Deltas, YMCA Golf Mariners Page B2 Page B3 SSentinel.com Serving Middlesex County and adjacent areas of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck since 1896 Vol. 115, No. 9 Urbanna, Virginia 23175 • May 28, 2009 B Section Middlesex girls capture Region A track title by Larry S. Chowning (2:37.31) and fi nished second Rebecca Walker fi nished meters (13:27.49) and fourth in MHS senior Ashae Burnett in the 1600 meters (5:59.62). second in the 800 meters the 1600 meters (6:04.82). fi nished fi rst in the shot put For only the third time She did this while nursing a (2:38.19) and third in the 1600 This group of runners (35’2”) and fourth (4’6”) in the See video of since girls track was started heel injury that had sidelined meters (6:03.26), and Olivia accounted for 44 of the team’s high jump. at Middlesex High School in her for several weeks. Cloud was second in the 3200 68 total points. Junior Micah Reed scored Region A 1976, the Lady Chargers won by placing third in the shot put the Region A title last Thursday (33’5”). track meet at at West Point. The fi ve MHS girls who The Lady Chargers com- scored in the Region A meet SSentinel.com. peted against 19 schools in the will compete in the State Group regional meet and scored 68 A meet this Saturday at Radford points to win the title. Lancaster University. 20; Northumberland, 10th, was second with 58 points and Other team scores were West 18; Surry, 11th, 15; King & Northampton on the Eastern Point, 4th, 49 points; Arca- Queen, 12th, 14; Essex, 13th, Shore was third with 56 points. dia, 5th, 39; King William and 13 points; Mathews, 14th, 12; “This was a tremendous win Washington & Lee, tied for Windsor and Nandua tied for for the girls program,” said 6th, 31 points; Charles City, 15th, 6; and Rappahannock, MHS coach Heath Cockerham. 8th, 26; Sussex Central, 9th, 17th, 3 points. “They made history! This was the fi rst girls championship since 1994 and they won it in a tremendous manner. Hammond wins high “Tremendous credit belongs to both Johann Odom, who coaches the distance run- jump at Region A meet ners, and Joel Anderson, who coaches the thrower,s” he said. The Middlesex High boys “This is exactly the way we like track team fi nished ninth in the to do things here at Middlesex Region A track meet at West High School—together as one Point last Thursday. big family.” Markus Hammond won the The two other Lady Charger high jump (6’0) to pace the regional championships came Chargers. Weldon Lockley in 1990 and 1994. The 1990 fi nished third in the shot put team scored 84 points while (42’9”) and Malcolm Holmes the 1994 team scored 76. The was fourth in the 200 meters 1994 season was history-mak- (23.94). All three of these ath- ing in that it was the only time letes advanced to this Satur- in school history that both the day’s State Group A meet at MHS girls and boys teams won Radford University. the regional title in the same The Chargers also picked up year. sixth place in the 4x100 meter This year’s regional cham- relay (46.20). pionship team was paced by a Northampton won the group of young middle distance boys meet with 77 points; and distance runners, and an Sussex Central was second, outstanding senior shot put spe- Washington & Lee’s Leah Coates (left) moves past Middlesex’s Missy Hall in the Region A 62 points; Essex, third, 57; cialist. 1600 meters as Lady Chargers Rebecca Walker and Olivia Cloud try to keep pace. Coates Northumberland, fourth, 47; Freshman Missy Hall has won both the 1600 and 3200 meters. The three MHS distance runners placed second, third Mathews, fi fth, 34; Washing- Markus Hammond proved herself to be one of the and fourth, respectively, in the 1600 meters, and Hall won the 800 meters. ton & Lee, sixth, 27; King top distance runners in MHS (Photo by Larry Chowning) William, seventh, 26; Windsor, dia, 12th, 14; Nandua, 13th, history. She won the 800 meters eighth, 25; Middlesex, ninth, 13 points; Franklin, 14th, 12; 21; Rappahannock, 10th, 18; Surry, 15th, 9; West Point, 16th, Charles City, 11th, 16; Arca- 4; and Lancaster, 17th, 3. MHS girls advance to Region A fi nals by Larry S. Chowning semifi nals and fi nals were held with an impressive 6-1, 6-1 ment this week: “First, I would May 27. win. like to apologize to Andrea Ste- The Middlesex High School Middlesex had played Rap- Melissa Baltrusaitis “played vens, and her family for the article girls tennis team defeated pahannock once earlier in the the best tennis she has ever in last week’s Sentinel indicating Rappahannock 5-1 in the semi- season and won 5-4. The Lady played,” said Shepherd, and a negative slant on her perfor- fi nals of the Region A Tourna- Raiders were the Northern Neck rolled to a 6-1, 6-2 victory. mance. It was not intended to be ment Tuesday at RCC-Glenns. District champions and the Stephanie Hutton won 6-1, negative and, quite the contrary, MHS will travel to Suffolk Lady Chargers won the Tidewa- 6-1, and Amanda Pruett won it was to be a positive comment. today, May 28, to play Franklin ter District. 