April 24 - Thursday @ The Penn Relays - A remarkable first day for Pennsylvania girls, as three Philly-area hurdlers went 2-3-4 in the 400 version of the event. Nicole Leach, the West Catholic phenom who broke 60-seconds for the first time just two weeks ago, ran a 59.00 to become the first American across the line. Merion Mercy senior Tiffany Abney was 3rd in 59.18 and William Penn senior Christina Smith was 4th in 59.89. Hershey senior Angie Saterstad set about a 20-second PR by gaining 3rd in a very fast 3000, going 9:49.91. PA cleaned up the 5-6-7 spots with senior Emily Kruger, Lampeter-Strasburg, and juniors Kylee Schuyler, Chambersburg, and Francis Koons, Allentown Central Catholic. Four PA teams advanced to the COA 4x800's, including Gwynedd-Mercy (9:20.48) and Wyomissing (9:30.60) in the Small Schools, and Haverford Township (9;22.14) and Hatboro-Horsham (9:23.55) in the Large Schools. In Field Events, Williamsport's Ruby Radocaj was 2nd in the Javelin with a 147-08 effort, while Easton Pole Vaulter Courtney Regan was 3rd with an 11-03.75. The fastest 800 split of the day was delivered by Hatboro-Horsham sophomore Caitlin Klaas iln 2:13.8. And William Penn qualified for BOTH the 4x100 and 4x400 Championship of America races, taking their heat of the 4x100 in 46.88 and the 4x400 in 3:47.21. West Catholic ran 3:48.32 to make the COA.

Monday, April 21 - Public League Relays @ Simon Gratz HS - Just two days off the Father Judge Relays and three days before the first races of the Penn Relays, William Penn had a little important work to fit into their schedule. Taking care of their Public League Relays obligation, and competition. They summarily won seven of nine events, including a 3:49.9 4x400 tune-up over Girls' High, 6.5 seconds back. The lineup switched Kneisha Sheard and Christina Smith from Saturday's order, moving Smith into 3rd, and Sheard to 2nd. Kandis Worthington remained lead-off, with Juanita Broaddus in the anchor spot. Karina Francis replaced Smith in the 4x200 for a 1:42.4 win over Dobbins (1:43.6) and Girls' High (1:43.8). Francis replaced Sheard in the 4x100 which held off Dobbins by a second in 49.3. Central won four of the nine relays for the boys, taking the 4x10 Hurdles and the DMR on the track, and the Triple Jump and Shot Put relays in the field. Results.

April Week 3: Wednesday, April 16 - Moon Mixed Relays @ Moon Area HS (North Allgeheny wins easily) | Buccaneer Relays @ Interboro HS | Lion Invitational @ Penncrest HS | Thursday, April 17 | Crimson Tide Invitational @ Pottsville HS - Saturday, April 19 - 28th Annual Father Judge Relays (William Penn 47.44, 3:52.72; Smith wins 400H & HJ; St. Hubert's 12:26.45; O'Hara 7:57.36) |

Right: O'Hara Frosh Matt Willard
opened with a 1:59.9

| Shippensburg University HS Invitational @ Shippensburg University (Zimmerman 217-10 JT, Jordan 206-11; Radocaj 152-04 JT, Hoover 148-08) | Bristol Knights of Columbus Relays @ Holy Ghost Prep (Michaud, Gregory 10.5, Thompson, Holt 10.9; Gwynedd-Mercy 12:08.8 DMR) | Mansfield University Invitational @ Mansfield University | North East Invitational @ North East HS | Suburban One American Relays @ Wissahickon (Five meet records, including a 3:32.1 SMR by Quakertown) | City of Hermitage Invitational @ Hickory HS | Central Bucks West Relays @ Central Bucks West HS | Greyhound Invitational @ Shippensburg High School | PA Performances @ Willingboro Invitational @ Willingboro (NJ) HS (North Penn 7:56.8; Leach 61.1 400h; West Catholic 4;11.9 SMR) | PA @ Mansfield Merhock Relays @ Mansfield (OH) HS (O'Toole 9:17.60, Davidson 1:56.63)

