TVL Awards Announced; All-Stars & TVL Coach of the Year!

Congrats to the following athletes who were voted TVL ALL-STARS by the coaches in the league: 


1st Team TVL Spring Track All-Stars 2013: 
~Mike Tierney
~Kevin O'Leary
~Norton 4x400 Relay




2nd Team TVL Spring Track All-Stars 2013: 
~Joe Colley
~Jack Keane
~Josh Kelleher
~Mason Rouillard

TVL Co-Coach of the Year:                 
Coach Taylor ~ Norton High School

Tierney, O'Leary, Rouillard, Marcotte, & Lenihan TVL Champions! Boys Runner-Ups At TVL Championships

The Norton boys track team were runner ups for the second year in a row by another very close score. 

Men - Team Rankings - 16 Events Scored
1) Westwood 102
2) Norton 100
3) Hopkinton 80
4) Bellingham 67
5) Medfield 59
6) Dover-Sherborn 30
7) Holliston 25
8) Millis 15
9) Medway 13
10) Ashland 5

Senior Captain Jack Keane ties his PR good for 2nd Overall at the TVL Championships!



Junior Kevin O'Leary lead the way for the Lancers with 14 varsity points and was a TVL champion in the javelin.
Sophomore Mike Tierney scored 12.5 varsity points for the Lancers and was a TVL champion in the 400 and the 4x400!     The 4x400 team of Mason Rouillard, Max Marcotte, Danny Lenihan, & Mike Tierney were also TVL Champions in the 4x400 meter with a top time in the TVL this year of 3:36.70!

Junior Josh Kelleher Triples His Way to 2nd Place Overall in the Meet with a BIG PR!

The boys fought hard yesterday and had many placements. 

Placements on the day included:

Kevin O'Leary - 1st Javelin (157'0"), 4th High Jump (5'8") - 14 POINTS
Mike Tierney - 1st 400 (52.09), 1st 4x400 (3:36.70) - 12.5  POINTS
Josh Kelleher - 2nd Triple Jump (41'6.75"), 4th Long Jump (19'0") - 12 POINTS
Joe Colley - 2nd Javelin (144'8") - 8 POINTS
Jack Keane - 2nd ShotPut (49'4.5") - 8 POINTS
Andrew Nartowicz - 3rd Long Jump (19'1"), 6th Triple Jump (39'6") - 7 POINTS
Justin Ireland - 2nd 4x100 (46.43), 4th 200 Meters (24.88) - 6 POINTS
Zach Sicard - 2nd 4x100 (46.43), 5th 100 Meters (12.06), 6th Long Jump (18'7")- 5 POINTS
Danny Rafuse - 4th Triple Jump (40'7") - 4 POINTS
Steve Hudson - 4th ShotPut (43'3") - 4 POINTS
Paul Schleicher - 4th Discus (122'3") - 4 POINTS
Cam Stalters - 5th Javelin (124'9"), 6th 110 Hurdles (18.15) - 3 POINTS
Mason Rouillard - 1st 4x400 (3:36.70) - 2.5 POINTS
Max Marcotte - 1st 4x400 (3:36.70) - 2.5 POINTS
Danny Lenihan - 1st 4x400 (3:36.70) - 2.5 POINTS
Jon Taylor - 2nd 4x100 (46.43) - 2 POINTS
Colin Habig - 2nd 4x100 (46.43) - 2 POINTS
Matt Butler - 6th ShotPut (41'3.5") - 1 POINT

Norton will next compete at the Division 4 State Championships On Sunday May 26th at North Reading High School at 1:00. 

Lady Lancers Finish 5th at TVL Championship

Westwood- The lady lancers attended the TVL championship last night in Westwood and placed fifth overall. The lancers beat out Medway, D-S, Millis Ashland and Bellingham, all of the teams that they beat during the regular season.

