Source: Greene County Daily World
Monday, May 4, 2009

Shakamak long jumper James Marlow is airborne during an attempt at the Greene County track and field meet Monday at Linton-Stockton High School. Marlow won the event with a leap of 19 feet, five inches.
Trailing by one point heading into the final event of the night, the Eastern Greene boys 1,600 relay team crossed the finish line first to pull out a 133-132 win over Shakamak in Greene County Track and Field meet Monday night at Roy Williams Field.
Shakamak also runner-up in the girls meet, as the Lady Miners captured the meet with a total of 145 compared to 132 for the Lady Lakers.
The Miners were third in the boys meet with 120 followed by Bloomfield with 75 and White River Valley registered 28.
Bloomfield was third in the girls meet with 83 while White River Valley tallied 78 for fourth and the Lady Thunderbirds scored 45.
Eastern Greene boys coach Bill Valentine was ecstatic after the final team score was announced.
“This was a very exciting win for the boys tonight,” Valentine said. “We knew coming in that we had a chance to win along with Linton and Shakamak. Looking at the seeds we knew it was going to be a dead heat, but we had a similar meet with North Knox last week.”

White River Valley's Caitlyn Robertson clears one of the early heights during the long jump competition at the county track and field high school meet at Linton's Roy Williams Field Monday.
Valentine said the 1,600 relay team didn’t feel any extra pressure on them.
“They were pumped about the situation,” he said. “Everyone was positive, they knew what was at stake and just went after it.”
Shakamak’s Drew Gambill did all he could to help the Lakers overcome the Thunderbirds as he was the high point man of the meet. Gambill took home blue ribbons in each of the 1,600, 3,200, 400 and 800. It was the first time the junior competed in all four events in the same meet.
“I do not plan on ever doing that again,” Gambill chuckled about loading up on the four events. “I knew I had a good chance to win all four, but with the 400 and the 800 coming back-to-back I knew it was going to be tough.”
He added he wanted to break the school record in the 400, but came up just short. Gambill blew away the competition in the 400, his third event of the night, as he crossed the finish line in 50.9 seconds. His time just missed the Lakers school record, but was seven seconds better than the second-place finisher.
In the 1,600 and 3,200, he paced himself to conserve energy for the final two events.

Taylor Gilmore of Bloomfield takes off at the start of the 200 meters Monday at the country track and field meet, hosted by Linton-Stockton High School.
“This was just a perfect night to race,” Gambill said. “It was probably the best night of the year by far.”
Gambill said he would mainly focus on just his time in the 800 the remainder of the season, the event he qualified for the state meet last season.
Eastern Greene’s Matthew Ogle was also a multiple winner on the night, as he cleared 10 feet, six inches to win the pole vault and 5-7 to win the high jump.
Stefan Sparks was another two event winner, as he outdistanced the field in the shot put (46-1) and discus (136-0).
“Stefan had an outstanding night,” Miners head coach Aaron Lynn said. “He had two person bests in his throws tonight.”
Evan Magni also had a strong night for the Miners as he took home a blue ribbon in the 200 and was runner-up in the 100 and long jump. John Stevenson defeated Magni in the 100 with a photo finish. Track officials had to review tape to determine the winner of the race.
In the girls meet, Julie Riggins took home the top point total of the meet with two firsts and a third-place finish. She tallied 27 of the Lady Cards points for the meet.
The freshman was first in the 1,600 (5:51.59) and 3,200 (12:46.18) and was third in the high jump (4-6).
“Julie is just an outstanding runner,” Bloomfield girls coach Tom Wappes said. “Her performance shows her dedication. She made a comment earlier in the season that she is addicted to running and it shows.

Linton-Stockton's Kerri Waskom (center) battles Eastern Greene's Sydney Spice (left) and teammate Kelsey Overton during the 1,600 meters at the Greene County track and field invitational at Linton's Roy Williams Field Monday.
“She was a little disappointed in her third-place finish in the high jump but that is just how competitive she is.”
