IT'S STILL SAUGUS' FOOTHILL TO RULE; CANYON SHOULD TAKE GIRLS' CIRCUIT.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News It was a banner campaign for the Saugus High boys' cross country team in 1997. The Centurions won their first league and Southern Section titles since 1985. The team culminated the season with a seventh-place finish in the state Division II championships in its first appearance in school history. What's left for Saugus to achieve this fall? Plenty, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. coach Pam Thompson. First, Saugus has been elevated from Southern Section Division II to Division I, which includes three of the top five teams from last year's state championships - including defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre Long Beach Poly, which is second in the national preseason rankings. ``I am not stressed out about Division I,'' Thompson said. ``We'll be going in as underdogs again, but last year we didn't max out. We beat people more on heart and wanting it than we did on talent.'' Saugus was at the upper echelon of the Foothill League last season, sweeping the top three places and placing all seven of its runners among the top 12. The Centurions return six of the top seven from last year's team, including seniors Daniel Klawer and Jacob Boeding who finished first and third. Klawer and Boeding continued their success last fall into track. Klawer won the Foothill League 3,200-meter title. Boeding was the Centurions' top finisher in the Southern Section and state championships. ``We're all working hard to achieve what we did last year,'' Boeding said. ``It is going to be harder in Division I than Division II, but I am trying to compare myself to the times I ran last year and focus on that.'' Seniors Steven Wade and Brian McBride For other people of the same name, see . Brian McBride (born June 19, 1972) is a football striker who has appeared in three World Cups for the United States national team and is currently captain of Fulham F.C. of the English Premier League. , along with junior Jon Mahar and sophomore Nick Zoetewey, are back from last year's team. Wade, an age-group standout who finished eighth in last year's league finals, is working his way back into shape this summer after taking the track season off because of a knee injury, his first break in eight years of competitive running. McBride and Mahar were seventh and 10th in last year's league finals. Zoetewey was the frosh-soph 1,600 and 3,200-meter champion in track. ``We have a really good feeling about what we did last year,'' Wade said. ``It's easy to say `Let's go Let's Go may refer to: Television
Or on their own team. Senior Sujan Vasavada and sophomores Jon Spalding and Scott Axline also have been making a push for a spot among the top seven. ``A couple of freshmen have emerged and been running like they want a piece of the action, too,'' Thompson said. The Centurions open the season at the Seaside Seaside. 1 City (1990 pop. 38,901), Monterey co., W Calif., on Monterey Bay, in a fruit region; founded 1887, inc. 1954. Its economy is based largely upon tourism. California State Univ. Monterey Bay is there, on the former site of Fort Ord. Invitational in·vi·ta·tion·al adj. Restricted to invited participants: an invitational golf tournament. n. An event, especially a sports tournament, restricted to invited participants. Adj. 1. in Ventura Sept. 11 and will also run in the Ojai and Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC; pronounced as the word "sack") is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, next to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona which is just over a hill. Mt. invitationals. The team also is running in the Clovis Invitational at Woodward Park Woodward Park (34 acres) is a public park, botanical garden, and arboretum located between 21st Street and 24th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is open to the public daily. in Fresno, the site of the state championships. Sisters Lindsay and Christina O'Neill, members of the swim team, and junior Leah Bingham return for the Saugus girls, which finished third in last year's league championships. Suzanne Sage is SAGE I Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment I participating in her first year of cross country after finishing third in the 800 meters in the league championships in her inaugural season of running. A look at other schools: Canyon: The Cowboys cowboys, in American history. 1 Tory marauders, adherents to the British cause in the American Revolution, who fought in the contested area of Westchester co., N.Y. , led by senior Abe Young, could have an outside shot at challenging the Saugus boys for the league title. The Canyon girls are favored for their seventh league title in eight years with senior Lauren Fleshman. Fleshman, the runner-up in the state Division I and Foot Locker Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) is a major American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in New York City, and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. It is the successor corporation to the F.W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth’s”). West Region championships, went on to place fourth in the 3,200 meters in the state track finals. Fleshman and junior Erin White Erin White (born October 27, 1977 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian softball first baseman. She is a graduate of Iowa State University. She was a part of the Canadian Softball team who finished 5th at the 2004 Summer Olympics. , the league runner-up, are among six returners for the Cowboys, who were 10th in the Southern Section Division I finals. Seniors Jasmine jasmine (jăs`mĭn, jăz–) or jessamine (jĕs`əmĭn), any plant of the genus Jasminum of the family Oleaceae (olive family). Cetrone and Emma Barker barker a term for an animal that does not usually bark which makes a violent respiratory effort, often during a convulsion, accompanied by a sound which roughly resembles a dog's bark. , junior Kristen Cooper and sophomore Vicky Duffy are also back. Hart: The Indians are hoping to return to postseason competition for the first time in two seasons after having their 13-year league championship string broken in 1995. Hart has two of the league's top runners in senior Eric Peatman and Coby King. Peatman was sixth in last year's league finals and King was fourth in the 1,600 meters in the league track finals. The status of King, who also plays soccer, is uncertain. He has been working out with the Hart cross country team but has obtained a permit to attend Birmingham High in Van Nuys, where his father, Scott, is the cross country and track coach. Senior Skyler Ramirez, a third-year varsity runner, was slowed by lower back problems last season but appears back at full strength. Seniors Ryan Tominaga and Julio Serrano ser·ra·no n. pl. ser·ra·nos A cultivar of the tropical pepper Capsicum annuum having small, blunt, highly pungent red or green fruit used in cooking. , junior Kevin Crookston and freshman Rene Vasquez round out the top seven. Sophomore Whitney Phillips was fourth in last year's league finals to help the Hart girls finish second in the team standings. In track, Phillips was the league runner-up at 1,600 meters. Seniors Amaris Weitzman and Janetta Iwanicki were eighth and ninth in last year's league finals. Sophomore Jamie Orlich moves up to the varsity after capturing the frosh-soph league title as a ninth grader. Senior Sally Boyd and sophomore Ana Mendoza could also challenge for a spot. Individuals to watch Boys Jacob Boeding: Saugus, Sr.. Clocked 4:22.9 for 1,600 meters in track Daniel Klawer: Saugus, Sr., defending Foothill League champion Eric Peatman: Hart, Sr., hopes to lead Indians to first postseason berth in two seasons Steven Wade: Saugus, Sr., returning to form after layoff Layoff 1. When a company eliminates jobs regardless of how good the employees' performance. 2. A risk reduction, made by investment bankers, that minimizes the potential downside associated with a commitment to purchase and sell a stock issue unsubscribed by stockholders holding from track Abe Young: Canyon, Sr., Cowboys' threat to break up Saugus front-runners Girls Lauren Fleshman: Canyon, Sr., contender for Southern Section and State titles Jasmine Cetrone, Canyon Sr. Foothill League 800-meter champion Whitney Phillips: Hart, So., heir to Fleshman? Erin White: Canyon, Sr., could be key to Cowboys' seventh title in eight years Leah Bingham: Saugus, Jr., Centurions' top returner CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO (Color) Saugus High's Daniel Klawer returns as the Foothill League's defending cross-country champ. Kirby Lee/Special to the Daily News BOX: Individuals to watch (See text) |
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