Norton Goes 1-2-3-4-5 Against Ashland for the Win!

The Norton boys took out Ashland in great form to win 15-44. They scored the first 5 places in a row to secure the win. The Norton girls won 10-23 in a no score (insufficient # of runners).

Top Girl Finishers For Norton Were:
1. Jess Greco
2. Erica Callahan
3. Stacie Linfield
4. Allison Alioto
5. Brittany Alioto
6. Annie Ledbetter

Top Boy Finishers For Norton Were:
1. Kevin Rogers
2. Cam Eisnor
3. Connor McLaughlin
4. Tyler Anderson
5. Brian Acker
6. Max Marcotte
7. Mason Roulliard

Nortons Next Meet will be against Dover-Sherborn at HOME on Wednesday 9/22 @ 3:30.

Norton Loses to Medfeild

Norton girls lost to Medfield yesterday 50-15. Norton boys lost to Medfield yesterdasy 37-19. Personal Records were Stacie Linfield, Tyler Anderson, Evan DaSilva, Brandon Durocher, Josh Kelleher, Connor McLaughlin, and Dalton Weir.

Top Girl Finishers For Norton Were:

1. Jess Greco

2. Erica Callahan

3. Stacie Linfield

4. Allison Alioto

5. Brittany Alioto
6. Katie D'Onfrio

7. Annie Ledbetter

Top Boy Finishers For Norton Were:
1. Kevin Rogers

2. Tyler Anderson

3. Connor McLaughlin

4. Cam Eisnor

5. Dan Sugar

6. Max Marcotte
7. Brian Acker

Nortons Next Meet will be against Ashland on Thursdasy 9/16 @ 3:30

Norton Falls to the Hillers

The Norton girls lost to Hopkinton 45-17 and the Norton boys lost 44-17. Erica Callahan and Kevin Rogers split up their top five runners. Out of the 23 Norton athletes that competed, 17 got season bests. The placing of Norton varsity runners were as follows:

GIRLS:

Erica Callahan

Jessica Greco

Allison Alioto

Stacie Linfield

Katie D'Onofrio

Annie Ledbetter

Brittany Alioto

BOYS:

Kevin Rogers

Cam Eisnor

Tyler Anderson

Brian Acker

Connor McLaughlin

Max Marcotte

Tim Johansmeyer

Norton will compete next against MEDFIELD @ 3:30 on Monday 9/13 at Medfield.

2010 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Wednesday 9/8 Hopkinton ~ HOME @ 3:30
Monday 9/13 Medfield ~AWAY @ 3:30
Thursday 9/16 Ashland ~ AWAY @ 3:30
Wednesday 9/22 Dover-Sherborn ~ HOME @ 3:30
Wednesday 9/29 Westwood ~ AWAY @ 3:30
Wednesday 10/13 Holliston ~HOME @ 3:30
Wednesday 10/20 Medway ~ HOME @ 3:30
Wednesday 10/27 Bellingham ~ AWAY @ 3:30
TBA TVL League Meet ~ McCarthy Park–Medfield @3:00
Saturday 11/6 ~ MSTCA INVITE Wrentham State School
Saturday 11/13 D4 State Meet ~ Franklin Park

REMINDERS!!

1.) The Cross Country team should be at Roche Bros. from 9-1 Sunday, November 15th for the CAN DRIVE!

2.) The end of the season Cross Country Banquet is directly after the sports banquet this Thursday, November 19th, from 7-9.

Division 4 State Meet Results

Down runners from injury and sickness, the Lancers still represented Norton with pride in the pouring rain on Saturday. Below are individual and team results:

31. 812 NORTON BOYS ( 21:18 1:46:29)===========================================
1 110 Tim Johansmeyer 20:10 – 6:30 pace
2 160 Caleb Tripp 21:08 – 6:49 pace
3 163 Dan Sugar 21:13 - 6:50 pace
4 172 Cameron Eisnor 21:25 – 6:54 pace
5 207 Mike Gillis 22:33 – 7:15 pace
6 (210) Christian Delano 22:44 – 7:20 pace

Norton Places 31st out of 42


32. 873 NORTON GIRLS ( 27:48 2:18:59)===========================================
1 131 Erica Callahan 25:53 – 8:20 pace
2 160 Brittany Alioto 27:03 – 8:43 pace
3 171 Katie D'Onfrio 27:20 – 8:49 pace
4 202 Annie Ledbetter 29:06 – 9:23 pace
5 209 Caitlin Hansen 29:37 – 9:33 pace

Norton Places 32nd out of 36

Callahan and Brittany Alioto medal at Wrentham Invite: Norton Gets 5 PR's!

