TEE SHIRT COLORS

Here is the final draft of our Championship tees!

MOST GRATIFYING WIN EVER!

Meaning no disrespect to the other six championship teams, this one was special because no one even considered us a threat. We were "lucky" if we finished 6th.

This is a team of "no stars", a no-name squad at best. Another reason why #masslivesucks, is that they did not even know who Abby Laughlin was.

We'll be waiting to see if they actually print any quotes. EVERYONE contributed.

This group really deserved a Championship!

2015 WESTERN MASS STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

In the final team race of this season, the Ladyspartan Cross Country team finished 10th in one of the most challenging fields in Western Mass history and despite a key injury to the number five runner during the race. 

The season does however continue onto the All-State Championships as Abby Laughlin became the second fastest East Longmeadow Harrier of all time at Stanley Park surpassing Meredith McGowan and finishing only three seconds behind future Hall of Famer, Lauren Litscher (the ONLY EL runner to ever actually WIN Western Mass.) 

Abby's 15th place finish also earned her an MIAA medallion! 

The other half of the "Abby Connection": Abby Rate finished 29th while also running the fastest time in her career by 18 seconds. 

This season's Girls Cross Country team worked harder than any other team in school history. It earned them their first ever League Championship as well as the Ted Dutkiewicz Memorial Races title back in September. 

Going back to the All-States is simply the icing on the cake and something planned upon back in August at the Pizza Shoppe.

Abby (Hammer) Laughlin 

ALL SET??? YOU BET!!!

NEW UNIFORM TOPS!

THE CHAMPS ARE HERE!

BACK TO BACK TO BACK IN THE HOUSE!

 

SWEET THREE-PEAT

East Longmeadow girls indoor track team wins third consecutive title

Greg Cameron, February 11, 2013 10:25 p.m.

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Central High's (701) Diamante Spencer takes the win in the 55 meters at the PVIAC Indoor Track Championships Monday night at Smith College. - (Staff photo by Michael Beswick)

NORTHAMPTON – For the East Longmeadow Spartans, they're once, twice, three times the champions.

The three-time champions won with 71.50 points for their third consecutive title. In second place, Northampton High had 62 points.

“We had no expectations going into tonight’s meet, we have a lot of new people and a lot of new faces,” East Longmeadow coach Michael Budd said after the meet held at Smith College. “We were just happy to be here. They were relaxed and what they did was create the finest hour in the history of East Longmeadow High School Girls Track and Field.

To clinch the title, a last lap kick in the 4x400 Meter relay by Gabriella Weithofer brought home the title for the third year in a row in that final hour.

“That’s our Captain,” Budd said. “How she goes, our team goes,” he added.

From Weithofer’s perspective the last lap chance was a daunting one, but one she reveled in.

“It was nerve-wracking, but you feel special knowing that it could be you that could push your team in the end,” Weithofer said. “I knew that we needed the points really bad and I didn’t want to let our team down.”

Weithofer leapt 16’ 11.5” to take the long jump title.

“I didn’t expect to win,” Weithofer said humbly. “I have to thank all of my coaches,” she added.

To win any title in any team sport, depth has to come into play and that’s something the Spartans have in spades. The team also has some serious camaraderie.

“It’s so fun being on this team,” Weithofer said. “We have so much fun altogether.”

East Longmeadow’s Paige Suse took home the high jump title, with a height of 5-02.00. That event win went a long way in the Spartans’ victory on Monday night.

Westfield’s Allyson Morin took home the 1 Mile title with a time of 5:17.45. Morin, also the top-seed in the two-mile, out classed the rest of the competition by 58 seconds to take home her second win of the night.

“I’ve trained hard enough in the two-mile where it doesn’t really affect me,” Morin said. “Honestly, I just think the two mile is easier. I’m more confident in myself. I can focus on my pace for the first half of it and for the second half I can focus on finishing off well.”

Diamante Spencer upheld that notion with a scintillating 7.46 in the 55 Meter Dash. The Central star blew away the competition in the finals race. The time was the Central sprinter’s best mark of the year.

