TWILIGHT Meet the HIGHLIGHT of the Season So Far, 22 Athletes Attain Personal Records!

What an amazing afternoon and evening at the MSTCA Twilight Meet at the Barnstable Fairgrounds on the Cape on Saturday! 22 out of 28 Norton athletes who ran attained personal records on the season, many of them lifetime PR's!

The meet course is covered in fans, sometimes 3-4 deep at times, under the lights with large numbers of athletes: combined a recipe for a personal best.  The following are the results & pictures (thank you Mr. Denham!) from each race: 

9th Grade Girls 2.1 miles

123) Kaylee Annand - 15:40 *PR

Freshman Kaylee Annand 

9th Grade Boys 2.1 miles

112) Ethan Tetrault - 13:07 *PR

Freshman Ethan Tetrault

10th Grade Girls 5K

99) Hanna Delea - 23:37 *PR

154) Kirsten Loring - 26:03 *PR

173) Catherine Whittington - 27:40 *PR

185) Angela Connors - 28:43 

Sophomore Girls Hannah Delea, Kirsten Loring, Catherin Whittington, & Angela Connors

10th Grade Boys 5K

11) Austin Carroll - 17:03 **MEDAL *PR

80) DJ Nihill - 18:34 

92) James Wilson - 18:44 *PR

137) Zach Steele - 19:37 

171) Ryan Lafrancois - 20:34 *PR

209) Matt Anderson - 21:46 *PR

243) Nick Denham - 23:24 *PR

250) John Morrison - 24:44 

Sophomores Austin Carroll, DJ Nihill, James Wilson, Zach Steele, Ryan Lafrancois, Matt Anderson, Nick Denham, & John Morrison 

Austin Carroll Grabs a Medal and Places 11th Overall!

Division 2 J.V. Girls 5K 

39) Calie Shea - 23:08 *PR

80) Abbey O’Brien - 24:36 *PR

Abbey O'Brien & Calie Shea 

Division 2 J.V. Boys 5K

104) Chris Tatarczuk - 20:20 *PR

108) Alex Wisnaskas - 20:26 *PR

127) Sean Smith - 20:55 *PR

138) Ryan Wheeler - 21:16 *PR

139) Evan Garrone - 21:17 *PR

Alex Wisnaskas, Sean Smith, & Evan Garrone

Ryan Wheeler and Evan Garrone

Girls Varsity Division 2 5K

13) Katie Bradley - 19:00 **MEDAL *PR

87) Kambrynn Bowman - 21:11 *PR

105) Sarah Anderson - 21:45 

206) Renee Sanford - 24:00 

Katie Bradley Places 13th Overall and Gets a Medal! 

Kambrynn Bowman 

Sarah Anderson

Renee Sanford 

Boys Varsity Division 2 5K

9) Joey Annand - 16:12 **MEDAL *PR

92) Thomas LeClaire - 17:55 *PR

149) Francis Cronin - 18:43 *PR

Joey Annand Places 9th Overall and Takes Home Some Hardware! 

Thomas LeClaire

Francis Cronin

The Lancers will head to McCarthy Park in  Medfield on Wednesday, October 26th at 3:00 for the TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP Meet!  

Seniors SHINE on Senior Day in Norton; Both Teams Beat Millis as Katie Bradley and Joey Annand (Undefeated) Get Another Win On Season!

On a beautiful day in Norton for SENIOR DAY, both Lancer teams were able to pull out the victory against Millis. The girls won 24-32 and the boys won 15-50.

Both Katie Bradley and Joey Annand continued their winning ways as they both won their respective races. Joey Annand cemented is undefeated regular season as one of the senior captains.

On the boys side, the top five scoring athletes were seniors!  The order went as follows:
1.) Joey Annand
2.) Thomas LeClaire
3.) Francis Cronin
4.) Chris Tatarczuk
5.) Evan Garrone

Three more boys were able to get a varsity letter on the day as well including Evan Garrone, Alex Wisnaskas, & Ryan Wheeler.

