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NORWOOD-NORFOLK'S ENG, CANTON'S
PIERCE LEAD SECTION X AT STATES |
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Norwood-Norfolk’s Jon Eng (1022)
gets to the top of the hill known as
"Stinger Hill," the last final climb
with just about half mile left to
the finish. Eng finished in
12th place in the New York State
Class C Boys Cross Country
Championships held all day Saturday
at Norwood-Norfolk. The
statewide meet drew several thousand
people to the event. North
Country SportsNet was the exclusive
photographers across the course.
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Ogdensburg’s Mike Rolfe (1017) runs
in tight quarters with a runner on
each side of him from Section I.
Tupper Lake’s Charlie Beaudette
(1036) pumps the arms while working
up the hill. Beaudette was
Section X's best runner in Class D,
with a 35th place finish.
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N-N FLYERS, TUPPER, MALONE,
MASSENA WIN BOYS 2007 TITLES |
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Norwood-Norfolk's Jon Eng (1246) ran
to a first-place finish overall in
the Section X Boys Cross Country
Sectionals at Norwood-Norfolk.
The Flyers (Class C), Ogdensburg
(B), Massena (A) and Tupper Lake (D)
clinched 2007 class titles in
Thursday's meet. (Curt Wood
photo)
Boys
Sectional Gallery
Norwood-Norfolk's Jon Eng, Canton's
Matt Pierce and Norwood-Norfolk's
Alex Dufresne took the top three
spots overall.
Dufresne (1243), Malone's Miles
Schanck and Joel Landry picked up
third, fourth and fifth spots.
(Top results posted at right)
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N-N FLYERS WINS INTERDIVISIONAL;
ENG & THREE FLYERS ALL NORTHERN |
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Norwood-Norfolk's Jonathan Eng has
the lead and is the eventual winner
of the Boys Cross Country
Interdivisional held on Tuesday at
Brushton-Moira. Eng grabbed the only
time below 17 minutes, with a strong
16:54. The Flyers also took top team
honors for both boys and girls.
The top two finishers, Eng and
Canton's Matt Pierce, get automatic
invitations to the State
Federations, the week following the
State championships on November
10th.
(Curt Wood photo)
Interdivisional Gallery
The middle of the pack in
interdivisional competition
Runners from Potsdam, Ogdensburg and
Malone. The Flyers sweep of
both the interdivisional boys and
girls races marked the first time
for the feat in school history.
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ENG, FLYERS GAIN WINS VS. CANTON &
MALONE, DROPPING HUSKIES TO 3RD |
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Norwood-Norfolk's Jonathan Eng leads
the pack across the back field
before entering the wooded trail at
N-N's state-ready course.
Miles Schanck and Joel Landry of
Malone, Graham Stone and Austin
Dufresne of Norwood-Norfolk took the
next four spots. (Curt Wood
photo)
Meet Gallery
Canton's Erik French brought home
sixth place, the best for the Bears.
followed by Norwood-Norfolk's Josh
Eng.
Runners in the middle of the pack,
turning the corner. The teams
are all gaining experience on the
Norwood-Norfolk course which will
serve as the venue for the State
Championships in November.
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MALONE WINS BRUSHTON-MOIRA MEET;
N-N'S ENG CROSSES FIRST |
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Norwood-Norfolk's Jon Eng has a
sizeable lead with runners seen
behind at a distance through the
backstretch at the Brushton-Moira
Invitational on Tuesday. Eng
won the race, but Norwood-Norfolk
finished second by two points
overall to Malone (Curt Wood
photo)
Meet Gallery
Still tightly packed behind Eng, the
full force of the early run made its
way around the Halloween skeleton.
Finishing from second on were: Joel
Landry and Thor Schanck Malone, Matt
Pierce of Canton and Alex Brehm of
Potsdam.
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FLYERS' ENG TOPS RUNNERS AT
GOUVERNEUR IN BOYS TRI-MEET |
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Norwood-Norfolk's
Jon Eng continues to run a strong
first, with runners up seen in the
distant background to the left.
Norwood-Norfolk swept the host
Gouverneur and Potsdam in a
tri-meet. (Harrison Schwarzer
photo)
Meet Gallery
The runners from
Potsdam, Gouverneur and
Norwood-Norfolk,
get set to break
from the starting line.
By Harrison Schwarzer, North
Country SportsNet
Norwood-Norfolk
boys handily defeated both the
Potsdam and Gouverneur cross country
teams on September 25th, bringing
their record to a tidy 5-0. "It's a
good course. It kind of went on
forever, but it was worth it. I
didn't like the gravel, but overall
it was worth it," said
Norwood-Norfolk's Dylan Spicer. The
course itself loops back four times,
making it difficult for runners to
judge their distances. While
Gouverneur's course is a relatively
flat one, just one small hill per
half-mile, high heat and humidity
helped level the playing field. Most
of the race is run in the woods
where the thick trees lower the
temperature, helping runners to
lower times in the cooler shade.
