Cv, U-Hi Split At Big Track Battle
You can’t discount the value of experience.
When Central Valley’s girls track team hosted University in a meet between unbeatens, athletes who have been there and done that in the past got the job done again.
Corinne Gannon and Amy Nickerson, in particular, provided CV with huge impetus during its 87-63 triumph.
Gannon took over the area lead in the 400 meters while lowering her season-best time by 1-1/2 seconds to 59.7. She beat previous area leader Kati Morton in the process.
Gannon also finished second behind veteran teammate Wendy Wagar for an important 1-2 finish at 800 meters.
Nickerson, at 200 meters, also defeated Morton in an important race, won the open 100 and long-jumped 17-6 in a third pivotal event.
Coupled with another 1-2 finish in the high jump and Rachel Jewell’s javelin win, the Bears remained unbeaten.
They also showed that their two-time state placing 1,600 relay team is back by knocking four seconds off their previous best.
“I was really excited having Wendy back,” said coach Dennis McGuire.
Now the defending league champions must do it all over again as hosts of next week’s GSL championship meet.
Top four dual meet finishers have advanced to the title contest, which is winner take all regardless of record.
“If we did it once, we can do it again,” said Nickerson, who like Gannon, Wagar and shot put-discus thrower Heather Harding, is a state-placing veteran.
“To have such a big meet at home is our security,” Nickerson said. “We practice here, we’re comfortable here and we have our spectators and our peers cheering us on.”
The 7-0 Bears, 6-1 University and East Valley, and 5-2 North Central will square off Wednesday at 4:30
`Just another meet’
University’s 83-62 victory over Central Valley in boys track assured the defending league champions a return berth in the end-of-season GSL championship quad meet.
But coach Keven Frandsen tried to downplay the significance of the outcome.
“To tell you the truth,” said Frandsen, “the kids took it as just another track meet.”
Not that the rivalry between district high schools was not a factor. It’s just that Frandsen said he didn’t want to make it too big a deal.
“They feel the rivalry without me saying anything,” he said. “If there were great performances along the way, fine. And there were.”
The Titans won every race but two on the track, Max Schmidt running the area’s second-fastest 4A 800 meters in 1:57.6 after winning the 1,600.
Anthony Buchanan ran 10.2, a GSL hand-timed record, at 100 meters, ran 21.8 in the 200 and anchored a league-best 42.9 400 relay team that has created a dilemma.
Does Frandsen keep it together for a shot at state meet points?
“We just put it together Wednesday,” he said.
Sophomore Tyson Byers continued his fine pole vaulting, equalling a career-best 15-feet, and the hurdle duo of Ryan Lightfoot and Jamieson Johnson went 1-2 in two events.
CV had double winners in thrower Tye Scott and jumper Cameron Summers.
U-Hi competes at league unbeaten Shadle Park Thursday with Mt. Spokane and Mead for GSL honors. CV hosts Ferris, Rogers, and Lewis and Clark either Tuesday or Thursday for fifth place.
Spring sports notes
Central Valley’s second one-run win this week over Valley foes left the Bears a game out of first place and dropped East Valley into a tie for sixth with Rogers going into the final four games of the GSL season.
West Valley’s boys track team hosts Cheney next Thursday for the Frontier championship after throttling Clarkston 119-36. Luke Brosvik improved to 13-foot-9 in the pole vault Dan Ferguson high jumped 6-6 again.
Liberty Lake mixer
Liberty Lake 18-Hole golf ladies combined flights for an ABCD four-player mixer last week.
Rain-soaked winners were Jean Hatcher, Marcea Siemers, Rose Jones and Louise Newtson with 61 net.
Second went to the team of Alice Shattuck, Billie Etter, Marie Nelson and Mary Gehrman with 63.
The club’s annual Liberty Lake Women’s twoperson best ball and eclectic with by May 20 and 21.
Cost is $70 per person, which includes greens fees, luncheon and prizes.
For information call 255-9568 or 255-6018.
Valley View action
Medal play for Valley View Ladies Club produced Betty Grassl’s low-net 47 score.
Grassl led A flight where Deanna Hauser had a net 32.
In other divisons, Emma Long shot 54 and Marian Warren netted 29 in B.
Angie Schauer and Laura Odette tied with 66 and Joanne Moore netted 34 in C.
No-handicap winner was Joanne Guell for the third straight week, with 54.
Painted Hills underway
Painted Hills Ladies Club golf is under way. First reported outing was Monday.
Carla Stendin led A flight with low-gross 46 and Kari Clark netted 35.
B flight went to Cheryl McCarthy with 54 and Melody Chestnutt with 35. C flight winners were Kathy McHaney at 47 and Caryl Marker with 36.
In D flight, Jan Bernhart shot 60 and Irene Strong netted 31. No-handicap winner was Alyssa Woods with a gross 52.
Jan Bontrager chipped in for a birdie on the 13th, Caroline Geiger birdied 15 and Vicki Ely had a chip-in on 16.
Routine outing for 9-Holers
This week’s Liberty Lake 9-Hole Ladies golf club had a routine outing.
In A flight Nancy Lampe shot 55 and Lorraine Martin, who had a chip-in on the second hole, netted 40.
B flight was won by Joanne Ruddell with 57 and Cindy Steiner with 37.
C flight went to Pat Reiter with 59 and Norma Holdass with 35, while Jean Skredsvig shot 68 in D and Emma Long netted 36.
Captain’s Cup at Hangman
A pair of golfers, Sue Henley and Dottie Blosser, shared the April win during Hangman Valley Ladies Club Captain’s Cup play.
The two C flight golfers had net 70s during the monthly competition.
Marge Harden won for fewest putts with 30.
Flight leaders included Gloria Cash with low gross 91 with Carol Wagner and Diane Joss at net 77 in A.
Donna Ogilvie shot 101 and Marie Nelson netted 77 in B. Besides their net scores in C, Henley shot 99 gross.
D winners were Margaret Brashears with 113 and Sue Crosby with 77.