The biggest news to come out of the TVL championship on the girls side was the TWO FIRST PLACE FINISHES by Kassidy Campbell in the 400mH, running a 68.7 and in the 100mH, where she ran a 17.3. Kassidy also placed SECOND in the Long Jump, where she reached 15'8". Kassidy earned the team 28 points alone and finshed the season with a total of 157 varsity points. A NEW ALL SCHOOL RECORD**!

Other placements of the day included:
Shannon O'Rourke, 2nd Place: Discus 93'02"; 9th Place Shot Put 28' 6"
Emma Ethier: 3rd Place: 100mH 17.8; 10th Place: TJ 29' 2"
Rebekah Sargent: 5th Place: HJ 4'10"; 8th Place: 400m 65.88
Marisa Amato: 5th Place: Javelin 87' 04"
4x400m Relay: (Whitman, Erickson, Dufualt, DiLorenzo): 5th Place 4:40.01
Ashley Pelletier: 6th Place: Javelin 85'4"; 17t Place: Discus 55' 1"
Erin Kennedy: 6th Place: TJ 30'6 3/4"
4x100m Relay (Browne, Feeney, Dufault, Pereira): 6th Place: 56.47

Amy Pereira: 8th Place: Shot Put 30' 1/4"; 8th Place: 100m 14.29
Molly Bieksha: 8th Place: 100mH 19.17
Anya DiLorenzo: 11th Place: 800m 2:36.49
Erin Kennedy: 12th Place: HJ 4'8"
Danielle Whitman: 12th Place: HJ 4'8"
Sara Silva: 13th Place: 100mH 20.28
Kayla Sicard: 13th Place: LJ 13'1"
Caroline Weber: 22nd Place: 1 Mile 6:29.12

Division 4 States will be held on May 26th in North Reading at 1pm!

Boys 4x800 WINS the MSTCA State Coaches Meet (All Divisions); DESTROY Old School Record by 7 Seconds, Keane Throws a Mammouth Toss in the Shotput!

Wow! What can we say! The Norton boys did an incredible job at the MSTCA STATE COACHES INVITE, a very prestigious meet with the hardest qualifying standards of any meet all year. 

The Norton boys 4x800 (seen below from left to right) of Mason Rouillard, Mike Tierney, Billy Sullivan, and Max Marcotte not only won the meet outright, they destroyed the old school record in the meantime with a 8:15.61! The previous school record was set in 2011 by Tyler Anderson, Kevin Rogers, Mason Rouillard, and Keegan Campbell with a 8:22.69! Billy Sullivan held on to the pack in the first 800 and went 2:04 handing the baton to Max Marcotte who maintained the second place and who went sub 2:04.  Max then handed off to a red-hot Mike Tierney who, on his second lap, yelled a viking-like scream and proceeded to reel in the first place team from 50 meters back and fly by him (ALSO going sub-2:04 for a PR) handing the stick off to seasoned veteran and senior captain Mason Rouillard who closed the deal with great track awareness and pacing!  Congrats to you boys on a GREAT and ENTERTAINING RACE!

Another HUGE performance was that of Norton's top shotput thrower Senior Captain Jack Keane with a toss of 49'4.5" good enough for 8th place overall and a HUGE personal record! Congrats Jack!

Senior Captain Danny Rafuse had a nice session in the triple jump coming in 7th overall with a 41'1.5"!

Junior Kevin O'Leary placed 10th overall in the javelin with a toss of 156'3".

Finally the boys 4x100 team was one one thousandth of a second away from their season best.  The team of Kevin O'Leary, Zac Sicard, Colin Habig, & Josh Kelleher (seen below, left to right), ran a 46.45 good for 17th overall.

Norton will next compete at the Tri-Valley League Championships this Wednesday at Westwood High School at 3:30!

Norton Boys End Regular Season With a BIG Win Over Holliston 104-32; Boys Go 8-1 and Look Forward to Postseason!

