Mead, St. George’s Win Tnt High School Honors Track Titles Helped Panthers, Dragons Secure Award From Tacoma Paper

The big and small of Spokane are the best in Washington.

Mead won The Tacoma News-Tribune’s All-Sports championship for the seventh consecutive year in Class AAA and St. George’s was the top school in Class B.

The Panthers almost doubled the points they had through winter sports with an amazing spring. Mead picked up points in boys and girls golf, boys soccer and tennis, and boys and girls track.

All told, Mead finished with 251 points to 205 for Cascade of Everett. The Panthers entered the spring with 120 points.

“Yes, we had a pretty good year,” Mead activities coordinator John Miller told the TNT. “Especially in the spring.”

Mead’s point total may be the highest in history. The boys repeated as track champion, and the girls were third. In golf, the boys were second and the girls third.

Richland, of the Big Nine Conference, was fifth with 130 points and Kamiakin was seventh with 120. Eight of nine teams in the Big Nine and Greater Spokane League had points.

“The competition is getting tough over here,” Miller said. “I think the competition we see in the Greater Spokane League and in the Big Nine during regional competition only makes us better prepared for state.”

St. George’s won the girls track title for 40 points and finished with 120 points, just ahead of Springdale’s 108. Dayton was fifth, Northwest Christian sixth (90 points), Davenport seventh (86) and Wilbur-Creston ninth (80).

In Class AA, Gig Harbor, with a 90-point spring, also repeated with 204 points. Capital of Olympia was second with 180. No Frontier League teams finished in the top 10. Omak held on to win the Class A crown with 128 points. Chewelah ended up fourth (100).

, DataTimes MEMO: These statistics ran on page C5: TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE ALL-SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS CLASS AAA 1, Mead 251 points. 2, Cascade 205. 3, Newport 197. 4, South Kitsap 168. 5, Richland 130. 6, Kelso 126. 7, Kamiakin 120. 8, Kent-Meridian 110. 9, Bellarmine 90. 10, Curtis 90. Other area schools receiving votes: Ferris 51, University 50, Lewis and Clark 48, Gonzaga Prep 48, Rogers 30, Shadle Park 16, Central Valley 4.

CLASS AA 1, Gig Harbor 204. 2, Capital 180. 3, Blanchet 160. 4, Seattle Prep 160. 5, West Valley-Yakima 149. 5, O’Dea 144. 7, Mount Vernon 138. 8, Garfield 111. 9, Lakeside 105. 10, Hanford 105. Area schools receiving votes: East Valley 58, Cheney 48, West Valley 32, Pullman 26, Clarkston 12.

CLASS A 1, Omak 128. 2, King’s 112. 3, Ridgefield 106. 4, Chewelah 100. 5, Cashmere 98. 6, Cascade 94. 7, East Valley-Yakima 90. 8, La Center 88. 9, Chelan 88. 10, Montesano 85. Other area schools receiving votes: Riverside 79, Medical Lake 44, Lakeside 44, Colfax 40, Deer Park 34, Ritzville 19.5.

CLASS B 1, St. George’s 120. 2, Springdale 108. 3, Toutle Lake 104. 4, Adna 102. 5, Dayton 96. 6, Northwest Christian 90. 7, Davenport 86. 8, Tacoma Baptist 82. 9, Wilbur-Creston 80. 10, Seattle Lutheran 76. Other area schools receiving votes: DeSales 70, Ritzville 61.5, St. John-Endicott 48, Tekoa-Oakesdale 32, Pateros 32, LaCrosse-Washtucna 32, Republic 28, Odessa 27, Asotin 24, Garfield-Palouse 24, Sprague-Harrington 24, Kahlotus 12, Touchet 20, Curlew 16, Reardan 16, Almira/ Coulee-Hartline 14, Inchelium 12, Lind 8, Rosalia 8, Valley Christian 8.