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Right: St. Basil competitor in the Shuttle Hurdles @ Great Valley

SAM BAIR OUT FOR SEASON WITH STRESS FRACTURE Photos by James K. Wood             Sam Bair, takes his usual lead, but then, as the chase pack senses a chance to do the unexpected, they close in. Two guys beat Bair in the 800 for the first time since the Shaler star was a freshman. The reason? A broken foot. The story of the season-ending injury and the race details.

Missing Results from 4/5: Central League Relays @ Upper Darby | Hill School Relays @ The Hill School | White Rose Inv @ Central York | Fairview West County Kiwanis @ Fairview HS

April Week 2: Friday, April 11 - 1st Annual Wildcat Invitational (Boys only) @ Latrobe HS | Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Boys) (Davidson 1:54.5, Fitzgerald 1:56.2 upset Bair in 800 who gets 3rd on broken foot; Johnson 10.7) | Friday-Saturday, April 11-12 - PA @ Arcadia High School Invitational, Arcadia, CA | Saturday, April 12, 2003 | 31th Annual Relay Carnival @ Upper Dublin High School (North Penn goes 42.9. 2, 1:30.2, 3:23.2 in D1. Wissahickon takes five relays in D2) | 15th Annual Pan-Ram Invitational @ Central Dauphin HS (Saterstad 10:53.58. Timmons 10.72, 22.08. Milton Hershey wins boys & girls titles) | 2nd Annual Great Valley Invitational @ Great Valley HS (PennTrack on site) PIX PAGES (Great Valley wins five relays for the meet including SMR of 3:36.40; Downingtown boys take three; Pennsbury girls take four relays) | 12th Annual Lady Spartan Invitational @ Hempfield Area HS (Bricker wins TJ, LJ and anchores winning 4x800) | Susquehanna University High School Classic @ Susquehanna University (Wetzel 4:58.21 1600; frosh James-Wintjen 12.85, 26.68; Baker 50.75 and 1:59.33) | Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Girls) (Geibel 137-03 JT; Reed double winner in Hurdles, Smith doubles in LJ and TJ) | Mount Carmel Inv. @ Mount Carmel HS (Smith wins JT, DT, SP, 2nd in TJ) | Towanda Invitational | Center Invitational | Washington-Greene County Coaches' Meet @ Canon McMillan HS (Warco wins 400-800-1600, while Gibson wins 800-1600-3200 in girls races) | PA Performances @ Delaware Independent School Relays | Delco Girls' Relays @ Interboro | PA Performances @ Morgan State Invitational @ Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD

Hurricane Track Classic @ Villa Maria Academy (Cancelled due to conflict this year with Great Valley Meet)

Friday, April 11 - 1st Annual Wildcat Invitational (Boys only) @ Latrobe HS -

Friday, April 11 - Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Boys) - Sam Bair lost his first 800 in Pennsylvania since his freshman year at the Butler Invitational Friday night. The race began in usual Bair fashion with everyone postioning themselves for 2nd. A 53.5 opening split will do that. But during the final 200, Bair unexpectedly began to tie up. He was caught with 60 meters to go by Mount Lebanon's Andrew Davidson and Ian Fitzgerald of North Hills. Davidson set a PR with his 1:54.5 win, while Fitzgerald edged Bair at the line, both timed in 1:56.2. According to published reports, Bair has inflamed tendons in his right foot which began to bother him as soon as the race began. He apparently began to compensate with his stride, which caused him to tire rapidly. Bair went to Tennessee for an official visit this weekend and is unsure of the time needed for recovery from his injury. Andrew Johnson, North Hills, got off to a great start with a 10.7 100. In addition to his 2nd in the 800, Fitzgerald won the 1600 in 4:25.37. Jim O'Toole, North Allegheny, captured the 3200 in a strong 9:23.6. Calvin Littlejohn, Butler cleared 6-07 to win the High Jump. And Mt. Lebanon took both the 4x400 and 4x800 Relays. Results.

