聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Youth from across the coverage area of The Observer have found success in their Track and Field season with many youth moving through pre-Districts to Districts. Districts were held on Wednesday, May 25, with schools attending either the District meet in Moosomin or Weyburn.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Manor School students were in Moosomin to compete in a variety of events. Many youth earned third place standings, but only the top two from each event were able to move onto Provincials which will be held Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, in Regina. The school did have one competitor to break into the top two of an event and Trista Kennett (second Sr. Girls Shot Put 鈥� 8.63m) will be heading to Provincials in Regina.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 From Arcola various competitors made it through the pre-district meet in Carnduff to compete in Weyburn. Again the school saw students finishing just out of reach of provincials, but three young women did find success. For Sr. Girls Shania Taylor will move on in shot put (first - 9.88m) and javelin (second - 26.51m); Abigail Birch in Midget Girls has moved on in hurdles (second - 13.05s) and the 4x100 metre relay race; Melissa Ellis has also moved on in javelin (second - 24.27m) within Midget Girls.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Out of Wawota three students have also clenched spots in the Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association (SHSAA) Provincial competition. Devin Stewart will compete in the 100 metre hurdles for Sr. Boys (first 鈥� 15.49s); Allan Jose Vileta in the midget boys category will compete in the 100m (first - 11.65s) and broke the District record, 200m (second - 24.78s), long jump (second - 5.44m), triple jump (second 鈥� 10.83m), and 4x100m relay within the Midget Boys category; while Olivia Lawrence in the Sr. Girls has earned a spot to compete at Provincials while setting the 100m District record (first 鈥� 12.30s), 200m (first - 25.87s), 400m (first 鈥� 1.03.70s), long jump (first 鈥� 5.15m), 4x100m relay, and the 4x400m relay.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Lampman School had five students attend Districts in Weyburn following pre-Districts. Brantley Carson in Midget Boys earned a first place in long jump (5.68m) and will move on in this category to Provincials.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Youth from Carlyle had a very good showing with eight moving on. Gracie Schutz sped along in the Midget Girls category and will move on in the 100m (second 鈥� 13.41s), 200m (first 鈥� 27.40s), and 400m (first - 1.08.92s). Tucker Sharp in the Midget Boys will be running in the 3,000m (second - 11.11.27s); Halen Duhaime competing in Jr. Boys has advanced in shot put (second - 10.31m) and discus (second - 28.22m); Sam Matthewson will move on in Jr. Boys discus (first 鈥� 32.55m); Alex Messer competing in the Jr. Boys category has earned a spot in triple jump (10.83m); Jorja Bendtsen will move on in 80m hurdles (second 鈥� 13.14s) within the Junior Girls category; Karli Colpitts in Jr. Girls advanced in shot put (first 鈥� 9.78m), discus (first - 28.87m), and javelin (second 鈥� 25.24m); Taylor Sargent will compete at Provincials in the Jr. Girls category in the 80m hurdles (first 鈥� 12.68s)and the 100m (54.14s); and Kyle Sargent in Sr. Boys will participate in the 200m (first 鈥� 23.37s) and 400m (first - 54.14s).
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Students from Stoughton attended the day competing in various events with Beth-Ann Goudy in the Sr. Girls earning a spot in Provincials with her discus throw (second 鈥� 23.20m) and Cale Piper with the Midget Boys moving on in discus as well (second 鈥� 31.00m).
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t was a cold, windy, rainy, and miserable day, but spirits were high and the athletes were steadfast in their resolve to compete and do their best,鈥� Eugene Brown, the track and field coach in Arcola said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Track and field coach from Manor, Michelle Cundall agreed that the weather was awful, but the competitors dug deep to do their best despite the cold, rainy day.