The Wrentham Invitiation was Saturday (Novemeber 7th). It was a gorgeous day for racing and the Norton Lancers got a taste of what a real cross country course is as well as what it's like to run with hundreds of runners (per race) from around the state.

Erica Callahan and Brittany Alioto medaled, while 5 other Norton runners got PR's!

Personal Records:
Christian Delano (by 12 seconds per mile)
Tim Johansmeyer (by 13 seconds per mile)
Chris McCready (by 8 seconds per mile)
Caleb Tripp (by 5 seconds per mile)
Annie Ledbetter (by 8 seconds per mile)

Congrats to these runners!

The Lancers final meet of the season will be the Division 4 State Meet at Franklin Park this coming Saturday at 11:00!

TVL Championships "A WASH" (in terms rankings change)

The TVL championships were a wash this Wednesday as all of the teams placed in the same spots they did in the individual season. The meet went 3 hours and it was pouring rain for each race! The following was taken from the Thursday edition of the Attleboro Sun Chronicle:


CROSS COUNTRY: Lancers middle of the pack in TVL
MEDFIELD - In weather more conducive to rowing than running, the Norton High cross country squads participated in the Tri-Valley League Championship Meet on Wednesday at McCarthy Park.The Lancer girls finished sixth out of the nine teams, with Erica Callahan placing 33rd overall with a time of 25:23 over the 3.1-mile course. The Norton boys were seventh overall, with Tim Johansmeyer leading the way, placing 34th overall with a time of 20:41. Medfield won both divisions.

Tri-Valley League Championship Meetat McCarthy Park, Medfield Course: 3.1 mi.

BoysTeam results: 1-Medfield 29, 2-Hopkinton 61, 3-Hollison 72, 4-Bellingham 124, 5-Westwood 134, 6-Dover-Sherborn 158, 7-Norton 208, 8-Medway 213, 9-Ashland 234.

Norton placements: 34-Tim Johansmeyer 20:41, 39-Caleb Tripp 21:18, 42-Dan Sugar 21:30, 46-Cam Eisnor 22:10, 47-Mike Gillis 22:29, 52-Christian Delano 22:51, 53-Chris McCready 22:53.

GirlsTeam results: 1-Medfield 43, 2-Hopkinton 66, 3-Westwood 72, 4-Dover-Sherborn 75, 5-Holliston 97, 6-Norton 198, 7-Ashland 208, 8-Medway 241, 9-Bellingham 248.

Norton placements: 33-Erica Callahan 25:23, 39-Brittany Alioto 26:26, 40-Katie D'Onfrio 26:43, 41-Meghan Brown 27:03, 45-Annie Ledbetter 27:42, 49-Caitlin Hansen 30:10.

The Lancers will next participate in the MSTCA Invitational on Nov. 7 in Wrentham.

Norton XC Gets THREE Wins in Last Duel Meet of the Season!

The Nortons girls team ran for TWO wins today against Bellingham and Ashland, while the boys team ran to one win against Ashland (and a loss to Bellingham). The girls beat Bellingham 18-43 and Ashland 23-33. The boys defeated Ashland 25-30 in a very close race. The boys were beaten by Bellingham 40-19.

Erica Callahan placed 2nd overall and first for Norton with a new personal record. Following Callahan and rounding out the top 5 were Brittany Alioto, Meg Brown, Katie D'Nofrio, and Allison Alioto. Tim Johansmeyer brought it home for the Lancers with a big personal record on the day. Following Tim and rounding out the top five for the Lancers were Caleb Tripp, Dan Sugar, Mike Gillis, and Cam Eisnor.

6 personal records were acheived on the day by: Mike Costa, Cameron Eisnor, Tim Johansmeyer, Nick Skotny, Meg Brown, and Erica Callahan.

The next meet will be the TVL championship next Wednesday, October 28th, at McCarthy Field in Medfield.

Norton XC Car Wash a BIG SUCCESS!

Thank you to the Norton Cross Country & Track and Field Boosters for all of your work at the car wash fundraiser! It was a big success for the team!

DS Beats Norton (3 of Norton's Top Runner's Out from Injuries) but Norton stills gets 11 PR's!!