Friday-Saturday, April 11-12 - PA @ Arcadia High School Invitational, Arcadia, CA -

Saturday, April 12 - 31th Annual Relay Carnival @ Upper Dublin High School - North Penn captured the 400, 800 and 1600 meter relays in strong times, going 42.9. 2, 1:30.2 and 3:23.2, respectively. Haverford High's Sean Loomis continued to improve in the Pole Vault, easily winning with a height of 14-3. LaSalle's Kevin Moore, threw the Javelin 180-11 for the win. In Division II, Wissahickon won five relays, the Shuttle Hurdle, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, and 1600 Sprint Medley. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - 15th Annual Pan-Ram Invitational @ Central Dauphin HS - Milton Hershey won both the boys and girls team titles, holding off Central Dauphin by just four point 104-100 in the boys competiton, and the Hershey girls 116 to 94. Individually, William Penn (York)'s Knowledge Timmons continued his strong sophomore season, winning the 100 in 10.72 (10.92 Trials) and the 200 in 22.08 (22.22 Trials). Mark Mathews, Milton Hershey, took both the 110 Hurdles (15.11, 14.81 Trials) and 300 Hurdles (40.52). Ryan Whiting, another sophomore making an impact, won the Shot Put with a throw of 54-08 and the Discus Throw, going 160-00. In the 3200, senior Pat Philbin went 9:33.58 to hold off East Pennsboro's Ryan Blood (9:41.64) and Red Land's Chris Robson (9:43.85). In the girls competition, Angie Saterstad easily won the 3200 in 10:53.58. She was 2nd in the 800 in 2:25.47 to Cumberland Valley's Nicole Erby, who won by just .3. Erby also took the 400 in 1:00.13. In the Sprints, Milton Hershey's Kandance Ferguson captured two titles, taking the 100 in 12.39 and the 200 in 25.46. Teammate Ashley Mondie won the Long Jump (16-10.50) and the Triple Jump (36-07.75). Results courtesy of Central Dauphin HS.

Saturday, April 12 - 2nd Annual Great Valley Invitati onal @ Great Valley HS (PennTrack on site) - What began as a cold, damp, windy day, quickly warmed to a sunny, windblown afternoon at the 2nd Annual Great Valley Invitational. The host school took five relays between the boys and girls teams, including a stellar Sprint Medley by the guys in 3:36.40 (Pictured: Galen Rivers hands to anchor Ben Franczuszki) (Mike Marryat, Anthony Parker, Galen Rivers, Ben Franczuszki) settiing a new meet record. Great Valley's boys also set a meet record in the Triple Jump Relay with a combined 85’3.50". The Great Valley girls won the 4x200 in 1:46.57, the Sprint Medley in 4:18.43, and the Weight 4x100 (throwers only) in 58.44. The Downingtown boys won three relays, including the 4x1600 in 18:43.77, the Shuttle Hurdles in 1:05.68 Shuttle Hurdles, and the Pole Vault Relay with a combined 24’. The Pennsbury girls captured four relay wins, with Meet Records in the 4x100 (50.14), the Triple Jump, and Pole Vault (19-0, Kourtney Marquis cleared 10-6). Pennsbury also combined to go 62-11.50 to win the Shot Put Relay. Results courtesy of Great Valley HS.

Saturday, April 12 - 12th Annual Lady Spartan Invitational @ Hempfield Area HS - Hempfield's Lauren Bricker had a successful day, taking the Long Jump (16-1) the Triple Jump (37-1), and anchored the winning 4x800 to a 9:46.8. Penn-Trafford hurdler Mycaiah Clemons captured both the 100 and 300 in 15.6 and 45.7, respectively. Shenley's Kaetlyn Brown won the 400 in :58.2 and the 200 in :26.1. In field events, Chris Roadman, Connellsville Area, won the Javelin with a throw of 126-1, and the Discus with a toss of 118-5. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Susquehanna University High School Classic @ Susquehanna University - Lewisburg junior Chris Spooner was busy most of the day, winning the 1600 in 4:26.49, anchoring the 4x800 to an 8:13.95 win, running a leg of the 4th place 4x400, and getting 2nd in the 800 in 2:01.13. Montoursville senior Eric Baker took 1st in that 800 in 1:59.33. He also captured the 400 in 50.75. Junior Colton Fisher of Bloomsburg won both the 100 (11.36) and 200 (22.95). Lewisburg's Ashleigh Wetzel was just as busy as teammate Spooner, anchoring the 4x800 to a 9:49.88 win, winning the 3200 in 11:23.12, and obliterating her meet and stadium record of 5:07.67 in the 1600 with the fastest time in the state this season, a 4:58.21. Sister Abby, a junior was 2nd in 5:28.01. Abby was also 3rd in the 800 in 2:28.38, ran on the winning 4x800, and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 (4:09.56). Lewisburg also won the 4x100 in 51.97. Teammate Kalle James-Wintjen, a freshman, captured both the 100 (12.85) and the 200 (26.68). Results courtesy of Susquehanna University.

