Girls
Newton North 5-0
Weymouth 4-1
Brookline 3-2
Braintree 2-3
Framingham 1-4
Needham 0-5
Herget Division - Boys
Milton 5-0
Wellesley 3-2
Walpole 3-2
Dedham 2-3
Natick 2-3
Norwood 0-5
Herget Division - Girls
Wellesley 5-0
Natick 4-1
Walpole 3-2
Milton 2-3
Dedham 1-4
Norwood 0-5
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'Perpetual' Carey champ Newton North? They've had a great run, but the use of the word 'perpetual' is a slap in the face of the the great BSL teams that preceded them and those to come. That's damn cocky.
It is neither cocky nor incorrect to use the word "perpetual" in this context ("...occurring continually: indefinitely long..."). It never ceases to amaze me how eager some readers are to detect an insult where none was intended.
By the way, instead of railing at my choice of words to describe the highly successful Newton program, it would be great to read about those other great BSL teams. I'm completely serious. Many people leave critical comments on this blog, but only a few actually bring new information.
Jon, I know what you mean, it's rediculous. After working with letsrun for over a year now, it's pretty pathetic how the majority of people jump at a chance to put other people down, when in fact it makes them look stupid. For some reason, as this initial post suggests, people are usually suspect of negativity, when in fact, you're one of the least 'cocky' people I've ever met. I wonder if you're able to look up the information of an anonymous poster as I'm able to do with letsrun. Also, I see you're entered in BIG, good luck! Keep up the good work.
- Tom Davis
Though I'm sure no insult was intended, the choice of the word perpetual is unfortunate here. The primary meaning of the word suggests permanency. I'm sure Jon would be the first to agree that NN's fine streak will end someday.
Regarding past great BSC teams, are there any "old school" coaches still active in the league? Maybe they can offer a history lesson.
Tom,
What purpose would it serve to look up information about this poster?
Hi Tom, thanks for the words of encouragement. Unfortunatley, although I'm listed on the start list for the masters mile at BIG, it was a misunderstanding -- I'm not running in the race.
As for the comment, people are welcome to write what they want. On the other hand, I think it's important for people to know that this blog is a labor of love. I do it because I love running and I like to try to capture in writing some of the things that interest me. I don't really have time for it, and I'm often in an incredible hurry, as you can see from all the typos. If I had to start policing my writing for every word or phrase that could possibly give offense, I would simply quit.
So I generally ask those who criticize to at least add something to the conversation, to make the blog better and richer, not just tear it down.
So back to the subject at hand: Newton North's streak of Carey dominance will surely end. It could easily have ended this year. And as for the dual meet streak, well, Milton has an excellent chance of beating the Tigers next Thursday.
Jon,
More than success, people have a problem with success by a class act. We want the Yankees to be cocky, we want to believe Newton North is arrogant, the media wants the Patriots to be jerks when they win. It makes it easier to hate the team. However, having been around you guys for the past 6 years, I know you arent any of those things, and anyone who is educated knows the same thing. Class acts are harder to root against is all. Don't worry, I still find a way when we face off each season.
Mike Miller
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