Spencer’s speed came in handy for the 4x200 Meter Relay that saw the Golden Eagles fly ahead of the competition. With a time of 1:51.58, Spencer and Luise Venderheyden led the way.

The top-seeded Venderheyden was bested in the 600 meter by Northampton Mia Toffoli. Toffoli won by mere two-tenths of a second.

Adrienne Pascucci, a speed demon in the 55 Hurdles, clocking in at 8.94, besting the competition by nearly half a second. Her finals time marks a personal and event best for the season in the event.

Pascucci was also a finalist in the long jump and high on Monday night, finishing second in both events in PVIAC’s.

Not to be excluded from the fast company, Agawam’s Ashley Monahan nearly bested her next-closest competition in the 1,000 Meters. The Brownie runner was nearly a second clear of the field in the finals heat in 3:07.00.

In the field events, Mahar’s Sabrina Silva reclaimed her crown in the shot-put. The much-heralded field athlete took home the top prize with a distance of 40 feet seven and a half inches.

Next week sees the conclusion of the indoor track season with the state finals in Roxbury. That meet will be held at the Reggie Lewis Center

WESTERN MASS STILL ON FOR MONDAY

Bring your practice attire anyway...just in case!

SATURDAY PRACTICE CANCELLED

The weather is still uncertain and safety is the number one issue.

MONDAY is the day of the PVIAC Championships. Meet at the HS at 3:00PM on Monday. This is a mandatory Team Meeting.

Shirts are in: MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAVE YOUR $20 to secure your shirt if you ordered one!

CHAMPIONSHIP DESIGN

Here is a look in at the design for our new Tee-Shirt. This is compliments of Mrs. Champipple!

NO MORE WESTERN MASS OPEN?

Evidently there shall never be another Western Mass Open Champion. This makes us the LAST open Champions of Western Mass ever! The MIAA has determined that if WE can win that title, then apparently that title need not exist.

Contact me if you want the whole story.

TEAM AWARD WINNERS

Here are the team awards for the LadySpartans:

MVP Outdoor: CSI
MVP Indoor: Red Raven
Outstanding Performer: Senator
Outstanding Newcomer: 1/2 Dolla Holla
Most Improved Track: Slinky
Most Improved Field: Nail Polish
Surprise Performer: Sushi
Frank Dutille Award Winner ( voted on by past winners): Red Raven
Most Dedicated Indoor ( voted on by Captains): Red Robin
Most dedicated Outdoor: ( voted on by Captains): Senator
Team Silver Hair( voted on by Seniors): Red Raven
MIAA Sportsmanship Indoor: Jelly
MIAA Sportsmanship Outdoor: Maceo
Leading Scorer Indoor:CSI
Leading Scorer Outdoor: CSI
Rhea Foster Team Spirit Award Winner(voted on by team): Next Big Thing
Most Consistent Performer Indoor: Kazbah

In addition we had FOUR ( count 'em) athletes of the Week this academic year:

Mountain Dew
Red Raven
CSI
Senator

That along with winning the Indoor Western Mass title, Outdoor Division 1 title as well as the Open Western Mass title. Eleven performers qualified for the All-States. Another team record.

HISTORY IN WESTFIELD

Could it be that there is magic in the throwback jerseys? Did we finally exorcise the demons of 1991?

A word to the wise: Let's not get too happy yet. We now need to REPRESENT at the State High School Championships.

Certainly we made school history as the FIRST EVER MIAA Western Mass Meet Champions on the East Longmeadow Girls Track & Field side. This accomplishment was done as a team.T-E-A-M. We did what we had to do TOGETHER!

35 years to the day after Coach Duck's 1977 Championship at Tech ( look it up).

Picture THIS!

OPTION ONE

This was by far our finest hour. Red Raven showed us the way this time. Let's not overlook the relay connection of Jelly, V-Sizzle, Champipple and Red Robin who sealed the deal. Celebrate in style this weekend (heck, go to Olive Garden again and run up a $430 bill!). I don't care.

Monday we have to get prepared for the State Sectionals on Friday. Team meeting after school and then back to work. We'll have two visitors with us from New Leadership.

We wanted it even more than last year and we got it...but we ain't done!

IT'S TIME!