Taunton Daily Gazette & Sun Chronicle All-Stars Announced!

Taunton Daily Gazette 1st Team All-Stars:

BOYS:
Billy Sullivan
Max Marcotte
Mike Tierney
Chris Wrenn

GIRLS:
Anya DiLorenzo
Corina Jurczyk

Attleboro Sun Chronicle All-Stars:

BOYS:
Billy Sullivan

Honorable Mention:
Max Marcotte, Mike Tierney, Chris Wrenn

Congrats to you all on your accolades!!

Norton XC Team Honored at School Committee Meeting & Sun Chronicle All-Stars & Honorable Mention Announced

The Norton girls and boys XC team (along with others) were honored at the school committee meeting this past Monday night. 

The Sun Chronicle Newspaper also announced their All-Stars for the 2013 XC Season:

Anya DiLorenzo - Girls Sun Chronicle All-Scholastic
Girls Honorable Mention - Conrina Jurczyk

Billy Sullivan - Boys Sun Chronicle All-Scholastic
Boys Honorable Mention - Max Marcotte, Mike Tierney, & Chris Wrenn

All-State Meet Results

Congrats to the Norton boys varsity TEAM and Anya DiLorenzo for qualifying for the All-State Championships and having a great performance after such a historic season.  Below are the results.

BOYS: 
91st - Billy Sullivan: 16:16
94th - Mike Tierney: 16:17
104th - Max Marcotte: 16:24
119th - Chris Wrenn: 16:39
132nd - Eric Sanford: 16:47
162nd - Joey Annand: 17:20
172nd - Mike Travers: 17:31

BOYS TEAM: 16th / 19 Teams - Total Time: 1:22.23 - Average 16:28.60 (2.9 Miles)

GIRLS: 
74th - Anya DiLorenzo: 19:14

Congrats to everyone on such an amazing and historic season!

Taunton Daily Gazette Write GREAT article on NHS Boys Team!!

Kevin LaBounty

Taunton Gazette

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Kevin R. LaBounty

Correspondent

NORTON – It has been a season of firsts for the Norton High boys’ cross country team.

The Lancers beat Hopkinton in a dual meet for the first time in their Tri-Valley League history. They then beat Medfield in a TVL dual meet for the first time ever.

Those pair of key victories would eventually lead to the first undefeated league dual-meet campaign for Norton and its first dual-meet championship since joining the TVL.

If all that wasn’t enough, the Lancers culminated an outstanding campaign by earning the first state-meet appearance in the program’s overall history last Saturday in Wrentham.

“Making All-States is an incredible feat for this school,” Lancer head coach Kent Taylor said. “The boys and I could not be more proud than to represent this town with the best 26 cross country high schools in the state out of a total of 336 schools.”

All the success this fall has been because of the talent and commitment of the Lancer student-athletes as well as the terrific guidance provided by Taylor, who is in his sixth season of building outstanding boys’ and girls’ cross country teams at Norton.

“The team is not only comprised of the athletes, but the school administration and the parents,” Taylor said. “We had so much support at the division meet. It was great to see.”

The Lancer boys have been a close-knit band of about 25 runners this fall.

Norton’s top three runners have been senior captains Billy Sullivan and Max Marcotte and junior Mike Tierney. Junior Eric Sanford and sophomore Chris Wrenn have shared the duties at the fourth and fifth positions with freshman Joe Annand in the sixth spot and junior Mike Travers in the seventh position. Sophomore Parker Cleathero and senior Nathan DiOrio have also worked hard this year to get into the team’s top seven spots.

Following the season, Taylor was named the TVL Boys’ Coach of the Year. As a group, the Norton boys earned second place in the voting for the TVL Sportsmanship Award.

Sullivan was named to the TVL All Star first team, while Tierney and Wrenn were second-team selections. Marcotte, Sanford and Annand were honorable mention choices.

There have been several reasons for the success of the team this fall.

“First off and most importantly, the kids did their summer training,” Taylor said. “They got their base training done before practice started. We were able to hit the ground running at the start of practice. That was important with the tough early meets we had.”