Saturday, April 19 - 28th Annual Father Judge Relays @ Father Judge HS (PennTrack on site) - The rain had stopped and the sun came out early as the Philly-area warm-up for the Penn Relays. William Penn tuned out the competition, taking the 4x100 in 47.44 and the 4x400 in 3:52.72 (Kandis Worthington, 59.5, Christina Smith 58.2, Kneshia Sheard 58.3, Juanita Broaddus 56.8). Broaddus had her right hamstring wrapped. She apparently tweaked a hamstring at the Morgan State Relays in the 200. "She raced smart today. She knows what 90% means, and she did that." said head coach Tim Hickey. Broaddus should be totally ready for the Penn Relays this week. A member of both relays, Christina Smith, also took wins in the 400 Hurdles in 62.20 and the High Jump, clearing 5'05.00". St. Hubert's ran alone in the DMR, going 12:26.45 (Rachel Papin, 3:46.6, Kate Olney 61.9, Meghan Neary 2:28.9, Amy Kelly, 5:08.9). Archbishop Prendergast took the 4x800 in 09:32.64 (Nicole O'Dea 2:19.0, Kelli Fierras (FR), 2:21.8, Maureen Benner (FR), 2:26.8, Lindsay Dynow, 2:24.7). In the boys 4x800, Cardinal O'Hara ran the best of the season in PA, going 7:57.36 (Matt Willard (FR) 1:59.9, Bernie Rendler, 1:57.2, Dan Boyle, 2:02.8, Steve Hallinan, 1:57.1) while Archbishop Carroll used a strong Mile to capture the DMR in 10:35.06. Results courtesy of Father Judge HS.

Below: Juanita Broaddus anchors William Penn to a 47.44 4x100 win.


Saturday, April 19 - Shippensburg University High School Invitational @ Shippensburg University - The Javelin in PA continues to be strong, as 2002 PIAA State Championship runner-up Brad Zimmerman of Warwick, uncorked a throw of 217-10. Cedar Crest's Thomas Jordan was 2nd with his 206-11. The girls' AAA Javelin was just as good, with Williamsport's Ruby Radocaj getting off a 152-04 effort. Defending AA State Champ Angela Hoover of Bald Eagle won her group's Discus competition with a throw of 148-08. In the AAA High Jump, two Carlisle guys went 6-08, with Jeff Porter getting the place nod over Lamar Hodge. Double winners included, in AAA: Brendan Perretta, Altoona, in the 100 (10.96) and 200 (22.72); Megan Ryan, 15.26 in 100H, and 46.13 in 300H; Krista Little, Altoona, 17-04.00 Long Jump, and 35-05.00 Triple Jump; In AA: Andre Broussard, E.L. Meyers, the 100 in 11.16 and 200 in 22.38; Brad Baird, Lake Lehman, 9:41.64 3200 & 6:23.94 2000 Steeple; Kelsey Buffenmyer, Donegal, 5-01.25 High Jump, 17-04.50 Long Jump (10th in 200); and Kara Lehman, James Buchanan, 13.13 100 (13.05 Semi) and 26.92 200. E.L Myers had the fastest 4x100 of the day, a 43.44, while Altoona went 44.14, also taking the 4x400 in 3:27.02. Altoona won the Boys AAA team title, while Hempfield won the girls. E.L. Meyers was the boys AA champ, with Biglerville gaining the honor for the AA girls. Results courtesy of Shippensburg University.

