Norton Boys Put Up Best Fight They Ever Have Against Westwood in 3rd Loss of the Season; Jurcyzk PR's While Freshman Caroline Weber Placed 2nd for Norton for the Girls!

Both the girls and boys team suffered losses today at Westwood.  The Lancers ran in the pouring rain in their longest race of the season at 3.1 miles.  The girls lost 49-15 while the boys lost a close one 25-30.  The boys finished the closest they ever have to beating Westwood in the TVL. 

Thanks to Mr. Tierney for the photos today!

Norton Placements:

Boys:
3rd - Max Marcotte
4th - Billy Sullivan
5th - Mike Tierney
8th - Cam Eisnor
10th - Mason Rouillard
11th - Eric Sanford
13th - Troy Parker

Girls:
7th - Corrina Jurczyk
15th - Caroline Weber
18th - Alison Alioto
21st - Brittany Alioto
22nd - Katie D'Onofrio
26th - Laura Carlson
28th - Melanie Morris

Norton will next compete in a week and a half in their last regular season competition on SENIOR DAY on Wednesday, October 24th versus HOLLISTON at home at 3:30!

Norton Boys Beat DS in a THRILLER 25-30!!

What an unbelievable meet today!  The girls had 5/9 PR's in their race while the boys had 7/22 PR's!!  The boys race was most definitely in my top 3 XC races I have ever coached!  The boys ran with heart and did everything they could to win that meet!  I could not be more proud. 

 One of the best finishes of the year!!

 Cam and Mason literally gave everything they had for the win (pictured post-run)!!

 Freshman Connor Johnson running strong!!

On the boys side, Billy Sullivan, Max Marcotte, and Mike Tierney did their thing running 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for Norton, but it was the huge step up for Cam Eisnor (4th) and Mason Rouillard (5th) who won this meet for the Lancer boys. Only 13 seconds total was the difference with places 4th through tenth in the closest meet of the season.  Norton placed 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 8th while DS placed 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th, and 10th.  As a spectator, after the top four came in it was a tie (DS 1+4=5) (Norton 2+3=5), which brought it all down to 6th-10th who again, all finished within 11 seconds of each other!!

The top 5 Norton boys ran a sub 6:00 pace for the victory (one of our season goals!). 

Congrats to the boys for tying the most wins we have ever had in cross country since joining the Tri-Valley league at 6-2 (including non-league)!  Just one more win and we will officially have the best season cross country has ever had since joining the Tri-Valley League! 

On the girls side, freshman phenom Caroline Weber placed 3rd overall for the Lancers, right behind senior captain Alison Alioto with a phenomenal run.  Corrina Jurczyk was Norton's first runner and prevented DS (last year's state champs) from a perfect score.  Rounding out 4th and 5th for the Lady Lancers was senior captains Brittany Alioto and Katie D'Onofrio.

 Junior and first Norton finisher Corrina Jurczyk

 Senior Captain Allison Alioto sprints to the finish.

My Seniors :o)

Norton will next compete away versus Westwood next Wednesday, October 10th.

Boys Take Down the Ashland Clockers 18-43; Sullivan and Marcotte Lead the Way!!

The boys cross country team beat the Ashland Clockers yesterday 18-43.  Billy Sullivan was the overall winner while Max Marcotte came in second beating Ashland's number 1 Ryan Milewski by seven seconds after a very tight race at the start. Mike Tierney was close behind placing 4th overall. The boys went 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 for the win.

The Varsity 7 included:
1.) Billy Sullivan
2.) Max Marcotte
3.) Mike Tierney
4.) Mason Rouillard
5.) Cam Eisnor
6.) Eric Sanford
7.) Mike Travers

The girls team lost 34-21 in a tough race.  It was a very close race throughout, but the Clocker girls came on strong at the end placing 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Norton's Corrina Jurczyk placed second overall and 1st for the Lady Lancers.

