Flying high: Pirates, Lady Pirates open season with 2nd place finish in Corvallis
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CORVALLIS - The Polson track season got off to a good start Saturday as the Pirates and Lady Pirates both picked up second-place finishes in their first meet of 2011.
The Lady Pirates finished the day with 76 team points, just 18 points behind home-standing Corvallis, to finish second in a field of a dozen teams. For the Lady Pirates, it was their first meet since winning the Class A state title last year.
On the track, the Lady Pirates were led by freshman Claudia Hewston, who finished first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:39 and second in the 1,600-meter event at 6:01. Anna DiGiallonardo also had a good day for Polson, finishing second in the 100-meter dash in 12.95 seconds and second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.81 seconds. DiGiallonardo also earned points in the field events with a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 15 feet, 1 and 3/4 inches.
The Banner sisters led the Lady Pirates in the field events as McCall finished first in the pole vault while McKenzie was second. Both cleared a height of seven feet in the event.
The Lady Pirates had several other top-six finishes during the event as Chelsey Cree was fourth in the 200-meter dash, Katharina Medland was fifth in the 400-meter run and Maddie Hewston took fourth in the 800-meter and 3,200-meter events.
The Pirates also picked up a second-place finish Saturday, ending the day with 78 team points to come in 10 points behind the home team from Corvallis.
Brock Bleazard had the top finish of the day for the Pirates as he earned first in the pole vault after clearing a height of 11 feet, 6 inches.
Chris Cote had a good day for Polson, finishing second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.28 seconds and fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.09 seconds.
Clark Repel picked up a second place finish for the Pirates in the shot put with a toss of 45-feet, 8 inches while Mike Devlin was second in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet, 6 inches.
Elsewhere for the Pirates Saturday, Mike Devlin was fifth in the 100-meter dash, Alex Nystrom was fourth in the 3,200 meter run, Jimmy Bjorge was fifth in the 3,200, Jesse Alfiero was fifth in the 300-meter hurdles and fourth in the pole vault, Dale Bissam was third in the shot put, Riley Sampson was third in the discus and Drew Fouty was third in the Pole Vault. The Pirates’ 1,600-meter relay team finished third with a time of 3:53.3 while the 400-meter relay team was fourth with a time of 47.7 seconds.
SUMMARY
GIRLS
Team scores: Corvallis 94, Polson 76, Hamilton 66, Florence 65, Ronan 55, Seeley-Swan 46, Thompson Falls 46, Butte Central 21, Darby 14, Stevensville 10, Victor 9, Plains 6.
100 - 1, Sadi Henderson, Cor, 12.75; 2, A. DiGiallonardo, Pol, 12.95; 3, Kelsi Almond, Ham, 13.16; 4, Tess Porch, Flo, 13.50; 5, Hannah Sax, FC, 13.93; 6, Kianna Howell, RSI, 14.15.
200 - 1, Paige Squire, Cor, 26.56; 2, A. DiGiallonardo, Pol, 27.81; 3, LaGlen Mitchell, RSI, 30.22; 4, Chelsey Cree, Pol, 30.67; 5, Caryl Prentice, Cor, 30.69; 6, Kianna Howell, RSI, 30.94.
400 - 1, Sadi Henderson, Cor, 1:02.30; 2, Kelsi Almond, Ham, 1:04.10; 3, Shelby Holmes, SS, 1:09.40; 4, Linsday Barber, RSI, 1:10.10; 5, K. Medland, Pol, 1:11.50; 6, Sarah Lucero, RSI, 1:13.40.
800 - 1, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 2:39.9; 2, Chelsi Clark, Cor, 2:42.3; 3, E. Weilander, TF, 2:43.1; 4, Maddie Hewston, Pol, 2:46.3; 5, Jenny Smith, Ham, 2:52.4; 6, Sarah DelRae, Ham, 2:52.6.
1,600 - 1, Ayden Eickhoff, Cor, 5:53.0; 2, Claudia Hewston, Pol, 6:01.0; 3, Annie Jessop, Cor, 6:10.5; 3, Sarah Del Rae, Ham, 6:20.9; 5, Shari Leedom, Flo, 6:22.6; 6, Jenny Smith, Ham, 6:23.2.
