Norton Beats Medway on Both Sides!

Erica Callahan placed first for Norton in the meet with a personal record pace of 6:59. The girls final score was 33-23. Their record moves to 2-5.

Kevin Rogers placed first for Norton and second overall in the meet. The boys beat Medway with a score of 21-39.

Out of 25 Norton runners today, 20 ran season bests. Congrats to all of those runners on progressing as the season moves on!

Top Girl Finishers For Norton:
1. Erica Callahan
2. Stacie Linfield
3. Brittney Alioto
4. Jess Greco
5. Allison Alioto
6. Katie D'Onfrio
7. Annie Ledbetter

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

BOYS ATHLETE OF THE MEET: Junior Tyler Anderson came back from an injury in yesterdays meet. He got third overall in the meet and second for Norton. He broke the 6:00 minute mark and ran a personal best of 5:56. Great job Tyler!

GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE MEET: Senior Annie Ledbetter ran a personal best of 8:47. This was her last meet at home. Congratulations Annie!

Norton Gets 19 out of 21 Personal Bests!

Erica Callahan placed first for Norton and sixth overall with a personal record pace of 7:01. The girls final score was 44-15. Their record moves to 1-5.

Kevin Rogers maintained a smoking 5:40 pace and placed second overall and first for Norton with a season best per-mile-pace. The boys also lost to Holliston with a score of 19-36.

Out of 21 Norton runners today, 19 ran season bests. Congrats to all of those runners on progressing as the season moves on!

Top Girl Finishers For Norton:
1. Erica Callahan
2. Stacie Linfield
3. Jess Greco
4. Brittney Aliato
5. Allison Aliato
6. Katie D'Onfrio
7. Annie Ledbetter

Top Boy Finishers For Norton:
1. Kevin Rogers
2. Cam Eisnor
3. Max Marcotte
4. Connor McLaughlin
5. Brian Acker
6. Dan Sugar
7. Chris McCready

BOYS SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE: Junior Kevin Rogers got a huge personal record of a 5:40 pace per mile. He also finished second overall in the race and first for Norton. Great Job Kevin!

GIRLS SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE: Junior Stacey Linfield also got a huge personal record of 7:14. Stacie got second for Norton and got 9th overall. Great Job Stacie!

Nortons next meet will be against MEDWAY HOME on Wednesday 10/20 @ 3:30.

TVL Best Westwood, Bests Norton in Matchup....Boys Team Gets 9 Season Bests

In a tough matchup versus Westwood, Norton lost on both sides with the girls losing 45-17 and the boys losing 48-15. The boys still managed to get 9 season bests on the day, including Brian Acker, Austin Cheda, Brandon Durocher, Max Marcotte, Connor McLaughlin, Matt Remick, Mason Roullaird, Dan Sugar, and Dalton Weir. Juniors Erica Callahan and Kevin Rogers lead the way for the Norton girls and the Norton boys.

SPOTLIGHT ATHLETE: Freshman Max Marcotte (pictured above) had a stellar day posting a 6:13 mile pace and placing second for Norton! Congrats Max!

Norton's next meet will be against Holliston @Norton at 3:30 on Wednesday 10/13!

Rogers and Callahan Shine During Loss to DS; 13/21 Norton Runners Get a Season Best!

Erica Callahan placed first for Norton and second overall with a very fast 7:13 pace, a season best per-mile-pace. The girls final score was 44-19. Their record moves to 1-3.

Kevin Rogers maintained a smoking 5:54 pace and placed second overall and first for Norton with a season best per-mile-pace. The boys also lost to Dover-Sherborn but managed to keep it a little tighter with a score of 34-21.

Out of 21 Norton runners today, 13 ran season bests. Congrats to all of those runners on progressing as the season moves on!

Top Girl Finishers For Norton:
1. Erica Callahan
2. Brittany Alioto
3. Allison Alioto
4. Katie D'nofrio
5. Stacie Linfield
6. Annie Ledbetter

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

Nortons Next Meet will be against Westwood AWAY (Westwood High School) on Wednesday 9/29 @ 3:30.

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.