The Varsity 7 included:
1.) Corrina Jurczyk
2.) Allison Alioto
3.) Brittany Alioto
4.) Caroline Weber
5.) Katie D'Onofrio
6.) Laura Carlson
7.) Melanie Morris

Norton will next compete at home next Wednesday, October 3rd against the Dover-Sherborn Raiders at 3:30.

Norton Falls to Medfield

Both the Norton boys and the Norton girls fell to Medfield yesterday.  The Lady Lancers lost 15-48 while the boys fell short 35-21.  The boys move to 4-2 and the girls move to 2-4 on the season. The boys lost some opportunities to keep the score much closer than how it came out and are hoping to rebound substianally against Ashland this Thursday at home at 3:30.

Top 7 finishers for the girls:
1.) Corrina Jurczyk
2.) Brittany Alioto
3.) Katie D'Onofrio
4.) Caroline Weber
5.) Laura Carlson
6.) Melanie Morris
7.) Rachael Wheeler

Top 7 finishers for the boys:
1.) Max Marcotte
2.) Mike Tierney
3.) Billy Sullivan
4.) Cam Eisnor
5.) Eric Sanford
6.) Mason Rouillard
7.) Mike Travers

Norton will next compete against ASHLAND this Thursday, 9/27 at 3:30 at HOME.

Car Wash Fundraiser a Success

Thanks to MacDonald's in Norton and the very special group of parent boosters and athletes who sacrificed their Saturday to rasie money for the XC and Track and Field programs here in Norton!  We raised a great deal of money fo scholarships and other needed items for the sports.

Thank you to Norton XC photographer Rick Marcotte for these pics:

Norton Boys Win Both in Non-League Tri-Meet Versus West Bridgewater and Abington; Girls Split

Congrats to the Norton boys who beat both West Bridgewater (25-31) and Abington (17-43) in their first and only non-league tri-meet of the season.  The boys move to  4-1 on the season with their two wins in West Bridgewater.  The boys meet versus West Bridgewater was very close as Petti from West Bridgewater held a 5:20 pace over the 2.9 mile course and won the race.  However, Norton had plans to foil them as their training paid off this week with the top 4 boys running a sub-6:00 per mile pace.  Billy Sullivan ran a 5:37 pace for second overall while teammate Max Marcotte was right behind him with a 5:39 pace.  Mike Tierney (5:54) and Mason Rouillard (5:59) placed third and fourth for the Lancers placing 5th and 6th respectively.  Rounding out the top 5 for the boys was Cam Eisnor.

The girls got their second win of the season routing Abington 15-50.  Norton got their top 5 girls in before the first Abington could get their first girl to the finish.  Senior Captain Allison Alioto ran a great race placing second overall placing not to far behind Norton's top girl Corrina Jurczyk. Brittany Alioto, freshman Caroline Weber, and Katie D'Onofrio placed 3rd through 5th for the Lady Lancers.  Unfortunately, the West Bridgewater girls were too tough for the Lancers, winning 17-44. 

Norton will next compete against TVL foe Medfield this Monday at home at 3:30!

Hillers Run Up and Over Norton Teams; Almost All Norton Boys & Girls Get A Season Best Time!

The Hopkinton Hillers came to Norton today and showed the Lancers how deep they are.  Both the boys and girls Hopkinton teams are poised to win the TVL.  The girls lost 50-15 while the boys broke up their top 5 placing 4th, 5th, & 6th for a 37-21 score.  For the girls, Corina Jurczyk lead the way with season best pace of 7:37.  Every girl on the girls team achieved a season best today so the girls should feel proud of their progress. 14 out of 21 athletes on the boys side who performed achieved a season best.  Billy Sullivan lead the way for the boys closely followed by Mike Tierney & Max Marcotte. Mason Rouillard and Cam Eisnor rolled out the top 5 for the boys.

A special thanks to booster parent Rick Marcotte for his great pictures every meet!

 How can you not love this team??

 Troy Parker finishes his race!

 Freshman Rachel Wheeler

 Sophomore Mike Travers was 8th for Norton

 Katie D'Onofrio and Caroline Weber work together.

