Malone Claims Sectional Title: Ogdensburg 2nd, Potsdam 3rd

Malone Wraps Up Section X Championship Season

At the 2012 New York State Spring Track Championships, the Malone Huskies rolled up some of the best results of any Section X team in recent memory. On Day 1, first up was the decathlon 110 hurdles featuring senior Aaron Decosse. Aaron ran well enough to beat two of his competitors. Decosse followed that by beating two others in the high jump, then four others in the shot put. This put him firmly ahead of three of his competitors in the decathlon at the end of the first day. Decosse was seeded ahead of just one athlete, but was moving up the standings. In the triple jump, Aaron Sharlow jumped from the 36-foot line instead of his usual 32-foot mark. Despite the change, Sharlow jumped a respectable 38 feet 2.25 inches, one of his best jumps of the season. Later in the day, in the long jump, Aaron jumped his best jump on his third jump at 19 feet 6 inches. Aaron will be moving on to prep school next year. The next event, the discus, featured Mike Sharrow who threw well enough to beat four competitors with a throw of 113 feet 8 inches for a successful day. Harvey Smith ran the 400 meters, seeded 11th and then medaled when he finished fifth for Division I, qualifying him for the New York Federation race on Day 2. Harvey posted a personal best 49.16 to qualify for the second day. In the final event of the first day, Conor Gordon ran the 3200 meters in a very tactical race. The race started slow, so Conor pushed the pace in his heat. In the first mile, he ran a 4:48 and in the second mile ran 4:39 to finish with a personal best 9:27.54. Gordon ended up with a fifth-place medal in Division One. On Day 2, Corey Lamere started with a new school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Corey ran 9:53.32 for an 8.5 second improvement on his best, flying the last 300 meters to pass five runners. Lamere placed 10th in Division I. Mike Sharrow returned and threw 43'9 for one of his better throws, just shy of his best to finish his season and high school career as Section Champion. In the 1600 meters, Conor Gordon ran his personal best, flying at around 60 seconds in the final lap to hit 4:20.56 to take 11th for Division I. Following the 1600 meters, the awards for outstanding sportsmanship were awarded and Gordon was Section X's Division I recipient for boys. Decosse continued his pentathlon quest by jumping 15'4" in the long jump, preparing him to use his last and best event to secure his place in the 1500 meters. Aaron's prior best in the 1500 was 4:51, but he finished 11th of 25 runners at 4:43.27. The final F.A. performance was Harvey Smith in his Federation race for 400 meters. Seeded in a disadvantaged Lane 7, Harvey tracked an elite class 600 meter runner in Lane 8, then out ran him over the final steps of the race to place fourth in the battle for Federation medals with a new personal best, new Huskies record and new Section X record of 48.25, less than a half-second behind the winner.
 

Complete 2012 Section X Championship Results

Complete 2012 N. Y. State Championship Results

Potsdam, Flyers Sweep Gouverneur in Double Dual

Norwood-Norfolk’s Josh Eng launches high enough to sail over the bar during the high jump event. Potsdam's Joe Bartlett edged out Gouverneur's Adrian McShane in winning the event. In a pair of dual matchups, Potsdam and Norwood-Norfolk both defeated the Wildcats. Potsdam won 13 of 16 events.
(Grant Sharlow photo)  Meet Gallery  Complete Boys Results

Runners from Potsdam, Norwood-Norfolk and Gouverneur are almost deaad-even at the first handoff in the boys 4x100 meter relay. (Grant Sharlow photo)  Meet Gallery

LESPERANCE, CRAWFORD, PATELL LEAD AT VANDUSEN

Ogdensburg’s Nick Crawford just nicks a hurdle en route to a 400-meter hurdles victory. Crawford led the Blue Devils in winning the boys 89th annual Van Dusen and the overall boys-girls school title. Potdsam finished a distant second, with Fulton, Gouverneur and Madrid-Waddington rounding out the top five.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

Competitors from Fulton (red) and Gouverneur land into the water during the boys 3000-meter steeplechase event.  Seton Catholic's Mitchell Ryan won the event.  Christian Lesperance won three individual events (long jump, 100 and 200 meter races) in helping Ogdensburg recapture first place in the VanDusen Invitational Track Meet at O.F.A.  Matt Tolman of O.F.A. won the grueling pentathlon.  A complete list of event winnings appears to the left.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