On the Lady Lancer side, the senior girls ran a great race behind winner Katie Bradley. The order went as follows:
1.) Katie Bradley
2.) Kambrynn Bowman
3.) Sarah Anderson
4.) Renee Sanford
5.) Calie Shea

Following the meet, were celebrated the seniors last time running at home on the Norton campus. Many parents attended and the seniors were collectively and individually recognized.  We would like to thank all the parents for coming and cheering on your athletes and participating in the Senior Day ceremony! Many thanks to our resident photographer Mr. Denham for the GREAT photos!

The Anderson Family 

The Annand Family 

The Bowman Family 

ANDREI!!

The Cronin Family

The Garrone Family 

The LeClaire Family

The Sanford Family

The Tatarczuks 

CELEBRATING OUR SENIORS!

Norton next competes at the HIGHLIGHT meet of the season: the TWILIGHT Invitational this Saturday!  The bus will leave Norton High at 1:30 in the afternoon!

Joey Annand Breaks Course Record at Westwood; Both Boys and Girls Lose To Very Tough Westwood Teams.

Congrats to Senior Captain Joey Annand who stays undefeated in the regular season after 5 meets and breaks the Westwood course record! Joey and Zach Conant (WW) battled for over 3 miles.  It was an impressive feat for Joey to tie his season pace-per-mile PR after running his 3rd 5K in 7 days!

Joey Annnd Leads the Race at the Start, Eventually Breaks Course Record! 

Both teams suffered a tough loss at Westwood against two very deep Westwood teams.  Both the girls and boys were coming off of their 2nd race in 5 days heading into Westwood.  Many of the Norton runners were feeling it going in.  It is a tough part of the schedule, however, the Westwood teams asserted their dominance on Wednesday.  The Westwood boys were undefeated, while the WW girls are one of the top teams in the conference.

The boys lost 39-22. Rounding out varsity for the boys was Austin Carroll, DJ Nihill, Thomas LeClaire, Joey Cronin, James Wilson, and Zach Steele.

The girls team, donned in their pink jerseys for breast cancer awareness finished with a 39-20 score.  Varsity order included Katie Bradley, Kambrynn Bowman, Sarah Anderson, Renee Sanford, Hannah Delea, Calie Shea, & Abbey O'Brien.

The girls wearing their Breast Cancer Awareness Singlets 

PR's on the day included: Abbey O'Brien for the girls and Andre Nguyen for the boys.  

Andre gets a PR at Westwood! 

PR's at the MSTCA Frank Kelley Invite this past Sunday included: Kaylee Annand, Katie Bradley, Kirsten Loring, Matt Anderson, Zach Steele, Ethan Tetrault, and Alex Wisnaskas.  Congrats to Katie and Kambrynn for medaling! 

Norton will conclude the regular season at home this coming Thursday against MILLIS on SENIOR DAY! 

Boys Win Another Close One Versus a Tough Medfield Team 24-31 as Joey Annand breaks the Norton Course Record and Stays Undefeated; Katie Bradley Wins for the Girls!

In a very tough battle with a deep Medfield team, the Lancer boys were able to secure another win this season 24-31.  The boys went 1-2-5-6-10 for the win.  Senior Captain Joey Annand took the race from the start and ran his way by himself to a new Norton course record of 16:56 and the win! Austin Carroll was able to grab second for the Lancer boys, while Thomas LeClaire and DJ Nihill stayed close and took 5th and 6th overall.  Joey Cronin paced himself to a sub six minute per-mile-pace rounding out the scoring 5.  The top 5 Norton boys are now all under 6 minutes per-mile-pace now! Rounding out the varsity 7 was James Wilson and newcomer freshman rookie Ethan Tetrault! Congrats on earning a varsity letter Ethan.  All but two of the boys got personal records.  Congrats to you all!

The girls were handed a tough loss today 33-26.  Katie Bradley continued her winning ways beating the second place overall Medfield runner by 36 seconds.   Senior captains Kamrynn Bowman, Sarah Anderson, and Renee Sanford placed 3rd, 5th, and 13th respectively.  Rounding out the varsity seven was Hannah Deleah, Calie Shea (returning from injury), and Kaylee Annand. 

Norton looks to compete in their first invitational of the season at the Wrentham Developmental Center at the Frank Kelley Invite this Saturday afternoon starting at 12:30! 