“Second, for the most part, we have been able to stay injury free. You have to stay injury free if you want to win this league and we were able to do that. It showed we had a lot of dedicated kids. If you work hard good things will come. We also had great, great leadership from our senior captains. They have been amazing captains for me.”

After dispatching Bellingham 18-41 in their season opener, the Lancers traveled to Hopkinton and beat the Hillers for the first time ever in a dual meet, 20-35. Norton secured five of the top six positions at Hopkinton State Park. Marcotte finished second with Tierney third and Sanford fourth. Sullivan placed fifth and Wrenn was sixth.

It didn’t get an easier for Norton during its next dual meet as they had to host a talented Medfield squad. But the Lancers took a giant step towards winning the dual-meet crown by edging the Warriors, 27-29, for their first dual-meet victory ever over their rivals. Norton earned six of the top 10 spots. Sullivan finished third, Marcotte was fourth and Tierney was fifth. Sanford placed seventh, Wrenn was eighth and Annand was 10^th.

“I knew with what they had coming back that it would be Medfield and Norton battling it out for the title,” Taylor said. “We knew Medfield would be really strong. After seeing them, we thought we could win, but we knew we needed to run our best race. We wanted to peak the kids for that meet and we ran out best. It was a well thought out race by our kids. They executed the race perfectly. They couldn’t have executed it better.”

Norton won a home non-league meet against West Bridgewater (20-43) and an away TVL meet in Ashland (15-49) before facing a stiff challenge at Dover-Sherborn. The Lancers overcame a tough course to win, 25-30. They won two home meets over Westwood (15-50) and Millis (20-43), the latter coming on Senior Day, securing their first dual-meet title with a 20-43 in Holliston to finish 10-0 overall and 9-0 in the TVL.

“I’m ecstatic,” Taylor said of the title. “It was a tough meet against Dover-Sherborn. Holliston was another great race. That meet seemed a lot closer than the score indicated.”

It was the first dual-meet title of any kind for the Norton boys going all the way back to 1988 when the team was a part of the Mayflower League. It was also the first time a Small School from the league has won the crown in more than 15 years as Large School squads Medfield, Holliston and Hopkinton had dominated the field over that span.

“To see the excitement on the boys’ faces was great,” Taylor said. “This is a very tough league to win in. It is a really impressive feat. I couldn’t be more proud of them. It says a lot about the character and hunger of the boys. They had motivation and determination.”

Norton then finished second during the TVL Meet in Medfield with 71 points, outlasting Dover-Sherborn, who was third with 76. Medfield, which had loaded itself up with soccer players since the dual meet with the Lancers, captured the team crown with 26 points.

Norton capped its outstanding team season with a fourth-place finish last Saturday during the Eastern Mass. Division V Meet at the Wrentham Developmental Center, assuring its spot in the MIAA Division II State Meet this Saturday on the Gardner Golf Course.

“We will keep it simple on Saturday,” Taylor said. “We will run the fastest we have ever run. I want the boys to shoot for personal bests and just go for it. They really have nothing to lose at this meet. Just being there is a privilege.”

Newburyport won the division title with 47 points, followed by Hamilton-Wenham (66 points) and Seekonk (115). Norton was fourth with 143 points. The Lancers had four of their top seven runners earn personal bests. Sullivan finished 15^th overall with a personal-best time of 16:46. Tierney placed 25^th with a personal-best 17:08 and Marcotte was 28^th in 17:12. Wrenn placed 34^th overall in a time of 17:18. Sanford was 41^st (personal-best 17:29), Annand (personal-best 17:43) was 50^th and Travers was 81^st (18:15).

“I was very pleased with the way the boys ran last Saturday,” Taylor said. “Four of our top seven runners had personal bests, how could I not be. They ran exactly the way they were supposed to, not going out too fast and keeping their splits even.”

Norton Boys TEAM Make All-States as a Team for First Time in History; Anya DiLorenzo First Female in Over 12 Years to Make All-States!

After a hard fought race with Newburyport, Hamilton Wenham, & Seekonk, the Lancer boys settled for 4th place overall, but good enough to make it to ALL-STATES for the first time in Norton High School history.  Only 24 of the best cross country teams in Massachusetts make it to All-States, and for the first time in history, Norton High school is one of them.

