HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-16, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013.Sports
Students post 58 personal bests
It was a productive day for the 77
F.E. Madill Secondary School
athletes who made the trip to St.
Anne’s Catholic Secondary School
in Clinton to compete at the annual
invitational meet convened jointly
by the two schools, in addition to
Central Huron Secondary School.
The weather co-operated with the
athletes running, jumping and
throwing in summer-like conditions.
For the athletes of Grades 9 to 12,
this was a warm-up meet for the
Huron-Perth meet next week. For
the Grade 7 and 8 students, it was
preparation for their school meet the
end of May and the District C
Legion Meet on June 15.
The Madill athletes performed
well earning a total of 58 ‘personal
bests’ as well as 10 first place
finished, nine second place finishes,
nine third place finishes and 11
fourth place finishes. Once again,
many of the 13 Madill relay teams
were able to improve their baton
exchanges in preparation for
upcoming races.
In the Midget Girls division,
Madeleine Gallaher topped the bar
at 1.40 metres to win the event.
Teammate Karissa Schiestel
managed to improve her throwing
results with every meet. She placed
second in both shot put and discus as
well as third in javelin. The 4X100
Midget Girls relay team of Dawn
and Tiffany Uyl, Sarah McLean and
Victoria Jacobs blazed their way
around the track to a third place
finish.
In Junior Girls, Jayden Anderson
Johnston leaped 4.80 metres in long
jump to win the event. Teammate
Jessyca Scott fared well in the
throws winning second in javelin
and third in discus with ‘personal
best’ throws.
Madill Senior Girls showed their
strength with several top finishes.
Leah Hutchison won the high jump
soaring over the bar at 1.55 metres.
Kelsie Eadie leaped 10.05 metres in
triple jump and 4.57 metres in long
jump to win first and second
respectively. Naomi
VanStuyvenberg also performed
well winning the long jump with a
jump of 4.59 metres, earning her
second place in triple jump and third
place in discus.
Although the number of boys on
the Madill team is not as large as the
girls, they had some promising
results. In Midget Boys, Lyndon
Smith won the triple jump going a
‘personal best’ 5.51 metres.
Stuart Cameron continued to
improve on past performances. This
time he bettered his discus throw by
seven metres throwing the
implement 44.09 metres and
winning second. Cameron also won
the shot put event with a heave of
14.09 metres. Teammate Justin
McKague cleared the high jump bar
of 1.75 metres to win first place for
the third consecutive meet.
In the Senior Boys division, Luke
Dailleboust won first place with a
leap of 6.44 metres in long jump. He
also sprinted the 110-metre hurdles
to a second place finish. Anthony
Vader hurled the javelin 43.73
metres to win Senior Boys event.
Vader also won fourth in both high
jump and discus. Jesse Fortier had a
strong performance in all his events
with top five finishes in 110-metre
hurdles, 400-metre hurdles and long
jump. The 4X100 relay team of
Jesse Fortier, Anthony Vader, Justin
McKague, and Luke Dailleboust
passed the baton around the track in
a new ‘personal best’ team time of
46.43 seconds to win third place.
This year’s high school team is
young with a lot of developing
talent. The athletes are looking
forward to the exciting challenge of
competing well at Huron-Perth meet
to gain qualification for Western
Ontario Secondary School Ahtletic
Association championships next
week.
The Wingham Golf and Curling
Club enjoyed a busy opening two
weeks to the golf season. Cheryl and
her kitchen staff kicked off the year
holding the monthly wing night
Friday, May 3. The girls cooked up
over 800 tasty wings. Sunday, May 5
the club held its annual spring
barbecue. Close to 450 hungry
patrons were treated to Jeff Cardiff’s
beef and ham buffet with all the
fixings.
On Monday, May 6 the dining
lounge hosted a Morris-Turnberry
business luncheon. Tuesday the
ladies held their opening night with
a cold plate and salad buffet.
Wednesday, May 8 the dental
society took over the dining lounge
with a chicken buffet followed by
their monthly meeting. Saturday,
May 11 Howick Mutual celebrated
Bill Quipp’s retirement with nine
holes of golf followed by a chicken
and roast beef buffet.
In golf action, the Wednesday
senior men got their season off to a
great start on May 1. Lloyd Lamont
led the way with Gerry Edwards,
second and Bill Johnston, third. May
8 this group had 26 golfers hit the
links with Ed Daer leading the way
with a low gross of 36. Ed also
picked up low net with Ken Saxton,
second and Ed Hoffman, third.
Lloyd Lamont took home the
longest putt award while Brian Carr
finished closest to the pin.
The ladies had 31 gals out for their
opening golf night on May 8. The
team of Linda Walker, Patti Nixon
and Eve Rich came out on top with
Patti also winning the prize for
longest drive. Ladies captain Luanne
Kerr got the girls off to a fun start
and has lots of activities scheduled
for the year.
The Thursday night men got off to
a fantastic start on May 2 with 55
eager golfers. Bill Kerr claimed
closest to the pin with Bill Robinson
and Dave Tiffin sinking longest
putts. Hidden score winners were
Gerry Edwards, Mark Gibson,
Lorne Millen and Doug Rathwell.
Don Edgar took home low gross
with a solid 38.
On Thursday, May 9, 66 golfers
took advantage of a beautiful night.
Dan McBurney had a hot putter
taking home two longest putt prizes.
Ray Walker and Doug Neil also
received longest putt awards with
Russ Taylor and Ed Collinson
winning closest to the pin. Mark
Gibson was the longest drive winner
while Don Bone cashed in with a 37
for low gross. Hidden scores went to
Jason Brick, Brian Skinn, Ross
Peacock and Doug (Shorty) Long.
OUT OF BOUNDS NEWS
Superintendent Bruce Pewtress is
working hard to get the course back
in shape and golfers see the
improvement every time they come
out.
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Passing it along
During a track and field meet at St. Anne’s Secondary
School, students from F.E. Madill Secondary School
competed and made several personal bests. Shown are
Kaitlyn Wick, left, and Brookelyn Johnston, members of the
Midget Girls 4x100 metre relay team. (Photo submitted)
Chip and a Putt – By Bruce Skinn
Into orbit
While Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was preparing to
return to Earth from the International Space Station on
Monday, some Hullett Central Public School students were
doing their best to ascend to the heavens during a track and
field competition, including Josh Plunkett, shown here in
mid-air. (Denny Scott photo)