3,200 - 1, Kaycie Stewart, Cor, 12:34.6; 2, Mesa Starkey, Pol, 12:38.2; 3, Mariah Naegeli, TF, 13:48.5; 4, Maddie Hewston, Pol, 15:21.7; 5, Sidney Johnson, SS, 15:51.5.
100 hurdles - 1, Paige Squire, Cor, 14.69; 2, Hope Reid, TF, 17.71; 3, Hannah Sax, Flo, 19.36; 4, Chandra McCurdy, BC, 19.89; 5, K. Kinnaman, Flo, 20.91; 6, Hailey Towe, SS, 21.76.
300 hurdles - 1, Hope Reid, TF, 50.67; 2, Summit Parcell, SS, 52.49; 3, Hannah Sax, Flo, 56.36; 4, K. Kinnaman, Flo, 58.28; 5, Chandra McCurdy, BC, 59.57.
400 relay - 1, Ronan, 55.28; 2, Thompson Falls, 55.69; 3, Seeley-Swan, 55.78; 4, Hamilton, 56.63; 5, Butte Central, 58.84.
1,600 relay - 1, Corvallis, 4:16.6; 2, Seeley-Swan, 4:35.7; 3, Thompson Falls, 4:36.1; 4, Ronan, 5:06.3.
Javelin - 1, Megan Leathers, Flo, 111-3; 2, Kathryn Briggs, Cor, 97-1; 3, Rosie O’Brien, Flo, 97-3; 4, LaGlen Mitchell, RSI, 90-11; 5, Tiffany Wendell, SS, 90-10; 6, Cascade Parcell, SS, 90-0.
Shot put - 1, Megan Kratofil, Ham, 37-8; 2, Megan Leathers, Flo, 36-7; 3, Lianna Burdett, Vic, 29-8; 4, J. DesJarlias, Flo, 29-4; 5, Twyla Hogge, RSI, 28-0; 6, Cascade Parcell, SS, 27-10.
Discus - 1, Megan Leathers, Flo, 116-1; 2, Megan Kratofil, Ham, 106-8; 3, F. Winebrenner, Pla, 96-6; 4, Sami Kratofil, Ham, 89-4; 5, Natalie Leichty, Vic, 88-7; 6, Lianna Burdett, Vic, 84-4.
High jump - 1, Molly Brewer, Stevi, 4-11; 2, J. Henrekin, SS, 4-10; 3, Molly McIntyre, BC, 4-8; 4, Jenny Larsson, RSI, 4-8; 5, Hope Reid, TF, 4-8; 5, Adessa Durglo, RSI, 4-8.
Long jump - 1, Kelsi Almond, Ham, 16-3 1/4; 2, Sarah Jakober, Dar, 15-6 1/2; 3, Adess Durglo, RSI, 15-6; 4, K. Brangoccio, Ham, 15-2 1/4; 5, A. DiGiallonardo, Pol, 15-1 3/4; 6, Tess Porch, Flo9, 15-1 1/2.
Triple jump - 1, Adessa Durglo, RSI, 32-8 3/4; 2, Molly McIntyre, BC, 31-2 1/2; 3, Sarah Jakober, Dar, 29-10 1/2; 4, Rhayn Ransier, Ham, 29-8 1/4; 5, Holly Beary, SS, 29-1 1/4; 6, KeAnna Conley, SS, 29-1.
Pole vault - 1, McCall Banner, Pol, 7-0; 2, McKenzie Banner, Pol, 7-0.
BOYS
Team scores: Corvallis 88, Polson 78, Stevensville 62, Victor 56, Thompson Falls 55, Darby 55, Florence 39, Butte Central 33, Hamilton 29, Ronan 29.
100 - 1, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 11.44; 2, Josh Lords, Stevi, 11.53; 3, Luke Walden, Cor, 11.62; 4, Erik Malmquist, RSI, 11.77; 5, Mike Devlin, Pol, 11.81; 6, Hawk Fratzke, TF, NT.
200 - 1, Josh Haynes, Stevi, 23.94; 2, Josh Lords, Stevi, 24.16; 3, Erik Malmquist, RSI, 24.48; 4, T. Coorough, Vic, 24.60; 5, Chris Cote, Pol, 25.09; 6, Clint Crossman, Ham, 25.12.
400 - 1, Tyler Coorough, Vic, 53.78; 2, Chris Cote, Pol, 55.28; 3, Aaron Ward, FC, 56.66; 4, Kyle Luedecke, Cor, 56.72; 5, Alex Aliadadi, RSI, 57.5; 6, Collin Lester, TF, 57.62.