Norton Boys Make All-States

 

The boys had a few PR's and had a great race at the Wrentham Developmental Center.  Senior Captain Billy Sullivan earned a medal by placing 15th place overall with personal record time of 16:46.

 

Senior Captain Billy Sullivan Places in the State Championship Meet



On the girls side, Anya DiLorenzo placed 21st overall and made the cutoff to All-States with a 20:02.  Anya is the first girl in at least 12 years to make it to All-States from Norton. 



Anya DiLorenzo First Girl to Make All-States in Over 12 years!



The girls placed 20th overall as a team.  Placements are below:
21st - Anya DiLorenzo: 20:02
37th - Corina Jurczyk: 20:39
119th - Caroline Weber: 23:27
123rd - Sarah Anderson: 23:36
151st - Janelle Poplawski: 25:20
155th - Karoline Weber: 25:31
159th - Laura Carlson: 25:51

Norton Girls Post Race



The boys placements are below:
15th - Billy Sullivan: 16:46
25th - Mike Tierney: 17:08
28th - Max Marcotte: 17:12
34th - Chris Wrenn: 17:18
41st - Eric Sanford: 17:29
50th - Joey Annand: 17:43
81st - Mike Travers: 18:15

Congrats to all the runners on a great season!  The boys will be competing at the ALL-STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS at Gardner Golf Course next Saturday at 11:00 am as a team and Anya DiLorenzo will be competing at 12:20! 





All-Stars & Awards Named for TVL Season; 4 All-Stars, 2nd Sportsmanship, TVL Coach of the Year

TVL All-Stars & Awards - 2013 Season 

NORTON GIRLS: 

2nd Team All-Star - Anya DiLorenzo

Honorable Mention - Corina Jurczyk 

NORTON BOYS: 

1st Team All-Star - Billy Sullivan 

2nd Team All-Stars - Mike Tierney, Chris Wrenn 

Honorable Mention - Max Marcotte, Eric Sanford, Joey Annand

2nd Sportsmanship - Norton Boys

TVL Coach of the Year - Kent Taylor - Norton

Congrats to all you athletes you were voted all-stars!

MSTCA INIVITATIONAL RESULTS; Norton teams take home 9 medals & a plaque, the most EVER!

Mass State Track Coaches Association

38^th Annual Cross Country Invitational Meet

Date : Nov 2,2013   

Place: Wrentham Developmental Center-Wrentham Mass

Plaques were awarded to places 1-3 in each race, Medals were awarded for places 4-50 in each race

Chris Wrenn prepares for his race - He took 5th place overall in the sophomore 5k race 

Anya DiLorenzo gets Norton's top finish with a 3rd place overall in the sophomore 5k race

Freshman Joey Annand placed 4th overall in the freshman 3K race 

Sarah Anderson placed 40th for a medal in the freshman 3k race 

Senior Captain Billy Sullivan captures 5th place in the Junior/Senior 5k

Senior Captain Max Marcotte captures 14th place overall in the Junior/Senior 5k

Melanie Morris competes in the Junior/Senior girls 5k 

Norton team takes home 9 medals & a plaque, the most EVER!

Order of Races:

*Highlighted athlete denotes medal/plaque winner

12:15 p.m. 10th Grade Boys Div 2 5k:  