Saturday, April 12 - Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Girls) - Holly Geibel of Butler threw one of the best Javs in the state this season, going 137-3. Hurdle specialist Juliana Reed of Hampton, captured both the 100 (14.6) and the 300 (45.1). Nicole Smith of Erie McDowell was a double winner, taking the Triple Jump (36-3) and Long Jump (17-1-1/2). North Allegheny's Kim Markel 5-4 tied state #1 high jump and 15.0/45.9 hurdles state #4/#3. She also anchored the 2nd place 4x400. Katie Orchowski, Upper St. Clair goes state #1 2:19.4 800. Molly Friel, North Allegheny, 2:19.8 for state #2. Anna Marie Thompson, Villa Maria 38-10.5 state #2 Shot Put. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Mount Carmel Invitational @ Mount Carmel HS - Nativity's Lindsey Smith came within one inch of sweeping four events. Her near miss was getting 2nd in the Triple Jump with a 32-08.5 effort. Berwick's Taylor Beattie was first. Smith won the Javelin (117-4), the Discus (116-5), and the Shot Put (32-2.50). Teammate Samantha Snukis captured the 400 in 1:01.28, the 300 Hurdles in 48.40 and anchored the winning 4x400 to a 4:18.15, and the victorious 4x800 to a 10:08.06. For the boys, Southern Columbia's Rob Kerris won two events, the Discus (168-6) and the Shot Put (55-6). Minersville's Jim Close took both short dashes, the 100 in 10.83 and the 200 in 22.50. Shamokin won the 4x100 in 44.68 and the 4x400 in 3:34.0. Jesse Hershey, Jersey Shore, popped a strong Javelin effort with his 185-10. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Towanda Invitational -

Saturday, April 12 - Center Invitational -

Saturday, April 12 - Washington-Greene County Coaches' Meet @ Canon McMillan HS - Matt Warco, Peters Township, won three events to highlight the meet, taking the 1600 in 4:31.1, the 400 in 51.2 and the 800 in 2:01.7. Teammate Phil Sierzega captured the 110 Hurdles in 15.6 and the 300 Hurdles in 40.9. The short dashes were owned by Canon-McMillan's Rich Bizick, who took the 100 in 11.3 and the 200 in 22.7. Taryn Gibson won three events in the girls' competition, including the 800 in 2:25.1, the 1600 in 5:53.0 and the 3200 in 11:51. Ashley Campbell won the 100 in 12.6 and the 200 in 26.2. In the field events, the double winner was Helen Higgins of Waynesburg, winning the Shot Put (37-9) and the Discus (98-9). Bev Rogers, Ringgold, had a strong throw in the Javelin, a 132-0 effort. Results courtesy of Washington-Greene County Coaches.

Saturday, April 12 - Delaware Independent School Relays -

Saturday, April 12 - Delco Girls' Relays @ Interboro -

Saturday, April 12 - PA Performances @ Morgan State Invitational @ Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD -

Hurricane Track Classic @ Villa Maria Academy (Cancelled due to conflict this year with Great Valley Meet)

At Bucknell 4/11, American University's Sean Duffy (O'Hara), pulled away from Millersville's Mark Stallings (Great Valley) to finiish 2nd behind his teammate in the 5K. Duffy went 14:20.52 while Stallings was 3rd in 14:28.52.