Captain and 1st for Norton, Tim Johansmeyer

Dover-Sherborn defeated Norton 17-46 on the girls side and 18-40 on the boys side. Norton has three of it's top runners out in this race between Griff Harlow, Tyler Anderson, and Allison Alioto. A positive on the day was that more than half the team attained PERSONAL RECORDS over the hilly 2.9 mile course. Captain Tim Johansmeyer placed first for the boys and standout Erica Callahan placed first for the girls.

PR's on the day were:

Tim Johansmeyer

Caleb Tripp

Mike Gillis

Erica Callahan

Cait Hansen

Evan DaSilva

Christian DeLano

Cam Eisnor

Mike Gillis

Mike Rocha

Nick Skotny

Norton's final regular season meet will be a tri-meet against Bellingham and Ashland next Wednesday, October 21st at home at 3:30.

Westwood Rolls Over Norton....

Westwood defeated Norton today in quick fashion with a 15-50 win on the boy side and a 15-45 win on the girls. The top finisher for Norton was Erica Callahan and the top for the boys was rookie Tyler Anderson.

Norton's next meet will be away against Dover-Sherborn next Wednesday, October 14th.

CAR WASH FUNDRAISER!

This Saturday at the McDonalds in Norton (in front of Roche Brothers) there will be a car wash from 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. Please come out and support the Norton XC Team and Track and Field Teams courtest of the NHS XC & Track Boosters!

NHS XC Takes Down Medway on Both Sides!!

Norton defeated Medway this Wednesday 24-35 on the girls side, and 20-39 on the boys side. Brittany, Meghan, Katie, Annie, Tim and Caleb all attained great PR's on the season. Griff Harlow returned and finished first for Norton in second place overall, while Erica Callahan returned with her dominating ways and placed first for Norton and second overall. Medway's course was a scenic 2.7 mile jaunt. CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN ALL! Results are below:

BOYS
Place Team Name Time
1 M Pozsgai 15:59
2 N Harlow 17:28
3 N Anderson 17:29
4 N Johansmeyer 17:30
5 N Tripp 17:34
6 N Sugar 17:36
7 M Rice 17:54
8 M McGlynn 17:55
9 N Gillis 19:04
10 N McCready 19:12
11 N Eisnor 19:13
12 N DeLano 19:33
13 M Champny 19:35
14 M Borgatti 19:36
15 N Rafuse 20:04
16 M Renault 20:31
17 N Skotny 20:53
18 N Rocha 21:02
19 N DaSilva 21:39
20 M McDonald 22:05
21 M Bottone 22:47


SCORE:

NORTON – 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 – 20
MEDWAY – 1, 7, 8, 11, 12 – 39


GIRLS
Place Team Name Time
1 M Horava 19:32
2 N Callahan 20:04
3 M Hamond 20:38
4 N B. Alioto 20:54
5 N Brown 21:46
6 N D’nofrio 21:56
7 N A. Alioto 22:16
8 N Ledbetter 22:51
9 M Lewis 23:12
10 N Gay 24:14
11 M Dzialio 25:37
12 M McNamara 27:25

Norton's next meet will be Wednesday October 7th at home against Westwood High School.

Holliston Defeats Norton on Wednesday.....

Sophomore Tyler Anderson leads the way for the Lancers, also gains another season PR!

Norton was defeated by Holliston soundly on Wednesday. The girls score was 47-16 and the boys score was 50-15. Tyler, Cam and Brittany all attained great PR's on the season. Tyler Anderson finished first for Norton for the first time this year. Rounding out the top 5 for Norton on each team were (Holliston's 2.85 mile course):
Boys-
Tyler Anderson - 18:10
Dan Sugar - 18:42
Tim Johansmeyer - 19:02

Mike Gillis - 19:28
Caleb Tripp - 19:43
Girls-
Erica Callahan- 21:16
Brittany Alioto- 22:22
Allison Alioto- 23:49
Katie D'nofrio - 22:53
Meghan Brown - 25:54

Norton's next meet will be Wednesday the 30th away against Medway High School.

Norton Defeats Southeastern at Home!

Griffin Harlow leads the way for the Lancers.

The Lancers defeated Southeastern at home the past Friday. It is the Lancer's first win of the season. The girls won 15-50 and the boys won 24-35. The three top boys (Griff, Tyler, and Dan) had to dig deep to take the win at a very late stage in the race. Erica Callahan took the race from the start and got herself a personal record as well at 1st place overall.

