Volleyball and Lots of Track

Volleyball: NN Advances to State Finals

Congratulations to Richard Barton and the Newton North boys volleyball team who advanced to the state finals last night with a 3-2 win over West champion Agawam. The Tigers, who made a Cinderella run through the state tournament last year only to fall in the state semis, have made an even better run this year. They overcame a very skilled and powerful Agawam team to earn the right to play Bay State league foe Natick for the state title. The championship match is Saturday night in Hudson.

Volleyball Coverage in the Daily News Tribune

Track: NE Championships

The New England H.S. Track and Field championships will be held Saturday at Fitchburg State College, site of last year's Mass. State Championships. Two athletes from Newton North are entered in individual events (David Smith - seeded 4th in the shot put, and Avery Mitchell - seeded 3rd in the 400m). The girls 4x800 team is seeded first overall, and the boys 4x100 team is seeded 2nd.

Field events start at 10:00, and running events get underway at 11:00 with the 4x800 relays.

Meet Information (PDF)

Performance Lists for the New England Championships

Track: NCAA Div I Championships

The NCAA Div I Track and Field Championships are underway in Sacramento, CA. The four-day meet includes several former New England high school stars. Last night, Archbishop Williams grad Sean Quigley finished fourth in the 10,000 meters right behind Galen Rupp and Josh McDougal. On Saturday, former Bromfield star Ari Lambie competes in the 1500.

Link to the NCAA Championships Host Website (including live results)

Track: Prefontaine Classic

On Sunday, CBS will televise two hours LIVE of the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon. The meet features some tremendous fields, and annually produces some of the fastest time of the year for U.S. athletes.

Alan Webb made news recently by switching out of the 1500m and into the 2-Mile, where he takes on Keninisa and Tariku Bekele, Craig Mottram, and a deep, deep field, and also seeks to best his own American Record for the distance.

The 200m might be the race of the day, as the field is incredibly stacked, and has the added attraction of Olympic 400m Jeremy Wariner, who is stepping down in distance to take on the world's best at the half-lap distance. Here are the entrants:

Xavier Carter
Wallace Spearmon
Shawn Crawford
Rodney Martin
Chris Williams (Jamaica)
Jeremy Wariner
Asafa Powell (Jamaica)
Chris Berrian

You can see the other performance lists at the Pre Classic web site.