A big congrats to the Norton boys track team who concluded their regular season with a win over the Holliston Panthers 104-32!  The boys end the season 8-1 coming in second in the TVL.  The boys have had an incredible run these last few years with 25 wins and 2 losses in the last 3 years. 

The boys are looking forward to a great postseason as they are primed and ready.  They start off with a few athletes attending the state relays this Saturday.  Following that, next Wednesday the boys compete at the Tri-Valley League Championships. 

Thanks to all the seniors who have made this season so very special or all of us.  The seniors leaving us this year will be: Matty Butler, Captain Joe Colley (he's the man), Tom "triple" Hanlon, Captain Jack "The Pack of Snack" Keane (Snack Pack), Captain Danny Lenihan (all heart), Andrew "Has anyone seen Narto?" Nartowicz, Christos "Greestos" Nikolos, Captain Danny Rafuse (Tall, Goofy, & Hilarious), Captain Mason Rouillard (so much respect for you), and Nick "PR" Skotny. 

As for today, there were 4 double winners on the day.  Per usual, Kevin O'Leary won the 100 and javelin.  Mike Tierney ran 2 gutsy races winning the 400 hurdles at the line on the lean and came back and won the 400.  Mason Rouillard won a close one in the 800 and was a member of the winning 4x400 relay team.  Freshman Justin Ireland won the 200 and was a member of the winning 4x100 team. 

Zach Sicard made states in the 110 hurdles his first time out just prepping for the Decathlon.  Cam Stalters got a PR in the 110 hurdles with a 16.8, as did Max Marcotte in the mile (4:45.8), Steve Hudson in the discus (117'0"), Jack Keane in the shotput (47'9"), and Andrew Nartowicz in the triple (39'6'). 

Other placements on the day:
Josh Kelleher: 1st long jump, 2nd triple jump, 2nd 200
Steve Hudson: 2nd shotput, 2nd discus
Cam Stalters: 1st 110 high hurdles, 2nd javelin
Jack Keane: 1st shotput, 3rd discus
Paul Schleicher: 1st discus
Danny Rafuse: 1st triple jump
Andrew Nartowicz: 4x100, 3rd triple jump, 3rd long jump
Jon Taylor: 4x100, 2nd 100
Max Marcotte: 4x400, 2nd mile
Zach Sicard: 2nd long jump, 3rd 110 high hurdles
Eric Sanford: 2nd 2 mile
Danny Lenihan: 4x400, 3rd 400
Brandon Durocher: 4x400
Colin Habig: 4x100
Colin O'Leary: 3rd 400 hurdles
Billy Sullivan: 3rd mile
Matt Hines: 3rd 200
Matt Butler: 3rd shotput
Joe Colley: 3rd javelin

Norton's postseason starts with the MSTCA State Coaches Meet this Saturday at 9:00 at the New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School.

The Lady Lancers Finish the Season 5-4

Holliston: The girls team took on Holliston today in the last meet of the regular season. They lost 75-61 but put up a very good fight in the rain against the Holliston team. The meet, as many of the season was close until the very end.

Meet highlights included:
Kassidy Campbell, who placed first in the 400mH, 100mH and long Jump; but also finished the season with a staggering 129 varsity points.
Shannon O'Rourke placed first in discus and second in shot put adding eight points to her season. Shannon dominated the discus all season and is looking forward to coaches this weekend.
Amy Pereira placed second in the 100 and first in shot put. Amy has been a stand out in the shot put all season long and will also be continuing with her season.
Bekah Sarget placed third in the 100 second in the 400 and second in high jump to complete her last ever regular season meet. Bekah has been a fantastic athlete and leader for the lady lancers.
Ashley Pelletier finished first in the javelin and third in discus today. As a sophomore member of the team she is excited to continue working on her throwing.
Emma Ethier placed third in the 400mH and second in the 100mH. Emma as a senior captain has been a true leader to younger hurdlers, Campbell and Bieksha. She looks forward to competing in the heptathlon.
Marisa Amato placed third in javelin and second in discus. Marisa is a consistent point earner for the lancers.
Erin Kennedy place second in the triple jump today. She has placed first in every other meet this season in this event.
Danielle Whitman, Anya Dilorenzo, Caroline Weber, Cece Browne, Nicole Germano and Molly Bieksha all placed third in their respective events.

