Another sportsmanship honor for PA

At the final VHL meeting of the year yesterday, the PA Boys Hockey team was awarded the DG Weaver Sportsmanship Award for the first time in school history. The boys did this by compiling the least amount of penalty minutes in the Lake Division. They averaged 8.79 penalty minutes per game. Overall in both the Lake and Metro Divisions they ranked 7th in the VHL for penalty minutes per game. Congrats on a great achievement. They have set the bar high for the next group. The DG Weaver Banner is a rotating banner. Look for it hanging in the weeks to come.

GO WOLVES

Runnin' with the Wolves

The track teams are setting a blistering pace this year. The following are updates from the 4 meets this year. Updates start with most recent meet last night at U-32:

U-32 Monster Meet Stats 5.1.12

The Boys 4x400m Relay school record was broken last night at U-32 in a time of 3:49.67 by the following individuals (in order of appearance with approximate split):

Dylan Ballard (58.8)

Danny Stames (57.4)

Tyler Beattie (56.4)

Dylan Baker (56.6)

On the girls side it was a great day for freshman Emma Lodge with two monster PRs in the 1500m and the 3000m and Allison Scarf set a personal record in the Javelin by over 21 feet. For the boys Peoples had a great day in sprints. Peoples took 5 of 6 scoring positions in the 100m, 4 of 6 scoring positions in the 200m, as well as one scoring position in the 400m. The boys 4x100m relay team placed 2nd, narrowly missing first to North Country by only 5 hundredths of a second. Finally the boys 4x400m relay team placed first with a time of 3:49.67, breaking the school record. Top 6 finishers below:

Girls Results: 

Emma Lodge - 1500m - 5th - 5:31.10 (a 15 second PR)

Emma Lodge - 3000m - 2nd - 11:59.7 (another 15 second PR)

Allison Scarf - 100m Hurdles - 1st - 17.01

Allison Scarf - High Jump - 2nd - 4' 10"

Allison Scarf - Triple Jump - 1st - 31' 6.75"

Allison Scarf - Javelin - 2nd - 101' 10" (a PR by over 21 feet)

Dee-J Spaulding - Shot Put - 6th - 26' 4.50"

Boys Results: 

Tyler Beattie - 100m - 2nd - 11.75

Tyler Beattie - 400m - 2nd - 56.92

Dylan Baker - 100m - 3rd - 11.96

Dylan Baker - Javelin - 3rd - 120' 1"

Eli Wilder - 100m - 4th - 12.03

Eli Wilder - 200m - 1st - 25.85

Ian Sudol - 100m - 5th - 12.14

Ian Sudol - 200m - 3rd - 25.98

ShawnDee Baird - 100m - 6th - 12.51

ShawnDee Baird - 200m - 6th - 26.47

ShawnDee Baird - Long Jump - 6th - 15' 8.50"

Garrett Densmore - 200m - 5th - 26.57

Danny Stames - 800m - 4th - 2:15.10

Dylan Ballard - Javelin - 1st - 136' 2"

Boys 4x100m Relay - 2nd - 48.76

Dylan Baker

Eli Wilder

Garrett Densmore

Ian Sudol

Results from 4.28.12 meet at Windsor Invitational:

The girls finished in sixth place out of ten teams on the results of just two athletes. The men finished eighth with seven individuals competing. Considering other teams were competing at full strength these results are fantastic.Top Six Finished include:

Girls Results:

Allison Scarf - 100m Hurdles - 2nd - 16.51

Allison Scarf - High Jump - 1st - 5-00.00

Allison Scarf - Triple Jump - 2nd - 32-05.50

Allison Scarf - Javelin - 6th - 80-00.00

Dee-J Spaulding - Shot Put - 6th - 25-09.50

Dylan Baker - 200m - 6th - 25.89

Danny Stames - 800m - 4th - 2:12.59

Boys Results:

Men's 4x100m - 5th - 50.01

Dylan Baker

Eli Wilder

Garrett Densmore

ShawnDee Baird

Men's 4x400m - 4th - 3:57.48

Eli Wilder

Danny Stames

Garrett Densmore

Dylan Baker

North Country Meet Results from 4.25.12:

PA Track and Field had a difficult day at North Country yesterday with mixed results. Despite rain and temperatures in the 40s there are some individual successes to highlight. Danny Stames had an excellent performance in the 800m, running 2:10.70 (a 4 second PR!) to place second. The men's 4x400m relay team placed first after St. J was disqualified for dropping their baton. They ran 3:52.92 which is only about three seconds from the school record. In order of appearance (with split): 

Tyler Beattie - 56.9 (PR)

Danny Stames - 57.8

Eli Wilder - 59.5

Dylan Baker 58.1 (PR)

Allison Scarf swept all four of her events for the second time in as many meets.