Rounding out the top 5 for Norton on each team were (Norton's 2.7 mile course):

Boys-

2) Griff Harlow- 17:16

3) Tyler Anderson - 17:16

4) Dan Sugar - 17:33

7) Tim Johansmeyer - 17:59

8) Caleb Tripp - 18:49

Girls-

1) Erica Callahan- 19:55

3) Brittany Alioto- 21:52

4) Allison Alioto- 22:30

5) Katie D'nofrio - 22:37

6) Meghan Brown - 23:25

Norton's next meet will be Wednesday the 23rd away against Holliston High School.

Medfield Runs Over Norton

Running the 2.7 mile course hare home in Norton, the Warriors put a very strong performance together and were able to defeat the Norton Lancers. On both the girls and boys side, they defeated the Lancers 15-50.
Fortunately, the 19 of the 20 Norton runners ran a season PR in only the 4th timed race of the season.

Rounding out the top 5 for Norton on each team were:

Boys-
12) Griff Harlow- 17:13
13) Dan Sugar- 17:14
14) Tyler Anderson- 17:23
20) Caleb Tripp- 18:11
21) Mike Gillis- 18:12

Girls-
8) Erica Callahan- 20:07
20) Brittany Alioto- 21:37
25) Allison Alioto- 22:17
26) Meghan Brown- 22:18
27) Katie D'Onofrio- 22:24

Norton's next meet will be this Friday at home against South Eastern Regional High School.

Hop-Town Beats Norton in TVL Season Opener

Callahan is new to cross country but is quickly learning what it takes to be on top.

At Hopkinton State Park, the Hillers easily cruised passed the Norton Lancers this past Wednesday on the 3.0 mile course. They defeated the Lancers 15-50 on the boys side and 15-48 on the girls side.

Notables on the team were that 18 out of the 20 runners for Norton got season PR's in their 3rd timed race of the season.

Rounding out the top 5 for Norton on each team were:

Girls-

6th) Erica Callahan

13th) Brittany Alioto

14th) Meghan Brown

15th) Katie D'Onfrio

17th) Allison Alioto

Boys-

12th) Dan Sugar

15th) Tyler Anderson

20th) Mike "Mikey G" Gillis

23rd) Griff Harlow

24th) Caleb Tripp

The Lancers next contest will be against Medfield on Wednesday, Sept. 16th @ home.

Welcome to Norton XC 09!!

Welcome to Norton XC 09 all!

Our first day of practice will be SATURDAY August 29th @ 9:00 a.m.

Be sure you have your permission forms, medical forms, and physicals done before the first day of practice!

Gear Needed: running shoes & running watch - Timex Ironman watches are great b/c they have lap counters (pretty simple right?)

2009 Fall XC Captains:
Girls - Kayla Bessette & Annie Ledbetter
Boys - Tim Johansmeyer & Mike Gillis

Summer Workouts:

I would like if you do not do more than 1 speed workout per week this summer...if that even. (When I say speed workout I mean interval or fast days). I want you all coming in with fresh legs. What I would like is you running 4-5 times a week doing distance - anywhere between 2-6 miles a day depending on your fitness level. I will know the people who have trained over the summer and the people who have not on the first day. For the sake of the team, be sure you are running this summer! Below is a sample week:

Sunday - Rest Day / OFF
Monday- Distance (3-6 miles)*
Tuesday- Recovery (2-5 miles)* & Lift
Wednesday- Tempo workout:
(telephone poles, fartleks, track workout (200's or 400's), tempo run, etc.)
Thursday- Recovery (2-5 miles)
Friday- Rest Day / OFF
Saturday- Distance (3-6 miles) & Lift

*Miles will vary pending your fitness level. Athletes who have been on the team should know the weekly mileage they should be at.

I am looking forward to seeing you all at the end of August happy, healthy, and IN SHAPE!! Have a great summer!

~Coach Taylor~

All-States and All-Scholastics!

All-States Results:

Andrew Swiderski placed 91st/150 with a time of 18:14.0. Congrats to Swiddy on a great season and to making it this far!

The Attleboro Sun Chronicle just reported thier All-Scholastic selections for the fall cross country season. Four of Norton's athletes will be recognized!

Andrew Swiderski - All Scholastic Selection
Audra Schlehuber - Honorable Mention
Gil O'Neil - Honorable Mention
Cam Parker - Honorable Mention

Norton's Swiderski Moves on to ALL-STATES!