The program would like to thank senior captains Katie D'onofrio, Allison an Brittany Alioto, Bekah Sargent, Emma Ethier and Bri Arcaro for their dedication to the program and leadership over the past year.
Katie is one of the only mile runners who smiles with every step. Her light hearted spirit and commitment to the program will be missed
Allison Alioto is an 800m runner who inspires all with her strength. She is a confident leader, who is willing to stand up for her team.
Brittany Alioto was part of the mile crew until an unfortunate discus accident earlier this season. Brittany persevered and was able to come to many of the follow meets. Brittany's courage inspired us all to strive for the best.
Bekah Sargent is a stellar athlete for the lancers who was extremely willing to share her wealth of knowledge about track and field. Bekah is also very calm in situations of pressure, which is comforting to younger athletes.
Emma Ethier is the lancers veteran hurdler who on many days has had to step up to make hurdler workouts and to help the program grow. Emma is fearless and truly dedicated to track and field.
Bri Arcaro had been injured all season but has shown her leadership by supporting the thrower girls all season long. She has also worked as the coaches right hand during home meets.

The seniors will be greatly missed!! We thank you for all of the time and effort you have put fourth into this program! It would not have bed. The same without you. We also wish you the best of luck in the future!

Norton Beats Medfield By the Largest Margin in Program History: 94-42!

Congrats to the Norton boys track team who took down the Medfield Warriors on their turf by the largest margin in the program's history: 94-42! 

Some outstanding performances on the day included:

Mike Tierney broke 60 in the 400 Hurdles with a new personal record and won and came back later in the 400 meters and won that!

Junior Kevin O'Leary had ANOTHER perfect day (15 points) winning the 100, javelin, & high jump. 

Jack Keane threw a league 2nd best toss of the year with a 47'0" throw in the shotput, and came back and grabbed a 3rd in the discus.

Freshman Justin Ireland worked his way into the top 5 in the league placing second today with a PR in the 200: 23.7.

Norton's 4x100 meter team of Zach Sicard, Justin Ireland, John Taylor, & Colin Habig took the victory by a second over the Warriors with a 46.7.

Other winners on the day included Danny Rafuse in the triple jump, Paul Schleicher in the discus, Zach Sicard in the long jump, and Cam Stalters in the 110 high hurdles. 

Varsity Placements: 
2nd Long Jump, 2nd Triple Jump, 3rd 200 - Josh Kelleher 
2nd Shot, 2nd Discus - Steve Hudson**PR
2nd 1 Mile - Billy Sullivan
2nd 400 - Danny Lenihan
2nd 800 - Mason Rouillard
2nd 200 - Justin Ireland**PR
2nd Javelin - Joe Colley
3rd 100 - Jon Taylor
3rd 1 Mile - Chris Wrenn
3rd 110 High Hurdles - Eliot Ariola
3rd 800 - Max Marcotte**PR
3rd 2 Mile - Eric Sanford
3rd Javelin - Cam Stalters
3rd High Jump - Brandon Durocher

Norton will next compete/go hunting this Thursday with a makeup meet versus the HOLLISTON PANTHERS in Panther country at 3:30!

Lady Lancers Fall to Warriors

Medfield: The lady lancers lost to the warriors of Medfield today 76-60. This is the closest the lancers have come to defeating Medfield in spring track history. It was a valiant try by the girls team who pushed hard and had the challenger guessing as results came in.