Sean Eykle runs for Varsity and places 7th today.

Norton next competes two days from now on Friday against their first and only non-league competition in West Bridgewater at 3:30. 

Norton Girls and Boys Beat the Bellingham Hawks at Bellingham!

 Norton Warming Up

 Norton Warming Up

 Start of the Race

 Boys Finishing Up

 Norton's Top 4!!

 Eric Sanford

 Post Race Reflection

 Norton's Freshman Phenom Caroline Weber!

The girls team took a 15-50 win home against Bellingham, while the boys team won 18-41!

Corina Jurccyk took home the overall victory in the race winning in 22:14 over the 2.89 mile course.  Following her was Allison and Brittany Alioto finishing 3rd and 4th respectively.  Katie D'Onofrio and Caroline Weber rounded out the top 5 for the victorious Lady Lancers.  6 out of 10 Lancer girls bettered their time from last week. They are now 1-1 on the season.

On the boys side, Sophomore Mike Tierney won his first ever TVL cross country meet!  He outsprinted his fellow teammates and a Bellingham runner to take the victory.  A second behind him was Junior Max Marcotte and three seconds behind him was Junior Billy Sullivan.  Rounding out the top 5 on the day was Senior Captain Mason Rouillard and Troy Parker.  Getting varsity for the season was Sean Eykle and Mike Travers!

Norton looks forward to hosting Hopkinton next Wednesday at home at 3:30!

Norton Boys Go 1-2-3 versus Medway to Win 1st Meet of the Season!

The Norton boys XC team went 1-2-3 and were all within 1 second of each other this afternoon for the 1st meet of the season.  Billy Sullivan, Max Marcotte, and Mike Tierney finished in 15:42, 15:43, & 15:44 for those places over the 2.59 mile course.  Medway's top 3 were VERY close behind with their top three coming in 4 seconds behind Norton placing 4th, 5th, & 6th. Mason Rouillard and Cam Eisnor placed 4th and 5th for the Lancers, while Eric Sanford added a displacement point for his 10th place finish! Rounding out the top 7 for Varsity was Troy Parker.

 Sullivan, Marcotte, & Tierney race to the finish!

 Senior Captain Mason Rouillard

 Senior Captain Cam Eisnor

The boys reflect on their victory!

Norton beat Medway 21-35 in the first home meet of the season to move their record to 1-0. Varsity point scorers can be seen on the right side of the webpage.

It was a rough go of it on the girls side as Lady Lancer Corina Jurccyk was the only runner to break up Medway's powerful top 5, placing 4th overall. Senior Captains Alison and Brittany Alioto placed 2nd and 3rd for the Lancers while Senior Captain Katie D'Onofrio placed 4th.  Freshman Caroline Weber rounded out the Varsity 5 with a good start to her high school career. The Lady Lancers lost 17-44.

 Norton's lead runner, Corina Jurccyk

 Senior Captain Allison Alioto

Senior Captain Brittany Alioto 

Norton will contest Bellingham at Bellingham next Wednesday at 3:30. 

Welcome Back!

Welcome back athletes, parents, and fans!  What a year for Norton last year!  The Norton Lancer boys spring track team took home their first ever Tri-Valley League title.  Congrats to those boys!  That was a lot of hard work for many years to get to that point.  Where does it start though? With the cross country team in the fall setting the stage for the distance team that runs year round into winter track and then spring.

The Norton cross country team has already had its share of challenges in the pre-season with no locker rooms.  With the high school renovation going on, they girls and boys have to get creative with their training.  Also, the team was forced to come up with a new course this year that will now start behind the high school and will be a hybrid of the last two courses Norton has had. Attached is the new course that will be 2.59 miles in length. (Thank you to the captains and artist Eric Sanford for their help with the course).

Both teams are eager to start the regular season and we all are very excited for another great season.  Keep checking back to the site after meets for updates scores.  Thanks to everyone who is a part of Norton cross country and track and field for all of your support!