6-2, 6-1. Our team’s #2 singles player was for the Region A “team title.” “Our ladies knew they had Amanda Blake was defeated not able to play, and not want- In “individual” tournament to play well and smart to win,” 6-1, 1-6, 6-1. ing to move up players, I asked action, the singles semifi nals said MHS coach Pete Shepherd. In doubles action, Anderson Andrea, our #7 player, to take were held May 27 and the fi nals “They certainly did both.” and Baltrusaitis won 6-1, 6-2. on Mathews’ #2 player. Andrea are today, May 28, in Suffolk. Jessica Anderson continued In another matter, Coach Shep- has not played singles much this Both the individual doubles her undefeated singles season herd released the following state- year but is instrumental as part of our #3 doubles team. Andrea did not hesitate to take on the chal- From left, MHS softball players Amanda Brown, Whitney lenge. You could not, as a coach, Walton, Ashley Williams and Chelsea Lewter earned All- ask for a better attitude. Andrea District honors, along with Raquel Pierce (below). knew going in that it would be an extreme challenge. As she came off the court, she was excited Four Lady Chargers about winning one game from her opponent. Andrea is such a delight to have as a player. She is on 1st team All-District by far the most improved player on the team. She has worked very The fi rst unit of the 2009 stolen bases and a .962 fi elding hard at improving her game, and All-Tidewater District Softball average. with her winning attitude she just Team includes four Middlesex Middlesex also received the makes it a joy to coach her. She High players—senior out- Sportsmanship Award. will be a tremendous asset to the fi elder Whitney Walton, and Lindsay Collins of Mathews Fletcher Morris Whitley Moore Goodrich team next season.” three sophomores, catcher was named Pitcher of the Year. Raquel Pierce, short- Lindsay Hudgins of stop Amanda Brown Mathews was named Seahorse and outfi elder Ashley Player of the Year. Fletcher named Player of the Year; Williams. Robert W. Thomas Brown led the Lady of Mathews was sailors are Chargers with a .455 chosen Coach of the Morris and Whitley on fi rst team batting average. In Year. 7th in nation 22 at bats, she had Middlesex play- Middlesex High baseball standout Jake batted .306 with a double, 3 RBIs and 7 runs. 10 hits, a triple, and ers who made the Fletcher is the Tidewater District Player of the Middlesex coach Tim Blake said that although The Christchurch Sailing 9 RBIs. She scored All-Academic Team Year for 2009. fi rst baseman Michael Eades was not named All team completed its spring 5 runs, struck out 3 include Whitney Fletcher led the Chargers in several statistics. District, he batted .382, with a home run and a season this past weekend at the times, had 3 sacrifi ces, Pierce Walton, Danielle He batted .510 with 25 hits, including 6 doubles, double. National Team Racing Cham- 5 stolen bases and had Montgomery, Maggie 2 triples and 4 home runs. He had 12 RBIs, 9 Middlesex players who made the All-Aca- pionships—the Baker Cup—in a fi elding average of .900. Hall, Amanda Brown, Chelsea stolen bases and 20 runs. demic Team included Eades, Scott Payne, Goo- Redwood City, Cal., with a 7th Walton batted .433. In 30 Lewter, Raquel Pierce, Ashley Fletcher was chosen fi rst team All-District drich and Moore. place fi nish. at bats Walton got 13 hits, a Lane, Olivia Wilder and Kath- as a pitcher and as a shortstop. He was 3-1 on Players from other teams who fi ll out the Matt Lawler earned the double, triple and 9 RBIs and erine Wood. Freshmen are not the mound with 1 save. He recorded an ERA of fi rst team All-District squad include pitcher award of Most Valuable Crew 9 runs. She struck out 3 times, eligible for All-Academic.