Great Article on Joey Annand, Katie Bradley, & Norton Cross Country in the Boston Globe This Week:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2016/09/23/norton-flatlanders-aim-for-heights/ERXlixPlO5EtqBfziTlXPP/story.html?s_campaign=8315

Joey Annand Stays Undefeated on the Season; Katie Bradley Wins Versus Hopkinton, Both Teams Suffer a Loss

Captain Joey Annand Leads From the Gun to the Finish

Congrats to Joey Annand who stayed undefeated on the season taking first place against Hopkinton at home today.  

Junior Katie Bradley Takes the Girls Race

Katie Bradley also won her race today 11 seconds over second place Hopkinton runner Isabella Giordano.  

The girls lost 43-20 today, while the boys unfortunately had to take a disqualification forfeit.  

We all make mistakes, and I can tell you confidently, that I will learn from this one.  The following is a letter I sent to the league coaches in regards to today's meet: 

"I took both Hop girls and boys on a tour of the course today, per usual.  I explained the first two loops on the track and gravel, then jogged and explained the outer two loops of the course.  When I brought the teams back into the track area, I have no explanation for what happened next.  I told them they were to do the gravel the opposite way and then come back into the track and do the last 200 meters on the track.  Maybe when I was talking so much I just got into the groove I used to with a stream of consciousness and I just explained the OLD COURSE that we had for years.  I do not know why.  It was a mistake.  I think I explained the old course so many times for years and years that that file in my brain just opened and out it went.   

On paper, it looks like the Norton boys 27-29, based on how they finished.  However, the Hopkinton #1 runner (#2 overall behind Joey) had to get back onto the track after about 30 meters and still placed where he probably would have (in other words, Joey had him beat, and Austin was not going to catch him today).  Then I was able to get to the end of baseball field, and with the help of the two Hop boys coaches, get the rest of the HOP runners right onto the track for the final 200 meter finish so none of them went the wrong way (they do NOT do the gravel again like we used to as I had told them in the course preview when I had that lapse in memory).  

I could not, in good conscience, try to fight for the win.  If I was the opposing coach, I would have been upset.  Both their boys coaches handled the situation with incredible grace and class (Thank you so much for that Jenn).  I always tell my students to walk around in someone else's shoes (Atticus Finch - TKAM).  If I was their coach, I would want the coach who made the mistake to make it right.  I did the best I could to make it right by apologizing to their team and coaches, self-imposing a disqualification, which disqualifies the team from the win.  This will move the Norton boys to 2-1 on the season.  

I apologize again to all of the Hopkinton staff again for my mistake.  I have never made a mistake of this caliber in 25 seasons of coaching XC, Indoor Track, or Outdoor Track (don't get me wrong...I have made mistakes...just not one like this where I cost us a win/loss).  All I can do is promise to try to be better in the future and not make this mistake again.  

I am so sorry. 

Now I just have to find a way to make this right to my team." 

Knowing how hard these athletes train and work to get to the point they are, I cannot be sorry enough to my athletes for taking this win away from them.  As I said to the league, I will work to be better and do everything I can for this team to achieve the success it has worked so hard for and deserves.  

Norton XC stays home again next week to take on the MEDFIELD WARRIORS at 3:45. 

Cronin Takes the Critical Fifth Spot for the Boys as They Win a Barnburner 27-28 Over a Tough Dover-Sherborn Team Away!

Senior Joey Cronin Secures the Victory for the Lancers Taking 10th Overall & 5th for Norton

The boys traveled 45 minutes north to the hills of Dover-Sherborn to take on a very tough and large DS team.  Joey Annand lead the race from the start and crossed the line in first.  Austin Carroll placed 3rd overall, while Thomas LeClaire and DJ Nihill stayed close to each other placing 6th and 7th and the lynchpin for the meet was getting senior Francis Cronin back from injury to place 5th for the Lancers and 10th overall.  He changed the entire meet as 5 DS athletes came in right behind him! Rounding out the varsity 7 for the boys was Zach Steele and Ryan LaFrancois.

Senior Captains Kambrynn Bowman & Sarah Anderson 

The girls fought a tough battle with a massive Dover-Sherborn girls team 5 times the size of them and put up a good fight.  The girls lost 34-25.  Katie Bradley and Kambrynn Bowman placed 2nd and 3rd while Sarah Anderson placed 6th. Renee Sanford placed 4th for the Lancers, while newcomer Hannah Deleah placed 5th.  Rounding out the varsity 7 was Kaylee Annand and Catherine Whittington.