~Coach Taylor~

Taunton Gazzette All-Scholastics

Congrats to Billy Sullivan and Jess Greco who were named to the Taunton Daily Gazzette All-Scholatics Cross Country team!!

Division 5 State Championship Results

Team Placements:
Girls - 24th/27
Boys - 16th/27

Varsity Girls:
Jesssica Greco - 99th: 23:12
Stacie Linfield - 121st: 24:41
Katie D'Onofrio - 126th: 24:33
Brittany Alioto - 142nd: 26:46
Allison Alioto - 163rd: 26:46
Melanie Morris - 168th: 28:25
Rebekah Sargent - 176th: 27:28

Varsity Boys:
Billy Sullivan - 46th: 18:19
Max Marcotte - 85th: 19:02
Michael Tierney - 108th: 19:30
Mason Roulliard - 11th: 19:32
Cam Eisnor - 117th: 19:44
Tom Hanlon - 137th: 20:00
Brian Acker - 15th: 20:50

TVL AWARDS ANNOUNCED!!

CONGRATS TO NORTON'S BILLY SULLIVAN WHO WAS VOTED A TVL ALL-STAR FOR THE 2011 CROSS COUNTRY SEASON!! WELL DONE BILLY!

ALSO, CONGRATS TO THE NORTON GIRLS AND BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS WHO WERE EACH VOTED #1 IN SPORTSMANSHIP IN THE TVL!! ONCE AGAIN EVERYONE, THIS SAYS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER!

MSTCA INVITE RESULTS: Sullivan & Tierney Shine!

Congrats to Billy Sullivan who placed 7th overall in the Sophomore 5K with a time of 18:06 (5:50 pace)!

Congrats to Mike Tierney for placing 8th overall in the Freshman 3K with a time of 11:12 (6:00 pace)!

Other results:

9th Grade Girls 3K
Laura Carlson - 85th: 15:46
Melanie Morris - 108th: 17:07
Marissa Eisnor - 124th: 19:51

9th Grade Boys 3K
Eric Sanford - 49th: 11:59
Sean Eykle - 52nd: 12:01
Troy Parker - 86th: 12:53
Mike Travers - 92nd: 12:56
Tony Chen - 125th: 13:45
Ben Skotny - 135th: 14:04
Noah Beauchamp - 141st: 14:19

10th Grade Girls 5K
Jess Greco - 43rd: 23:40

10th Grade Boys 5K
Josh Kelleher - 53rd: 20:17
Brandon Durocher - 89th: 21:45
Nathan DiOrio - 91st: 21:48

11th & 12th Grade Girls 5K
Stacie Linfield - 123rd: 24:47
Katie D'Onofrio - 124th: 24:48
Brittany Alioto - 141st: 25:05
Allison Alioto - 197th: 27:22
Bekah Sargent - 200th - 27: 34

11th & 12th Grade Boys 5K
Cam Eisnor - 75th: 19:06
Mason Roulliard - 79th: 19:11
Tom Hanlon - 199th: 21:26
Evan DaSilva - 204th: 21:35
Nick Skotny - 225th: 22:14

Norton's next meet will be the DIVISION 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS this Saturday at Franklin Park in Boston.

TVL Results

Girls Varsity 5k:

1. Dover-Sherborn: 51
2. Medfield: 57
   
3. Hopkinton: 78
   
4. Westwood: 84
   
5. Holliston: 86
   
6. Ashland: 171
   
7. Medway: 193
   
8. Norton: 226
   
9. Bellingham: 226+

40th - Jess Greco: 25:03
43rd - Stacie Linfield: 25:14
44th - Katie D'Onfrio: 25:34
48th- Laura Carlson: 28:36
51st-Bekah Sargent: 29:14
53rd-Melanie Morris: 29:30

Girls Freshman 2.2 Miler:
40th - Marissa Eisnor: 23:40

Boys Varsity 5K:

1. Westwood: 31
   
2. Medfield: 37
3. Hopkinton: 68
4. Dover-Sherborn: 117
5. Medway: 142
6. Norton: 152
7. Holliston: 158
8. Ashland: 223
9. Bellingham: 223+