April Week 1: Wednesday, April 2 - At a dual meet with Dieruff, Allentown Central Catholic junior Frances Koons posted a 5:09 1600, 45 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher | Friday-Saturday, April 4-5 - PA Performances @ Colonial Relays, College of William & Mary (Day Two: Ryan girls, Upper Darby boys win two relays each; Tetkowski adds TJ; O'Hara girls, Upper Dublin boys win DMRs. Day One: Burman wins boys' HJ, Tetkowski girls' LJ, Hall wins boys LJ, Ricci and brother-sister act of Faye and Mark Korich fare well in 3000's) | Saturday, April 5 - TSTCA Outdoor Championships @ West Mifflin HS (Nardi, Pratt and Staten are double winners) | Plymouth-Whitemarsh Colonial Relays @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS (Wyomissing girls 12:36.1 DMR, 2nd in 4x800 to Gwynedd-Mercy; Quakertown + Wyomissing boys each take four relays. Jon Hart, Wyomissing, 171'11" Discus) | Bruce Dallas Invitational @ Cumberland Valley HS (PennTrack on site) (PIX ON) (Girls: Erby 2:29| 5:26 double+ anchors 4x800 to win; Imadoiemu wins LJ|TJ; Eisenhaur, takes SP|DT; Forrest wins 100|200; Boys: Blood 4:26|9:32 double; Bailey doubles in 110|300h; Habegger LJ+TJ; Whiting wins SP+DT; hot 4x800 with CV in 8:03.94, C. Dauphin 8:04.99) | Harold Phillips Invitational @ Carlisle HS (PennTrack on site) (PIX ON) (Girls: Saterstad 2:29, 5:25, 11:03 triple; Wolf takes HJ, LJ, TJ & 3rd leg of winning 4x800; Boys: Green triples in DT, JT, SP; Cohick wins 100+200) | 23rd Annual Purple & White Relays @ Shamokin (Bloomsburg, Shamokin tie for team title. Shamokin sets two meet records. Nativity girls prevail behind 7 relay wins. | Council Rock Invitational (boys only) @ Council Rock-North (Suber MR 58-10. Ruiz 2nd in SP, 1st in DT. Kenny 15:33.6 5000) | White Rose Invitational @ Central York High School | Igloo Invitational @ Mansion Park, Altoona (155-02 Javelin by Bald Eagle Area's Angela Hoover) | John Waggoner Invitational @ Solanco HS (Brad Zimmerman 194-6 Javelin) | Fairview West County Kiwanis Invitational@ Fairview HS | Chestnut Hill Academy Relays @ Chestnut Hill Academy (Dougherty posts SMR of 3:40.7. Springfield (Montco) sets MRs in 4x800|DMR) | Coed Relays @ Wissahickon HS (North Penn boys take nine relays. North Penn girls win six) | Central League Relays @ Upper Darby HS | Hill School Relays @ The Hill School

Friday-Saturday, April 4-5 - PA Performances @ Colonial Relays, College of William & Mary - DAY TWO: The PA contingent left their mark in VA again after a stong second day of competition. For the girls relays, Archbishop Ryan captured both the 4x100 (48.94) and 4x400 (3:57.36). O'Hara was 2nd in the 4x100 (50.73). Henderson was 3rd in the 4x100 in 50.99 and 2nd in the 4x400 in 4:01.79. State College was 4th (4:07.24) and Great Valley 5th (4:09.50). O'Hara won the DMR in 12:33.03, with Prendie 3rd in 12:42.97. Versatile Denise Tetkowski added to her Long Jump Title by taking the Triple Jump with a leap of 35-10.50. The boys' relays fared nearly as well with Upper Darby taking both the 4x100 (42.69) and the 4x400 (3:25.69). Henderson was 2nd in the 4x100 in 43.81. Great Valley went 3:27.21 for 2nd in the 4x400. Father Judge was 5th in 3:29.97. And the Upper Dublin DMR ran 10:37.39 to capture the DMR. Henderson was 2nd (10:38.50) and Bonner was 5th (10:41.97). In other individual action, Great Valley's Galen Rivers won the Triple Jump (44-04.00); Mick Rehring, State College, was 2nd in the Discus Throw (146-10), while Tim Ford of Great Valley was 4th with a throw of 128-01. Mark Korich, Springfield Montco, followed up his 2nd in the 3000 with a 2nd in the Mile in 4;17.88. West Chester East's Justin Woodruff was 4th in 4:26.78. In the 100 Hurdles, Ryan's Valerie Ramirez was 2nd (15.60), with O'Hara's Jen Kosloski 5th in 16.13. And St. Basil Academy's Lynn Morelli was 5th in the Mile in 5:09.62 (Faye Korich, Springfield Montco, 6th in 5:13.09). DAY ONE: It is the annual invasion of Pennsylvania into Virginia, generally with good results. (After a winter like ours, southern VA is a welcome respite.) The distance corps did well, as usual. with Janine Ricci, Hatboro-Horsham, getting 3rd in the 3000 in 10:31.04. Springfield Delco's Faye Korich was 4th in 10:45.21, and Henderson's Marissa Murtaugh was 5th in 10:57.43. In the boys 3000, Faye's big brother Mark Korich was 2nd in 8:51.46, beating state XC AAA Champ Ian Gottesfeld, who was 3rd in 8:58.37. It was Gottesfeld's first race since FootLocker nationals in early December. Winning PA efforts were turned in by State College senior C.J. Burman in the High Jump, clearing 6-04; Denise Tetkowski, Archbishop Ryan, winning the Long Jump with an leap of 18-01.75. Nazareth Academy's Jordan Teuber was way up on her seed, getting 2nd with a jump of 17-07.50. For the boys, Marques Hall, Upper Darby, won the Long Jump with his 21-08.00 leap. Top five PA efforts were turned in by Amber Strouse of State College, getting 3rd in the High Jump with a 5-02 effort. Henderson's Julia Birmingham cleared 5-02 for 4th. And Great Valley's Roberta Patton was 5th, clearing 5-01. In the Shot Put, Bruce Pohlet, LaSalle, was 2nd with a throw of 52-00.75. Teammate Kevin Moore was 3rd with his 48-03.25 effort. And Mick Rehring, State College, was 3rd with a throw of 48-01.00. In the Pole Vault, Lori Belinski of Archbishop Ryan was 3rd, going over 9-06, while Henderson senior Mike Zebert was also 3rd, clearing 13-06. In the Discus, Henderson junior Brittany Graham was 4th, throwing 103-05. The trials were held for the 4x100, and both PA girls and boys teams faired well. Upper Darby's boys were the top time of the day with their 43.13. Henderson went 2nd, in 43.94. The Archbishop Ryan girls are the top seed with their 48.84. Cardinal O'Hara (51.01), Henderson (51.27), Great Valley (51.44), Nazareth Academy (51.68), and Lower Moreland (52.05) also advanced. In the 4x800, the Henderson girls were 2nd with their 9:45.30 run. And for the boys, LaSalle was 2nd in 8:04.74, Upper Dublin 3rd in 8:07.69, Bonner 4th in 8:09.51, and Ryan 5th in 8:09.65. Results courtesy of William & Mary.

