VACATION WEEK

Practices are at 9:00 am Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. Thursday shall also be a field event meet with New Leadership (arrive at 8:30). Everyone can try a new field event if they wish to.

Westfield meet at home has been changed to 10:00 5/10 at Westfield State and shall include Cathedral and Central. This shall be the first of three multi-school meets we shall have this season.

KEEPING PACE

The Ladyspartans defeated the Pacers 106-30. Deeds threw her personal best 90' 6" in the javelin. "Full Force"(as she is now called) qualified for Western Mass in the shot put with a 28' 6" heave. Double individual wins by Chuckles and Primetime helped a great deal. Next up is the Steele Relays which we shall probably only enter half of the events. Get ready for tough practices as we get ready for the second third of the season. Time to get focussed!

GREAT PERFORMANCES

The Lantern and Boomayay started assaults on freshman records at Minnechaug. Primetime took the triple and high jumps and anchored the winning 4 x 100 meter relay team that started the rally which fell six points short. The Ladyspartans won every running event from that point taking the 400, 300 lows, 800, 200, 2 mile, and 4 x 400. Next up is the home opener.

BLOOMFIELD INVITATIONAL

Band Camp wins her first ever Outdoor race! You can view her name right here:
www.mysportsresults.com For those of you too lazy, here is the story:
5th Bloomfield Invitational - Warm Weather Helps Record Setters...(Apr 6, 2008-10:00am-By Ron Knapp) The decision by Meet Director Garfield White to change the start time from 10am to 12-noon helped several performers as twelve meet records were set or tied at the 2008 Bloomfield Invite on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Bloomfield High School. The assault on the record books started with Kristen Johnson of Bloomfield as she won the 100m Hurdles in 15.61. The Boys 100m Dash record of 10.74 set by Myles Bradley of NFA in 2005 was one of three meet records broken by Bloomfield sprinter Dominic Smith as he won with a time of 10.60. Smith also set meet records in winning performances in the 400m Dash (49.60) and the 200m Dash (22.09). More record performances in boys events came from Josh Walton of AI Prince Tech in the 300m Hurdles (41.00), Alex Zarka of Farmington in the 1600m Run (4:32.73), Adam Bolton of Naugatuck in the Pole Vault (12'6") and a record tying performance of 6'4" in the High Jump by Troy Candler of Bulkeley. In Girls events, Erica Hines of Enrico Fermi ran to a meet record of 5:13.80 in the 1600m Run while Tori Pisco of Naugatuck set a record in the 800m Run with a time of 2:33.15. Record efforts in other girls events were provided by Keyrah Williams of Naugatuck in the Discus Throw (103'9") and a tie for the High Jump record of 5'4" by Jasmine Cribb of Naugatuck.
Other event winners for girls included Tasha Etim (100m Dash) and Tina Thomas (200m), both from Classical Magnet, Whitney Holder of Middletown (400m), Jocelyn Kane of East Longmeadow MA (3200m), Kim Kyne of William Hall (300m Hurdles), Koreen Shoham of William Hall (Pole Vault), Miriam Mboya of New Leadership MA (Long Jump), Javhan Bowie of New Leadership MA (Triple Jump), Rachel Morgan of William Hall (Shot Put) and Jenna Rossi of Middletown (Javelin). In Girls relay events, Enrico Fermi captured the 4x100m, Bloomfield won the 4x400m and Naugatuck was first in the 4x800m.

ALL-WESTERN MASS!

Doctor J and Chuckles will be honored sometime in April with an All-Western Mass first team selection! A good way to finish off their stellar Indoor careers. It's paparazzi time!

Speaking of careers, two of our prominent freshman, Real Deal and Green Lantern are starting theirs off quite well...they earned second team honors!

Congratulations to all!

THROWS COACH

With Coach Val no longer with us, we need to find someone with throwing experience to help us, even if it is just for one day per week. If anyone knows of someone, please have them contact me for details at darthbuddster@aol.com

OUTDOOR SCHEDULE IS UP

Go to "For Members Only Section" and go onto Girls Track & Field 2008. Much of the schedule is still in the works.

