23 April 2010 – The South Kingstown girls’ track team received the highest number of votes in the first of three coaches polls, administered by the Falk Fund/R.I. Track & Field Foundation. (Boys’ coaches have chosen not to participate in this season’s polling).
Coach Joyce Harvey’s Rebels - who are defending outdoor state team champions - gathered 94 points and six first-place ballots. State Meet runners-up La Salle placed second in the April survey with 88 points. Barrington’s 81 points were good for third place, followed by Hope (62) and Toll Gate (61). The next coaches poll is scheduled for May 14.
Oval Notes: In Bob Gourley’s latest hammer listing (4/23) Hendricken’s Max Milder has posted Rhode Island’s best performance in the 12-pound event: a throw of 60.12 meters (197 feet, 3 inches). Milder is currently ranked eighth on the national list. In the girls’ 4-kilo hammer, Classical’s Angela Onye is currently ranked 10th nationally, at 44.24 (145-2).
BOYS: 8, Milder 60.12 meters (197-3); 12, Nate Irwin, Chariho 55.93 (183-6); 15, Mike Maloof, Hendricken 55.24 (181-3); 18, Remy Steele, Barrington 54.68 (179-5); 20, Joe McGuire, Westerly 53.28 (174-10).
GIRLS: 10, Onye 44.24 (145-2); 13, Robyn McFetters, Barrington 43.68 (143-4); 14, ecky Cousens, Portsmouth 43.46 (142-7); 15, Aliede Fernandes, Central Falls 43.00 (141-1); 17, Catherine Lauro, Classical 41.00 (134-6).
•May 1 - Cumberland Invitational, 11 a.m. •May 8 - Schomp Invitational (at Chariho High), 10 a.m.; Hartford Invitational. •May 11 - Boys’ Divisional Championships (South @ Chariho; North @ Cranston West; East @ Portsmouth; Central @ Conley Stadium, Providence). •May 12 - Girls’ Divisional Championships (North @ Ponaganset; Central @ Toll Gate; South @ Westerly; East @ Barrington). •May 15 - Classical Classic (boys’ meet), at Conley, 10 a.m. •May 22 - Class Championships - (Boys: A @ Cr. West; B @ Chariho; C @ Westerly; D @ Ponaganset. Girls: A @ Conley; B @ Barrington; C @ Middletown). •May 24 - Girls’ Freshman States @ Toll Gate •May 25 - Boys’ Freshman States @ Westerly •May 29 - Hendricken Invitational, Hawk Country, 10 a.m.; Girls’ performance meets, Conley, 10 a.m. •June 2 - Girls’ JV States, Conley, 4 p.m. •June 3 - Boys’ JV states, Hendricken, 4 p.m. •June 5 - State Championship, Brown Stadium, 12:30 p.m. •June 12 - New Englands, New Britain, CT.
Team Points 1st-place votes 1. S. Kingstown 94 6 2. La Salle 88 3 3. Barrington 81 1 4. Hope 62 5. Toll Gate 61 6. Smithfield 48 7. N. Kingstown 28 8. E. Greenwich 26 9. Bay View 24 10. Coventry 6 Others: Central Falls 5; Classical, Westerly, Cumberland 4; W. Warwick, Cr. West 3; Pilgrim, Shea 2; Prout 1.