Chris Wrenn - 17:35 - 5th Place Overall 

Parker Cleathero - 20:00 - 74th Place Overall 

Connor Johnson -20:30 - 91st Place Overall 

Chris Alves - 21:21 - 111th Place Overall 

Camden Cleathero - 21:25 - 114th Place Overall 

Alex Carignan - 21:38 - 121st Place Overall 

Ryan Gill - 21:58 - 125th Place Overall 

12:35 p.m. 10^th Grade Girls Div 2 5k

Anya DiLorenzo - 20:06 - 3rd Place Overall 

Caroline Weber - 23:09 - 32nd Place Overall

Rachel Wheeler - 27:35 - 89th Place Overall 

1:05 p.m. 9^th Grade Boys Div 2 3k

Joey Annand - 10:20 - 4th Place Overall 

Thomas LeClair - 11:25 -29th Place Overall 

Evan Garrone - 12:23 - 73rd Place Overall 

Chris Tatarczuk -12:44 - 90th Place Overall 

Devin Pereira -13:07 - 104th Place Overall 

Nick Joyce -13:47 - 130th Place Overall 

Sam Marcotte -14:01 - 135th Place Overall 

1:25 p.m. 9^th Grade Girls Div 2 3k

Sarah Anderson - 13:15 - 40th Place Overall 

Janelle Poplawski -14:43 - 106th Place Overall 

Karoline Weber -14:44 - 108th Place Overall 

Renee Sanford - 15:26 - 128th Place Overall 

Olivia Saccocia - 18:09 - 168th Place Overall 

1:40 p.m. 11-12^th Grade Boys Div 2 5k

William Sullivan - 16:48 - 5th Place Overall 

Max Marcotte -17:17 - 14th Place Overall 

Mike Tierney -17:40 - 24th Place Overall 

Eric Sanford -17:56 - 33rd Place Overall 

Mike Travers -19:17 - 89th Place Overall 

Troy Parker - 20:10 - 131st Place Overall 

Nate DiOrio - 20:49 - 165th Place Overall 

Sean Eykel -21:26 - 189th Place Overall 

Tony Chen - 21:53 - 195th Place Overall 

Ben Skotny -22:36 - 211th Place Overall 

 Noah Beauchamp -24:13 - 246th Place Overall

2: 05p.m. 11-12^th Grade Girls Div 2 5k

Corina Jurczyk - 20:52 - 23rd Place Overall 

Melanie Morris - 25:39 - 134th Place Overall 

Laura Carlson - 25:40 - 139th Place Overall 

Marissa Eisnor - 30:35 - 195th Place Overall 

Norton will next compete this Saturday, the 9th at the Division 5 State Championships in Wrentham.  The girls will compete at 12:40 and the boys will compete at 2:00! 

Boys Place 2nd Overall at TVL Meet, Girls take 7th Overall

At McCarthy Park today in Medfield, the Norton boys cross country team took 2nd overall out of the 10 TVL teams competing and the girls took 7th.  Complete results can be found at:

http://www.coolrunning.com/results/13/ma/Oct29_TriVal_set1.shtml

Congrats to Billy Sullivan who placed 6th overall in the boys varsity 5k.  Congrats to Tom LeClair who placed 6th overall in the 2.1 mile freshman race.  Finally, congrats to Parker Cleathero who placed 10th overall in the boys JV 5k!

Senior Captain Billy Sullivan leads the Norton boys and places 6th place overall.

Norton boys start the TVL meet

Parker Cleathero captures 10th overall in the JV 5k!

Senior Nate DiOrio

Freshman Tom LeClair places 6th overall in the freshman 2.1 miler

Anya DiLorenzo places 12th overall and was the first runner for the Lady Lancers

Norton girls start the varsity race

Norton Boys - TVL Duel Meet Champions

Norton Girls Looking Fly!

Norton will next compete this Saturday at the MSTCA Coaches Invitational starting at 12:30!

Boys "Run" the Table by Beating Medway 15-48 in the Final Meet of the Regular Season to Go a Perfect 10-0 on the Season and Clinch Their First TVL Title!

Norton boys are #1 in the TVL!!

There are few words to describe what the Norton boys cross country team have done in what is proved to be a historic fall of 2013 in the Tri-Valley League.  The boys beat Medway at Medway on their Senior Day 15-48 by taking the first 6 places in the meet.  Lead by senior captain Billy Sullivan and senior captain Max Marcotte, Mike Tierney, Chris Wrenn, Joey Annand, and Eric Sanford placed 1st through 6th in the meet all finishing within 37 seconds of each other!

The boys attained a PERFECT regular season record of 10-0 (9-0 TVL).  

