Troy Davis had three first-place finishes to lead the Kearsarge boys’ track and field team to a second-place finish at the 18-team Wilderness League Championship on Saturday in Belmont.
The Division III Cougars totaled 102 points to finish behind only D-II Kennett (114 points). Kingswood was third with 83 points followed by Inter-Lakes (67) and Belmont (45). Winnisquam (seventh with 24 points), Bishop Brady (14th) and Franklin (15th) also competed.
White Mountains claimed the win on the girls’ side with 112 points followed by Kennett (98) and Kingswood (69). Belmont took fifth with 40 points and Winnisquam tied with Laconia for sixth with 36 points while Kearsarge was 11th.
Davis, as usual, dominated the jumps. He finished first in the high jump (6-4), long jump (20-2.5) and triple jump (42-3.5). The Kearsarge boys also got big field points from Zach Astle, who was first in the shot put (53-9.5), second in the discus and fourth in the javelin.
Ian Bready had the other individual win for the Cougars, taking first in the 300 hurdles in 40.60 to go along with his third-place result in the 110 hurdles. Cameron Webster (second 100, third 200), Grant Croft (fourth triple jump), Hunter Burns (fifth 800) and Tim Cunningham (fifth 3,200) also had good days for Kearsarge.
Eli Allman led the way for host Belmont, finishing first in the 110 hurdles (15.9) and second in the 300 hurdles. Kyle Gelinas was third in the 1,600 and the Raiders also took third in both the 4×100 and 4×400 relays.
Winnisquam’s Henry Stock was third in the javelin and fourth in the shot put while Scott Hinds finished third in the 400 and fourth in the pole vault. Michael Buxton took fifth in the javelin for the Bears.
Franklin’s points came from Giovanni Lemon (fifth long jump) and Brady’s came from Sean Sullivan (fourth discus).
Freshman Alice Riley turned in the most points for Belmont on its home track as she won the 3,200 (12:23.5) and finished second in the 1,600. Jasmine Syed took second in the 400 and Kylie Donovan was sixth in the 300 hurdles.
It was a monster day for Winnisquam’s Jaila Remillard, who took first in the 400 (1:02), first in the long jump (15-8), second in the 100 hurdles and third in the 200. Kaylyn Dion finished fifth in the discus for the Bears.
Patricia Jewell was third in the 3,200 and Courtney Lauster placed sixth in the triple jump for the Kearsarge girls.
From coaches’ reports
Concord at Capital City Classic
Key players: Concord – Angel Feliz (first 100 in 11.2, first 200 in 23.1, first long jump 20-4), Jamie Wilkes (first 1,600 4:21.94), Matt Adams (first 400 51.34), Liam Bennett (first high jump 5-6), Nate Hillyer (first triple jump 38-2)
Highlights/key moments: Wilkes clocked a personal best in the 1,600 as the Crimson Tide competed in its final meet before next week’s Division I championships.
Coach’s quote: “Next week is all about fine tuning and preparing for states. I think we will be ready to roll.” – Concord’s Hayden Daly
Concord at Capital City Classic
Key players: Concord – Grace Devanny (first 100 in 12.77, first in 400 57.92), Michaella Conery (first 800 in 2:23.43, first 1,600 in 5:07.22), Cassie Shea (first 3,200 12:20.42), Yelena Beausoleil (first discus 84-10)
Highlights/key moments: The Crimson Tide won all three relay events (4×100, 4×400 and 4×800) on their home track in the final meet of the regular season.
Coach’s quote: “Although the meet was much smaller than the past, we had a great day of performances.” – Concord’s Hayden Daly
Franklin 13, Mascoma 10
Key players: Franklin – Brendon Frechette (6 IP, 3K; 2-for-4, grand slam, 5 RBI), Dylan Cooper (3 runs, home run), Corey Nelson (2 runs, home run), Pat Kaplan (home run)
Highlights/key moments: Frechette opened the scoring in this wild game with a first-inning grand slam.
Coach’s quote: “Brendon knocking the grand slam in the first inning really got the boys fired up. We were seeing the ball well and squaring it up. Getting eight runs off the long ball at the high school level is something.” – Franklin’s Dave Joyce
Records: Franklin 7-6; Mascoma 3-10
Pelham 12, Coe-Brown 4
Key players: Coe-Brown – Jacob Switzer (17 saves), Jack Percy (3 goals), Ben Watson (goal), Liam Taylor (assist), Andrew Dziuba (assist)
Highlights/key moments: Pelham took an 8-1 lead on its way to a fourth-straight win.
Coach’s quote: “It’s Senior Night on Thursday against Laconia, an undefeated team. It’s a great opportunity for the seniors to end their season with a big game.” – Coe-Brown’s Ryan Hanavan
Records: Coe-Brown 2-11; Pelham 9-2
Coe-Brown 6, Bishop Brady 3
Key players: Coe-Brown – Brian Gordon (8-0 singles win), Gareth Owen (8-0 win), Tom Mellor (8-2 win)
Highlights/key moments: The short-handed Green Giants had to forfeit the No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches and third doubles.
Records: Coe-Brown 11-3; Bishop Brady 4-10