Saturday, April 19 - Bristol Knights of Columbus Relays @ Holy Ghost Prep - SUMMARY AND RESULTS COURTESY OF WILLIAM KENNY, BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES - Al Gregory of Pennsbury followed up his 10.3 100 meters in last Tuesday's dual meet vs. North Penn with a 10.5 in the Bristol Knights of Columbus Invitational at Holy Ghost. But he lost. Teammate Kervin Michaud, a junior, also ran 10.5 and won. Bensalem's John Thompson (10.9) and Neshaminy's Chase Holt (10.9) also broke the 11-second barrier. Michaud also ran 21.8 in the 200 but lost to Conestoga's Ryan Bird (21.5). Bird took the 400 as well in 50.3. Gregory won the long jump in 21-10. Bill Ference from the host school claimed the 800 and 1,600 (2:00.0 and 4:30.4), while William Tennent's Ed Ruiz dominated the shot (52-0) and discus (160-7). In girls action, Pennsbury's Andi Glick (12.0) edged Ryan's Sara Brown (12.0) and Jess Starce (12.1) in the 100. Glick's 25.7 claimed the 200, as well. The Ryan girls got a measure of revenge in the 4x100 relay by beating Pennsbury, 48.7 to 49.8. Ryan also won the 4x400 in 3:59.4. Denise Tetkowski ran on both relays and took second in the 300 low hurdles (44.8) to Tiffany Abney of Merion Mercy (44.5). Ashley Kelly of Bensalem, a junior, took the 1,600 in 5:14.3, placed second in the 3,200 in 11:25.1 and anchored the Owls to victory in the 4x800 relay in 9:55.1. Lynn Morelli of St. Basil's won the 3,200 in 11:06.4. Despite spraining her ankle on Thursday, William Tennent's Danyelle Yondura won the discus (114-11) and javelin (100-3). She did not compete in the shot put due to her injury. And Gwynedd-Mercy turned in one of the top DMRs in the US, going 12:08.8 (Kahki Mealy, Susan Jaggers, Kelly McGrath, Meghan Bishop). Results.

Saturday, April 19 - PA Performances @ Willingboro Invitational @ Willingboro (NJ) HS - North Penn went to New Jersey for good competition, and found it. The 4x800 relay of Rick Bennett, Hibo Lu, Matt Krum and Adam Thomas finished 2nd to host Willingboro in the state's best time (by about half-a-second) of 7:56.8. North Penn also finished 2nd in the DMR, going 10:55.8 (Ian Maurer, Chris Graham, Mike Hurtz and Sean Doyle); and 3rd in the 4x400 in 3;23.4. West Catholic's Nicole Leach tuned up for her big race Thursday morning in the 400 Hurdles, winning comfortably in 1:01.1. Her team's Sprint Medley Relay was 2nd in 4:11.9, the North Penn 3rd in 4:17.2. North Penn's 4x400 was 3rd in 4:07.4 and their 4x800 2nd in 9:39.5. Results.

Saturday, April 19 - Mansfield University Invitational @ Mansfield University -

Saturday, April 19 - North East Invitational @ North East HS -

Saturday, April 19 - Suburban One American Relays @ Wissahickon -
Five meet records were broken at the meet, including three by the boys and two by the girls. In the Sprint Medley, Quakertown posted a 3:32.1 to break the 1990 record behind Jon Mitchell, Nate Cox, Dan Schepis, and Adam Breisch. Wissahickon was 2nd in 3:38.0. Methacton's Blake Taylor and Doug Mazzocco set a new Triple Jump Relay record of 87-0.25. The Upper Merion 4x800 squad of Ronak Patel, Mike Brothers, Mike Heavner and John Greis ran 8:08.8 to beat a 19-year-old record held by Wissahickon. For the girls, Wissahickon's 4x200 relay of Brandie Smith, Brooke Williams, Alex Baptiste and Krista Simkins broke the record set by their own school last year, going 1:44.5. And Upper Dublin's Stephanie Richter and Ann Stout teamed to set a Pole Vault Relay record of 17-0, breaking their own school's record set in 2002. Results courtesy of PTFCA.

Saturday, April 19 - City of Hermitage Invitational @ Hickory HS -

Saturday, April 19 - Central Bucks West Relays @ Central Bucks West HS - 2003 Cancelled. Poor track conditions.