Bekah Sargent qualified in the 200m dash today, with a time of 28 seconds. Other standout performances included:

Campbell: 1st 400mH, 1st 100mH, 2nd LJ
Sargent: 1st HJ, 3rd 400m, 3rd 200m
Ethier: 2nd 400mH, 2nd 100mH
Kennedy: 1st TJ, 3rd HJ
O'Rourke: 1st Disc. 3rd SP
Pelletier: 3rd jav, 3rd Disc
Amato: 1st Jav
Dilorenzo: 1st 800m
Pereira: 1st SP
Whitman: 2nd HJ
C. Weber: 3rd 2 mile
1st 4x400m Relay (Dufault, Erickson, Whitman, Dilorenzo)

The lancers are away on Thursday vs Holliston for the final meet of the season.

MSTCA Freshman Sophomore Meet a Big Success for Norton Boys!

Freshman Justin Ireland Places 4th Overall at the MSTCA Freshman/Sophomore Meet

Congrats to the Norton boys track team who combined for a total of 28 points with 7 placements on the day!

Mike Tierney scoredin all THREE of his events on the day with a staggering 16 points total out of the 28 scored by the points. Mike came in 2nd in the 400 (52.41), 3rd in the high jump (5'5"), 4x400 Relay (3:50.68).

Medal winners on the day included: 
2nd - Mike Tierney - 400 Meters: 52.41
3rd - Mike Tierney - High Jump: 5'5"
4th - Cam Stalters - 110 Hurdles: 17.36
4th - Justin Ireland - 200 Meters: 24.15
5th - 4 x 400 - Parker Cleathero, Troy Parker, Eric Sanford, & Mike Tierney: 3:50.48 
6th - Eliot Ariola - 110 Hurdles: 17:48
6th - Cam Stalters - Javelin: 128'8"

Other athletes who qualified for the meet for Norton included: Anthony Cafalone (triple jump, 4x100), Adam Winiarz (triple jump, 200, & 4x100), Chris Litchfield (Shotput** PR, Discus), Luke Kane (Shotput), Jake Hallgren (Shotput & Javelin),Robert Smith (Discus), Danny Pereira (Javelin), Alex Carignan (400 Hurdles & 110 Hurdles), Colin O'Leary (400 Hurdles, 4x100), Justin Martons (100 & 200), Sean Cappelini (400 meters), Chris Wrenn (1 Mile), Noah Beauchamp (1 Mile), and Mike Travers (1 Mile).

For a full listing of results for the MSTCA Freshman-Sophomore Meet visit http://ma.milesplit.com/meets/142940/results/248001

Norton will next compete against Tri-Valley League Foe Medfield on Monday at Medfield. 

Norton Boys Claim TVL Small Title Today Over Ashland With a 110-26 Point Victory: Boys Move to 6-1 On the Season!

Congrats to the Norton boys track team who defeated Ashland today with a 110-26 point victory to win the Tri-Valley League Small Championship.  A staggering 22 athletes scored in the meet. 

Kevin O'Leary lead the way with the perfect day winning all three of his events: javelin, high jump, & 200.  Kevin threw the 6th best throw in the state this year,  the fifth being his as well earlier this season.

Brandon Durocher had a big day for the Lancers as he won the 400 hurdles, the 110 hurdles, and was 3rd in the high jump.

Zach Sicard won the 200 and the long jump.

Sophomore Mike Tierney won the 400, was 2nd in the high jump, and was a member of the winning 4x400 team.

Senior Captain Mason Rouillard ran a veteran race against Mahoney of Ashland to came back to beat him by 2 tenths of a second and a league 3rd best time. 

Jack Keane secured yet another shotput victory and a 3rd in the discus.

Max Marcotte tried a new event this season in the 2 mile and qualified for states his first time out!

Paul Schleicher won the discus again and threw for a season best 124 feet!

Senior Captain Danny Rafuse won the triple jump once again!

Freshman Justin Ireland got six points from his two second place victories in the 100 & 200 meters.