Norton will next compete against a tough Hopkinton team in their home opener next Wednesday, September 21st at 3:30!

Norton Boys Go 1-2-3 in Season Opener in Holliston for the Win; Bradley & Annand Take Top Spots!

Full Team Shot Post-Race

A big congrats to the Norton boys team who pulled off a great win away at Holliston today 24-32!

The boys team was down by 8 after mile 2 and with some tactical moves by sophomores Austin Carroll to move himself securely into second and DJ Nihill into 7th the score was closer as the race came to an end.  However, it was not until veteran Senior Captain and Thomas "Mr. Clutch" LeClaire passed 3 Holliston runners in the last 1/4 mile of the race (2 in the final sprint to the finish) to secure the victory for the Lancer harriers. Senior Captain Joey Annand won the race outright and was unchallenged.  The boys move to 1-0 on the season.

Senior Captain Joey Annand Takes the Win 

Sophomore Austin Carroll Secures Second 

The girls battled today and came up a little short to deep Holliston team.  Junior TVL star Katie Bradley won the race with senior captain Kambrynn Bowman coming in third overall.  Rounding out the top five for the Lancers was Sarah Anderson, Renee Sanford, & Abbey O'Brien. The girls lost 32-24.

Lancer Harrier Katie Bradley Takes Top Honor

Time to go home!

Norton will next compete AWAY next Wednesday at Dover-Sherborn High School at 3:30. 

Joey Annand and Chris Wrenn Shatter School Records; Bradley, DiLorenzo, & Nichols Get PR's at MIAA All-States!

Both Joey Annand and Chris Wrenn medaled at the MIAA All-State Meet today and in doing so SHATTERED the old 5K school record held by Chris Wrenn. The old 5K record was 16:22.  Joey Annand ran a 16:11 today and Chris Wrenn ran a 16:12 to beat the old record by 11 and 10 seconds!

Overall, there were 183 of the best athletes in the state in divisions 4, 5, & 6 at the All-State Meet.  In the best race of his life, Joey Annand placed 11th overall for a medal and ran a 16:11 (5:12 pace). Captain Chris Wrenn placed 14th overall for a medal and ran a 16:14 (5:13 pace).

Joey Annand, Katie Bradley, & Chris Wrenn - Annand & Wrenn Break School Record & Bradley PR's!

The first girls team to make All-States in history at NHS did a great job representing the team.  Katie Bradley, Anya DiLorenzo, & Megan Nichols all achieved personal records.  The girls placed 15th overall as a team.  Team placements included:

26th- Katie Bradley - 19:14 (6:11)
75th- Kambrynn Bowman - 20:07 (6:28)
81st- Anya DiLorenzo - 20:10 (6:29)
143rd- Caroline Weber - 21:10 (6:48)
164th- Meg Nichols - 22:21 (7:11)
172nd- Calie Shea - 22:54 (7:22)
175th- Renee Sanford - 23:41 (7:37)

The Girls Varsity Team & Coach Bradley 

Norton Girls Cross Country Team Makes All-States for the First Time in History!!; Wrenn and Annand Qualify as Well!

What an amazing day for Norton girls cross country!  With a highest team finish in history, the girls placed 3rd overall, which qualifies the full girls team for All-States for the first time in school history!  Norton girls XC best finish before this year was last year in 12th,which they did last year. Before that, was 20th in 2013!   I am so proud of you girls for fighting like warriors out there in the conditions to pull off an incredible finish.

The boys team placed a very respectable 6th. Chris Wrenn and Joey Annand both qualified for the All-State Meet for the second straight year.  Congrats to both  of you boys.

Norton Individual Results:
GIRLS:
5.) Katie Bradley - 19:43**Medal Winner
16.) Kambrynn Bowman - 20:16
24.) Anya DiLorenzo - 20:32
37.) Caroline Weber - 21:05
58.) Sarah Anderson - 21:54
111.) Calie Shea - 23:25
115.) Megan Nichols - 23:33

BOYS:
9.) Chris Wrenn - 17:01**Medal Winner
13.) Joey Annand - 17:12**Medal Winner
40.) Austin Carroll - 18:09
56.) Thomas LeClaire - 18:31
66.) Parker Cleathero - 18:42
130.) Chris Alves - 19:46
139.) Alex Domagalski - 20:04

Norton's Medal Winners!