Bradlea Beard and Kelsey Andis helped lead the Lady Miners to the team title with a pair of blue ribbons each.
Beard took home top honors in the pole vault (7-0) and 800 (2:43.96). Andis was the top hurdler of the night with a winning time of 50.14 in the 300 and 17.02 in the 100.
Andis edged Shakamak’s Holli Moore in both events by a half second.
Tricia Emmons was the only other individual winner for the Lady Miners was she cleared 4-10 to win the high jump.
Lady Miners head coach Britney Lynn said the meet was tough.
“I thought Shakamak had a strong team tonight, and this was just a good win for us,” Lynn said. “We placed up in several events tonight and had a lot of personal bests.
“It was a good night to run and the girls all have positive attitudes and want to do their best. They make it fun to coach and is very rewarding.
Kristen Riggleman had a personal best in the shot put for the Miners with a heave of 30-4, good for third place.
White River Valley’s Kelsey Anderson and Samantha Goodman took home the top two places in the shot put, with 31-4 and 31-3 1/2 efforts respectively. While the pair flip-flopped spots in the discus. Anderson won with a throw of 109-2, which broke her own meet record and Anderson tossed the discus 103-8.
The Shakamak 1,600 relay team of Jade Gambill, Taylor Myers, Riley Montgomery and Holli Moore also had a record breaking night as they top the meet record with a time of 4:26.23. Linton-Stockton held the record since 2000 at 4:27.03.
Shakamak and Linton-Stockton will both be back in action Friday night at Roy Williams Field for the Tri-River Conference meet.
2009 Greene County Track and Field
Boys Results
1. Eastern Greene, 133; 2. Shakamak 132; 3. Linton-Stockton, 120; 4. Bloomfield, 75; 5. White River Valley, 28.
SP — 1. Sparks, Linton-Stockton, 46-1; 2. James Marlow, Shakamak, 41-5; 3. Swihart, Linton-Stockton, 40-7 ?; 4. Jones, Shakamak, 37-4; 5. Weaver, Bloomfield, 36-1; 6. Ingram, Eastern Greene, 33-9.
3,200 relay — Eastern Greene, 9:40.53; 2. Bloomfield, 10:02.50; 3. Linton-Stockton, 10:21.20; 4. Shakamak, 10:51.91
400 relay — 1. Eastern Greene, 47.27; 2. Bloomfield, 49.24; 3. Shakamak, 50.52.
100 — Jo. Stevenson, Shakamak, 11-79; 2. Magni, Linton-Stockton, 11..89; 3. Bartlow, Bloomfield, 12.05; 4. Porter, Eastern Greene, 12.10; 5. Bailey, Eastern Greene, 12.16; 6. Spencer, White River Valley, 14.72.
1,600 — 1. Gambill, Shakamak, 5:08.93; Ja. Stevenson, Shakamak, 5:11.20; 3. Tally, White River Valley, 5:17.86; 4. Milhoan, Eastern Greene, 5:20.09; 5. O’Neal, Bloomfield, 5:21.22; 6. Hanauer, Bloomfield, 5:25..57.
D — 1. Sparks, Linton-Stockton, 136-0; 2. Goodman, White River Valley, 114-3; 3. Ingram, Eastern Greene, 114-3; 4. Weaver, Bloomfield, 104-3 ?; 5. Jones, Shakamak, 98-1; 6. Moore, Linton-Stockton, 94-1 ?.
400 — 1. Gambill, Shakamak, 50.9; 2. Davis, Eastern Greene, 57.69; 3. Batchelor, Shakamak, 58.9; 4. Myers, Bloomfield, 58.94; 5. Ogle, Eastern Greene, 59.59.
110 HH — 1. Maze, Eastern Greene, 17.03; 2. Coleman, Linton-Stockton, 17.14; 3. Jo. Stevenson, Shakamak, 17.40; 4. Alberson, Bloomfield, 19.28; 5. Ogle, Eastern Greene, 20.22; 6. Robertson, Shakamak, 20.59.