Saturday, April 19 - Greyhound Invitational @ Shippensburg High School -

Friday-Saturday, April 18-19 - PA @ Mansfield Merhcok Relays @ Mansfield (OH) HS - Mount Lebanon and Harborcreek travelled to Mansfield, Ohio and came back with a few awards. James O'Toole showed he is one of the favorites in the PIAA 3200, posting a PA #1 9:17.60. Mount Lebanon's 4x800 won their event in 8:06.10 (1) Rex, Ryan 1:59, 2) Rogers, Brad 2:01, 3) Trumbull, Chris 2:03, 4) Davidson, Andrew 2:03). Harborcreek (1) Surovick, Mark 2) Soder, Brian 3) Davis, Craig 4) Soder, Eric) was 4th in 8:16.40. Davidson came back in the 800 to take 2nd in 1:56.63. Teammate Justin Losego was 10th in the 400 in 52.65. PA Performances.

Wednesday, April 16 - Moon Mixed Relays @ Moon HS - I'd love to get to this one some year, because it sounds like a lot of fun. Relays are comprised of boys and girls from each school in all the events. This year, North Allegheny captured seven of the 16 events for a dominating winning total of 123 points. Seneca Valley was 2nd, while Moon Area and Baldwin went 3-4, respectively. Results courtesy of Moon Area HS.

Thursday, April 17 - Crimson Tide Invitational @ Pottsville HS -

Wednesday, April 16 - - Buccaneer Relays @ Interboro HS -

Wednesday, April 16 - Lion Invitational @ Penncrest HS -

Sunday, April 13 - At Sunday's Penn Relays Kick-Off Distance Classic, two former PA distance stars, Dan McKay (Hatboro-Horsham) and Matt Dipretore (Marple Newtown) won the 5K and 20K respectively. Story. Depretore is currently the coach at Sun Valley.

April Week 2: Friday, April 11 - 1st Annual Wildcat Invitational @ Latrobe HS (boys only) (| Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Boys) (Davidson 1:54.5, Fitzgerald 1:56.2 upset Bair in 800 who gets 3rd on broken foot; Johnson 10.7) | Saturday, April 12, 2003 | 31th Annual Relay Carnival @ Upper Dublin High School (North Penn goes 42.9. 2, 1:30.2, 3:23.2 in D1. Wissahickon takes five relays in D2) | 15th Annual Pan-Ram Invitational @ Central Dauphin HS (Saterstad 10:53.58. Timmons 10.72, 22.08. Milton Hershey wins boys & girls titles) | 2nd Annual Great Valley Invitational @ Great Valley HS (PennTrack on site) PIX PAGES (Great Valley wins five relays for the meet including SMR of 3:36.40; Downingtown boys take three; Pennsbury girls take four relays) | 12th Annual Lady Spartan Invitational @ Hempfield Area HS (Bricker wins TJ, LJ and anchores winning 4x800) | Susquehanna University High School Classic @ Susquehanna University (Wetzel 4:58.21 1600; frosh James-Wintjen 12.85, 26.68; Baker 50.75 and 1:59.33) | Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Girls) (Geibel 137-03 JT; Reed double winner in Hurdles, Smith doubles in LJ and TJ) | Mount Carmel Inv. @ Mount Carmel HS (Smith wins JT, DT, SP, 2nd in TJ) | Towanda Invitational @ Towanda HS (Crain, Fairchild and Stevens each capture three individual events) | Center Track & Field Classic @ Center HS (Rademacher clears 15-0) | Washington-Greene County Coaches' Meet @ Canon McMillan HS (Warco wins 400-800-1600, while Gibson wins 800-1600-3200 in girls races) | Delaware Independent School Relays @ A.I. duPont (duPont girls and Church Farm boys each win five) | Delco Girls' Relays @ Interboro (Strath Haven takes four, O'Hara three) | Leonard Stephan T&F Classic @ Wilson HS (Lehatto and Forrest take 100's + 200's) | PA @ Kings Relays, Van Cortlandt Stadium, NY | PA Performances @ Morgan State Invitational @ Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD (Leach, Thomas, Worthington, Smith, Whitehead, Lowry win individual titles) | Hurricane Track Classic @ Villa Maria Academy (Cancelled due to conflict this year with Great Valley Meet)

