Break in weather allows Cats to run
SPRINGFIELD– The weather finally cooperated for a frustrated John Mall track team when they traveled to Springfield this past weekend to participate in a twenty-two team meet. The Lady tracksters placed ninth overall. Panther Myranda Trujillo placed first in the 1600 meter run. She was the only Panther to bring home a first-place ribbon although the rest of the team competed well in individual and team events.
The results for the girls’ team at Saturday’s meet are as follows:
• Katie Monahan
4th – High Jump
• Desi Aguirre
3rd – Shot Put
• Alexandra Tenorio
6th – 100 Meter Dash
• Natalie Neece
5th – 400 Meter Dash
• Desi Aguirre
3rd – Discus
• Adaina Martinez
4th – 1600 Meter Run
• Natalie Neece
7th – 200 Meter Dash
• Monahan, Neece,
Tenorio, Trujillo
5th – 4 x100 relay
The results for the boys’ team include the following;
• Tanner Weaverling
5th – High Jump
• Shawn Dieckman
4th – 1600 Meter Run
• Shawn Dieckman
6th- 800 Meter Run
• Dominic Pino, Weaver ling, Jacob Wiggins, Greg Bobian
8th – 4×100 Meter Relay
• Pino, Weaverling,
Wiggins, Bobian
8th – 4×200 Meter Relay
• Pino, Weaverling,
Wiggins, Bobian
6th – 4×400 Meter Relay
Congratulations to the Panther team for showing your school sprit and bringing home some great individual and team recognition.
Skins Split Baseball Action
La Veta- The Redskins improved their record to 7-2 with a dominating victory over Antonito on Tuesday 14-5. Earlier in the week the Skins split their games with the Sanford Farmers in a double header. Jon Brunelli pitched 6 great innings and gave up two runs off four hits as La Veta won 4-2. In the second game, Chris Trenkman gave up 10 hits and five runs as the Skins lost 5 to 2. Weather permitting, the Skins will travel to Sargent Saturday then will be at home on Tuesday against Cotipaxi.
2009 Steinmark Award nominations
Nominations for the 2009 Fred Steinmark High School Student/Athlete of the Year Award are due by May 1, 2009. The Fred Steinmark Award is sponsored by the Colorado High School Coaches Association after being sponsored for many years by the Rocky Mountain News. Any member of the Colorado High School Coaches Association can nominate an athlete from any school.
There are four requirements for a student/athlete to gain a nomination. The student/athlete must: be a senio, have carried at least a 3.0 grade-point average through his/her high school career, have played a minimum of two sports each year, have been selected all-state in one sport and at least all-league in another.
Please submit a short letter or e-mail stating that the student/athlete has met or will meet the above requirements by the end of the 2009 spring season. The format for the award application will be sent to the nominating coach. Email nominations to Scott Stocker: sidelines71@gmail.net. Please include the words “Steinmark Award nomination” in the subject line of the email.
Members of the Colorado High School Coaches Association will be asked to be on the Steinmark Award selection committee. Members from schools submitting nominees are not eligible to be on the selection committee.