Saturday, April 5 - Bruce Dallas Invitational @ Cumberland Valley HS (PennTrack on site) - After having his indoor season cut short with illness, East Pennsboro senior Ryan Blood (right) has apparently gotten his health and his training back to an excellent early season form. He easily won both the 1600 4:26.06 (splits of 2:17, with a :62 3rd lap) and the 3200 in 9:32.23. Cumberland Valley's boys' 4x800 led off the meet with a strong 8:03.94 (David Little 2:01, Scott Zimmerman 2:04, John Fulginiti 1:59, Brian Fuller 1:57), just holding off Central Dauphin, who was 2nd in 8:04.99. Reading's Matt Bailey dominated the hurdles, taking the 110 in 15.23 and the 300 in 40.76. Jumps specialist Pete Habegger, Cedar Crest, went 21-08.25 in the Long Jump and 41-03.75 to capture the Triple Jump. And Ryan Whiting, the Central Dauphin soph, won the Shot Put (55-07.25) and Discus (164-06). Nicole Erby began what will be a busy week of dual meets with a three-win performance, first taking the 1600 in 5:26.04, winning the 800 in 2:29.05 and anchoring the Cumberland Valley 4x800 to a 9:56.59 win. Sotanya Imadoiemu, a Central Dauphin junior, took both the Long Jump (16-03.00) and Triple Jump (33-09.00). Cedar Crest sophomore Becky Eisenhaur, captured the Shot Put with a throw of 37-02.00 and Discuus with a toss of 102-00. And Reading sophomore Jessica Forrest posted a 12.29 and 25.35 double. Results courtesy of Cumberland Valley HS.


(Above: Start of the boys 1600)

Saturday, April 5 - Harold Phillips Invitational @ Carlisle HS (PennTrack on site) - The Hershey girls and boys teams easily won team titles. Leading Hershey with four first place finishes was Michelle Wolf, who won the High Jump, the Long Jump and the Triple Jump, in addition to running the 3rd leg of the victorious 4x800 (Anne Koch, Amanda Grerdes, Wolf, Beckie Roush). Contributing 30 first-place points was teammate Angie Saterstad, (Right with Boiling Springs' Kyleigh Millhouse) who took the 800 in 2:29, the 1600 in 5:25, and the 3200 in 11:03. Lots of double winners in the boys competition, including Big Spring's Sean Cohick in the 100 and 200; Waynesboro's Andrew Eshleman in the 110 and 300 Hurdles; and Waynesboro's David Green in the Javelin and Discus. Results courtesy of Carlisle High School and Dickinson College.