TEAM SCORES (TOP 10): 
GIRLS: 
1 Old Rochester - 64                                                                   

2 Hamilton-Wenham - 77                                                    
3 Norton - 140                                                    
4 Weston - 144                                 
5 Triton - 170                                                    
6 Norwell -183                                                   
8 Newburyport -204                                                     
9 Pentucket - 267                                                    
10 Medway - 289             

BOYS:

1 Hamilton-Wenham - 49                                                     
2 Newburyport - 81                                                      
3 Norwell - 93                                                     
4 Pentucket - 107                                                   
5 Weston - 149                                                     
6 Norton - 184                                                  
7 North Reading - 222                                                     
8 Bedford - 237  

9 Old Rochester - 290
10 Triton - 296  

Norton next brings the full girls team and Chris Wrenn and Joey Annand to Stanley Park in Westfield for the MIAA ALL-STATE MEET!  The girls will run at 11:00am, while the boys run at 12:20pm.  

Another Great Day at the MSTCA Frank Mooney COACHES XC INVITATIONAL! Norton Takes Home More Hardware!

Last Time as a Full Team This Season

Norton Hardware

Norton XC Medalists 

DIV 2 JR/SR Girls Race-5K
Kambrynn Bowman - 18th - 20:56**Medalist
Caroline Weber - 21st - 21:05**Medalist 
Anya DiLorenzo - 27th - 21:17**Medalist 
Sarah Anderson - 68th - 22:26
Renee Sanford -122nd - 24:02
Rachel Wheeler - 157th - 25:16
Caroline Peers - 164th - 25:39
Karoline Weber - 26:23

DIV 2 JR/SR Boys Race-5K
Chris Wrenn - 3rd - 16:38**Plaque Winner
Joey Annand - 17th - 17:24**Medalist 
Parker Cleathero - 68th - 18:34
Thomas LeClaire - 86th - 18:50
Alex Domagalski - 149th - 19:43
Chris Alves - 151st - 19:52
Ryan Gill -160th - 20:08
Francis Cronin -166th - 20:20
Nick Joyce -180th - 23:35
Chris Tatarczuk -194th - 21:04
Evan Garrone -217th - 21:41

DIV 2 SOPH Girls Race-5K
Katie Bradley - 5th - 20:07**Medalist 
Calie Shea - 32nd - 22:46**Medalist 
Megan Nichols - 43rd - 23:19**Medalist 
Abbey O’Brien - 65th - 24:33

DIV 2 SOPH Boys Race-5K
Alex Wisnaskas  - 104th - 21:42
Ryan Wheeler - 23:19 - 7:30

DIV 2 Frosh Girls Race-3K
Lauren Burrill - 86th - 14:54
Angela Connors - 123rd - 16:05
Annie Wrenn -126th - 16:04

DIV 2 Frosh Boys Race-3K
Austin Carroll - 5th - 10:37**Medalist
DJ Nihill - 26th - 11:24**Medalist
Ryan LaFrancois - 66th - 12:01
James Wilson - 70th - 12:07
Matt Anderson - 123rd - 13:01
Zach Steele - 131st - 13:10
Eric Sullivan - 147th - 13:19
John Morrison - 164th - 13:56

Norton will next bring its top 7 runners to the MIAA DIVISION 5 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS next Saturday at 12:00 noon!

Tri-Valley League Awards Announced!

Congrats to the Norton girls and boys teams on all of their accolades.  The teams have the most all-stars Norton has ever had!

Tri-Valley League MVP: Chris Wrenn

Tri-Valley League 1st Team All-Stars: Katie Bradley & Joey Annand

Tri-Valley League 2nd Team All-Stars: Kambrynn Bowman & Austin Carroll & Parker Cleathero

Tri-Valley League Honorable Mentions: Anya DiLorenzo & Thomas LeClaire

Tri-Valley League SPORTSMANSHIP Award: Norton Boys (2nd)

Tri-Valley League Coach of the Year: Kent Taylor - Norton Boys