2008 WA Random Articles
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:45 am
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Naselle track team ready to run
By PHIL RAISTAKKA
Observer corespondent
NASELLE - Head coach Debbie Denny, entering her 31st year of coaching track, and assistant Scott Smith, in his eighth year, have welcomed a group of 23 Naselle High School track athletes in preparing for the 2008 season. Some veterans with district and state experience are included in the group, although the freshmen and sophomores are the largest group of prospective track performers, with each of those grades having eight athletes.
The seniors include: Kyle Burkhalter and Kevin Schei; juniors are Stephan Griss, Tylor Nortrup, Gabriel See, Mike Shirley and Conor Smith; the sophomores are Samantha Bauer, Nathan Carlson, Jodi Christie, Colton Gilbert, Randy Hamm, Gary Johansen, Nicole Laney and Calen Thompson; and the freshman are Ollie Baker, Alex Bighill, Cody Cooley, Ian Fauver, Kyle Mullins, Nathan Reitz, Haleigh See and Taylor Wasmundt.
Five members of this year's team advanced to the state 2B track championship meet last year and two finished high in the medals competition at that meet. Pole vaulter Colton Gilbert finished second in state, just ahead of third place Tyler Nortrup. Other state meet participants returning this year are Kyle Burkhalter, Conor Smith and Nicole Laney.
With a smaller number of athletes, the girls team will be limited in the number of events that they will be able to enter in a meet. Bauer will take part in the pole vault and in field events; Christie will enter running events; Laney will run in the shorter races; and Haleigh See will be a pole vaulter and hurdler.
Field event performers on the boys team will include Baker, Bighill, Burkhalter, Cooley, Hamm, Mullins, Shei, Shirley and Wasmundt. Pole vaulters will be Fauver, Gilbert, Nortrup, Gabe See and Wasmundt. The high jumpers will include Burkhalter. Running the distance events will be Bighill, Griss, Johanson, Reitz, Smith and Thompson. Running the shorter races will be Baker, Burkhalter, Carlson, Fauver, Hamm and Mullins.
Coaches assisting with the track program include Dave Klinger, in his 10th year in middle school track, and long-time Comets coach Steve Tolva who is coming out of retirement to help with the track program.
The Comets have a regular season schedule of nine meets including two home meets on Rueben Penttila Field at Naselle High School. Their first meet is Thursday, March 13, at Raymond and includes powerful Northwest Christian (the defending girls 2B state champion) and Lake Quinault. The following week, on Thursday, March 20, the Comets will host a home meet with teams from Northwest Christian, Oakville, Raymond, Willapa Valley and Wishkah. The last regular season meet is on May 3 and that will be followed by sub-district and district meets which, hopefully, will lead some of the Comets back to the state meet in Cheney near the end of May.
Naselle track team ready to run
By PHIL RAISTAKKA
Observer corespondent
NASELLE - Head coach Debbie Denny, entering her 31st year of coaching track, and assistant Scott Smith, in his eighth year, have welcomed a group of 23 Naselle High School track athletes in preparing for the 2008 season. Some veterans with district and state experience are included in the group, although the freshmen and sophomores are the largest group of prospective track performers, with each of those grades having eight athletes.
The seniors include: Kyle Burkhalter and Kevin Schei; juniors are Stephan Griss, Tylor Nortrup, Gabriel See, Mike Shirley and Conor Smith; the sophomores are Samantha Bauer, Nathan Carlson, Jodi Christie, Colton Gilbert, Randy Hamm, Gary Johansen, Nicole Laney and Calen Thompson; and the freshman are Ollie Baker, Alex Bighill, Cody Cooley, Ian Fauver, Kyle Mullins, Nathan Reitz, Haleigh See and Taylor Wasmundt.
Five members of this year's team advanced to the state 2B track championship meet last year and two finished high in the medals competition at that meet. Pole vaulter Colton Gilbert finished second in state, just ahead of third place Tyler Nortrup. Other state meet participants returning this year are Kyle Burkhalter, Conor Smith and Nicole Laney.
With a smaller number of athletes, the girls team will be limited in the number of events that they will be able to enter in a meet. Bauer will take part in the pole vault and in field events; Christie will enter running events; Laney will run in the shorter races; and Haleigh See will be a pole vaulter and hurdler.
Field event performers on the boys team will include Baker, Bighill, Burkhalter, Cooley, Hamm, Mullins, Shei, Shirley and Wasmundt. Pole vaulters will be Fauver, Gilbert, Nortrup, Gabe See and Wasmundt. The high jumpers will include Burkhalter. Running the distance events will be Bighill, Griss, Johanson, Reitz, Smith and Thompson. Running the shorter races will be Baker, Burkhalter, Carlson, Fauver, Hamm and Mullins.
Coaches assisting with the track program include Dave Klinger, in his 10th year in middle school track, and long-time Comets coach Steve Tolva who is coming out of retirement to help with the track program.
The Comets have a regular season schedule of nine meets including two home meets on Rueben Penttila Field at Naselle High School. Their first meet is Thursday, March 13, at Raymond and includes powerful Northwest Christian (the defending girls 2B state champion) and Lake Quinault. The following week, on Thursday, March 20, the Comets will host a home meet with teams from Northwest Christian, Oakville, Raymond, Willapa Valley and Wishkah. The last regular season meet is on May 3 and that will be followed by sub-district and district meets which, hopefully, will lead some of the Comets back to the state meet in Cheney near the end of May.