Malone Wins "a" Invitational for varsity tracksters

Ogdensburg's Zach Patell clears the bar during the high jump competition, clearing the bar at a height of six feet to win the event at the "A" Invitational for varsity-level athletes only. Patell was also named the Jumper of the Meet, finishing third in the long jump. Malone overwhelmed the field to win the meet at Madrid-Waddington.  (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

Runners from Canton, Massena and Potsdam round the corner during the boys 200 meter dash.  Runners from Canton, Massena and Potsdam round the corner during the preliminary heat in the boys 200 meter dash. Ogdensburg’s Tyler Belleau won the event in 23.6 seconds. O.F.A.’s Jacob Sias finished second at 24.3, while Massena’s Andrew Brush placed third at 24.8.  Malone won the meet with an overall score that nearly doubled their nearest rival.  Malone's Connor Gordon was named Runner of the Meet for his four distance-event wins (1600, 3200 and 1600 and 3200 relays).  Malone's Mike Sharrow was named Top Thrower after winning the shot put and placing second in the discus.  Zach Patell of Ogdensburg was Jumper of the Meet for wins in the high jump and long jump. (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery  Complete Meet Results

Potsdam Tracks Wins in All 12 Events, Beats Canton

Potsdam boys execute the exchange of the baton in the 400 meter relay in Wednesday's meet. The Sandstoners moved to within a half-meet of first-place Malone with a 142-60 victory vs. the Bears. Potsdam swept every event with Joe Bartlett, Ethan Kelley and Tyler Belleau winning two events apiece.  (Ryan Bercume photo)  Meet Gallery

Potsdam's Ethan Kelley (right) has a slight lead with a teammate in the boys 1600 meter race. Kelley won the event and participated in the winning 4 x 800 meter relay team.  Joe Bartlett won the 110- and 400-meter hurdles events.  Tyler Belleau won the 400 and participated in the winning 4 x 100 relay.   Buckley of Canton placed second in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles. (Ryan Bercume photo)  Meet Gallery

Potsdam Tracks Wins in All 12 Events, Beats Canton

Potsdam's Ethan Kelley (right) has a slight lead with a teammate in the boys 1600 meter race. Kelley won the event and participated in the winning 4 x 800 meter relay team.  Joe Bartlett won the 110- and 400-meter hurdles events.  Tyler Belleau won the 400 and participated in the winning 4 x 100 relay.   Buckley of Canton placed second in the 110- and 400-meter hurdles. (Ryan Bercume photo)  Meet Gallery

N-N FLYERS WIN 12 EVENTS TO DEFEAT CANTON TRACK 171-66

Norwood-Norfolk's Connor Levison won the 110- and 400-meter hurdles, while also running on the winning 1600-meter relay team. The Flyers won 12 events, led by Josh Eng's four wins (600, 1600, 3200 and 3200 relay) to beat Canton 171-66. Jake Wellings won three events: long jump, triple jump and 400 relay.   (Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery

Runners from Canton and Norwood-Norfolk sprint hard to the finish line in a tight heat of the boys 110-meter dash.  Canton's McLaughlin won the event.  The Bears' LaPointe won the high-jump at 5-feet, 4-inches. Norwood-Norfolk's Preston Mason set a league-best mark this season in the discuss with a toss of 131 feet 11 inches.  Teammate Cody Dominque won the 200 and 400 meters, then participated in a winning 400-meter relay, helping to lead the Flyers to a 171-66 victory at Norfolk.

Potsdam NIPs O.F.A., Downs Tupper Lake in TRACK Sweep

Potsdam's Mike Hobbs, Ogdensburg's Zach Patell and Tupper Lake's Blair Boyer do battle in the boys 110-meter hurdles on Wednesday at Potsdam. The Sandstoners held on for a narrow 122½-118½ win over Ogdensburg, the first loss for the Devils. Both Potsdam and O.F.A. defeated Tupper Lake.  (Bob LaRue photo)  Meet Gallery  Complete Meet Results

Competitors from Potsdam, Ogdensburg and Tupper Lake in the boys 1600-meter race. The Sandstoners held on for a narrow 122½-118½ win over Ogdensburg, the first loss for the Devils. Both Potsdam and O.F.A. defeated Tupper Lake in the tri-meet.  (Bob LaRue photo)  Meet Gallery  Complete Meet Results

Tupper Lake's Blair Boyer on the shot put.