Norwood-Norfolk's Jon Eng grabbed
first place with an impressive
18:02, while Potsdam's George Morris
and Alex Brehm came in with times of
18:44 and 19:01 on the 3.1-mile
course. The Flyers responded taking
4th through 7th places for the 23-36
win over Potsdam and defeated
Gouverneur 15-49. Potsdam also
dropped the Wildcats 17-42. For the
Modified boys, Norwood's Joshua Eng
Posted a striking 7:28 on the 1.3
mile course, powering around in the
field in a highly impressive run.
Norwood took the top three spots
with Troy Kovach and Chris Stone
taking third and forth with times of
7:56 and 8:06.
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CUNNINGHAM LEADS O.F.A. PAST
MASSENA & CANTON IN BOYS TRI-MEET |
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A Canton runner
on the back
stretch of the
Cross Country
track at Massena
Central.
Ogdensburg swept
Tuesday's meet
with Massena 2nd
and Canton
finishing third.
O.F.A.'s Troy
Cunningham raced
to victory to
lead the Blue
Devil runners.
Travis Corkins
also finished
third.
Colin French
placed second
for Canton.
Tyler Hayes
finished fourth
for Massena.
(Wood photo)
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OTHER
SECTION X CROSS COUNTRY LINKS
Boys & Girls Cross
Country Info, Standings, Rosters |
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Section X Boys Cross Country Results
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2007
New York State Finals at Norwood-Norfolk
Class B - Ogdensburg finished 11th place
Best Section X finisher: Matt Pierce, Canton, 26th
Class C - Norwood-Norfolk finished 8th place
Best Section X finisher: Jonathan Eng,
Norwood-Norfolk, 12th
Class D - Tupper Lake finished 9th place
Best Section X finisher: Charlie Beaudette, Tupper
Lake, 35th
Official Meet Results For All
Boys Races
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Championships
Boys Awards
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007
Sectionals at Norwood-Norfolk
Class A
Team Champions: Massena
Top Runner: Tyler Hayes, Massena
Class B
Team Champions: Ogdensburg
Top Runner: Matt Pierce, Canton
Class C
Team Champions: Norwood-Norfolk
Top Runner: Jonathan Eng, Norwood-Norfolk
Class D
Team Champions: Tupper Lake
Top Runner: Charlie Beaudette, Tupper Lake
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2007
Interdivisionals at Brushton-Moira
Norwood-Norfolk 53
Malone 63
Ogdensburg 84
Potsdam 118
Canton 120
Salmon River 151
Tupper Lake 167
Gouverneur 183
Massena 195
Top Seven - First Team All Northerns
Jon Eng, Norwood-Norfolk, 16:54
Matt Pierce, Canton 17:13
Joel Landry, Malone 17:45
Myles Schanck, Malone, 18:00
Troy Cunningham, Ogdensburg, 18:01
Graham Stone, Norwood-Norfolk, 18:02
George Morris, Potsdam, 18:09
Second Seven - Second Team All Northerns
Travis Corkins, Ogdensburg, 18:10
John Bigness, Salmon River, 18:10
Josh Eng, Norwood-Norfolk, 18:14
Teddy Parsons, Gouverneur, 18:21
Austin Dufresne, Norwood-Norfolk, 18:26
Jim Kunkel, Malone 18:31
Justin Marlowe, Malone 18:31
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2007
Norwood-Norfolk 24, Malone 31
Norwood-Norfolk 18, Canton 51
Malone 20, Canton 38
Ogdensburg 23, Tupper Lake 34
Ogdensburg 20, Potsdam 38
Tupper Lake 24, Potsdam 31
Salmon River 28, Gouverneur 29
Salmon River 15, Massena 50
Gouverneur 15, Massena 50
Gouverneur 15, Brushton-Moira 50
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007
League Competition at Brushton-Moira
Malone 51
Norwood-Norfolk 53
Ogdensburg 77
Tupper Lake 95
Potsdam 111
Massena 146
Gouverneur 159
(All other schools incomplete)
Top 5 Runners at Brushton-Moira
Jon Eng, N-N, 17:17
Joel Landry, Malone, 17:58
Thor Schanck, Malone 18:01
Matt Pierce, Canton, 18:03
Alex Brehm, Potsdam, 18:20
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FLYERS GRAB FIRST TWO SPOTS IN
PRESEASON SCRIMMAGE AT N-N |
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The Fall 2007 Boys Cross Country
season got off to a hot start on
a sultry Thursday with a
preseason scrimmage at the
Norwood-Norfolk course -- the
home of the 2007 New York State
Cross Country Championships this
year. The course has been
reviewed by state officials and
declared a reported 7 of 10
degree of difficulty -- well
groomed and ready for state
competition.
Meet
Gallery
Norwood-Norfolk's Jon Eng took advantage of
home-course familiarity and quickly put sizeable
distance ahead of the pack. Eng finished the
scrimmage event 0:58 ahead of all other competitors,
logging a time of 17:50 for the practice run.
The Flyers' Austin Dufresne (middle) gained ground in
the middle of the race to pull into a second-place
finish in the scrimmage.
The course has been groomed for the 2007 State Cross
Country Championship to take place in early November.
