High-jumping junior propels WV to sixth place in track

A state championship by junior high-jumper Melissa Mauro helped spearhead West Valley’s sixth-place team finish in the State 2A meet to highlight last week’s state high school track and field efforts by area athletes.

Mauro cleared 5-foot-5 and teammate Alyssa Wold finished third at 5-4 for 16 of the Eagles’ 39 points, two away from a trophy and 15 away from the team championship.

Ashley Kenney was second in the discus and sixth in the shot put for 13 more points.

Bri Almy had a pair of third places in the 100 and 200 sprints and added a dozen to the team total during the meet in Tacoma.

Sean Coyle lowered his school record to 9:10.84 and placed second at 3,200 meters during the State 4A meet in Pasco.

East Valley’s Case Parker finished second in the 400 and Tim Armstrong third at 300 hurdles in the 3A meet, also in Pasco.

Jeff Pope had a busy weekend for Valley Christian in the 2B state meet at Eastern Washington University, placing in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meter distances. Freeman’s Greg Emtman ran 1:58.37 for third place in the 1A meet in Tacoma.

Middle school track

A pair of Greenacres teams and one each from North Pines and Evergreen won last week’s Vern Fox All-League middle school track meet.

Greenacres in Class A boys, North Pines Class B boys and Evergreen’s Class A girls completed perfect seasons with their all-league victories.

Greenacres’ Class B girls edged Evergreen by a point for the title after going unbeaten in dual meets, but finishing second to the Grizzlies 143-112 in the all-league meet.

In Class A Boys, Ryan Nungester won the 100 and 200 sprints and Nicholas Cutrone was long jump champion and second to Freeman double winner Scott Eberle in the 400.

Both Nungester and Cutrone were also members of Greenacres’ victorious 400-relay team. The Bruins beat Horizon 115 to 90.5 with North Pines in third.

Travis Stark won the 800 and 1,600 races for North Pines. Eberle ran 55.67 in the 400 and won the high jump at 5-10.

In Class B, North Pines’ Tyler Clark was a four-event champion as the Cubs outdistanced Horizon 140-97.

Clark won the 100, 200 and 400 sprints and threw the javelin 152-5.

During girls competition Evergreen’s Paula Jennings won the 100, 200 and 400 leading the Grizzlies to a 143.5 to 115 win over Greenacres in the Class 1A meet. Included was a quick 12.69 100 meters.

Greenacres’ Josie Warner timed 5:47.06 to win the 1,600 and was the 800 victor as well. Warner also was a member of the 1,600 relay team that set the only meet record this year, 4:31.7.

Evergreen got a boost from distance runner Madi Barnes, who won both the 800 and 1,600, the latter in 5:40.08, in its win over the league champion Greenacres.

The Grizzlies also finished one-two in the long jump and were third through seventh behind a pair of Bowdish high jumpers, to pile up points.

Bowdish’s Brianna Bemis won both the 100 and 400 races.

Trailhead twice

During two weeks of Trailhead Ladies Golf play, different players took their turns at the top.

Marcia Rowley shot 44 in Flight A on May 23 and the next week Betty Grassl won with a 49.

In B flight, Bev Johnson (61) and Barb Gunderson (59) were the leaders. C flight went to Marjo Coy with a 64, and no-handicap winners were Renee Begovich with 60 and Jan Jensen with 59.

Net leaders included Grassl with 33, following a birdie, and Rowley, who tied with Shirley Rodman at 36. Joy Russell (35) in B flight and Peg Nadvornick, 31 in C also had low net scores.

Mollie Thola had a chip-in.

MeadowWood variety

One week MeadowWood Women’s 18-Hole club golfers scored medal play, the next was a two-ball best ball competition. Suzi Stone was tops either way.

She shot a low gross 82 two weeks ago to beat Sandy McLaughlin‘s 88. The two teamed with Dee Car and Sue Lightfoot for a 132 score that won the best ball contest.

Billie Etter shot a 92 on May 23. Net leaders were Nellie Auckerman and Patrice Sweeney with 75s, followed by Paulette Zuehlke at 78.

Etter, Marie Nelson, Penny Wasser and Barb Hafner combined for second place this past Wednesday with a 125 score.

Liberty Lake nines

Liberty Lake Ladies Nine Hole Club golfers conducted the first week of President’s Cup competition this week.

Karen Strauss had net 35 to lead first flight, Mary Ann Barham netted 32 in second flight and Shirley Byus had 35 in third. The week before Strauss shot 47 for first flight medal honors. She had a chip-in on the fifth hole. Arla Beck netted 37.

In second flight Pat Thompson shot 57. There was a three-way tie with a net 41 among Mary Gehrman, Joyce Jacobs and Sadie Rueckert.

Third flight went to Darlene Reilly with a 66, while Bette Devine netted 37.

Lu Benjamin had a chip-in each week, first on the 10th hole and next outing on No. 1.

On May 17 Linda Barry was low gross winner of third flight with a 68. The winner was incorrectly submitted.