Andrew Swiderski placed 15th overall at the Division 4 State Meet! He will move on to compete with the other elite qualfiers from around the state at All-States this coming Saturday (11/15). Congratulations Swiddy! The boys team also won the Division 4 Sportsmanship Award today!

Team Results for Division 4 States:

19th out of 40

Boys Results (5k):

Andrew Swiderski: 15th Place - 17:16 (5:34 pace) **ALL STATE QUALIFIER

Gil O'Neil: 38th Place - 17:59 (5:48 pace)

Cam Parker: 42nd Place - 18:07 (5:50 pace)
Emerson Almeida: 214th Place - 21:24 (6:54 pace)

Dan Sugar: 219th Place - 21:29 (6:55 pace)

Mike "Mikey G" Gillis - 256th Place (7:34 pace)

Girls Results (5k):

Audra Schlehuber: 182nd Place - 25:58 (8:22 pace)

Annie Ledbetter: 222nd Place - 27:14 (8:47 pace)
Holly Mello: 225th Place - 27:29 (8:52 pace)

Norton Boys CC Wins Massachusetts Division 4 Sportsmanship Award!!

The Norton boys cross country team was selected to recieve the Massachusetts Division 4 Sportsmanship Award from the MIAA! This says a great deal about your character, service, and work ethic boys. Congratulations on this prestigious award.

TVL ALL-STARS & AWARDS

Congratualtions to the Norton Boys and Girls Cross Country Teams on getting the Tri-Valley League Sportsmanship Awards. You all should be proud of the way you conducted yourselves this season. This says a great deal about your character.

I would like to thank my team for being the standup athletes they were this year. I wouls also like to thank them for being athletes with great character, determination, and motivation. Without them, I would not be in the position to get coach of the year for boys and girls cross country. Thank you NHSXC!

I also would like to awknowledge three athletes from Norton cross country to were named Tri-Valley League All-Stars this year. Congrats boys!

ANDREW SWIDERSKI

GIL O'NEIL

CAMERON PARKER

Sugar PR's @ Wrentham Invite, Parker places first for Norton/22nd overall

On Saturday November, 1 the Norton XC team competed at the Wrentham Invitational Meet. Dan Sugar got a big personal record on the day and Cam Parker came in 22nd overall and first for Norton.

Results:

BOYS Division 3 & 4 Varsity Race (5k):
Cam Parker - 22nd Overall, 17:50 (5:45 pace)
Gil O'Neil - 30th Overall, 18:03 (5:51 pace)
Andrew Swiderski - 47th Overall, 18:28 (6:03 pace)
Dan Sugar - 190th Overall, 21:29 (6:53 pace) PERSONAL RECORD!
Mike Gillis - 245th Overall, 23:11 (7:28 pace)

GIRLS Division 3 & 4 Sophomore Race (5k):
Audra Schlehuber - 66th Overall, 24:58 (8:02 pace)
Holly Mell0 - 89th Overall, 26:35 (8:34 pace)
Annie Ledbetter - 96th Overall, 27:17 (8:48 pace)

BOYS Division 3 & 4 Freshman Race (3K):
Matt Remick - 163rd Overall, 15:15 (8:11 pace)

The BIG THREE Shine @ The TVL Championships!!

Andrew Swiderski placed 3rd overall at the TVL championships with an overall "smokin" per mile personal record of 5:29 and a time of 17:02 in the 5K. Gil O'Neil placed 5th overall with a new personal record in the 5K (17:27), which is a 5:37 pace. Cameron Parker placed 11th overall with a 17:54 (5:45 pace). Their hopes are set on being TVL all stars. Congrats boys!

Many of the Lancers also got PR's (personal records in the 5k!) Congrats to Tim Lewis on his overall personal record per mile time as well. Norton placed 5th overall at the TVL meet. The loss of Emerson Almeida (injury) pushed the Lancers behind some teams. The Lancers placed 4th overall in the regular season. Holliston and Hopkinton tied for first (thanks to Norton beating the #1 team Holliston). Medfield came in 3rd. Norton placed fourth overall in the league ahead of Dover-Sherborn, Westwood, Bellingham, and Ashland.

Congrats to a great season athletes!

Norton moves into the postseason starting next weekend as they attend the Wrentham Invitational on Saturday, November 1st.

Following that, the Lancers will represent Norton at the Division 4 Championships @ Franklin Park on Novemeber 8th.