Notable top 6 finishes include:

Allison Scarf - 100m Hurdles - 1st place - 17.45

Allison Scarf - High Jump - 1st place - 4-10

Allison Scarf - Long Jump - 1st place - 15-00

Allison Scarf - Triple Jump - 1st place - 31-05

Danny Stames - 800m - 2nd Place - 2:10.70

Carie Wan - 100m - 5th place - 14.50

Carie Wan - 200m - 5th place - 30.48

Carie Wan - Long Jump - 3rd place - 13-11

Tyler Beattie - 300m Hurdles - 4th place - 46.24

Emma Lodge - 3000m - 4th place - 12:16.00

Eli Wilder - 200m - 3rd place - 25.59

Dylan Baker - 200m - 4th place - 25.79

ShawnDee Baird - Long Jump - 5th place - 17-01

Dee-J Spaulding - Shot Put - 3rd place - 25-11

Dylan Ballard - Javelin - 1st place - 125-02

Women's 4x800m Relay - 3rd place - 12:40

Emma Lodge

Emma Masi

Mallory Craig

Andrea Coles

Men's 4x100m Relay - 4th place - 49.61

Tyler Beattie

Dylan Baker

Garrett Densmore

Eli Wilder

Men's 4x400m - 1st place - 3:52.92

Tyler Beattie

Danny Stames

Eli Wilder

Dylan Baker

BFA St. Albans Meet Results 4.10.12:

At our first meet (BFA-St. Albans) the following individuals won their events:

Allison Scarf - Girls 100m Hurdles - 16.6

Allison Scarf - Girls High Jump - 4-08.00

Allison Scarf - Girls Triple Jump - 31-03.00

Danny Stames - Boys 800m - 2:17.9

Dylan Baker - Boys Javelin - 124-00.00

Boys 4x400m Relay - 3:55.8

Eli Wilder

Dylan Baker

Tyler Beattie

Danny Stames

Boys and girls both places 4th overall. Girls scored 69 points and the boys scored 73.

Special thanks to Coaches Greg Morse and Yosko for their dedication in sending in the results and highlights. Without them this post never happens...

GO WOLVES...

Softball poised for another run...

The Softball team is a healthy 5-1 to start the season with their only loss coming at the hands of a very talented BFA Fairfax team 10-1 at the home opener. Other than that loss the girls have beaten Enosburg 10-6, D.II powerhouse Lyndon 7-4, Lake Region 10-9 (in a nailbiter that saw L.R. almost tie it up in the 7th), and Stowe in a doubleheader 20-6 and 19-5. The girls are led by Senior pitcher Jamie Strek and a senior-heavy infield of Kaleigh Newton at SS, Natalie Hostetter at 2nd, and Olivia Pierce at 1st. Freshman Sabrina Lacasse is holding it down at 3rd and Junior Marissa Benson is playing LF while Freshman Megan LaMare has been starting in RF. Devon Buker has been starting in CF. 

The girls travel to Danville Tuesday, May 1 to take on the Indians at 4:30.

GO WOLVES

Senior Jamie Strek pitches as freshman 3B Sabrina Lacasse and senior 1B Olivia Pierce get ready for a hit. In the background is the beautiful new scoreboard.

Baseball off to a hot start

After beating perennial D. III powerhouse BFA Fairfax yesterday 5-2, the Baseball team is now 5-0 and on top of the D. III standings. The boys have also beaten Enosburg 9-1, Williamstown 7-1, U-32 11-1, and Lake Region 15-0. Senior pitchers Ryan Davis and Eric Cross have hurled the Wolves to the top spot backed up by a solid defense led by Senior SS Joe Hostetter. Sophomore Catcher Alex Duca has caught some great games and is currently second on the team with a .450 batting average. Senior first baseman Mike Jaquish is first, hitting a stellar .500.

The boys trailed for the first time this season, when after the first inning it was BFA 2, PA 0. They were able to rally behind some great base running and hitting. They got out of a jam in the top of the 6th when Hostetter nabbed a nasty chopper up the middle and, on the run,  threw out the Fairfax hitter. Senior third baseman Avery Cochran then caught a foul fly ball that had him twisting and contorting as the wind blew the ball around over his head. The third out of the 6th looked like sure double for the Fairfax hitter, who was thrown out by Senior center fielder Dylan Quad who made a spot on throw from center to Hostetter at second for the tag out. That gave the Wolves the momentum they needed to finish the Bullets out. Ryan Davis pitched a complete game for the win.