12th - Billy Sullivan: 18:40
28th -Mike Tierney: 19:17
33rd -Mason Roulliard: 19:33
38th -Cam Eisnor: 19:54
41st -Brian Acker: 20:19
48th-Tom Hanlon: 21:57
49th-Troy Parker: 22:11

Boys Freshman 2.2 Miler:
4th - Sean Eykle: 14:12
5th - Eric Sanford: 14:12
13th - Mike Travers: 15:08
22nd - Tony Chen: 16:05
25th - Ben Skotny: 16:20
29th - Noah Beauchamp: 16:46
37th - John Munger: 19:18

Boys Junior Varsity 5K:
33rd - Caleb Tripp: 21:39
37th - Nathan DiOrio: 21:45
40th - Josh Kelleher: 21:48
42nd - Chris McCready: 21:51
44th - Evan DaSilva: 21:52
68th - Nick Skotny: 23:16
74th - Brandon Durocher: 23:38
90th - Austin Cheda: 24:30
101st - Dalton Weir: 25:22

Norton's next meet will be the MSTCA Invite at the Wrentham Developmental Center on Saturday, November 5th.

Check Out the New Track Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!

http://norton.patch.com/articles/track-and-bleachers-opening-ceremony-video#video-8241785

A CLOSE Win and a CLOSE Loss In Norton's Last Regular Season Matchup VS Medway

The Norton girls pulled out a VERY close win against Medway yesterday beating them 28-29. It came down to the last 400 meters of the race and the Norton girls took 2nd, 5th-8th and a very gutsy performance from Laura Carlson and Becca Sargent to displace Medway's fifth runner.

The boys took a tough loss by one place with the score being 28-27 Medway. Billy Sullivan and Mason Rouillard took 1st and 2nd place overall and edged out Medway's top runner by a half of a second. Mason Rouillard got a PR on the day running a 5:41 pace. Other PR's on the day were Eric Sanford, Josh Kelleher, and Nathan DiOrio.

A special mention goes out to Troy Parker who placed for varsity today as well. Congrats on earning a varsity letter Troy!

Placements on the day:

GIRLS:
2.) Jess Greco
5.) Stacie Linfield
5.) Brittany Alioto
7.) Allison Alioto
8.) Katie D'Onofrio
10.) Laura Carlson
11.) Becca Sargent

BOYS:
1.) Billy Sullivan
2.) Mason Rouillard
6.) Brian Acker
9.) Cam Eisnor
10.) Max Marcotte
11.) Mike Tierney
12.) Troy Parker

Norton's next meet will be away at McCarthy Park in Medfield for the TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Tuesday, November 1st.

Norton Boys Beat Holliston for the 2nd Time in History!

The Norton boys XC team had a fantastic meet against close-ranked Holliston today beating them 17-40. Norton's Billy Sullivan took charge and won it for the Lancers with a 5:42 pace per mile over the 2.85 mile course. Close behind Billy were teammates Max Marcotte (5:45 pace) and Mason Rouillard (5:46 pace) in second and third. The boys had 5 boys place in the top six!

This was only the second time in Norton's history they have beat Holliston in the Tri-Valley League! Congrats boys on a great run today!

The Norton girls struggled to follow suit. Norton's lead runner Jess Greco placed first again for Norton and broke up the Holliston sweep placing 5th overall. The girls lost 47-16.

Placements on the day:

GIRLS:
1.) Jess Greco
2.) Brittany Alioto
3.) Stacie Linfield
4.) Allison Alioto
5.) Katie D'Onofrio
6.) Melanie Morris
10.) Becca Sargent

BOYS:
1.) Billy Sullivan
2.) Max Marcotte
3.) Mason Rouillard
4.) Cam Eisnor
5.) Mike Tierney
6.) Brian Acker
7.) Tyler Anderson

Norton's next meet will be away against MEDWAY this Wednesday the 26th.