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sports
Bulldog sports roundup
Bulldogs 4x8 fourth
in state
The four athletes representing Yellow Springs High School at this past
weekend’s state track meet at the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in
Columbus brought home five medals and a lot of pride for their strong
showing in the Division III events.
Returning from last year’s state record-setting foursome, senior
Andy Peters and sophomore Alexis Onfroy joined juniors Brock GunderKline
and Jake GunderKline for a fourth-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay
on Friday, June 6. Onfroy led off with a split time of 1:58.7 to put the
team in third place for Brock GunderKline, who held the position until
the handoff to Jake Gunder-Kline for a steady third leg. The team had
fallen behind a few places, and it was up to Peters to bring it home.
Peters went after it, clocking a 54-second first lap to regain the team’s
position and go head-to-head with Dayton Christian rival John Luttrell.
Dayton crossed the finish just one second before Yellow Springs, who settled
for fourth with a 1:58.9 split for Peters and an overall time of 8:05.65.
After last year’s performance at state, and a second place finish
at the previous week’s regional meet, the team had hoped to beat
its Dayton Christian rivals again for a second place finish.“We
had a great day, but we were hoping for a perfect day,” Peters said.
As it was, the Yellow Springs squad improved its own record by six seconds,
and three of its members will be coming back next year. Peters has accepted
a combined athletic and academic scholarship to attend St. Xavier College
in Chicago in the fall.
“It was a superb team effort and the second or third fastest foursome
of all time for Yellow Springs,” Coach Vince Peters said of the
race.
The following day, Saturday, June 7, Onfroy improved a bit on his qualifying
time in the 1600-meter run to finish sixth in 4:26.14. And Jake GunderKline
ran a slower than usual 3200-meter race and still took 11th in the state
in 10:09.24.
This is the sixth year out of the last seven that the Bulldogs have qualified
a 4x8 team for the state meet. Last year, the 4x8 team of Sam Borchers,
Evan Firestone, Peters and Onfroy won the event in 7:48.39 and Borchers
went on to win the state championship in the 1600 in 4:16 and set a state
record in the 800 in 1:51.
Gym open for girls
The Yellow Springs High School girls basketball program will offer open
gym for girls every Tuesday and Thursday, 4:30–6:30 p.m., at the
high school gym. For more information, contact girls basketball coach
Duncan Thomas at 937-580-0152.
Sea Dog practice begins
The summer swim team program has started at Gaunt Park pool. Practices
are at 9 a.m. for ages 11 and up; and 10 a.m. for ages 10 and under. Fees
are $75 for individuals and $100 for families. Registration materials
and meet schedules are available at practice.
The team is losing many of their long term coordinators so parents are
needed to fill many important worker slots. Call Aida Merhemic for more
information, 767-9280.
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