The boys travel to Danville Tuesday, May 1 to take on the Indians at 4:30.

GO WOLVES

Baseball and Softball season openers

The Baseball and Softball teams opened up their regular seasons with wins at Enosburg yesterday. The Softball team pulled out a come-from-behind victory and won 10-6.  Senior Jamie Strek’s three-run double highlighted a six-run seventh inning that sent the Lady Wolves to the win.

The Baseball team dominated the Hornets and the pitching combo of Cross, Hostetter, and Davis coupled with a stingy defense allowed only 1 run. They beat the Hornets 9-1. Sophomore Shade Ward went 2-for-3 with a double and sophomore catcher Alex Duca had an RBI double as Peoples opened its season with the win.

The next game for Softball is Saturday as they take on Fairfax at 4pm. The JV BB team opens up at home on Saturday as well as they take on Richford in a doubleheader starting at 11am.

Over break the BB/SB teams go back-to-back on 4/17 and 4/18. On 4/17 the SB takes on perennial D 2 powerhouse Lyndon and the BB team takes on Williamstown. Both games start at 4:30.
On 4/18 the teams take on U-32 at 4:30 as well.

Have a great break...

GO WOLVES

It's back...

That's right...the PA Athletics blog is back. After a very long hiatus that has seen the girls and boys win soccer state championships and the winter season teams and individuals do extremely well, the spring season kicks off this Saturday with the Softball Team as they take on Fairfax at Home for a 4pm start. The JV Baseball Team will also be in action as they host Richford in a double-header that will start at 11am.

In an effort to keep students, parents, and the community up to date, the Blog will once again become the PA Athletics "Home" page.

Keep checking back for updates.

Go Wolves

Girls scrimmage canceled for Thursday Sept. 1

Due to the damage done to the southern part of the state by Tropical Storm Irene, Woodstock will NOT be making the trip up to PA to scrimmage the girls on Thursday. The girls first and only scrimmage will be Saturday at the Essex Jamboree.

Team hike

The day before Tropical Storm Irene slammed into the Green Mountains, the girls soccer team took full advantage of the calm before the storm by organizing a team hike up Mt. Elmore on Saturday. Great fun was had by all as you can see in the pictures. The girls host Woodstock on Thursday Sept. 1 for 4pm scrimmages.

PA Girls Soccer Team with beautiful Lake Elmore in the background.

The Seniors

Schedule for Lamoille Soccer Jamboree on Saturday

This for boys JV and Varsity Soccer, Saturday, Aug. 27 @ Lamoille:

9-9:30 vs. North Country
9:40-10:10 vs. Harwood
10:20-10:50 vs. U-32
11:40-12:10 vs. Montpelier

JV games are on the lower fields and the varsity will be played on the upper fields.

Midnight madness

It's 12:01am  8/22 and Coach Rogers addresses the boys after a quick sprint to get things started.

Push-ups anyone?

A small-sided possession game

Thanks to Morrisville Soccer Club and PA Booster's Grand Pooba, Tom Stames, the boys soccer program kicked off pre-season under the lights at 12:01 am this morning. About 2/3 of the projected amount of boys showed up and coach Rogers ran them through some team building fitness drills and some small sided possession games...Pre-season starts for everyone else later today at more reasonable afternoon starting times...The boys will have three pre-season scrimmage opportunities this year. All three will be home or close to home. They start at the Lamoille Jamboree on Saturday Aug. 27 and then host MVU on Aug. 31 at 4:30 and BHS on Sept. 3 at 1pm for JV and 3 for Varsity.

The girls' pre-season scrimmage season kicks off with Woodstock coming to town on Aug. 30 for a 4pm start and then they travel to Essex for the Essex Jamboree on Sept. 3.

DON'T FORGET IF YOU DID NOT ATTEND THE SPORTS INFO NIGHT ON AUG. 18 YOU NEED TO ATTEND TUESDAY AUG 23 AT 7PM IN THE AUDITORIUM. THIS IS FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS.

