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Boys’ track team takes 13
of 17 to beat Warren 108-29

Girls’ varsity team
beats Mott 104-33
The Romeo High School track teams played their MAC White Division opener against Warren Mott on Thursday, April 23. The boys’ team racked up 13 victories in the 17 events and easily outpaced the Marauders by a final score of 108-29.
“We had some pretty solid performances, especially in the throws and the distance events,” Coach Lew Page said. “Our senior leadership and overall depth are going to make this a tough team to beat this season. I’m optimistic that we’re only going to get stronger as the year progresses, and hopefully we’ll challenge for the league championship.”

Manton/Pine River/Evart
Still perfect

Cadillac News

LEROY – The defense is on.

It may have take a little while with Mother Nature’s issues, but the Manton boys’ track team opened defense of its Highland Conference title by beating Pine River and Evart in a double-dual meet Tuesday.

“We’re happy to start the league season with two wins because we want to defend the conference championship,” Manton coach Rick Swanson said.

Lower Peninsula – Track & Field Top 30
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Women`s Track and Field to Travel to Jesse Owens Classic

Erika Schroll holds the top mark in the MAC for the high jump with her jump of 5-8 3/4.
MOUNT PLEASANT- The Central Michigan women’s track and field team will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the two day Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by Ohio State University.

With just two meets left before the Mid-American Conference Championships the Chippewas look to keep improving their marks at their next two meets. Something head coach Karen Lutzke thinks is imperative.

“This meet is just another preparation opportunity for the MAC meet,” Lutzke said. “We hope our athletes peak at the MAC, so for this meet we just hope to improve in all areas and really make sure we are ready.”

Petoskey v Alpena
ALPENA — The Petoskey High School boys’ track and field team collected 10 first place finishes en route to an 84-79 victory over Alpena in a Big North Conference dual meet Tuesday.

Alpena won the girls’ meet, 84-80.

Monroe soccer players Jessica Sexton, Hanna Firchau, Jenna Sexton and Abby McCollum also run track
Quick-change artists
by Jeff Meade , last modified April 29. 2009 12:36PM

Excelling in sports isn’t the only skill for four unusual Monroe High female athletes.
Abby McCollum, Hanna Firchau and Jenna and Jessica Sexton also have learned to become quick-change artists.
All four are competing in soccer and track and field for the Trojans this spring, an unusual marriage of sports that somehow works.
Their multi-tasking skills were put to the task last week when Monroe had a track meet at Dearborn Edsel Ford and a home soccer match with Garden City on the same afternoon.
McCollum and Firchau compete in field events and were able to leave the track meet early. But the Sexton twins are runners and are needed for nearly the entire meet. Jessica already had won an event for Monroe.
They arrived at the soccer match with only 10 minutes remaining yet set up McCollum for the winning goal in a 3-2 Mega Red triumph. Firchau also figured prominently in the win.

Rockford girls win track showdown; East Kentwood boys cruise
Rockford girls win track showdown; East Kentwood boys cruise

Jeff Chaney | The Grand Rapids Press, April 28, 2009 10:52 p.m.
KENTWOOD — Rachel Herald had no trouble dealing with the pressure.

The Rockford junior edged East Kentwood’s Aubree Suor in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 4 inches, as both teams and a majority of the crowd that stuck around on a cool and windy Tuesday night at East Kentwood High School moved to the high jump pit to watch.

It was the last event of the evening in the teams’ key O-K Red Conference dual, and Herald’s win gave the Rams a hard-fought 70-67 victory against the Falcons. …

TC West/Cadillac
BOYS TRACK

TC West 92, Cadillac 71

3200 relay – 1, Traverse City West HS ‘A’ 8:53.52. 2, Cadillac High School ‘A’ (Greenfield, J , Palmer, G , Roycraft, E , Simons, S ), 9:34.71. 110 hurdles – 1, Russell, C, TC West, 17.16. 2, Forrester, G, TC West, 17.32. 3, Ringweiski, S, TC West, 17.33. 4, Mitchell, J, Cadillac, 18.10. 100 dash – 1, Weeks, M, Cadillac, 11.89. 2, Hewitt, T, Cadillac, 12.04. 3, Stalker, D, Cadillac, 12.23. 4, Lizenby, W, Cadillac, 12.37. 800 relay – 1, Cadillac High School ‘A’ (Brown, K , Hewitt, T , Weeks, M , Stalker, D ), 1:40.16. 2, Traverse City West HS ‘A’ 1:40.99. 1600 – 1, Kucera, S, TC West, 4:49.74. 2, Simons, S, Cadillac, 4:55.72. 3, Laylin, M, TC West, 4:58.43. 4, Hearth, R, Cadillac, 5:00.64. 400 relay – 1, Traverse City West HS ‘A’ 47.06. 2, Cadillac High School ‘A’ (Combs, J , Heyd, R , Lenz, J , Lizenby, W ), 48.86. 400 – 1, Famiano, Z, TC West, 54.34. 2, Hewitt, T, Cadillac, 56.60. 3, Stalker, D, Cadillac, 58.51. 4, Kosinski, S, TC West, 59.60. 300 hurdles – 1, Forrester, G, TC West, 42.79. 2, Brammer, G, TC West, 44.02. 3, Ringweiski, S, TC West, 44.41. 4, Larocque, P, Cadillac, 46.48. 800 – 1, Bristol, H, TC West, 2:14.19. 2, Ullenbruch, M, TC West, 2:17.23. 3, Hearth, R, Cadillac, 2:21.23. 4, Lyon, J, TC West, 2:21.89. 200 – 1, Weeks, M, Cadillac, 24.16. 2, Hewitt, T, Cadillac, 24.73. 3, Howard, C, TC West, 24.82. 4, Beaton, N, TC West, 25.67. 3200 – 1, Roycraft, E, Cadillac, 10:26.26. 2, Kucera, S, TC West, 10:44.11. 3, Laylin, M, TC West, 10:50.73. 4, Innis, R, TC West, 10:56.24. 1600 relay – 1, Traverse City West HS ‘A’ 3:42.34. 2, Cadillac High School ‘A’ (Kamaloski, M , Greenfield, J , Brown, K , Wallenstein, K ), 3:58.78.

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Holland, MI —

Holland Christian’s boys and girls track teams defeated Zeeland East Tuesday at Holland Christian.

The Maroon boys were victorious, 81-51, and the girls won by a 94-37 margin.

Eric Slenk of Holland Christian and Johnathan Kamps of Zeeland East each notched two individual wins.

Running away — Brighton track teams sweep Howell
Running away – Brighton track teams sweep Howell

By Rick Shepich
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
• April 29, 2009

BRIGHTON — Friendship only goes so far.
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At least that seemed to be the case for Howell’s Clay Woll and Brighton’s Josh Partridge Tuesday at Brighton.

Both juniors, Partridge edged Woll in the 1,600-meter run, before Woll returned the favor, holding off Partridge down the stretch to win the 3,200 in a Kensington Lakes Activities Association West Division track dual Tuesday.