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TUPPER LAKE TOPS GOUVERNEUR &
CANTON, DESPITE BEARS' 1-3 FINISH |
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A Tupper Lake runner is in front of
two Gouverneur runners in a Cross Country meet at Canton
on Tuesday. Tupper Lake won the tri-meet with
Gouverneur second. Tupper Lake was led by Mike
Schram with a fourth-place finish (Foote photo)
Meet Gallery
Gouverneur finished in second place in the event.
The Wildcats' Ted Parson finished in second place in the
competition.
Canton placed third with an incomplete score.
Canton's Matt Pierce finished first in the race, with
Adam LaQuier placed third. However, with no other
runners, Canton had to forfeit with an incomplete score
in their opener.
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NORWOOD-NORFOLK PREPARES FOR
STATES, HOSTING INVITATIONAL |
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North Country runners from Peru,
Saranac Lake, Canton and Potsdam are
in the thick of a tight pack as they
cross the back field, headed for the
cedars at Norwood-Norfolk. The
Flyers tuned up to host the State
Championships on November 10th with
Saturday's Invitational. (Bob
LaRue photo)
Meet Gallery
The Queensbury team took top honors
in the Varsity II division.
Franklin Academy (Malone) runners
and Potsdam runners in another pack
of competitors.
By Harrison Schwarzer, North
Country SportsNet
Over 1,000 people gathered behind
Norwood-Norfolk Central School on
Sept. 22, to watch or compete on the
William J. Stone Cross Country
trails, site of the upcoming 2007
State Cross Country Championships.
Nearly 800 runners from schools
across New York State gathered
inside the small school's track,
pitching colored tents, drinking
gallons of water and waiting their
turn to compete under the bright
North Country sun. Some eating
granola bars, and others playing
football, high school cross-country
athletes from half a state away
began to run warm up laps in
preparation of their races. For
Section X runners, trips to
Norwood-Norfolk are pretty standard.
For other schools such as Tully,
currently ranked First in Class C,
it's a different story. Dozens of
teams and hundreds of runners on a
course that supports no more than
four abreast is, at its finest,
undesirable. Races, such as the
Varsity Boys Class 2 sported as many
as 145 runners. Teams stacked into
rows inside their starting boxes. In
some cases, teams too small to
compete for placement, such as
Canton, started on the dividers
between boxes. "It's great to see so
many kids from all over the state
come here and see the course today."
said Canton Assistant coach Mike
Preston. Other coaches shared in his
sentiment."[We came here] For one
reason. We want to see the course,"
said Tully coach Jim Paccia. The
Tully team, who require a three-hour
drive to Norwood-Norfolk literally
camped out on a field the night
before provided by one of their
athlete's aunts. Norwood-Norfolk
will be hosting this year's
championship meet, so it's very
important for runners to know the
course they'll be competing on. As
the course will close before the
State competition, teams such as
Tully and Queensbury needed to see
what type of trail they'll be
running on. And it certainly isn't
an easy one. State officials have
ranked the track a seven-of-ten
degree of difficulty. Said one
runner shortly after finishing, "I
just wanted to get down on all
fours." The William J. Stone course,
from a spectators perspective,
appears relatively tame, perhaps
even mild. Once you run past the
crowds and head into the cedars,
everything changes. The Flyers' home
course is almost never flat. Runners
are faced with constant zigzagging
and an uphill gradient. Every time
it appears you may be near the
finish line, runners are greeted
with hills, aptly entitled names
such as "Stinger" and "Swear Hill."
"Hills make teams... hills give you
strength and endurance at the same
time. They give you the guys you
need to run hard," said Paccia,
whose Section 3 team placed a
predicted four Tully runners in the
top ten. However, it is disputed as
to whom the hills might give an
advantage. "It's a little bit
challenging," said Assistant Coach
Preston with a slight grin, "I think
it's an advantage Section X runners
will have." Total Runners: 787 Top
runners of the Boys Races are as
follows: Boys Varsity 1 Victor;
Zach, Rivers (16: 02.8) Boys Varsity
2 Queensbury; Flint, Matt (16:32.9)
Boys Varsity 3 Ticonderoga; Berube,
Lee (16:21.2) Boys Junior Varsity 1
Pearl River; McKallen, Ryan
(19:06.10) Boys Junior Varsity 2
Queensbury; Reeves, Sheldon (17:24.9
) Boys Freshman Queensbury;
Frielinghaus, Will (10:06.5) Top
runners of the Girls Races are as
follows: Girls Varsity 1 West Seneca
East; Solly, Amanda (19:41.4) Girls
Varsity 2 Queensbury; Wynn Carly
(18:55.2) Girls Varsity 3
Norwood-Norfolk; Cotey, Emily (20:
47.4) Girls Junior Varsity 1
Franklin Academy; Landry, Jessica
(25:52.7) Girls Junior Varsity 2
Queensbury; Brambley, Christen
(21:43.3) Girls Freshman West Seneca
West; Wachala, Jennifer (12:15.20).
Complete
Norwood-Norfolk Invitational Results
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