FOUR RECORDS IN ONE DAY

Chuckles! Dr. J! Green Lantern! Twice As! Velma! Killer! FloJo! Real Deal! Need we say more?

STATE RANKINGS

By setting a new school record, Green Lantern is ranked 84th in the State! Dr.J is also placed 81st, Chuckles 78th. The 4 x 4 relay team is rated 65th and the 4 x 8 56th throughout the Commonwealth!

No Athol, No Problem: WE'RE GREAT!

Despite Athol being unable to come to the meet last Friday, the Ladyspartans clinched their 4th Divisional title in eight years. Their overall record in that time period is 51-8, the highest winning percentage amongst all sports teams in East Longmeadow's history (.864). Girls Outdoor Track & Field ranks as #4 overall with 190 wins, 97 losses and 6 ties (.659). Only Boys Swimming (the dynasty of the 60's 70's & 80's) as well as Golf rank higher than Girls Outdoor Track & Field.

Twice As set a personal best in the mile by finally going under 6 minutes (can anyone ask her to do Outdoor now, as Tennis might not be her racquet?). FloJo leaped a personal best 14-3 and Girl Scout earned big points in the 300. In a display of true sportsmanship, Chuckles helped K-Mart qualify for Western Mass in the two mile, and Giddy up earned her best time and Little Kane pr'd at 14:29.

The PVIAC Championships loom and that nasty team to the West looks like the favorite. Not to worry: WE'RE GREAT!

GITCHA POPCORN READY!

Dr. J in possibly her last attempt established a new school record in the 600 meter dash last night at Smith. In the process Green Lantern also took 3 seconds off of her freshman record. Ali McMahon also tied the existing freshman record in the high hurdles. Thus earning her new nickname: Boomayay! Shhhhhhhhhhh! She does not know this yet, we'll surprise her on Monday. Oh yeah, she might actually READ this blog...

The 300 also was a thrilling event where Real Deal, FloJo (7.7 in the 55), Killer, and Wiggles (where did SHE come from?) all had stellar performances: 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th overall. Madeus qualified for Western Mass in the shot, and Twice as took 2 seconds off of her best in the mile. There might be more, but apparently it's not headline material, although Thriller scored 30 points last night.

TUESDAY PRACTICE

Because of Teacher in Service, we are likely not allowed to practice during the regular hours of school. Therefore, practice is scheduled from 1:50 until we are done for Tuesday. Wednesday's practices shall likely be split, but until we get clearance from the Athletic Director, we shall have to show up on Tuesday to find out what is happening on Wednesday. E-mails have been sent out to everyone in this regard.

WHAT'S THIS? ANOTHER RECORD?

Led by Lauren (Velma) Russo, the 4 x 400 meter relay team grasped the school record for the 4 x 400 at the Reggie! Kayla (Killer) Rybacki, Ashley (Dolly) Madison, and Taylor (Real Deal) Rooney ran a 4:23.78. They took nearly two second off of the 5 year old record.

Scurry jumped her season best 14-9 1/2 while leading the Long Jump Relay team to a seventh place finish, their best since 2005. The meet was honored by having East Longmeadow's own Julia (Giddy Up) Merton sing the National Anthem to start off the festivities.

NEW SCHOOL RECORD & LINE UP

Congratulations to the 4 x 800 meter relay team that set a new school record this past Tuesday.

Hackensack NJ, Chuckles, Twice as Weisse, & Dr. J ran a 10:39.0!



Here are the tentative lineups for Friday:

High - Hop-A-Long, Dr. J, Flapjack, Green Lantern
Shot - Forest Gump, Madeus, Sparerib, Douglas (Girl Scout as backup)
Long - Scurry, Thriller, Flapjack, Green Lantern (Flojo as backup)
2 mile - Chuckles, Giddy Up, Ghost, Kane
55 Hurdles - Thriller, Bad Santa, McMahon, Lambert
55 Dash - FloJo, Scurry, Homie, Prentice (going to be a good race)
Mile - Twice as Weisse, K-Mart, Gilligan, Sideshow Bob
600 - Dr. J, Dolly Madison, Velma, Kit-Kat
300 - Juantorena, Girl Scout, A. Butcher, Molasses
1000 - Hackensack NJ, Shea Nay Nay, Serv's Up, Jann
4 x 200 - FloJo, Thriller, Real Deal, Scurry (Homie is backup)

We cannot take these opponents lightly, they have some serious quality athletes in the meet. Time to get ready for the State Class Relays!

