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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-05-17, Page 15Page 15 May 17, 2006 • The Huron Expositor Do you have a sports tip? Call our newsroom at 527-0240 St. Anne's runners producing best results yet at track meets Susan Hundertmark As the second team overall and the winners of the midget girls' and boys' team champi- onships, St. Anne's Secondary School is hav- ing its • best results ever at the Huron -Perth track meet, says track coach Baird Robinson. "With 48 on the team, it's the biggest num- ber we've ever had. And, we have a good chance to send a number to the West Regionals and on to OFSAA," he says. Forty team members have qualified for WOSSA. • Seaforth-area students who are going on to WOSSA (which was held in London Tuesday and today), include Becky Van Doornik, who came fifth in midget women's 3,000 -metre run and eighth in midget women's 800 -metre run Jodie Keys, of St. Anne's came third in midget women's shot put, third in midget women's discus throw and fourth in midget women's javelin throw. Jodi McIntosh, came third in junior women's 200 -metre run, fifth in junior women's 400 -metre and fifth in junior women's 500 -metre. Sarah Johnston came second in junior women's 200 -metre, fifth in junior women's long jump and sixth in junior women's high jump. Jodi McIntosh and Sarah Johnston are members of the junior women's relay team that camefifth in the 4X100 -metre race. Their teammates are Sarah Campbell and Katelyn Hudson. Jodi McIntosh was also part of the relay team that came first in the 4 -400 -metre open women's race while Sarah Johnston was part of the relay team that came fourth in the same race. Chris de Vries came fifth in the 2,000 -metre open men's steeplechase. Josh Smith came sixth in the senior men's 200 -metre race and seventh as a member of the relay team in the senior men's 4X100- met're race. Josh Smith and Chris de Vries were part of the relay team that came sixth in the senior men's 4X400 -metre race. Luke Veens, of St. Anne's came seventh in the senior men's triple jump. Jeff Denham, of St. Anne's came 14th in midget men's javelin throw. The top'six in every event go on to compete in WOSSA. The Western Regionals happen in Kitchener on May 26 and 27 and OFSAA hap- pens in Etobicoke on June 1-3. Mark Nonkes photo Chris deVries, of Seaforth, competes recently in the steeplechase. He finished fifth in the 2,000 -metre race. Mark Nonkes photo Jodi McIntosh, of Seaforth, prepares for her run in the 200 meter junior girls event for St. Anne's Secondary School. Fifteen Central Huron track athletes heading to WOSSA Susan Hundertmark With 15 athletes going to WOSSA this year, Central Huron Secondary School's results were "really, really good," says one of three CHSS track coaches, Krista Parsons. "It's been a pretty good year because our numbers have grown - we now have 20 stu- dents on the team. Overall this year we have had our biggest track and field team and that was proven with the results that we had," she says. Since many high schools have triple the number of athletes or more on their track teams, CHSS didn't win any of the team awards. But, the senior boys won a number of first place finishes. Matt Fisher, of Central Huron came first in senior men's 400 -metre hurdles, fourth in senior men's 200 -metre dash and fifth in senior men's 110 -metre hurdles. The Central Huron team came first in senior men's 4X400 -metre open relay, including Matt Fisher, Matt Telfer, Ryan Grozier and Grant Bolton. And, Central Huron came second in the senior men's 4x100 -metre relay, including Matt Fisher, Matt Telfer, Drew Taylor and Ryan Grozier. Ben Shepherd, of Central Huron came second in midget men's 300 -metre hurdles. Caleb Riggenberg, of Central Huron came fourth in junior men's 400 -metre dash, fifth in junior men's 800 -metre run and fifth in junior men's 300 -metre hur- dles. Grant Bolton, of Central Huron, came sixth in junior men's 1,500 -metre run and sixth in junior men's 3,000 -metre run Gwynne Burgess, of Central Huron, came seventh in midget women's triple jump and 10th in midget women's long jump. Tony Zembashi, of Central Huron came seventh in midget men's 300 -metre hurdles and 12th in midget men's javelin throw. Christina Zembashi came ninth in junior women's javelin throw.