Mike Tierney places 3rd for the Lancers

Norton's Varsity Squad Placed 1st-6th against Medway

The girls had a close meet and lost 32-25.  They put up a good fight but lost to a powerful and hungry Medway girls team who had something to prove today.  The Norton girls will end the regular season with the best record they have ever had in the TVL at 5-4. 

Lady Lancers Sporting Their New Swag!

Norton will next compete in the Tri-Valley League Championship Meet on Tuesday, October 29th!

However, before that we will be putting on our 4th annual road race: The Running Dead Zombie Run 5K this Saturday at the J.C. Solmenese School in Norton!

Norton Boys SHINE While the Girls GLOW at the Twilight Meet Saturday!

 Norton boys place 5th overall in the small schools division

Norton girls debut their breast cancer awareness singlets (courtesy of Brooks Running) 

Congrats to the Norton boys who put themselves in the state rankings after their performance on Saturday!  The boys placed 5th overall at the meet, good enough to catapult themselves to the 12th overall position in the state in the (4-5-6 divisions) while putting themselves 5th overall in division 5.  

Boys Results: 

TEAM - 5th Place Overall 

34th - Billy Sullivan 17:01 

35th - Max Marcotte 17:01 

41st - Mike Tierney 17:08 

47th - Chris Wrenn 17:12 

61st - Eric Sanford 17:29 

62nd - Joey Annand 17:42 

92nd - Mike Travers 18:11 

Girls Results: 

40th - Anya DiLorenzo 20:40 

41st - Corina Jurczyk 20:49 

120th - Sarah Anderson 23:05 

136th - Caroline Weber 23:57 

148th - Karoline Weber 25:10 

152nd - Laura Carlson 25:35 

153rd - Melanie Morris 25:36 

Norton next competes at Medway in their final duel meet of the season on Wednesday, September 23rd.  The boys are trying to complete their undefeated season going 9-0 and winning the TVL outright for the first time in history while the girls try to get one more win under their notch to solidify the best record Norton has ever had in the TVL on the girls side! 

Boys XC Makes History & Clinches at Least a Share of the Tri-Valley League Title with 22-35 Win Over the Holliston Panthers: Boys Move to 9-0 on the Season with 1 Meet Left!

A very special and historic congratulations to the Norton boys cross country team who ran the best race of their season today to clinch at least a share of the TVL title with ONE meet to go!  The boys took home the victory with a win over Holliston 22-35!  The boys move to 9-0 (8-0 TVL) on the season and stay undefeated!!

This is the first time in TVL history Norton has won a Tri-Valley League Championship in cross country! Congrats to the varsity boys of senior captain Billy Sullivan, Mike Tierney, Chris Wrenn, Max Marcotte, Eric Sanford, Joey Annand, Mike Travers, Parker Cleathero, & Nate DiOrio for bringing home a championship to Norton!

Billy Sullivan took home the victory for the Lancers clocking a 15:03 over the 2.85 mile course good for 1st place overall and a 5:17 per mile pace!! Congrats on such an incredible PR Billy! 13 boys were able to attain PR's in today's race including a HUGE PR by freshman Joey Annand who ran a 5:37 pace good for 6th from Norton!

On the girls side, the Panthers got the best of them 23-38.  Anya DiLorenzo placed first for Norton and second overall.  Corina Jurczyk placed second for Norton and third overall.

Norton will go to the MSTCA Twilight Meet this Saturday in their first state level competition.  Norton then comes back to TVL competition in their last meet of the duel meet season versus Medway away next Wednesday!

Norton Girls Achieve Most Wins in TVL History; XC Boys Stay Perfect and Move to 8-0 with 20-43 Victory Over the Mohawks!

Congrats to the Norton girls & boys cross country teams who beat MILLIS today in their inaugural race (this is the first season in TVL history Millis has been a part of the TVL)!  The girls have already achieved their best record ever already in the TVL at 5-2!  Anya DiLorenzo won the race with Senior Corina Jurczyk coming in second for Norton on Senior day.  Caroline Weber and Sarah Anderson took 5^th and 6^th in the 24-33 victory. Rounding out the top 5 for Lancers was Karoline Weber.