UH-OH...HERE WE WENT AND WON ANOTHER

For the second time in three years the softball team has brought home the hardware from the D III State Championship. After an up and down season full of adversity and big wins, the girls went into the championship game an underdog #6 seed against #1 seed Randolph. The girls beat Enosburg in the semifinal game with 7 run bottom of the 6th rally and seemed to carry that momentum into the 'chip game on Wednesday. After a highly charged and exciting Last Chapel, where many of the awards presenters were indeed prescient and several made bold predictions, the girls got on the road to Poultney...again...and made good on the predictions...what a way to end the school year...to read about the game click the link below...

Congrats to all the girls.

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Uh Oh Here we go....again

For the second time in three years the softball team will be playing for a state championship. The girls had to fight hard against Enosburg on Tuesday, but a bottom of the 6th 7 run rally gave them an 8-7 lead and sealed their spot in the D III finals this weekend.

The game will be played at Poultney at 2pm Saturday June 11. The girls face the number 1 seed Randolph.

Tickets are $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for students and seniors and $20.00 for a family pass (up to 6 people)

Directions to Poultney:

HOW DO YOU GET TO POULTNEY?

Burlington Area:

                South on to Route 7 to Vergennes. 

Turn Right in Vergennes onto Route 22A South

Follow Route 22A South through Fair Haven South into New York State.

In Hampton, NY turn left on to Route 18A to Poultney

In Poultney turn left at the blinking light

Straight to the Poultney Elementary school and the Recreation Softball Fields on your left

Rutland Area:

                Route 4 West, Get Off at Exit 4

                Turn left onto Route 30 South to Poultney

                As you enter Poultney take your first Right onto Church St.

                Follow Church Street (1/4 Mile) to a Stop sign

                Turn Right on to York Street

                Follow York Street to the blinking stop Light, Turn Right

Straight to the Poultney Elementary school and the Recreation Softball Fields on your left.

Manchester Area:

                Route 30 North to Poultney

                In Poultney Turn Right at the Blinking Light on to Grove Street

                Follow Grove Street. (1/4 mile) to a Stop light, Turn left on to Main Street

Follow Main Street (1/2 Mile) towards Green Mt. College, Turn Right on to College Street

Follow College Street (1/4Mile) to a Blinking Stop Light

Go straight through the light (Keeping the Gas Station on your Right) to the

Poultney Elementary School and the Recreation Softball Fields on your left.

Congratulations Spring Sports Teams

The Baseball team ended its season on Friday with a hard fought loss to 2 seed Bellows Falls 6-4. Overall it was a fantastic season with the boys finishing a respectable 10-6 and second in the Mountain Division.

The Track team finished up at the State Meet on Saturday at Green Mountain Union High School. Highlights from Saturday were Kayla henry's second straight D III championship in the pole vault. She set a state meet record with her jump of 8'6". Freshman Hannah Merriam burst onto the track scene taking home two individual championships in the 100m and 200m races. Allison Scarf was a four-event scorer, placing 2^nd in the 100 meter hurdles, 2^nd in the long jump, 6^th in the high jump, and 6^th in the 200 meter dash. Naomi Paige, Carie Wan, and Jade Segreto ran great legs in a strong 4x800 race. The 4x800 quartet returned to the track for the final event, the 4x400 meter relay, finishing in a very respectable (and points-scoring!) 5^th place.  Andrea Coles ran a personal best (15.45) in the 100 meters. The girls finished 4th overall.

The boys were led by the 3^rd place finish of the 4 X 400 meter relay of Dylan Ballard, Ben Wan, Danny Stames, and Dylan Baker.  Sophomore Dylan Ballard capped of a tremendous season in the javelin with a fifth place finish (125’ 5”).  He threw 143’ 1” the previous Saturday at the New England qualifier to place 7^th, narrowly missing qualifying for this prestigious competition. Danny Stames ran a personal best 4:33.33 to place 6^th in the 1500 meter run. 

Junior Ian Sudol ran a personal best in the 200 meter (25.75) and threw the javelin (89’ 9”).  Dylan Baker ran the 200 meter (26.16), and Ben Wan ran another strong race in the 300 hurdles (49.74).  Danny Stames ran a personal best in the 3000m (10:38.45), while easing off in the final laps in anticipation of the soon to follow 4 X 400 meter relay.

The softball team is still playing. After beating 3 seed Windsor on Saturday the girls will host 7seed Enosburg tomorrow at 4:30...They beat Windsor 4-2.

GO WOLVES

 

 

Directions for quarterfinal games...

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Link above has directions for Bellows Falls Academy our quarterfinal opponent in Baseball for June 3 at 4:30pm...

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Link above has directions to Windsor High School our quarterfinal opponent in softball for June 4 at 4:30pm...