Saturday, April 12 - 31th Annual Relay Carnival @ Upper Dublin High School - North Penn captured the 400, 800 and 1600 meter relays in strong times, going 42.9. 2, 1:30.2 and 3:23.2, respectively. Haverford High's Sean Loomis continued to improve in the Pole Vault, easily winning with a height of 14-3. LaSalle's Kevin Moore, threw the Javelin 180-11 for the win. In Division II, Wissahickon won five relays, the Shuttle Hurdle, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, and 1600 Sprint Medley. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - 15th Annual Pan-Ram Invitational @ Central Dauphin HS - Milton Hershey won both the boys and girls team titles, holding off Central Dauphin by just four point 104-100 in the boys competiton, and the Hershey girls 116 to 94. Individually, William Penn (York)'s Knowledge Timmons continued his strong sophomore season, winning the 100 in 10.72 (10.92 Trials) and the 200 in 22.08 (22.22 Trials). Mark Mathews, Milton Hershey, took both the 110 Hurdles (15.11, 14.81 Trials) and 300 Hurdles (40.52). Ryan Whiting, another sophomore making an impact, won the Shot Put with a throw of 54-08 and the Discus Throw, going 160-00. In the 3200, senior Pat Philbin went 9:33.58 to hold off East Pennsboro's Ryan Blood (9:41.64) and Red Land's Chris Robson (9:43.85). In the girls competition, Angie Saterstad easily won the 3200 in 10:53.58. She was 2nd in the 800 in 2:25.47 to Cumberland Valley's Nicole Erby, who won by just .3. Erby also took the 400 in 1:00.13. In the Sprints, Milton Hershey's Kandance Ferguson captured two titles, taking the 100 in 12.39 and the 200 in 25.46. Teammate Ashley Mondie won the Long Jump (16-10.50) and the Triple Jump (36-07.75). Results courtesy of Central Dauphin HS.

Saturday, April 12 - 2nd Annual Great Valley Invitati onal @ Great Valley HS (PennTrack on site) - What began as a cold, damp, windy day, quickly warmed to a sunny, windblown afternoon at the 2nd Annual Great Valley Invitational. The host school took five relays between the boys and girls teams, including a stellar Sprint Medley by the guys in 3:36.40 (Pictured: Galen Rivers hands to anchor Ben Franczuszki) (Mike Marryat, Anthony Parker, Galen Rivers, Ben Franczuszki) settiing a new meet record. Great Valley's boys also set a meet record in the Triple Jump Relay with a combined 85’3.50". The Great Valley girls won the 4x200 in 1:46.57, the Sprint Medley in 4:18.43, and the Weight 4x100 (throwers only) in 58.44. The Downingtown boys won three relays, including the 4x1600 in 18:43.77, the Shuttle Hurdles in 1:05.68 Shuttle Hurdles, and the Pole Vault Relay with a combined 24’. The Pennsbury girls captured four relay wins, with Meet Records in the 4x100 (50.14), the Triple Jump, and Pole Vault (19-0, Kourtney Marquis cleared 10-6). Pennsbury also combined to go 62-11.50 to win the Shot Put Relay. Results courtesy of Great Valley HS.

Left: St. Basil athlete in Shuttle Hurdles.