300LH — 1. Coleman, Linton-Stockton, 44.55; 2. Maze, Eastern Greene, 44.70; 3. Jo. Stevenson, 44.75; 4. Alberson, Bloomfield, 46.47; 5. N. Sparks, Linton-Stockton, 48[78; 6. Robertson, Shakamak, 49.63.
800 -- Gambill, Shakamak, 2:04.52; 2. Robbins, White River Valley, 2:13.24; 3. Pate, Eastern Greene, 2:19.56; Johnson, Eastern Greene, 2:19.86; 5. LeSuer, Linton-Stockton, 2:21.94; 6. Bredeweg, Linton-Stockton, 2:26.89..
200 -- 1. Magni, Linton-Stockton, 24.29; 2. Bartlow, Bloomfield, 24.40; 3. Coleman, Linton-Stockton, 24.59; 4. Porter, Eastern Greene, 24.84; 5.. Bailey, Eastern Greene, 24.97; 6. Jo. Stevenson, 30.43.
HJ -- 1. Ogle, Eastern Greene, 5-7; 2. LeSuer, Linton-Stockton, 5-6; 3. Hash, Bloomfield, 5-6; 4. Hutchison, Eastern Greene, 5-6; 5. Bartlow, Bloomfield, 5-4; 6. Batchelor, Shakamak, 5-4.
3,200 -- 1. Gambill, Shakamak, 10:43.90; 2. J. Stevenson, Shakamak, 11:27.03; 3. Smith, Bloomfield, 11:40.53; 4. Hanauer, Bloomfield, 11:40.54; 5. Milhoan, Eastern Greene, 11:55.93; 6. Bruner, Eastern Greene, 12:04.53.
1,600 -- 1. Gambill, Shakamak, 5:08.93; 2. Ja. Stevenson, Shakamak, 5:11.20; 3. Tally, White River Valley, 5:17.86; 4. Milhoan, Eastern Greene, 5:20.09; 5. O'Neal, Bloomfield, 5:21.22; 6. Hanauer, Bloomfield, 5:25.57.
LJ -- 1. Marlow, Shakamak, 19-5; 2. Magni, 18-2 1/2; 3. Porter, Eastern Greene, 17-10; 4. Coleman, Linton-Stockton. 17-9; 5. Robbins, White River Valley, 16-3; 6. Avooske, Eastner Greene, 16-0.
PV -- 1. Ogle, Eastern Greene, 10-6; 2. Tibbett, Linton-Stockton, 10-0; 3. Higgins, Eastern Greene, 8-6; 4. N. Sparks, Linton-Stockton, 8-0; 5. Simms, Shakamak, 7-5.
Girls Results
1. Linton-Stockton, 145; 2. Shakamak, 135; 3. Bloomfield, 83; 4. White River Valley, 78; 5. Eastern Greene, 45.
SP -- 1. Anderson, White River Valley, 31-4; 2. Goodman, White River Valley, 31-3; 3. Riggleman, Linton-Stockton, 30-4; 4. Wilson, Bloomfield, 30-2; 5. Reed, Eastern Greene, 30-1 ? ; 6. Ashcraft, Shakamak, 27-1.
3,200 relay -- 1. Linton-Stockton, 11:15.54; 2. Shakamak, 11:17.35; 3. Eastern Greene, 11:19.50; 4. Bloomfield, 12:28.97.
400 relay -- 1. Shakamak, 54.15; 2. Linton-Stockton, 54.16; 3. Eastern Greene, 57.55; 4. Bloomfield, 58.83.
100 --O'Malley, White River Valley, 13.40; 2. Gilmore, Bloomfield, 13.55; 3. Ellis, Shakamak, 13.5; 4. Daluga, Linton-Stockton, 1390; 5.. Holsapple, Eastern Greene, 14.46; 6. Bresgott, Linton-Stockton, 14.68.