Josh Kelleher also secured two second places in the long and triple jumps while Steve Hudson did the same in the shot & discus and qualified for states in the discus. Cam Stalters also followed suit in the 110 hurdles and javelin.  Cam threw a 2nd best throw this season in the TVL today!

Other notables on the day included Andrew Nartowicz's PR in the triple of 39'1.5".  Also a PR went to Billy Sullivan in the mile with a 4:42.8 in his first time running it this season. 

Norton will next compete this weekend on Saturday at the MSTCA Freshman/Sophmore Small Schools Division (3 & 4) at Westwood High School.

Lady Lancers Claim Small School Championship

Ashland- The lady lancers met the clockers of Ashland on a day that began much warmer than it ended. The wind and cloud cover could not damper the spirits of the lancers who defeated Ashland 95-37. The lancers had their usual standout performances, despite running in the wind atop the clockers beautiful new track. The girls have alos cemented their second small school championship under coach Balzarini. Coach could not be more proud of the lancers as they hope to continue to grow and improve the program.

Highlights of the day:
Campbell: 1st 400mH, 1st 100mH, 1st LJ
Sargent: 1st 200m, 2nd 400m, 2nd HJ
Ethier: 2nd 400mH, 2nd 100mH, 2nd TJ
Whitman: 1st HJ, 3rd 400mH
Pereira: 1st SP 3rd 100m
O'Rourke: 1st Disc, 3rd SP
Amato: 1st Jav, 2nd Disc
Kennedy: 1st TJ, 2nd HJ
Pelletier: 2nd Jav, 3rd Disc
Sicard: 2nd LJ, 3rd TJ
Dilorenzo: 1st 800
Feeney: 3rd LJ
C. Weber: 3rd 1 Mile
Bieksha: 3rd 100mH
Dufault: 3rd 200m
Freedman: 3rd 800m
Erickson, Dilorenzo, Golata, Whitman: 1st 4x400m relay
Browne, Feeney, Dufualt, Pereira: 1st 4x100m relay

The lancers are competing in the freshman/ sophomore meet at Westwood on Saturday!

Norton Boys Move to 5-1 On the Season After Beating the Medway Mustangs 101-35 on Senior Day!

On a beautiful SENIOR DAY in Norton, the boys track team recognized their 12 senior boys: (from left to right in back) Mason Rouillard, Nick Skotny, Danny Lenihan, Tom Hanlon, Matt Butler, Joe Colley, Steve Hudson, Jack Keane, Andrew Nartowicz, Christos Nikolos, Danny Rafuse, and Mike Rocha.  

The boys won the meet 101-35 and move to 5-1 on the season.  As for state qualifiers, Andrew Nartowicz made states in the triple jump and Kevin O'Leary made states in the high jump.

Winners on the day included Brandon Durocher (400 Hurdles), Max Marcotte (1 Mile), Mike Tierney (400), Eliott Ariola (110 Hurdles), Mason Rouillard (800), Justin Ireland (200), Jack Keane (shotput), Zach Sicard (Long Jump), Kevin O'Leary (Javelin & High Jump), Paul Schleicher (Discus), and Danny Rafuse (Triple Jump), 4x100 team of Kevin O'Leary, Justin Ireland, Zach Sicard, & Colin Habig, & the 4x400 team of Mason Rouillard, Max Marcotte, Brandon Durocher, & Danny Lenihan!

The Norton boys took home 14 out of 16 first place finishes!

Other Placements on the Day:
2nd Long Jump & 2nd Triple Jump & 3rd 100 - Josh Kelleher
2nd 400 - Danny Lenihan
2nd 110 Hurdles - Cam Stalters
2nd 200 - John Taylor
2nd 2 Mile - Billy Sullivan
2nd ShotPut - Steve Hudson
2nd Javelin - Joe Colley
3rd Long Jump & 3rd Triple Jump - Andrew Nartowicz 
3rd 800 - Chris Wrenn
3rd ShotPut - Matt Butler
3rd High Jump - Mike Tierney

Norton will next take on the Ashland Clockers at Ashland on Thursday at 3:30!