If qualified, individuals from Norton will complete in the ALL-STATE competition on November 15th at Franklin Park.

Results from TVL Meet:

BOYS VARSITY:

3. Swiderski, Andrew Norton 17:03.52 (5:29 pace)

5. O'Neil, Gil Norton 17:27.15 (5:37 pace)

11. Parker, Cam Norton 17:54.47 (5:45 pace)

49. Sugar, Dan Norton 21:57.59 (7:04 pace)

51. Sargent, Ben Norton 22:20.52 (7:11 pace)

52. Gillis, Mike Norton 23:00.86 (7:25 pace)

GIRLS VARSITY:

36. Audra, Schlehuber Norton 24:35.79 (7:55 pace)

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS:

44. Lewis, Tim Norton 22:10.42

50. Costa, Mike Norton 22:24.45

JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS:

36. Mello, Holly Norton 26:36.80

48. Ledbetter, Annie Norton 27:46.42

52. Bessette, Kayla Norton 28:21.93

FRESHMAN:

19. McCready, Chris Norton 15:41.72

23. Remick, Matt Norton 16:28.62

Norton Gets 8/14 Personal Records in Close Loss to Hopkinton

Eight runners out of fourteen gained personal records versus Hopkinton today. The Norton boys placed 2nd, 3rd, and 4th overall in yet another close matchup with Hopkinton (27-32). Andrew Swiderski covered the course in 14:56 (5:31 pace) for 2nd, Gil O'Neil gained a big personal record for 3rd place overall in 14:58 (5:32 pace) for 3rd, and Cam Parker got 4th place overall with a time of 15:09 (5:36 pace). Audra Schlehuber had a personal record on the ladies side with a time of 20:54 (7:44 pace).

Boys Score 32-27.

Norton Top Finishers:
2nd Place: Andrew Swiderski
3rd Place: Cam Parker
4th Place: Gil O' Neil -PR
20th Place: Dan Sugar -PR
21st Place: Mike Gillis -PR

Other Finishers:
24th Place: Ben Sargent-PR
30th Place: Mike Costa -PR
31st Place: Tim Lewis
37th Place: Chris McCready -PR
39th Place: Matt Remick -PR

Girls Lose 50-15

Top Norton Finishers:
10th Place: Audra Schlehuber - PR
15th Place: Holly Mello
16th Place: Anne Ledbetter
17th Place: Kayla Bessette

The Boys go 1-2-3-4 Against Ashland and 1-2-3 against Bellingham in Double Win!

The Norton Boys Cross Country Team defeated Ashland and Bellingham with a sweep today (10/7/08) going 1-2-3-4 against Ashland and 1-2-3 against Bellingham.

Andrew Swiderski, who has only been beat once on the season, placed first overall (5:34 pace). Cameron Parker placed 2nd with a personal record (5:35 pace), and Gil O'Neil placed 3rd overall with a PR as well (5:36 pace).

Emerson Almeida placed 4th overall for the Lancers with yet another personal record on the day (6:15 pace).

Congrats to the boys on 2 great wins bringing their record to 5-2!

Also congrats to the NINE athletes out of FIFTEEN on this team who got personal records on the day! Your effort has paid off!

Boys Score VS. ASHLAND 17-42.

Norton Top Finishers:

1st Place: Andrew Swiderski

2nd Place: Cam Parker - PR

3rd Place: Gil O' Neil - PR

4th Place: Emerson Almeida -PR

7th Place: Dan Sugar - PR

Other Finishers:

9th Place: Ben Sargent - PR

10th Place: Mike Gillis

13rd Place: Tim Lewis

14th Place: Mike Costa

16th Place: Chris McCready - PR

18th Place: Matt Remick - PR

Boys Score VS. BELLINGHAM 25-32.

Norton Top Finishers:

1st Place: Andrew Swiderski
2nd Place: Cam Parker - PR
3rd Place: Gil O' Neil - PR
7th Place: Emerson Almeida - PR
12th Place: Dan Sugar - PR

Other Finishers:
13th Place: Ben Sargent - PR
14th Place: Mike Gillis
16rd Place: Tim Lewis
17th Place: Mike Costa
18th Place: Chris McCready - PR
19th Place: Matt Remick - PR

Girls Score vs Bellingham and Ashland: 50-15.