4 x 800 RELAYS

Here are the teams:
A) Hackensack, NJ,Chuckles,Twice As, Dr. J.
B) Six Laps, Shea Nay Nay, Ghost, Giddy Up
C) Kit-Kat, 236, Serv's Up, K-Mart
D) Jann, Hard Knox, Sugar Ray, Kane
E) Nameless, Wiggles, Molasses, Sideshow Bob

Also going along for the ride: Captain Scurry, Thriller, Green Lantern, Flapjack, & FloJo. Homie and Girl Scout can also tag along for the Long Jump session...we won't tell anyone!

THE MOJO IS BACK!

Let by Lantern's freshman record breaking perfomance in the 600 (1:50.1), the Ladyspartans trounced previously undefeated Chicopee 71 1/3- 23 2/3. Sweeps in the two mile, 300 and 1000 totalled 27 points. New Captain Scurry took first in the long jump on the FINAL jump (after two fouls). The most exciting race of the day came at the conclusion of the meet where Hop-A-Long, Juantorena, Dolly Madison and the Real Deal came from behind to run a 4:31.0 defeating their closest opponent by NINE seconds.

REGGIE LEWIS VIDEO UP

Log onto the address above and see the Freshman-Sophomore videos. For those of you that are lazy, here are the heats in which you can see our people:

2 Mile - Heat 1/ Mile - Heat 1 /1000 Meters - Heat 1

600 Meters - Heats 1 & 4 /300 Meters - Heats 12 & 15

55 Hurdles - Heats 2 & 9/ 55 Dash - Heats 1 & 4

55 Dash Semi-finals - Heat 2/ 4 x 400 Heat 3

Enjoy!

SMAC MEETS

For those of you that might be interested, the Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club is holding meets in January (6, 13, & 20) at Smith College at 5pm. The events are a little different than what we run in our meets, but you can go and get a time or distance in the running or field events. I do not think shot put is held, but the long jump and high jump are. There is the 55 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, the 400 meter dash, the 800, the mile and the 3000.

Let me know if you are interested in attending. Here is a web site you can go to for more details:
http://sugarloafmac.org/index.php?option=com_eventlist&Itemid=52&func=details&did=43

FOUR FRESHMEN EARN STATE BERTH

Maya Rhinehart, Taylor Rooney, Kayla Rybacki and Azi Akpan combined for a 4:33.05 4 x 400 meter relay and thus earned a spot for East Longmeadow at the State Sectionals.

In addition, FloJo finished 12th in the 55 meter dash (8.02), Green Lantern came within .15 seconds of the freshman record in the 600 (1:52.85) and Ashley (Dolly) Madison qualified for the PVIAC championships in the 600 (1:58.01). A lot of goals were achieved at the Freshman-Sophomore Championships!

12/31 PRACTICE CANCELED

The traveler's advisory states that the snow shall continue until about 10:00. It's not bad snow for driving, but why take a chance? Wednesday's practices shall be split. Girls High Jumpers and Hurdlers are to report later than the rest of the team. Expect EXTENDED sessions for EVERYONE and prepare your schedules accordingly! Coach Budd shall post the times for each session by Wednesday morning all over the school.

Freshman - Sophomore meet is the next competition and here are the entries for SUNDAY:
2 mile: Kane and Carnovale
1 mile: Knox and Sherry
1000: N.Henderson and Landers
600: Akpan and Madison
300: Rooney and Rybacki
55: Rhinehart and Wheeler
Hurdles: Goodchild and McMahon
Long Jump: Batakis and Rhinehart
Shot Put: Tucker and Douglas
High Jump: Akpan and Stack
4 x 400: Rhinehart, Rooney, Rybacki, Akpan (1st alternate: Caprile)
$5.oo entry fee per person in an individual event.

BUS LEAVES AT 7:30 SUNDAY!