They might not have a track or a field, but track and field is alive and well at Newton North as the Tiger boys defeated a strong Brookline team 83-53 to keep an 11-year winning streak alive, and the girls dominated their meet with the Warriors by a score of 92-44. The Tigers will take identical records of 2-0 to Weymouth next Tuesday.
The Newton boys won on the strength of their horizontal jumps and throws. E.J. Metallides (106-8) led a sweep in the discus, Dan Gionvanucci (43-6) and Steve Long went 1-2 in the shot, and Dan Klein (138-6) and Christian Ford went 1-2 in the javelin.
Adam Bao had a big day, winning the triple with what might be a state-leading mark of 44-2, finishing second in the long jump behind teammate Ivan Kostadinov (PR 22-3!), winning the 400 in 53.2, and anchoring the victorious 4x400 relay.
Hymlaire Lamisere also had a huge day, winning both the 100 (11.3) and 200 (22.7 -- same pace for twice the distance!).
Brookline dominated the distance events, going 1-3 in the 800 (Gibson over Putzeys in 1:58), and going 1-2 in the mile and 2-mile, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Tigers strength elsewhere.
Where Is Coverage of the Girls Meet?
For the second week in a row, the girls individual results are nowhere to be found. Not on DyeStat, not in the local paper, not on Facebook. Is this a conspiracy? Are we in the middle of a media boycott? The girls deserve more attention than they're getting, especially heading into next week's tough meet against the Weymouth squad that crushed them indoors.
We hope to have more to report next week!
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"The girls deserve more attention than they're getting, especially heading into next week's tough meet against the Weymouth squad that crushed them indoors."
Maybe Coach Tranchita doesnt want that Weymouth team to know anything about his team, thus giving them no advantage.
You spelled some names wrong there. Its Dan Giovannucci and Ben Klein. But good job getting most of them.
Hi Jon,
I enjoy reading your posts. Go Tigers!
This being said, I'm going to be off topic, because I don't know how to contact you with the following request, that I received from my running club, The Heartbreak Hill Striders:
"Mass. Association for the Blind desperately needs 3 more runners who can guide Richard Hunter, a blind runner, at a 7:30/mile pace for 6.2 miles in the 2008 Boston Marathon. If you'd like to help a blind runner, please contact Jim Carroll."
I know you know a lot of runners, and maybe you could help?
So sorry to be off topic. Good luck to every High School Track Athletes and their coaches!
For more info, here is my running club web site:
http://www.heartbreakhill.org/
Geraldine Cox
"Maybe Coach Tranchita doesnt want that Weymouth team to know anything about his team, thus giving them no advantage."
I suspect the Weymouth coaches know exactly what the NN girls have done in their first two meets.
"Maybe Coach Tranchita doesnt want that Weymouth team to know anything about his team, thus giving them no advantage."
coaches do talk to each other...
Nobody seems to talk to me???? Jon didn't see you at the meet. Thanks for keeping up on the BSC.
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