The boys beat Millis 20-43 with seniors Nate DiOrio, Billy Sullivan, and Max Marcotte coming in 1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd for Norton respectively and fittingly on Senior day.   The boys undefeated season moves to 8-0 (7-0 TVL) on the season with 2 meets left. 

The top 8 boys were under 6:00 minute pace with senior Nate DiOrio leading the pack with a 5:52 pace!

Among both teams there were many PR's: 14 on the boys side & 9 on the girls side! 

Norton cross country takes on Holliston away next Wednesday to try to secure at least a tie for the TVL championship!

Norton Girls Make History by Beating Westwood for the First Time in Program History 28-29! Boys Move to 7-0 and Stay Undefeated with Perfect Score 15-50 versus the Wolverines!

Norton & Westwood teams prep for race start!

A HUGE congrats to the Norton girls cross country program who defeated the Westwood Wolverines for the first time in Tri-Valley League history.  They beat them with the closest possible score in  cross country: 28-29!  Congrats to the varsity runners who held off a slew of Westwood runners (22 to be exact) as we took 1st (Anya DiLorenzo with a personal record) and 2nd overall (Corina Jurczyk with a huge PR pace), and 6th (Caroline Weber with a huge PR) and 7th overall (Sarah Anderson with a huge PR)!! You all ran so great today and I am VERY proud of you, as is the boosters and the school!

The Starting Line - Norton vs Westwood

On the boys side, the Norton boys crushed the Wolverines who did run with the perfect cross county score of 15-50.  The "Fierce Five" of Billy Sullivan, Max Marcotte, Mike Tierney, Eric Sanford, And Chris Wrenn placed 1st - 5th with another 7 Norton runners coming in before the first Westwood runner!  Congrats to you boys on another GREAT meet and moving your undefeated record to 7-0 on the season.

Norton will next compete for the final time at home this season on SENIOR DAY against the MILLIS MOHAWKS, who are new to TVL Cross Country this year.  SENIOR DAY will be next Wednesday, October 9th. 

Norton Boys "Fierce 5" Win a Thriller in the Dover-Sherborn Hills 25-30 by Taking Places 3rd-7th Overall!! Boys Stay Undefeated at 6-0!

Congrats to the Norton boys cross country team who are finding every way to win!  The boys took 3rd-7th and all placed within 8 seconds of each other to defeat the DS Raiders on their very tough and hilly course.  The boys stay undefeated and move to 6-0 on the season with 4 meets left.

The Start of the Boys Race

Mike Tierney Sprints to the finish - with part of the FIERCE 5 in tow

The girls team lost 46-17 with Anya DiLorenzo only 12 seconds off the leader and placing 4th overall and breaking up DS's chance at a perfect score.  The Lady Raiders are undefeated on the season and are poised to take down the TVL title.

Norton's Corina Jurczyk places 2nd for Norton

Caroline Weber approaches the finish!

Norton Placements:
GIRLS: 
4th Overall- Anya DiLorenzo
9th Overall - Corina Jurczyk
14th Overall - Caroline Weber
15th Overall - Sarah Anderson
19th Overall - Karoline Weber

BOYS:         "THE FIERCE 5" (coined by Denise Sanford!!)
3rd Overall - Billy Sullivan
4th Overall - Mike Tierney
5th Overall - Eric Sanford
6th Overall - Max Marcotte
7th Overall - Chris Wrenn 

Norton will stay home next Wednesday as the Westwood Wolverines come to town for a duel at 3:30!

Boys Stay Undefeated and Move to 5-0 by Beating the Ashland Clockers; Girls WIN over Ashland 28-28 (Sixth Place Finisher Rule)

        Norton Boys won yet again at 21-49, bringing their season record to 5-0! Sullivan, Marcotte, and Tierney led the way with Norton finishers taking spots 1 through 6. Five of the Norton boys got PR's for the day, great job guys! They face Dover Sherbon on Thursday, 9/26.

       The GIRLS finished the race against Ashland in what was presumably a tie at 28-28. However, according to a rule in the NFHS handbook, the win is awarded to the team with the best sixth-place finisher, so the Norton girls got the win moving to 3-2!
      Anya DiLorenzo took 2nd place overall and first for the NHS girls, with Corina Jurczyk taking 4th, and Melanie Morris came in 6th for Norton breaking the tie!

