Canton Repeats Section X Track Title; Malone 2nd; Potsdam 3rd

A Norwood-Norfolk triple jumper takes off from the end of the running lane.  Most Valuable Field Performer, Beaver River participant Skylar Pastor from South Jefferson, topped the 300 meters. Tupper Lake had two individual winners: Samantha Ormsby in triple jump and Hannah Klossner in the high jump. Potsdam’s Maddie Drechsel won the long jump and Indian River’s Elizabeth Kolodgy tossed the best shot put.
(Jake Yousey photo) 

Ogdensburg’s Chelsea Montroy fires shot put for a sixth-place finish among 19 competitors. Norwood-Norfolk’s Adrianna Colbert won the event.   South Jefferson’s Skylar Pastor, competes with Beaver River, was the only triple winner of the meet, capturing first in the 55-meter dash, 600 meters and high jump. In other girls finishes, Canton’s Katie Lapinski topped the long jump, while helping win the 4x200 relay with Carly Whiteford, Claire Olin and Emma Collins. The Bears’ Laura Pierce won the 3000 meters. Malone’s Maria Perez captured 55 hurdles, while teammate Hannah Perry was first in the 300 dash and Carrie Pomainville won the 1000 meters. Malone girls also won the 4x400 relay.   (John LaRue photo)  Meet Gallery

Gouverneur long jumper Belle Hall leaps through the air for a distance of 12 feet 9 inches during the Northern Athletic Conference Invitational.  Liz Stuttler of Clinton achieved the longest distance at 15 feet 4.5 inches. 

(Right) Beaver River’s Skylar Pastor, a South Jefferson student-athlete left the competition behind in the girls 300 meters, while breaking the Section X record that stood for 32 years.  She completed the race in 41.2 seconds. The previous mark was 41.46 seconds set by Malone’s Sue Hutchins in 1981. Pastor also won the long jump during Week 5 competition.

Ogdensburg's Chelsea Montroy tosses for 13-feet-6.5 inches, good for ninth place among three dozen competitors in the shot put during Section X Indoor Track and Field on Friday.  Indian River's Elizabeth Kolodgy won the event.  For Canton, Lindsay Proulx posted best in the 55-meter hurdles, Gemma DelRossi won the 600, Rebecca DelRossi was tops in the 1,000 meters and Laura Pierce delivered first in the 3,000.  Beaver River’s Skylar Pastor (from South Jefferson) won three events, claiming top spot in the 300 meters, long jump and high jump. For Malone, Emma Pomainville won the 1500 meters.  Tupper Lake’s Samantha Ormsby won the triple jump.

Runners from Malone and Canton exchange batons for the second leg of the girls 4x800 meter relay. The Canton team of Laura Pierce, Gemma DelRossie, Paige Hamilton and Abby Hampton outran second-place Malone by 14.6 seconds to win the event. Canton also won the meet in Week #3. Malone 2nd.

An Indian River competitor gets ready to fire the rock in the shot put event during the season opener for Section X Girls Indoor Track and Field.  Indian River’s Elizabeth Kolodgy won the event at 28 feet 7 inches, while Malone's Annie Sharlow placed second nearly four feet shorter.  Malone's Maggie Albu placed third.  Among some of the other winners:  Canton’s Lindsay Proulx won the girls 55-meter hurdles. Potsdam’s Maddie Dreschel captured first in the long jump. Potsdam’s Marie Amell topped the finalists in the 1500-meter run. Malone won the 3200 meter run. Canton at 149 points won the overall team total.  Malone placed second at 97 point. Potsdam was third at 70.