Saturday, April 5 - Plymouth-Whitemarsh Colonial Relays @ Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS - It was a cold, damp day, but that didn't prevent some outstanding efforts both on the track in in the field. Wyomissing and Quakertown boys each took four relays, highlighted by Quakertown's 3:37.7 Sprint Medly. On the girls' side, Wyomissing posted a strong DMR win in 12:36.1, while Gwynedd-Mercy ran well in the 4x800 in 9:35.7 (Wyomissing 2nd 9:39.8). Pennsbury captured four relays. In the field relays, there were some strong efforts. Wyomissing's Jon Hart threw the Disc 171'11", while teammate Travis Quillman high jumped 6'6" and Eric Crush, Owen J. Roberts, threw the Javelin 173'6". In addition, Methacton's Blake Taylor triple jumped 45'6.5" and high jumped 6'4". For the girls, Kourtney Marquis, Pennsbury had the best Pole Vault of 10'6" and Brittany Cooper of Plymouth-Whitemarsh long jumped 15'7". Results.

Saturday, April 5 - 23rd Annual Purple & White Relays @ Shamokin - Bloomsburg and Shamokin tied with 76 points each. The strongest relays of the meet were the 4x100 (43.47) and 4x200 (1:31.83) by Shamokin, both meet records. The Southern Columbia tandem of Rob Kerris and Ryan Slater set a Shot Put Relay meet record of 99-4. And Bloomsburg's Shuttle Hurdle Relay set a meet record of 49.57. The Nativity BVM girls captured the 4x200, 4x400, 4x800, DMR, Shuttle Hurdles, and Shot Put and Discus Relays to total 94 points for a comfortable win. Results.

Saturday, April 5 - TSTCA Outdoor Championships @ West Mifflin HS - One day, and typical western PA weather. Conditions always changing. The meet started with clouds, wind and temps in the 50's. The sun peaked out for time, but by the end of the meet, the temps were nearing freezing, the wind had picked up, and the clouds had returned. But, as expected, some strong performances. Double winners included West Allegheny's Chris Nardi, clearing 6'6" to win the High Jump, and going 15.58 in the 110 Hurdles; Kevin Pratt, McDowell, taking the Long Jump (21'0") and Triple Jump (43'5"); Bob Staten, Bethel Park, in the 100 (11.25) and 200 (23.16); and the Mt. Lebanon 4x400 (3:31.03) and 4x800 (8:29.72). Sha-tira Snell, Penn Hills, won the 100 Hurdles in 15.64 and was 5th in the 300 Hurdles in 51.09. And Melaine Buczko, Butler, won the Pole Vault, clearing 10'0", and was 4th in the 300 Hurdles in 49.35. Results.

Saturday, April 5 - Council Rock Invitational (boys only) - Ed Ruiz, William Tennent, was named the meet's outstanding athlete after his first place in the Discus (157-06) and 2nd place in the Shot Put (52-11-1/2). Glen Mills' Tyree Suber took the Shot with a meet record of 58-10. Tennent captured the team title with 1-5 points. It's not often that PA high schoolers get to run the 5000, and they did it well. Hatboro-Horsham's Mike Kenny ran 15:33.6 for the win. Haverford's Ed Dutch edged Council Rock-North's Pete Hewins by .1, going 15:41.1. Results.

Saturday, April 5 - White Rose Invitational @ Central York High School -

Saturday, April 5 - Fairview West County Kiwanis Invitational@ Fairview HS -

Saturday, April 5 - John Waggoner Invitational @ Solanco HS - Brad Zimmerman, the Warwick Javelin star, began his outdoor campaign with a strong 194-9 throw in the cold, damp conditions. Drew Eckman, Oxford, won both the 200 (22.5) and 400 (48.6), while N. Orfanella of Ephrata, won the Shot Put (48-4) and the Discus (150-0). The other double winner for the guys was Eric Broadbent of Avon Grove, who captured the Long Jump (20-10) and Triple Jump (43-11). Garden Spot athletes starred in the girls' competition, as Jesi Orr ran 12.4 in the 100 and 46.1 in the 300 Hurdles; while teammate Kristen Andrews captured three events, the 100 Hurdles in 15.0, the Long Jump with a 16-6 effort, and the Pole Vault, clearing 8-6. Results courtesy of Bob Trump and John Waggoner Invitational.