 

 Anya DiLorenzo is Norton's first finisher

Race Start

Karoline....a vampire?

Boys team cruises to victory taking places 1-6

 

Varsity Placement BOYS:
Billy Sullivan-1st Overall- 5:58
Max Marcotte- 2nd Overall- 5:58
Mike Tierney- 3rd Overall- 5:59
Eric Sanford- 4th Overall- 5:59
Chris Wrenn- 5th Overall- 6:00
Joey Annad- 6th Overall- 6:03

Varstiy Placements GIRLS:
Anya Dilorenzo- 2nd Overall- 6:35
Corina Jurczyk- 4th Overall- 6:53
Caroline Weber- 6th Overall- 7:30
Sarah Anderson- 7th Overall- 7:33
Karoline Weber- 9th Overall- 7:51
Melanie Morris- 10th Overall- 8:23

Norton Boys XC Takes Another Win While Girls Fall to West Bridgewater

        The Norton boys had a great win today against non-league West Bridgewater Wildcats. Falling short of first, Norton took places 2 through 8 bringing the score to 20-43. Senior captains Billy Sullivan, Max Marcotte, and junior Mike Tierney led the NHS boys with Eric Sanford and Chris Wrenn close behind. They remain undefeated at 4-0.

        Norton girls took a loss for the day but put up a fight. Sophomore Anya DiLorenzo and Senior captain Corina (Crine) Jurczyck kept up a strong pace against the lead West Bridgewater runner, and claimed the second and third places for Norton. NHS girls now stand at 2-2 with a TVL meet against Ashland on Monday, with a great opportunity to bring their season record to 3-2.

Varsity 5 Placements Boys:
Billy Sullivan- 5:32
Max Marcotte- 5:34
Mike Tierney- 5:42
Eric Sanford- 5:47
Chris Wrenn- 5:51

Varsity 5 Placements Girls:
Anya DiLorenzo- 6:48
Corina Jurczyk- 6:57
Sarah Anderson- 7:27
Caroline Weber- 7:42
Karoline Weber- 8:02

Norton Girls & Boys Cross Country Make History by Beating the Medfield Warriors at Home!! Girls Win 27-30 and Boys Win 27-29!

Congrats to the NORTON BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY team who made TVL history again today and beat the Medfield Warriors for the first time ever in cross country!! The boys will move to 3-0 on the season and stay undefeated while the girls improve to 2-1.  

Both meets were barnburners in that they both were very close!  The girls won 27-30 and the boys win 27-29.   The girls were lead by Anya DiLorenzo who placed first overall with a huge PR pace of 6:38 pace!

The boys were lead by senior captain Billy Sullivan, Senior Captain Max Marcotte, and Mike Tierney who placed 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively.

Almost the entire team got personal record paces today.  You should all feel so proud and the hard work you are putting in is paying off.  

Corina and Anya working together.

Tony Chen and Chris Alves finishing strong.

Freshman Karoline Weber snagged a huge PR!

 

                                            

Varsity 5 Placements for Girls:

Anya DiLorenzo - 1st Overall - 6:38 pace
Corina Jurczyk - 3rd Overall - 6:53 pace
Caroline Weber - 5th Overall - 7:20 pace
Sarah Anderson - 6th Overall - 7:20 pace 
Karoline Weber - 19th Overall - 8:07 pace
  
Varsity 6 Placements for Boys:
Billy Sullivan - 3rd Overall - 5:21 pace

Max Marcotte - 4th Overall - 5:26 pace
Mike Tierney - 5th Overall -5:28 pace
Eric Sanford - 7th Overall - 5:31 pace
Chris Wrenn - 8th Overall - 5:34 pace 
Joey Annand - 10th Overall - 5:59 pace 

Both teams will take on non-league West Bridgewater High School this Friday at home!

Norton XC Annual Car Wash at McDonalds a SUCCESS!!

Thank you to all those people who came out this past Saturday for the Norton Cross Country Car Wash!  We really appreciate your support!