Crawford Sets New School Hurdles Mark in O.F.A. Win

Ogdensburg’s Nick Crawford clears a hurdle and sprints to the finish line in 15.3 seconds to establish a new school record in the 110-meter hurdles. Ogdensburg defeated Massena 161-77 and Salmon River 180-39 to sweep the boys' tri-meet. The Raiders placed second, beating the Shamrocks 154-41. 
(Eric Foote photo)  Meet Gallery   Complete Results

A Massena competitor in the long jump against the Shamrocks and Blue Devils in the opening meet at Ogdensburg.  O.F.A.'s Zach Grenier won the event.  Massena's best was freshman Andrew Brush who placed third. In addition to his record-setting run in the 110-meter hurdles, O.F.A.'s Nick Crawford also won the 400 hurdles, high jump and triple jump.  Alex Wood won the 1,600 and 3,200.  Christian Lesperance won the 100 and 200.

MALONE OPENS SEASON WITH STRONG WIN VS. TUPPER LAKE

April 19: The Franklin Academy Boys Track Team got off to a good start vs. Tupper Lake on Thursday afternoon with a 183-34 victory. Coach Matt Tessier said, "This meet turned out to be a great opportunity for FA to figure out where the training deficiencies are at this time as we head into future meets next week and beyond."  Malone won almost every event individually, but just a few standout performances were evident with the wind and with Tupper Lake's team being a small team, some events were just FA against FA.   Throughout the meet, several Malone athletes who were not expected to place beat their own teammates who scored points.  This is a positive for the team as it works to solidify who will compete in which events over the course of the season.   Event by event, the Huskies won the 4x800 with Corey Lamere, Conor Gordon, Doug Fitzgerald and Morgan Marlow.  The 110 hurdles was won by Geiger of Tupper Lake in 18.3 with Malone taking 2nd through 4th scoring spots.  Jamiel Stapleton led the Huskies at 19.8.  Harvey Smith won the 100m against a headwind in 11.6 seconds, followed by Aaron Sharlow FA, Boyer of TL, Bailey Fellion FA and Grayson of Tupper.   In the Triple Jump, Curtis Blow started to return to form of three years ago with 36'10" for the win, 2nd and third were personal bests by Joe Perry at 36'2.5" and John Picaro at 35'0.5" for a sweep.  The shot put was won by indoor champ Mike Sharrow in 43'4", second was Duncan Marshall at 34'9"m, third was Boyer of Tupper and the fourth was Charland of FA in personal best 31'.  Watkins and Decosse, who were not expected to place, threw 34'3 and 31'3 respectively to get noticed for the next meet.   The Huskies' distance team was strong as usual with 1-2-3 in the 1600m behind Morgan Marlow, Conor Gordon and Corey Lamere.  The same three paired up for the 3200m, with Gordon 10:03.6, Marlow, and Lamere the top[ thrree.  In the 1600m, outdoor personal bests were run by Mike Haas 5:04, Dylan Lavoie 5:05 and Patrick Gordon at 5:07; all three could have broken 5:00 without the wind.   In the 4x100m, FA ran 47.5 with bad handoffs and against the wind.  Harvey Smith (4th in the state and Federal competition last year)returned to the track to run 51.9 in the 400m with Curtis Blow and Brennan Gervais taking 2nd and 3rd.   John Picaro ran his first 400H and broke under the minute barrier at 59.8.  Said Coach Tessier, "This makes him a good candidate to challenge (Nick) Crawford of OFA this season."  Geiger of Tupper was second followed by Jamiel Stapleton and Brady Monette.  The 800m was won by Doug Fitzgerald, 2nd to Bach Schanck and 3rd to Patrick Gordon.   In the event, Lavoie and Decosse also ran well enough to place and be considered scoring options for the next meet.   The 200m was won by Bailey Fellion in 25.9, Brennan Gervais was 2nd at 26.5, Boyer of Tupper 3rd and Joe Perry took 4th at 27.4, while teammate Zach Lamica also ran well at 26.9.  The 4x400 relay had five FA teams.  Malone's Smith, Gordon, Picaro and Fitzgerald cruised to an easy victory.   In the remaining field events, Mike Sharrow threw a personal best of 119'11.75 inches in the discus, while Charland also had a personal best at 100 ft,, followed by Marshall at 82 ft.  Curtis Blow rode his triple jump success to win the high jump at a personal best 5'6", with Sharlow and Stapleton reaching 5'4" each.  The long jump featured Sharlow at 18'1", Fellion at 16'1", Geiger of Tupper and Blow at 15'11".  Also, unexpected leaps of 17'3" from Stapleton and 16'4" from Joe Perry would have been 2nd and 3rd places.