Saturday, April 5 - Igloo Invitational @ Mansion Park, Altoona - 29 boys team and 28 girls schools competted. The day began at 49 degree with rain, but gave way to sunny, yet very windy conditions. None of that stopped a Javelin from sailing through the air for Angela Hoover of Bald Eagle Area. Her 155-02 is one of the top throws of this young season. Erin Hannon of Bradford garnered three 1sts and a 2nd, winning the 100 Hurdles in 16.79 (16:42 Trials), the 300 Hurdles in 49.73, and the Long Jump with a 16-10 effort. She was 2nd in the Triple Jump (34-01.75). Kaitlyn Urban of Westmont Hilltop had a busy, but successful day, getting wins in the 400 (62.09), and 800 (2:28.33). St. Mary's Area took the 4x100 in 52.51 and the 4x400 in 4:26.12. For the boys, Brendan Perretta of Altoona, won both short dashes, taking the 100 in 11.16 and the 200 in 22.58. The 110 and 300 Hurdles were won byy Shawn Colligan of Bradford, in 15.20 and 39.90, respectively. Altoona took the short relays, winning the 4x100 in 43.21 and the 4x400 in 3:31.32. The Soders returned to action, with Eric and Brian going one-two in the 3200 and reversing order in the 1600 for 2nd and 3rd. Results courtesy of Altoona HS.

Saturday, April 5 - Chestnut Hill Academy Relays @ Chestnut Hill Academy - Cardinal Dougherty broke their own record set in the meet's first year in 2002 by winning the Sprint Medley Relay, posted a strong 3:40.7. Springfield (Montco) set two meet records in the course of winning the 4x800 (8:29.4) and DMR (11:22.4). Individual meet records were also set in the 1600, Long Jump, Shot Put and Pole Vault. Results.

Saturday, April 5 - Coed Relays @ Wissahickon HS - The North Penn boys won five track and four field relays to dominate the meet, highlighted by their 4x100 43.6, 4x200 1:31.1 and SMR 3:43.2. The North Penn girls captured six relays, while host Wissahickon won five, highlighted by their 52.1 in the 4x100. Results.

Saturday, April 5 - Central League Relays @ Upper Darby HS -

Saturday, April 5 - Hill School Relays @ The Hill School -

Wednesday, April 2 - At a dual meet with Dieruff, Allentown Central Catholic junior Frances Koons posted a 5:09 1600, 45 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher

March Week 2: Saturday, March 29 - Pennsylvania Track Classic @ Coatesville HS (Some great girls' DMRs, with Eckman and Suber continuing top efforts from indoor. Simkins' 24.76 200 in prelims, but missed finals with injury. Wolfe and Wetzel win two each) | Brother Jerome Benway Invitational @ St. Basil Academy with pix page (Wray and Dexter take two each in Hurdles and LJ/TJ, respectively. Morelli (above right in pix by Dan Nelson) is comfortable at home with 800 & 1600 wins) | Wallenpaupack "Iceberg" Relays @ Wallenpaupack HS (In fog and driving rain much of the meet. Blasure, Tunkhannock, clears 6-8 HJ. Lakeland boys dominate. Bethlehem Liberty's depth too much for Western Wayne on girls side) | PA @ Christiana Relays @ Christiana HS, Newark, DE (West Catholic girls win three, Girls' High 2nd in two. West Catholic boys take two relays |

Saturday, March 29 - Pennsylvania Track Classic @ Coatesville HS - Not much of a break for Oxford's Drew Eckman, but he came off an NIC 2nd place in the 400 indoor, to take the first win of the outdoor season in 47.69. Tyree Suber, Glen Mills, rebounded from a tough indoor finale to go 59-07.25 to take the Shot Put. Adam Breisch won the Mile by .01 in 4:21.56 over Lewisburg's Chris Spooner. Bradford hurdler Shawn Colligan took the 300 version in 38.43, while Martin Luther King's Dior Lowry took the 110 Hurdles in a quick 14.66. Junior Steve Hallinan,Cardinal O'Hara, posted a quick 9:23.03 in the 3200. PA's girls' relays continue to excel, with five teams logging nationally elite times in the DMR, led by Hatboro-Horsham in a meet record of 12:21.59. Gwynedd Mercy was 2nd in 12:28.36, Haverford 3rd in 12:32.57, Cardinal O’Hara 4th in 12:37.16, and Perkiomen Valley 5th in 12:38.69. Lewisburg's Ashleigh Wetzel pulled off a tough double, taking the Mile in 5:03.37 and the 3200 in 11:03.13. Pennridge's Brooke Wolfe doubled with wins in the 100 Hurdles (15.41) and 300 Hurdles (45.92). Greenwood sophomore Jessica Kratzer captured the Javelin with a throw of 109-2, and was 2nd in the Discus (108-2) and 5th in the Shot Put (32-11). Krista Simkins, Wissahickon, went 24.76 in the 200 Prelims, but was injured and missed the finals. Upper Darby's 4x100 went 48.75. Results courtesy of PTFCA.

