Posted: March 30, 2010 |(0) Comments

Homestead girls track

Behind a dominating state-best winning time from the 3,200-meter relay team of Caity Bobber, Lauren Holtz, Sarah Miller and Keali Bjork, the Highlanders girls were fourth of 25 in the Lake Michigan Indoor Invitational on Saturday.

"That was a pretty impressive effort," said Highlanders coach John Kruger. "Victor (distance coach Vilar) and I watched it and we were wondering if they were going to break the school (outdoor) record of 9:34. ... It's a real credit to those kids. They did great things last fall (in cross country) and they knew they had something special coming into this spring, so they just worked all that much harder over the winter."

The group didn't quite get the record but they did turn in a very quick time of 9:41.06 in winning the event by 17 seconds. The victory led the Highlanders to a fourth place finish with 46 points as Lake Central (Ill.) dominated with 112 points.

Defending state 100 high hurdle champ Marissa Savitch remained consistent at the meet with another red-hot winning time in the 55 hurdles (8.41). She already has the two best times in the state this spring by substantial margins.

"This just shows how much Marissa really pushed herself in the off-season," said Krueger.

Other distance efforts included a fifth by Kelsey Boyle (5:29.13) and a sixth by Dana Griepentrog (5:29.78) in the 1,600 and a second by Bobber in the 3,200 (11:30.48).

Also placing for the Highlanders were Bjork in the 400 (sixth, 1:02.67); Ashley Heding in the triple jump (fourth, 32-9); and the 800 relay team of Savitch, Kacie Kelly, Amy Slawson and Heding (sixth, 1:53.5).

Homestead hosted the North Shore Conference Indoor on Wednesday (see MequonNOW.com for details).

University School boys tennis

The University School boys' tennis team is poised to make a run at its fifth consecutive WIAA Division 2 State Championship.

Stephen Bloch, who along with Russ Trimble is a co-head coach of the team, is pleased with the team's prospects.

"With seven returning varsity players and close to 15 boys trying out for the remaining spots, the team looks to be very strong," said Bloch.

"Many of this year's players are twelve-month-a-year players with lots of tournament experience. We have the largest tennis roster in my twelve years of coaching, with 42 players signed up."

Experienced hands for USM include seniors Sam Walker, Rishi Karri, Fitz Stratton, John Rusch and Andy Vandenberg, and junior Mike Black.

Bloch and Trimble have scheduled several tough matches to keep the team's competitive edge solid. Big matches include Division 1 opponents Brookfield Central on April 21, Marquette on April 26, and Homestead on May 12. USM will also participate in the powerhouse Nicolet Sweet 16 Invite on May 7 and 8.

Shorewood boys track

Led by Peter Drews double victory in the 800 and 1,600 meters, the Greyhounds took fourth in the Woodland Conference Indoor meet Monday night at Carthage College.

Drews was clocked in 4:23.41 in winning the 1,600 by nine seconds over teammate Ben Tyler (4:32.34) and then claimed the 800 in a sound 2:02.78. Tyler completed his good day by taking second in the 3,200 (9:52.82).

Behind those efforts, Shorewood scored 60 points as Wauwatosa West completed its boy-girl sweep of the indoor titles with 114.5 points.

The next best finish for the Greyhounds was a third by the 1,600 relay team (3:44.62).

Other places by event included the following: 400: Joey Knutson, eighth (55.58); 800: Aiden Mazur, sixth (2:08.75); 1,600: John Taylor, sixth (4:52.8); high jump: Cameron Hood, fifth (5-10); 800 relay: seventh (1:42.69); and 3,200 relay: fourth (8:51.55).

Shorewood girls track

Behind Alexis Farrington's win in the 200 meters, the Greyhounds tied for sixth in the Woodland Conference Indoor meet Monday night at Carthage College.

Shorewood scored 40 points, same as New Berlin Eisenhower in the 13-school field as Wauwatosa West won with 105.3 points.

Farrington was clocked in 27.99 seconds for her win, 0.18 ahead of Brown Deer's Tahtyana Peer.

Greyhound relays also took a pair of seconds, as the 800 team was clocked in 1:56.11 and the 3,200 crew came across in 10:36.77.

Other places by event included the following: 1,600: Emily Bachhuber, third (5:28.08); Pole vault: Lily Blind, eighth (6-6); long jump: Caroline Devitt, sixth (15-4); and 1,600 relay: fifth (4:28.93).

Brown Deer girls track

Tahtyana Peer's win in the 55 dash paced a short-handed Falcon unit to a 10th-place showing in the Woodland Conference indoor meet Monday night.

Peer was clocked in 7.67 seconds in winning by 0.09 of a second over South Milwaukee's Micaela Creighton. Peer was also second in the 200 (28.17) and eighth in the 400 (1:08.93) as the Falcons scored 24 points for their spot.