Top Norton Finishers vs. Bellingham:
2nd Place: Audra Schlehuber
5th Place: Holly Mello
6th Place: Kayla Bessette - PR
7th Place: Anne Ledbetter - PR

Top Norton Finishers vs. Ashland:

1st Place: Audra Schlehuber

5th Place: Holly Mello

6th Place: Kayla Bessette - PR

7th Place: Anne Ledbetter - PR

Eighth Annual Sportsmanship Essay Contest

Re: Eighth Annual Sportsmanship Essay Contest


As an important leader in interscholastic athletics, we would like to request your support and assistance by promoting a valuable MIAA Student Services initiative among the student-athletes on your team(s). The Eighth Annual MIAA Sportsmanship Essay/Multimedia Contest is currently being conducted for students in grades 9 through 12. We would like to hear from the thousands of student-athletes across the state and invite them to share their ideas on this year's theme:

"The Role of the Fan in Promoting Sportsmanship”

Your help in eliciting participation by distributing this contest flyer (click here for flyer) to the members of your team(s) is greatly appreciated.

The top three entries, as selected by the MIAA Sportsmanship Committee, will be awarded prizes of $500, $300 and $200 respectively. These contest winners will also be honored at Gillette Stadium on November 21 as part of the 15th Annual MIAA Sportsmanship Summit. In addition, an anthology of finalist and honorable mention entries will be published in Volume VIII of "Sportsmanship: A Game Plan for Life."

All entries for this contest must be received by Friday, October 17 at the following address:

MIAA Student Sportsmanship Essay/Multimedia Contest
33 Forge Parkway
Franklin, MA 02038
studentservices@miaa.net

Schools will be notified of winning entries in November. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the MIAA Student Services Department at 508-541-7997.

Norton Wins Another Close One vs. Dover Sherborn

The Norton boys cross country team defeated Dover-Sherborn in dynamic fashion today. Dover-Sherborn brought 22 boys to compete against Norton's 8. Andrew Swiderski covered the 2.7 mile course in 14:53 for a new PR and course record for 1st place overall. Close behind were Cam Parker (3rd place) with a time of 15:09 and Gil O'Neil (4th place) with a time of 15:32. The unsung hero of the day was Emerson Almeida posting a huge personal record and great 8th place finish (17:11) to win the meet 28-29. Congratulations boys on a fantastic race and having 5/8 boys get personal records! Congrats to Kayla and Annie on their personal records!

Boys Score 28-29.

Norton Top Finishers:

1st Place: Andrew Swiderski - PR!!
3rd Place: Cam Parker - PR!!
4th Place: Gil O' Neil
8th Place: Emerson Almeida - HUGE PR!!
18th Place: Dan Sugar

Other Finishers:
19th Place: Mike Gillis - PR!!
21st Place: Tim Lewis - PR!!
24th Place: Ben Sargent
32nd Place: Matt Remick - PR!!

Girls Score: 15-50.

Top Norton Finishers:
8th Place: Audra Schlehuber

13th Place: Kayla Bessette - PR!!

16th Place: Anne Ledbetter -PR!!

Norton Falls to Westwood

Westwood beat both the Norton boys and girls team this past Wednesday at Westwood. It was a very close finish on the boys side.

Girls Score: 15-21.

Top Norton Finishers:
8th Place: Audra Schlehuber
16th Place: Holly Mello
17th Place: Anne Ledbetter
18th Place: Kayla Bessette

Boys Score 32-27.

Norton Top Finishers:
2nd Place: Andrew Swiderski
3rd Place: Cam Parker
4th Place: Gil O' Neil
17th Place: Dan Sugar
27th Place: Emerson Almeida

Other Finishers:
28th Place: Tim Lewis
29th Place: Mike Costa
30th Place: Mike Gillis
32nd Place: Ben Sargent
37th Place: Chris McCready
41st Place: Matt Remick

Girls Lose 50-15

Norton vs. Southeastern

NHS Girls & Boys Get Victory over Southeastern!

The Norton girls and boys XC teams defeated Southeastern on Friday 9/19.

Congratualtions to BOTH teams on their victories!

For the second meet in a now the trio of Swiderski, Parker and O'Neil went 1-2-3. Andrew Swiderski set a new course record by 3 seconds! Congratulations Andrew!

Congratulations to Audra Schlehuber's terrific first place overall finish for the girls! Congratulations Audra!

Girls Score: 15-21.

