Amherst Middle School Runs Away with Track and Field Championship
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w w w . a m h e r s t c i t i z e n . c o m • J U N E 9 , 2 0 0 9 • THE AMHERST CITIZEN • 11 SaberScoreboard SHS Track & Field SportsFolio Meet of Champions Mike Peret, Chandler Wallisch, and the boys’ 4 by 100 relay team led the Souhegan Sabers at the Meet of Champions at UNH on Saturday, June 6. Mike Peret’s fifth place in the 100 meters(11.65) qualified him for the New Englands. He also ran on the 4 by 100 relay with Paul Thibodeau, Dennis El- verson, and Matt Schechter, and their sixth place finish(45.08) also qualified them for the New England meet. The lone Saber girl to qualify for the New Amherst Middle School Runs Away with Englands was Chandler Wallisch who finished sixth in the discus(109’ 8”). This is the third consecutive time Chandler has made it to the New Eng- lands. Others came close. Eric Parolin jumped a personal record of 6’ 2” and was seventh. Ben Clemence vaulted 12 feet and was seventh. The girls’ 4 by Track and Field Championship 800 relay team of Angela Blume, Leah Demarest, Hillary Wilson, and Molly Mirhashem was eighth(10:08). Chandler Wallisch was eighth in the shot(33’ The Amherst Middle also placed second in the the season. Courtney and grader Delane Nazarian Annual Amherst Relays 41/4) and Isabella Stuopis was ninth(33’ 3 1/2”). School girls and boys track high jump (5’ 2”) and third Madison combined with also broke the champion- which included a field of The season winds down with the New England Meet next Saturday, then and field teams simply dom- in the 100 (12.58). That trio Audrey Wesson (8th grad- ship meet record (54.44 ) nine teams. The boys lone the annual state-wide decathlon and heptathlon the following weekend. inated the field at the Divi- combined with Connor er) and CiCi Huyck (6th and in doing so broke the loss was at the same relays sion II Tri County Champi- Chareth to win the 4 x 200 grader) to win the 4 x 200 school record, which was by a mere two points with onship held at Amherst on relay breaking the school re- (1:54.97 ) and setting the set by another trio of Am- several key contributors Boys Track Wins Class I 4 X 100 Relay Tuesday, May 2, each win- cord with a time of 1:47.09. championship meet record herst runners with Delane absent. In all the girls and ning by over sixty points. The ever impressive girls by over four seconds while earlier in the season. Caree boys combined to break Souhegan Sabers were the winners of the boys 4 by 100 relay at the Class The boys captured their squad was led by seventh lowering their own school Pitts also took home a first seventeen school records I Meet at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood on Saturday, May 30. Seed- second title in a row led by graders Courtney Gabinet- record. The 4 x 100 relay place in the shot put with a this season topping last ed third and missing their usual anchor leg- Ben Stallman- due to injury, eighth graders Kenny Dobbs ti and Madison Learned. team of sixth graders Had- heave off 28’. season’s total of nine school the team of Paul Thibodeau, Dennis Elverson, Matt Schechter and Mike and Tanner Kent and sev- Courtney, who set school re- ley Ramsey and Addison The girls finished the records. Congratulations to Peret ran their best time of the season, 44.83, to win by a comfortable mar- enth grader Brian Dwor- cords earlier in the season in Boothroyd, seventh grad- season undefeated and also the Eagles on an outstand- gin. Their time and place qualify them for next week’s Meet of Champions. kin. Kenny broke his own the hurdles, high jump and er Taylor Behn and eighth took first place at the 2nd ing season. Other Sabers also qualified for next week. Eric Parolin high jumped 6’ to school record by winning 400, took first in all three of earn the third place ribbon and continue next week. Also, Mike Peret will the hurdles (13.99) and also those events. Madison cap- SHS Boys Lacrosse - Varsity Awards compete next week in both the 100 meter dash(11.52) and the high jump(5’ placed second in the 200 tured the 100 (13.24 ), 200 10”) as he finished in third and fourth respecitively. Ben Clemence’s 12’ foot and sixth in the high jump. (27.01) and long jump (15’ clearance in the vault, good for fifth place, also qualified him for the Meet Tanner took home the 800 ¼” ) all championship meet of Champions. Other notable performances were the 4 by 400 meter relay (2:17.2) and placed second in records. Her 200 and long of Paul, Dennis, Matt, and Mike finishing