Lady Lancers Improve Their Record to 4-2 on Senior Night

Norton- The Lady Lancers beat the Mustangs of Medway today 93.5-42.5. The day began with recognizing both the lancer seniors as well as the medway seniors because this was the last home meet for Norton. This year there are 6 seniors on the girls side; Allison Alioto, Brittany Alioto, Bri Arcaro, Katie Donofrio, Emma Ethier and Rebekah Sargent. These young women are all captains for the lady lancer team because they are true leaders that put the best interest of the team before their own. Each of these seniors have given not only their time to the program, but their heart. We truly will miss them next year, but will continue to enjoy their presence, as their are 3 more regular season meets.

Norton Seniors:

Allison Alioto, Brittany Alioto, Katie Donofrio, Emma Ethier, Bri Arcaro and Bekah Sargent

As for today's meet the lady lancers were able to perform at their best. Shannon O'Rourke threw 100'6" in the Discus to take first place against the fierce Mustang competition. Anya Dilorenzo also had a personal record and season best in the 800m, running 2:32.8 and placing first. There were the usual stellar performances by the high jump trio of Sargent, Kennedy and Whitman, as well as the hurdle trio of Campbell, Ethier and Bieksha who swept both the 100m Hurdles and the 400m Hurdles. Ethier, Sicard, and Kennedy also took triple jump; cementing the victory.

Individual Highlights included:
Campbell: 1st 400mH, 1st 100mH, 1st LJ
Ethier: 2nd 400mH, 2nd 100mH, 2nd TJ
Sargent: 1st HJ, 1st 400m, 1st 200m
Kennedy: 1st TJ, 3rd 200m, 3rd (tie) HJ
Pereira: 1st 100m, 1st SP
O'Rourke: 1st Disc, 2nd SP
Bieksha: 3rd 400mH, 3rd 100mH
Whitman: 3rd 400m, 2nd HJ
Dilorenzo: 1st 800m
Sicard: 3rd TJ
Pelletier: 1st Jav
Amato: 2nd Jav
Erickson, Dufault, Whitman, Dilorenzo: 1st 4x400m Relay
Browne, Feeney, Dufault, Pereira: 1st 4x100m Relay

The lancers next meet is on Thursday May 2nd at Ashland.

Norton Boys State Runner-Ups At Relays for 2nd Year in a Row! Boys 4x800 - MSTCA State Champs!

Norton Boys State Relay Runner-Up

State Runner Up Plaque

A very BIG congrats to the Norton boys who had a phenomenal day at the Division 4 State Relays coming in 2nd out of 87 Division 4 Schools!

I am very proud of all the boys today.  It says a great deal about this program when you can come back after a runner-up performance one year and do it again the next.

The boys 4x800 team of Billy Sullivan, Max Marcotte, Mike Tierney, & Mason Rouillard were the MSTCA State Champs today!  Congrats to you boys! 

4 x 800

There were two school records broken today: the Shotput Relay with Jack Keane, Steve Hudson, & Matt Butler and the Javelin Relay with Kevin O'Leary, Joe Colley, & Cam Stalters.

 ShotPut Relay - NEW SCHOOL RECORD!

Javelin Relay - NEW SCHOOL RECORD!