Saturday, April 12 - 12th Annual Lady Spartan Invitational @ Hempfield Area HS - Hempfield's Lauren Bricker had a successful day, taking the Long Jump (16-1) the Triple Jump (37-1), and anchored the winning 4x800 to a 9:46.8. Penn-Trafford hurdler Mycaiah Clemons captured both the 100 and 300 in 15.6 and 45.7, respectively. Shenley's Kaetlyn Brown won the 400 in :58.2 and the 200 in :26.1. In field events, Chris Roadman, Connellsville Area, won the Javelin with a throw of 126-1, and the Discus with a toss of 118-5. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Susquehanna University High School Classic @ Susquehanna University - Lewisburg junior Chris Spooner was busy most of the day, winning the 1600 in 4:26.49, anchoring the 4x800 to an 8:13.95 win, running a leg of the 4th place 4x400, and getting 2nd in the 800 in 2:01.13. Montoursville senior Eric Baker took 1st in that 800 in 1:59.33. He also captured the 400 in 50.75. Junior Colton Fisher of Bloomsburg won both the 100 (11.36) and 200 (22.95). Lewisburg's Ashleigh Wetzel was just as busy as teammate Spooner, anchoring the 4x800 to a 9:49.88 win, winning the 3200 in 11:23.12, and obliterating her meet and stadium record of 5:07.67 in the 1600 with the fastest time in the state this season, a 4:58.21. Sister Abby, a junior was 2nd in 5:28.01. Abby was also 3rd in the 800 in 2:28.38, ran on the winning 4x800, and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 (4:09.56). Lewisburg also won the 4x100 in 51.97. Teammate Kalle James-Wintjen, a freshman, captured both the 100 (12.85) and the 200 (26.68). Results courtesy of Susquehanna University.

Saturday, April 12 - Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Girls) - Holly Geibel of Butler threw one of the best Javs in the state this season, going 137-3. Hurdle specialist Juliana Reed of Hampton, captured both the 100 (14.6) and the 300 (45.1). Nicole Smith of Erie McDowell was a double winner, taking the Triple Jump (36-3) and Long Jump (17-1-1/2). North Allegheny's Kim Markel 5-4 tied state #1 high jump and 15.0/45.9 hurdles state #4/#3. She also anchored the 2nd place 4x400. Katie Orchowski, Upper St. Clair goes state #1 2:19.4 800. Molly Friel, North Allegheny, 2:19.8 for state #2. Anna Marie Thompson, Villa Maria 38-10.5 state #2 Shot Put. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Mount Carmel Invitational @ Mount Carmel HS - Nativity's Lindsey Smith came within one inch of sweeping four events. Her near miss was getting 2nd in the Triple Jump with a 32-08.5 effort. Berwick's Taylor Beattie was first. Smith won the Javelin (117-4), the Discus (116-5), and the Shot Put (32-2.50). Teammate Samantha Snukis captured the 400 in 1:01.3, the 300 Hurdles in 48.4 and anchored the winning 4x400 to a 4:18.2, and the victorious 4x800 to a 10:08.1 (Left: anchoring the 4x400. PHOTO BY CRAIG LOWTHERT) For the boys, Southern Columbia's Rob Kerris won two events, the Discus (168-6) and the Shot Put (55-6). Minersville's Jim Close took both short dashes, the 100 in 10.9 and the 200 in 22.5. Shamokin won the 4x100 in 44.7 and the 4x400 in 3:34.0. Jesse Hershey, Jersey Shore, popped a strong Javelin effort with his 185-10. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Towanda Invitational @ Towanda HS - Triple individual event winners included Jaymes Crain, Canton (22.9, 52.2, 139-4 DT) and Sam Fairchild, Towanda (19-9.5 LJ, 6-0 HJ, 14-0 PV). Fairchild also ran on the winning 4x100 Relay. Double winners included Matt Roehrig, Wyalusing (4:42, 10:30), and Seth Rockwell (14.7, 43.1). Jenny Stevens, Wylausing, won three events, the 400 in 1:01.9, the 800 in 2:24, and the 1600 in 5:18.1. Partial Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Center Track & Field Classic @ Center HS -
Andrew Rademacher, Hickory, became the first in PA to clear 15-0 outdoor, just matching the mark. Teammate E.J. McLaurin captured both the 110 Hurdles (14.2) and 300 Hurdles (41.0). Wil Mills, West Allegheny, won the 100 in 11.1 and the 200 in 22.8. Margi Smith, Quaker Valley, won the 100 Hurdles in 14.8 and 300 Hurdles in 48.0. Ambridge's Elyse Goode won the short sprints, taking the 100 in 12.2 and the 200 in 25.4. And Quaker Valley's Maxine Markfield won the 800 in 2.22 and the 1600 (NA). Results courtesy of Jim Faiella.