Top Norton Finishers:

1st Place: Audra Schlehuber

3rd Place: Holly Mello

5th Place: Kayla Bessette

6th Place: Anne Ledbetter

Boys Score 23-32.

Norton Top Finishers:

1st Place: Andrew Swiderski

2nd Place: Cam Parker

3rd Place: Gil O' Neil

7th Place: Emerson Almeida

10th Place: Dan Sugar

Other Finishers:

11th Place: Mike Gillis

12nd Place: Tim Lewis

13rd Place: Mike Costa

14th Place: Ben Sargent

17th Place: Chris McCready

19th Place: Matt Remick

Norton Boys Win a Huge Upset Over TVL 07 Champions Holliston!

The Norton boys X-Country team (11) had a phenomenal win over the (48) man squad of Holliston. Holliston is the defending league champions from 07. Congratulations boys!!

Score 29-30.

Norton Top Finishers:
1st Place: Andrew Swiderski
2nd Place: Gil O' Neil
3rd Place: Cam Parker
20th Place: Emerson Almeida
24th Place: Dan Sugar

Other Finishers:
27th Place: Mike Gillis
29th Place: Ben Sargent
40th Place: Tim Lewis
41th Place: Chris McCready

Norton Girls Lose to Medfield 50-15.

Top Norton Finishers:
13th Place: Audra Schlehuber
21st Place: Holly Mello
23rd Place: Kayla Bessette
27th Place: Anne Ledbetter

Norton Boys Lose a Close Matchup to Medfield

The Norton boys cross country team lost a well fought battle to Medfield on Monday 9/8.


Score: 31-28


Top Norton Finishers:
1st Place: Andrew Swiderski
3rd Place: Gil O' Neil
4th Place: Cam Parker
11th Place: Emerson Almeida
12th Place: Dan Sugar

Other Finishers:
31st Place: Mike Gillis
35th Place: TIm Lewis
36th Place: Chris McCready

Norton Girls Lose to Medfield

Score: 50-15

Top Norton Finishers:
18th Place: Audra Schlehuber
24th Place: Holly Mello
32nd Place: Anne Ledbetter
36th Place: Kayla Bessette

An Email from Holliston....Let's Discuss.....

Hi Coaches, My girls are going to jog through a road race in Holliston on September 21st. The committee to rebuild a play ground in town started this race a year or so ago and the captains were asked to help fill out the field as a little community service. At our preseason captains meeting they thought it would be fun to invite the girls from the league to come run together in the crowd with our school colors. They thought it would remind people that girls are athletes and cross country is a sport and accomplish the desire to help the play ground build effort. They mentioned that if everyone brings a lunch we could picnic together before the girls go home. Very informal and laid back. If you are interested the web site is WWW.holliston5k.com.
As an added attraction for my girls, the old fat coach is also going to find his running shoes in the back of the closet and labor through the run. I have 25 days to get ready. Any of you coaches who want to join me I may need the help (Brian, Kent, Miranda, Toni and Nancy will need to drag a wagon full of dirt if you want to run with me).

Sam

ESSAY CONTEST!!!

"The Role of the Fan in Promoting Sportsmanship”

Your help is greatly appreciated in eliciting participation from students in your school by distributing the contest flyer (click here for flyer) to the appropriate faculty members (i.e. coaches, physical education/health, English, media and guidance departments).

The authors of the top three entries, as selected by the MIAA Sportsmanship Committee, will be awarded prizes of $500, $300 and $200 respectively and honored during the 15th Annual MIAA Sportsmanship Summit at Gillette Stadium on Friday, November 21. In addition, a compilation of finalist and honorable mention entries will be published in Volume VIII of "Sportsmanship: A Game Plan for Life."

All entries for this contest MUST BE RECEIVED by Friday, October 17 at the following address:

MIAA Student Sportsmanship Essay/Multimedia Contest
33 Forge Parkway
Franklin, MA 02038Entries may also be emailed to studentservices@miaa.net

· Literary entries must be typed and contain no more than 500 words
· Multimedia entries (audio, visual, etc.) must not be longer than 3 minutes in duration

Schools will be notified of winning entries in November. If you have any questions about this contest, please do not hesitate to contact the MIAA Student Services Department at 508-541-7997. Thank you for your assistance in promoting this important initiative. We look forward to receiving entries from your school.

New Schedule!!

Be sure to check REVISED cross country schedule for this fall. There have been numerous date changes since the original. The schedule can be found to the right (on this website) and on http://www.highschoolsports.net.