sixth(3:37) and Sean Cultrera’s the 400 (57.21) to teammate jump are also school records. seventh place in the shot with a personal best of 42’ 8 1/2”. The team’s total Dworkin who broke his own She broke the school record point score of 26.6 earned them eighth place in the field of 21. school record (57.17). Brian in the 100 (13.01) earlier in The girl Sabers also had a good meet as they scored 23 points to finish ninth. They were again led by their strong throwers. Chandler Wallisch qualified for the Meet of Champions in both the shot(33’ 11 1/2”) and the Souhegan High School Baseball discus(106’ 5”) finishing second and third. Isabella Stuopis qualified for next week in the shot(33’ 1/2”) with a fifth place ribbon. Isabella also was Players of the Week seventh in the discus(89’). The 4 by 800 team of Angela Blume, Leah De- marest, Molly Mirhashem, and Hillary Wilson ran a strong 10:02.51 for third place, so they’ll also continue to the Meet of Champs. Jackie Jones tied for fifth in the high jump(4’ 10”) and it looks like she’ll also continue another week. SHS Tennis Teams State Tournament Results Boys Tennis Nishon Radhakrishnan lost 8-6 to Frank DelPizzo (BG) in the State Sin- Varsity: Front Row: Jeremy McGuire - Ground Ball Award; Jeff Bregger - MVP. gles tournament. Top Row: Steven Jellison - Jr. Academic Excellence; Misha Greene - Coach’s Award; Nishon Radhakrishna and Luke Schwerdtfeger qualified (#8seed) & will Paul Caso - Sr. Academic Excellence, “48 Award” Making Every Minute Count, Wendy’s play in the State Doubles tournament. High School Heisman Finalist; Jacob Parent - NHIAA Sportsmanship Award; Matt Com- David McNamara & Sam Protzmann also qualified for and will play in May 24, 2009 May 30, 2009 stock - Most Improved. the State Doubles tournament. The Ninth SOUHEGAN The Tenth SOUHEGAN BASE- Doubles tournament results: BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE BALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK for the 2009 season for the 2009 season is First round: is presented to John Barnes. presented to D J Petropulos. David McNamara & Sam Protzmann lost to Protro/Delpizzo 5-8 John (Senior) has been an D J (Junior) has solidified Nishon Radhakrishnan & Luke Schwerdtfeger defeated Pearson/Banister individual who has given his the Souhegan defense with (Portsmouth) 9-8 (7-5 tiebreak) all in each and every prac- his outstanding play behind tice and is always prepared the plate. In addition to his Second round: to assist the team in any leadership of the pitching Nishon Radhakrishnan & Luke Schwerdtfeger lost to Lazerowich/ possible manner. In the staff, D J threw out two run- Driscoll (BG) 8-9 (13-15 tiebreak). Hollis / Brookline game, John ners attempting to steal a Girls Tennis was the designated hitter base in both the Portsmouth and added depth to the bat- and Con-Val games. Batting In the New Hampshire State High School Doubles tournament, the team ting order helping to ignite in the fourth slot of the bat- of Emily Readdy and Alex Silva of Souhegan High School gained a bit of ret- the offense in an important ting order, D J’s stroke has ribution by defeating the team of Karina Menard and Heather Trainor 9-8 contest for the Sabers tour- added a potent bat for the (7-5) in the first round of the tourney. Menard had eliminated both Silva nament run. John work ethic Sabers offensive attack. and Readdy the day before in the singles tournament enroute to a semi-final in practice is highlighted the Each week, the Souhegan berth, so the win over the St. Thomas team was a welcome result. importance he takes in each baseball program honors swing during batting practice an individual who combines SHS Baseball and as a firstbaseman he excellent play with success Freshman: Greg Crawford - Most Improved; JV: Mike Van Sickle - Coach’s Award; Sean focuses on each ground ball in the classroom and being Zadek Burstein - Coach’s Award; missing or throw ball at firstbase. Lynch - Ground Ball Award; missing from Saber Freshmen End Season on High Note a role model on and off the from photo Aaron Prescott - Academic photo: Kyle Robinson - Academic Excel- field. Excellence and Ground Ball award. lence; Gary Crane - Most Improved. On Tuesday, the saber freshmen baseball team defeated Keene HS by a score of 5-1. Starting pitcher Robby McCormick carried a no hitter into the 7th inning before surrending an infield hit. Overall McCormick pitch a 1 hitter while striking out 9 Blackbirds. Bobby Graham had the game Amherst Boys Win Mill City Tournament winning hit with an RBI double in the 4th inning.