Saturday, April 12 - Washington-Greene County Coaches' Meet @ Canon McMillan HS - Matt Warco, Peters Township, won three events to highlight the meet, taking the 1600 in 4:31.1, the 400 in 51.2 and the 800 in 2:01.7. Teammate Phil Sierzega captured the 110 Hurdles in 15.6 and the 300 Hurdles in 40.9. The short dashes were owned by Canon-McMillan's Rich Bizick, who took the 100 in 11.0 and the 200 in 22.7. Taryn Gibson won three events in the girls' competition, including the 800 in 2:25.1, the 1600 in 5:53.0 and the 3200 in 11:51. Ashley Campbell won the 100 in 12.6 and the 200 in 26.2. In the field events, the double winner was Helen Higgins of Waynesburg, winning the Shot Put (37-9) and the Discus (98-9). Bev Rogers, Ringgold, had a strong throw in the Javelin, a 132-0 effort. Results courtesy of Washington-Greene County Coaches.

Saturday, April 12 - Delaware Independent School Relays - The host A.I. duPont girls captured the team title behind five mostly field relay wins, to outdistance PA's Penn Charter by 38 points. They won the Shuttle Hurdles, the Long Jump, High Jump, Discus and Pole Valut relays. Church Farm School of PA won the boys' competition with five mostly track relay wins in the 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, Triple Jump and Discus. Results.

Saturday, April 12 - Delco Girls' Relays @ Interboro - Strath Haven won four relays events, including the 4x100 in 51.3, the 4x400 in 4:04.7, the Souther SMR in 1:51.2 (800m), and the Javelin (184-11). Cardinal O'Hara, tuning up for the Penn Relays, ran 12:41.7 in the DMR, and also won the Shuttle Hurdles in 1:09.2, and the 4x800 in 9:59.8. Results courtesy of Haven Track.

Saturday, April 12 - Leonard Stephan Track and Field Classic @ Wilson High School - Wilson's Andy Lehatto pulled a nice fast double win, taking the 100 in 10.69 and the 200 in 22.15. Twin Valley's Shawn Moore took the 1600 in 4:37.45 and the 3200 in 10:12.89. In the Hurdles, Tyler Kulp was a double winner for Boyertown, going 14.68 and 40.49. In the field, Wyomissing's Jon Hart threw the Shot 53-11.75 and the Discus 165-5 to win both events. In the girls' competition, Reading's Jessica Forrest went 12.09 to win the 100 and 25.59 to take the 200. Exeter's Leah Kacanda won the Shot Put with a throw of 32-00.50 and the Discus with a toss of 110-7. Heather Patch, Saucon Valley, continued to dominate the sprint hurdles, taking the 100 in 14.79. Results courtesy of Julie Pelchar, Reading Eagle Sports

Saturday, April 12 - PA Performances @ Morgan State Invitational @ Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD - West Catholic stayed east (they were registered at the Arcadia Invitational in California), and got great competititon from the Maryland teams along with PA competitor William Penn. The 400 Hurdles at the Penn Relays is looking great for Pennsylvania athletes this year with three of the top five seeds. Two raced at Morgan State, with Nicole Leach, West Catholic, getting this meeting with William Penn's Christina Smith by just .18 in 59.15. Smith did win the 100 Hurdles in a fast 14.37 (14.75 prelims). In the 100, William Penn teammates Kandis Worthington and Karina Francis went one-two in 11.71-12.04, respectively. Worthington had gone 11.99 in the Prelims. Continuing the strong showing for William Penn, Juanita Broaddus captured 2nd in the 200 in 23.97. West Catholic freshman Latavia Thomas won the 800 in 2:17.93. The William Penn 4x100 posted a quick 47.07 win, while West Catholic chalked up a victory in the 4x400 in 3:52.41. North Penn won the DMR in 13:09.70. In boys' competition, Norristown's Michael Whitehead won the Triple Jump with a leap of 48-06, while Martin Luther King's Dior Lowry captured the 110 Hurdles in 14.45 (14.89 prelim). Results courtesy of Morgan State Univesity.