The Falcons only other place was a fourth from Alexis Sherard in the shot put (29-9).

Brown Deer boys track

Lawrence Rabon was second in the 55 dash and third in the 200 as the Falcons took seventh in the Woodland Conference Indoor meet on Monday.

Rabon was clocked in 6.7 seconds in the 55, finishing second only to Tosa West's Dylan Crafton (6.51). He was clocked in 23.57 in the 200.

His efforts helped the Falcons to a 39 point total for their spot.

Other places by event for Brown Deer included the following: 55 dash: Najee Williams, fifth (6.92); 55 hurdles: Evan Naber, fourth (8.52); 200: Williams, seventh (24.14); 800: Jacob Schimenz, fourth (2:07.17); long jump: Williams, seventh (19-1 3/4 ); shot put: Scott Richardson, eighth (43-1); and 800 relay: fourth (1:40.46).

Whitefish Bay girls track

Even without graduated multi-time state place-winners Becca Schmidt and Hannah Wallace, the Blue Dukes are proving to be still formidable this spring, as they took second in their own Lois Wolf Invitational on March 23.

Bay, which took part in the North Shore Conference Indoor on Wednesday (see WhitefishBayNOW.com for details), scored 70 points for their spot in the 18-school meet as Arrowhead won with 106.

As usual, the Blue Dukes distance crew led the way, as returning state 3,200 champ Kenzie Vicker won the mile run (5:25.61) and 2008 state 800 champ Megan Palmer claimed the 880 (2:23.53).

Bay also got a win out of the mile relay team of Arden Stewart, Ally Spiroff, Vicker and Palmer (4:24.21).

Taking seconds were Mady Vicker in the 440 (1:05.72), Emma-Lisa Murphy in the two-mile (11:58.67) and Camille Schwartz in the pole vault (10-0).

Other places by event included the following: 60 dash: Monica Mitchell, sixth (7.99); 60 hurdles: Schwartz, fifth (9.85); high jump: Hannah Schwartz, sixth (4-8); two-mile relay: Mady Vicker, Spiroff, Tenley Brown and Stewart, fourth (10:51.5); four-lap relay: Mitchell, Katie Troast, Nawoo Kim and Alissa Foley, fifth (1:33.63); and high jump: Frankie Carroll, third (5-0).

Whitefish Bay boys track

Sprinters Jevontae Merriwether and Davontae Johnson each earned firsts as the Blue Dukes took fourth in their own Wangerin Invitational on March 24.

The Blue Dukes, who also took part in the North Shore Indoor on March 31, scored 51 points for their spot in the 10-school event as Brookfield East won with 89.

Merriwether won the 60-yard dash in 6.66 seconds while Johnston cruised to an easy win in the 220 (23.86) in leading Bay. The Blue Dukes also got a victory out of the mile relay team of Brandon Threats, Robert Courtney, James Stecker and Johnson (3:45.75).

Other places by event for the Blue Dukes included the following: 60: Alex Jamerson, fourth (6.91); 440: Rashadeem Gray, sixth (59.51); mile: Mike Camilleri, sixth (4:59.39); 880: Stuart Gilreath, fourth (2:15.77); high jump: Chris Gray, fourth (5-8); two-mile relay: Jordan Lester, Reid Ziolkowski, Noah Talajkowski and Tommy Koehn, third (9:05.57); and long jump: Phil Kistler, sixth (18-2 1/2 ).

Nicolet girls track

A one-three effort by Rachel Morello and Brianna Achs, respectively, in the shot put led the Knight girls to a fifth-place showing in the Lois Wolf Invitational on March 23.

Morello tossed the shot 33-11 for her victory while Achs lost out on a tiebreaker for second with a throw of 33-10.

Those efforts helped the Knights turn in a 32-point total in the 18-school field as Arrowhead won with 106.

Other places by event for Nicolet included the following: 60 dash: Surya Chionesu, fourth (7.91); two-mile: Lauren Cunningham, fourth (12:16.19); pole vault: Kati Fitch, third (10-0); Kim Charles, sixth (8-0).

Nicolet boys track

Nathan Frazer was second in the mile run, as the Knights took eighth in the Wangerin Invitational on March 24.

Frazer was timed in 4:41.94 for his spot as the Knights scored 28 points for their position in the 10-school event. Another second was taken by the four-lap relay team of Christian Smith, Dan Torres, Winston Hermann and Lamar Johnson-Harris, second (1:19.88).

Other places for Nicolet included the following: 60 dash: Smith, fifth (6.93); 880: Jeff McClain, fifth (2:16.64); two-mile: Josh Greenberg, fifth (11:36.99); and mile relay: Hermann, McClain, Johnson-Harris and Frazer, third (3:51.73).

 

- Steven L. Tietz