Saturday, March 29 - 1st Brother Jerome Benway Invitational @ St. Basil Academy - Lynn Morelli, St. Basil, (right, photo by Dan Nelson) obviously felt right at home, taking the 800 in 2:26.9 and the 1600 in 5:16.0. West Philadelphia's Angela Jones won the Triple Jump with a leap of 36-10 and tied with Shannon Prescott of Bishop McDevitt in the 100 Hurdles, both timed in 15.4. The Merion Mercy distance squads won both the 4x800 (10:02.7) and the DMR (13:36.5). On the boys' side, Central's Mike Wray took both the 110 Hurdles (14.6) and 300 Hurdles (40.7). Teammate Marques Dexter, went 19-11 in the Long Jump and 41-07.50 in the Triple Jump. Bishop McDevitt won two relays, including the 4x100 in 45.2 and the 4x400 in 3:31.8. Results.

Saturday, March 29 - Wallenpaupack "Iceberg" Relays @ Wallenpaupack HS - If you name a meet "Iceberg" Relays, it should be little surprise if the weather turns against you. And that's exactly what happened at Wallenpaupack HS. The meet began as a comfortably warm one. Located beside a lake, the area around the track turned into dense fog and a downpour by the middle distance medley. And by the time the 4x800 runners were toeing the line, the fog was so dense and the rain so heavy, you couldn't see runners more than 30 yards away. To adjust, the heats were combined in the 4x800 and 4x400's, which was run in a torrential downpour. Highlights: Lakeland boys take seven relays. Coughlin 4x800 in 8:19.8. Tunkhannock's Matt Blaisure and partner to 12' combined high jump, with Blaisure clearing 6"'8" after clearing 6'2, 6'4, missing @6'6 and then clear @ 6'8. In the girls competition, Western Wayne took six relays, but Bethlehem Liberty was deeper, taking three 2nds, one third, and one 4th to capture the team title. Results and summary courtesy of Paul McGrane.

Saturday, March 29 - PA Performances @ Christiania Relays @ Christians HS, Newark, DE - West Catholic and Girls' High of Philadelphia posted some notable performances. The West Catholic girls won three relays, the 4x200 in 1:42.92, the 4x400 in 4:06.64 and the Sprint Medley in 4:12.45. Girls' High was second in the latter two, going 4:07.61 and 4:13.55, respectively. The West Catholic boys took two relays, the 4x100 in 44.08 and the 4x200 in 1:31.52. Andre Hicks, Harrisburg, captured the High Jump, clearing 6-04. Results on Dyestat.

Friday, March 28 - Pix page of PA collegians competing Friday @ the Raleigh Relays, including Kristin Price (NC State|Penn Trafford) (left, photo by PennTrackXC) in the 10K | Sheila Klick, Josianne Lauber, Renee Gunning, Kara Price in 5K | Cedar Cliff assistant coach Matt Wagoner & Terry Coyne in 10K | Alan Webb









March Week 1: Friday, March 21 - Hamburger Relays @ Central Mt. HS | Saturday, March 22 - Chichester Relays @ Chichester HS (Downingtown boys + girls look strong, as do Strath Haven boys and Penncrest and Great Valley girls) | "Pop" Emrey Warm-Up Relays Carnival @ Liberty HS (Liberty girls take five wins, while Wallenpaupackand Bethleham Central Catholic boys take three each) |

Saturday, March 22 - "Pop" Emrey Warm-Up Relays Carnival @ Liberty HS - The Liberty girls took two track and three field relays, winning the DMR in 13:00.0, the Middle DMR in 8:39.0, plus the Triple Jump (65'7"), Pole Vault (18-06) and Discus (163'11"). For the boys, Wallenpaupack captured the Discus Relay (242'10-1/2") the 300 Hurdles Relay (3:05.0) and the 4x800 (8:39). Bethlehem Central Catholic also won three relays, including the Long Jump (40'8-1/2"), 4x400 (3:40), and 4x100 (44.4). Results courtesy of Liberty High School.

Saturday, March 22 - Chichester Relays @ Chichester HS - A nice day for a change at the first-of-the-season Chichester Relays, which splits into large and small school action in both track and field relay events. In boys Division I, Downingtown took five events, but Upper Darby posted two great early season times, going 43.0 in the 4x100 and 1:29.8 in the 4x200. In boys Division II, Strath Haven was dominant, taking eight relays, five on the oval and three in the field, including a strong 1:31.2 4x200. In girls Division I, Downingtown and Penncrest each took five relays, while in Division II. Great Valley captured six track and one field relay. Results.

Friday, March 21 - Hamburger Relays @ Central Mt. HS -