Top placements on the day:

                    Men - Team Rankings - 15 Events Scored
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    1) WESTON H.S.                 65        2) NORTON H.S.                44   
    3) NEWBURYPORT H.S.            38        3) CARD. SPELLMAN HS - BROCK  38   
    5) SEEKONK H.S.                37        6) Amesbury High School       32   
    7) OLD ROCHESTER REG-MATTAPOI  29        8) NORTH READING H.S.         20   
    8) Martha's Vineyard Reg. H.S  20       10) MASHPEE H.S.               18   
   10) EAST BRIDGEWATER H.S.       18       10) DEDHAM H.S.                18   
   13) Watertown High School       17       14) ARCHBISHOP WILLIAMS-BRAIN  14   
   15) Arlington Catholic H.S.      8       16) Bellingham H.S.             7   
   17) ASHLAND HS                   6       18) BEDFORD H.S.                5   
   19) COYLE-CASSIDY-TAUNTON        4       19) Medway High School          4   
   19) FAIRHAVEN H.S.               4       22) Bishop Fenwick H.S.         2   
   22) CASE HS - SWANSEA            2       22) NORWELL H.S.                2   
   22) Carver High School           2       26) HAMILTON-WENHAM REG H.S.    1  

Relay placements on the day: 
1st Place Finish - 4 x 800 - Billy Sullivan, Max Marcotte, Mike Tierney, & Mason Rouillard
2nd Place Finish - Javelin Relay - Kevin O'Leary, Joe Colley, & Matt Butler **New School Record
3rd Place Finish - ShotPut Relay - Jack Keane, Steve Hudson, & Matt Butler **New School Record 
3rd Place Finish - Triple Jump Relay - Josh Kelleher, Zach Sicard, & Andrew Nartowicz 
3rd Place Finish - High Jump Relay - Kevin O'Leary, Mike Tierney, & Brandon Durocher
4th Place Finish - Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Cam Stalters, Elliot Ariola, Brandon Durocher, & Alex Carignan
4th Place Finish - 4x200 - Kevin O'Leary, Danny Lenihan, Justin Ireland, & Josh Kelleher

Our Loyal and Dedicated Captains Hold Their Well Earned Hardware!

Triple Jump Relay - (Minus the guy in the middle and add Narto!)

Shuttle Hurdle Relay - (Minus Elliot Ariola as Brandon is so conveniently pointing out for us!)

High Jump Relay

4 x 200 Relay

Josh Kelleher: "Did you buy your tickets?"

Mike Tierney: "For what Josh?" 

Josh Kelleher: "The Gun Show!!"

Norton (4-1) will be back to Tri-Valley league competition tomorrow (Monday) at home for SENIOR DAY versus the Medway Mustangs!!

Relays Give Birth to Lady Lancer Excitement!

Abington- The lady lancers competed today in the MSTCA sponsored Divison 4 state relays. In the beautiful sun the lady lancers proclaimed that today was their day. The shuttle hurdle team was the first to compete for the girls team. Kassidy Campbell, Emma Ethier, Sara Silva and Molly Bieksha ran a 1:09.45 combined setting a new school record and placed first at the meet. The lancers had another set of state champions, the high jump relay team. Danielle Whitman, Bekah Sargent and Erin Kennedy all cleared 4'10" and Sarget went a step above clearing 5'0", clinching the lancer victory.

Shuttle Hurdle Team- NEW SCHOOL RECORD!!-STATE CHAMPIONS!!

Sara Silva, Molly Bieksha, Emma Ethier and Kassidy Campbell

Other highlights included:
Shot put relay: 6th place (Germano, O'Rourke, Pereira)
Javelin relay: 7th Place (O'Rourke, Pelletier, Atkins-Luu)
4x200: 8th place (Browne, Dufault, Kennedy, Sargent)
Sprint Medley: 9th place (Dilorenzo, Sargent, Feeney, Whitman)
Triple Jump: 11th place (Kennedy, Ethier, Sicard)
4x100: 13th place (Browne, Dufault, Feeney, Pereira)
4x400: 15th place (Ethier, Erickson, Sicard, Whitman)

Shuttle Hurdle: 1st place (Silva, Bieksha, Ethier Campbell)
High Jump: 1st place (Kennedy, Whitman, Sargent)


Overall the lady lancer team placed 8th out of 87 registered teams.

The next meet is at home on Monday vs Medway!!