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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-05-19, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011. PAGE 9. Have You Registered Your Child for Kindergarten Yet? Huron-Perth Catholic Welcomes Your Child We offer a program rooted in Gospel values for our students. We nurture a Christ- centred environment, provide student-focused learning opportunites, and support the growth of the whole person. Junior and Senior Kindergarten is a place where your child can grow and learn. St. Ambrose School (Stratford), St. Joseph’s School (Clinton), and St. Mary’s School (Goderich), offer the Early Learning Program for September 2011. Please contact your local home school for details of registration. For further information visit our website at: www.huronperthcatholic.ca Madill athletes to move on to WOSSAAAthletes from F.E. Madill provedthey’ve got the goods at the Huron-Perth Track and Field Championships held on May 10 and 11 with nearly 90 per cent of their team continuing on to the Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association (WOSSAA) track and field competition held May 19 and 20 in London. The Madill track and field team enjoyed the best weather conditions so far this season as they competed at the Huron-Perth championships held at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School in Clinton. Fifty-eight athletes from Madill put forth a great team effort over the two-day meet. A record 77 ‘personal bests’ were achieved with 51 of the 58 athletes advancing to WOSSAA. Continuing a winning track and field tradition at Madill, the team claimed the Huron-Perth Championship with a convincing 811 point total, over 400 points ahead of its closest rival. The team also won five of the six divisions, overall girls, and overall boys. Madill athletes set seven new Huron- Perth and school records and had three individual champions in their ranks. In the exciting 4x100-metre relay events, a record 10 of the Madill 4x100-metre relay teams advanced to WOSSAA. The Senior Girls collected a large number of team points in winning their division. Gina Murray hurled the javelin 40.58 metres to break the existing Senior Girls meet record and become the first girl in the school to break the 40-metre barrier. Julie-Anne Staehli ran smoothly over the steeplechase barriers to set a new school record. She also won the 400-metre race and 400-metre hurdles and received a trophy as individual girls champion. Kayla Smith led the pack sprinting down the 100-metre stretch. In the Senior long jump event she leaped 4.59 metres to clinch a second win. The Midget Girls division was also strong for Madill. Brianna Bird, competing in her first Huron-Perth as a Midget broke a 34-year-old school record held by Janet Wood running the 1,500-metre distance in 5:17.16. She continued her record-breaking ways in the 3,000-metreslashing the old record set by Tasha Mayer 18 years ago by 14 seconds. Marion Studhalter proved her versatility winning the 400-metre and also the discus event. Teammate Holly Howson won the Midget Girls 80-metre hurdles and then leaped 9.03 metres in triple jump to claim second in that event. Of the 11 Midget Girls on the team, all contributed to their division championship. Senior Boys, who also won their division, had several returning experienced athletes. Ben Dailleboust won all three of his events-sprint hurdles, distance hurdles and 400-metre race to win the Senior Boys Individual Championship. In 400-metre hurdles he set a new Huron-Perth record covering the distance in 56.25 seconds. The Madill boys were a force to be reckoned with in the jumping pits with Cole Pellett, Michael Ballagh, Brayden Pellett, and Joe Bell earning placings in the top six in both triple and long jump. Tyler Smith narrowly missed the meet record in high jump when he won the event with a leap of 1.90 metres. In the 4x100-metre relay, Brayden Pellett, Michael Ballagh, Cole Pellett, and Ben Dailleboust connected smoothly on their exchanges as they out sprinted the opposition to set a new Huron-Perth record of 44.32 seconds. The Junior Boys, also division winners, were a well balanced team earning points in running, jumping and throwing. Luke Dailleboust led the way with three first place finishes in 100-metre hurdles, 200- metre hurdles and long jump. Dailleboust’s time of 13.69 in the hurdles set a new Huron-Perth and school record. In the high jump, Adam Cousins soared over the bar at 1.70 metres to win the event. His throw of 38.43 metres in discus was also a personal best that earned him second place. The Junior 4x100- metre relay team (Jesse Fortier, Tyrell Smith, Garrett Davidson, Luke Dailleboust) also set a fast pace winning the race in 48.32 seconds. In Midget Boys, Alex Peters blazed down the 100-metre stretch in a record 11.41 seconds to set a new Huron-Perth and school record. The old school record, set in 1997, was held by Josh Sparks. Peters also won the high jump (1.68 metres) breaking the Huron-Perth record in that event. The Junior girls was also a strong division. They had several contributers in winning the team title. Leah Hutchison narrowly missed the record in high jump winning the event with 1.57 metres. She also won triple jump (10.53 metres) and was second in 80-metre hurdles. Teammate Sara Cook added a first in 300-metre hurdles, a second in javelin, and a third in sprint hurdles. Again, the Junior A and B relay teams performed well winning first and third overall, respectively, in an exciting race. After a successful Huron-Perth meet, the team now gears up for the WOSSA competition on May 19 and 20 at TD Waterhouse Stadium at the University of Western Ontario in London. Clearing the hurdles Brianne Oldridge, left, and Ashlie French clear the hurdles in Midget Girls 80-metre hurdle race at the Huron-Perth Track and Field Championships held at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School on May 10. Oldridge and French were among 58 members of the F.E. Madill Secondary School track and field team, of whom 51 members are continuing on to the WOSSAA track and field championships in London on May 19 and 20. (submitted photo) Good game The Brussels Teal Team took on the Wingham Blue Team on Wednesday, May 11 in a U10 soccer game by the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. (Jim Brown photo)