800 - 1, Doug Raymer, Dar, 1:57.3; 2, C. Henderson, Cor, 2:02.7; 3, M. Hungerford, RSI, 2:09.2; 4, Madison Bolton, FC, 2:11.6; 5, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 2:12.7; 6, Jeremy Campbell, Dar, 2:13.5.
1,600 - 1, Doug Raymer, Dar, 4:40.7; 2, C. Henderson, Cor, 4:42.8; 3, S. Abrahamsen, Dar, 4:44.7; 4, Chase Stoker, Cor, 4:52.7; 5, Madison Bolton, FC, 4:59.7; 6, Morley Jessop, Cor, 5:03.5.
3,200 - 1, Sean Abrahamsen, Dar, 10:31.4; 2, Chase Stoker, Cor, 10:32.9; 3, Easton Albert, Ham, 11:01.9; 4, Alex Nystrom, Pol, 11:20.8; 5, Jimmy Bjorge, Pol, 11:24.1; 6, Denny Hoselton, Ham, 11:26.7.
110 hurdles - 1, Preston Schubert, TF, 17.28; 2, Skyler Mousley, Cor, 17.71; 3, Andy Ritter, BC, 18:31; 4, Aschan Richards, BC, 18.41.
300 hurdles - 1, Tanner Cobbs, FC, 4.8; 2, Preston Schubert, TF, 44.95; 3, Dylan Reynolds, FC, 45.16; 4, Kyle Ball, Vic, 46.33; 5, Jesse Alfiero, Pol, 49.62; 6, Tanner Lund, FC, 50.25.
400 relay - 1, Stevensville, 46.0; 2, Victor, 46.99; 3, Thompson Falls, 47.3; 4, Polson, 47.7; 5, Hamilton, 48.35; 6, Corvallis, 49.88.
1,600 relay - 1, Florence, 3:43.3; 2, Corvallis, 3:45.5; 3, Polson, 3:53.3; 4, Ronan, 3:55.3; 5, Hamilton, 3:56.5; 6, Stevensville, 4:00.6.
Javelin - 1, Kurt Manely, Vic, 171-2; 2, Jonathan Richards, BC, 157-11; 3, Cody Phillips, TF, 157-8; 4, Seth Ray, Ham, 156-2; 5, Stuart Landis, Cor, 153-1; 6, Zach Kasperick, BC, 149-3.
Shot put - 1, J. Richards, BC, 46-9; 2, Clark Repel, Pol, 45-8; 3, Dale Bissam, Pol, 43-10; 4, Craig Weyer, Vic, 42-3; 5, Ty Exner, Ham, 41-2; 6, Josh Parker, Cor, 40-9.
Discus - 1, J. Henderson, Cor, 144-3; 2, Ty Exner, Ham, 140-1; 3, Riley Sampson, Pol, 125-8; 4, Brandon Butt, Cor, 121-8; 5, Jonathan Richards, BC, 121-7; 6, Austin Atkins, Cor, 121-4.
High jump - 1, Josh Haynes, Stevi, 6-1; 2, D. Holt, TF, 6-0; 3, Erik Malmquist, RSI, 5-10; 4, Chalis Wilson, TF, 5-10; 5, Luke Walden, Cor, 5-10; 6, M. Hungerford, RSI, 5-8.
Long jump - 1, Joshua Haynes, Stevi, 22-3.75; 2, Mike Devlin, Pol, 20-6; 3, Aaron Johnston, Dar, 20-5.25; 4, Josh Lords, Stevi, 20-2; 5, Nash Johnson, Ham, 18-10.5; 6, Cody Burnett, Stevi, 18-7.5.
Triple jump - 1, Kyle Ball, Vic, 40-6.25; 2, Stuart Landis, Cor, 40-3; 3, T. Coorough, Vic, 39-6.5; 4, Luke Walden, Cor, 39-4.25; 5, Riley Davis, BC, 38-8.75; 6, Damion Stevens, Ham, 38-0.75.
Pole vault - 1, Brock Bleazard, Pol, 11-6; 2, Cody Phillips, TF, 11-0; 3, Drew Fouty, Pol, 11-0; 4, Jesse Alfiero, Pol, 10-6; 5, Preston Schubert, TF, 10-6; 6, D. Holt, TF, 10-6.