Saturday, April 12 - PA @ Kings Relays, NY - Archbishop Carroll had a successfull meet in NYC April 12 at the Kings Relays at Van Courtland Stadium, hosted by Brooklyn Boys and Girls. Our varsitly girls placed 3rd in the 4xMile relay with a team of Senior Collen Kivits, and Freshmen Reese Eichman, Lindsay Loughery and Libbi Remmeh in a time of 24:23. The boys placed 5th behind 4 sophomores - Pat Savoy, John Savoy, Colin Russell and Will Buchanon in a time of 20:41. The varisty 4x800 placed 3rd with a time of 8:13 with a team of Sophomore Ryan Kincade, and Juniors James Bucci, Mike Tilger (1:57.1) and Mark Ellow. Our DMR placed 2nd with a time of 10:58 with a team of Kincade, John Deas, James Bucci and Mike Tilger. Report courtesy of Phil Reilly, Archbishop Carroll Head Coach.

Hurricane Track Classic @ Villa Maria Academy (Cancelled due to conflict this year with Great Valley Meet)

SAM BAIR OUT FOR SEASON WITH STRESS FRACTURE Photos by James K. Wood             Sam Bair, takes his usual lead, but then, as the chase pack senses a chance to do the unexpected, they close in. Two guys beat Bair in the 800 for the first time since the Shaler star was a freshman. The reason? A broken foot. The story of the season-ending injury and the race details.

Friday, April 11 - Butler Invitational @ Butler HS (Boys) - Sam Bair lost his first 800 in Pennsylvania since his freshman year at the Butler Invitational Friday night. The race began in usual Bair fashion with everyone postioning themselves for 2nd. A 53.5 opening split will do that. But during the final 200, Bair unexpectedly began to tie up. He was caught with 60 meters to go by Mount Lebanon's Andrew Davidson and Ian Fitzgerald of North Hills. Davidson set a PR with his 1:54.5 win, while Fitzgerald edged Bair at the line, both timed in 1:56.2. According to published reports, Bair has inflamed tendons in his right foot which began to bother him as soon as the race began. He apparently began to compensate with his stride, which caused him to tire rapidly. Bair went to Tennessee for an official visit this weekend and is unsure of the time needed for recovery from his injury. Andrew Johnson, North Hills, got off to a great start with a 10.7 100. In addition to his 2nd in the 800, Fitzgerald won the 1600 in 4:25.37. Jim O'Toole, North Allegheny, captured the 3200 in a strong 9:23.6. Calvin Littlejohn, Butler cleared 6-07 to win the High Jump. And Mt. Lebanon took both the 4x400 and 4x800 Relays. Results.

Friday, April 11 - 1st Annual Wildcat Invitational (Boys only) @ Latrobe HS - The Altoona sprinting corps is strong this year. The result at this meet was a double win by Brendan Perretta, who went 10.82 to win the 100 and 22.46 to take the 200. He and his teammates also captured the 4x100 in 43.61 and the 4x400 in 3:30.90. Indiana's Eric Marx won three events, the High Jump, clearing 6-01, the Long Jump (19-10.25), and the Triple Jump (42-08.25). Results.

Friday, April 11 - College Sightings: In addition to Sean Duffy and Mark Stallings racing the 5K at Bucknell 4/11, we caught a pix of Ryan Sheehan as the 'rabbit' in the 10K and Aaron Rich and Justin Gindlesperger of Shippensburg, also in the 10K.