1,600 -- 1. Riggins, Bloomfield, 5:51.59; 2. Fougerousse, Shakamak, 5:54.73; 3. Waskom, Linton-Stockton, 6:31.38; 4. Holdaway, Shakamak, 6:32.25; 5. Overton, Linton-Stockton, 6:34.03; 6. Spice, Eastern Greene, 6:37.07.
D -- 1. Goodman, White River Valley, 109-2; 2. Anderson, White River Valley, 103-8; 3. Wilson, Bloomfield, 93-7; 4. Alsman, Linton-Stockton, 77-6; 5/ Helms, Eastern Greene, 76-6; 6. Grant, Shakamak, 76-1.
400 -- 1. Gambill, Shakamak, 1:05.23; 2. Green, Shakamak, 1:07.28; 3.. Alsman, Linton-Stockton, 1:07.40; 4. Ray, Eastern Greene, 1:09.47; 5. Miller, White River Valley, 1:11.19; 6. Frederick, Bloomfield, 1:11.66.
100 H -- Andis, Linton-Stockton, 17.02; 2. Moore, Shakamak, 17.50; 3.. Pinnick, Bloomfield, 17.86; 4. Lehman, Linton-Stockton, 18.19; 5. Coker, Eastern Greene, 20.50; 6. Helms, Bloomfield, 20.67.
300LH -- 1. Andis, Linton-Stockton, 50.14; 2. Moore, Shakamak, 50.75; 3. Lehman, Linton-Stockton, 51.02; 4. Pinnick, Bloomfield, 54.97; 5. Helms, Bloomfield, 57.96
800 -- 1. Beard, Linton-Stockton, 2:43.96; 2. Myers, Shakamak, 2:46.25; 3. Spice, Eastern Greene, 2:51.40; 4. Hughes, White River Valley, 2:52.50; 5. Combs, Bloomfield, 2:58.06; 6. Miller, Shakamak, 2:59.78.
200 -- 1. O'Malley, White River Valley, 27.96; 2. Gilmore, Bloomfield, 28.18; 3. Daluga, Linton-Stockton, 28.39; 4. Sherfield, Eastern Greene, 28.76; 5. Gambill, Shakamak, 28.85; 6. Ellis, Shakamak, 29.51.
HJ -- 1. Emmons, Linton-Stockton, 4-10; 2. Robertson, White River Valley, 4-10; 3. Riggins, Bloomfield, 4-6; 4. Waskom, Linton-Stockton, 4-4; 5.. Pinnick, Bloomfield, 4-4; 6. Schwartz, Eastern Greene, 4-4.
3,200 -- 1. Riggins, Bloomfield, 12:48.18; 2. Fougerousse, Shakamak, 12:53.12; 3. Holdaway, Shakamak, 14:19.67; 4. Waskom, Linton-Stockton, 14:40.06; 5. McDonald, 14:49.78; 6. Overton, Linton-Stockton, 14:55.73
1,600 -- 1. Riggins, Bloomfield, 5:51.59; 2. Fougerousse Shakamak, 5:54.73; 3. Waskom, Linton-Stockton, 6:3.38; 4. Holdaway, 6:32.25; 5. Overton, Linton-Stockton, 6:34.03; 6. Spice, Eastern Greene, 6:37.07.
LJ -- 1. Green, Shakamak, 15-4; 2. Daluga, Linton-Stockton, 15-2; 3. O'Malley, White River Valley, 14-7; 4. Bresgott, Linton-Stockton, 14-0; 5. Gilmore, Bloomfield, 13-6; 6. Ellis, Shakamak, 13-3.

Linton-Stockton's Bradlea Beard takes off in an attempt during the pole vault at the country track meet at Linton Monday.
PV — 1. Beard, Linton-Stockton, 7-0; 2. Montgomery, Shakamak, 6-0; 3. Gambill, Shakamak, 6-0; 4. Emmons, Linton-Stockton, 5-6; 5. Coker, Eastern Greene, 5-6.