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January 7, 2011 · 11:58 pm

Tim McCarthy (21 points) leads Wilmington past Newburyport 66-58

Tim McCarthy (#20) is defended by Chris Jayne (#5). Tim finished as the game’s top scorer with 21 points.

(Newburyport) Consistent Wilmington (6-1) outlasted scrappy Newburyport (4-4), 66-58, in Cape Ann League action at Newburyport on Friday night.

The Wildcats took the lead (18-16) for good late in the first quarter on a Nick Godzyk (13 points) layup.

This was a game of layups and 3’s with very little in between.

The Clippers ran into dry spells in the middle quarters and couldn’t muster the firepower to recover in the final quarter.

Newburyport did put together a 9-1 run late to get to within four (60-56) with forty-six seconds left. Layups by Eric Meyer, Chris Jayne, and Brett Fontaine plus a Chris Jayne trey provided the points. However, Vinny Scifo (7 points) and Tim McCarthy (21 points) answered with six straight free throws to clinch the win for the Wildcats.

Tim McCarthy was impressive. The Wilmington junior guard did not force his offense and set up several teammates for layups. He nailed four 3’s and was 5-for-5 from the foul line. He was an important part of the consistent offense Newburyport faced.

I mentioned two runs doing Newburyport in. The first one was 10-3 in the second period. Nick Godzyk and James Wilkinson put up the points for the Wildcats. Nick had a three off the backboard in the mix. I guess that’s when you know, as an opponent, that you may be in trouble.

Newburyport trailed 30-21 after that run.

The killer run started late in the 3rd quarter and went almost six minutes into the final period. Newburyport was held to four points (Eric Meyer free throw & Matt Leavitt three) while the Wildcats collected thirteen points.

I mentioned Wilmington’s consistency. During the 13-4 run, five different players contributed points. The Clippers had only twelve turnovers during the game but five of them were during this 13-4 run including three in a row early in the 4th period.

Matt Leavitt (#3) shown here with Tim McCarthy hit four 3’s and led Clipper scorers with sixteen points.

The Clippers ended up with four players reaching double figures (Matt Leavitt-16, Eric Meyer-12, Chris Jayne-10, and Brett Fontaine-10).

Newburyport faced a solid man-to-man defense the whole game yet with their outside weave and slashes to the basket opened up some good shots. Wilmington turned up enough open shots to generate the runs that won the game for them.

Eric Meyer (#44) tallied twelve points and drew plenty of defensive interest in the post.

With 6-5 Eric Meyer inside, the Clippers have the potential of a very effective inside-out game. The Wildcats were very keen on keeping the ball out of the post and once it got there they sent help.

(I keep track of my own stats. I offer my own opinions. I take my own pictures. I apologize in advance for any statistical errors and misguided conclusions.)

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November 9, 2010 · 8:20 pm

Ipswich Soccer Girls Reach Semi-Finals in D3 North With 1-0 Win Over Shawsheen

Courtney Long drills the winning goal past Shawsheen’s flinching Alyssa Martucci in the Ipswich D3 North win at Billerica on Tuesday afternoon.

(Billerica) It was almost a year ago to the day on the same field against the same team. This time, however, there was a different result as the Ipswich girls soccer team eliminated #1 seed Shawsheen, 1-0, to advance to the semi-finals of the Division 3 North tournament.

The #9 seed Tigers (10-6-4) made a goal by Courtney Long in the first half’s drizzly conditions stand up. Shawsheen (15-2-2), from the Commonwealth Athletic League, had a first round bye while Ipswich had to get by St.Mary’s on Sunday to reach this game.

I thought that the Tigers were a step quicker than the Rams most of the afternoon. I never saw any sort of dangerous direct shot at Ipswich goalie Hannah O’Flynn in this contest. In fact, Hannah’s father, Dr. Hugh O’Flynn, had more action than she did as he was on the field with five injured players (by my count) during the game.

I had a good look at Courtney’s first-half goal. Ipswich had been awarded a direct kick. The Rams set up a wall that might have blocked Courtney’s shot (painfully) but as she struck the shot the end girl on the wall (Alyssa Martucci) flinched to the right leaving an opening. (Maybe the shot would have gone in whether she had moved to her right or not.) Anyhow, the ball hit near the right corner at the bottom of the top crossbar and caromed down across the goal-line.

I don’t think that there was another open shot at either goal the rest of the game. Hannah Weagle came close to getting a rebound in front of the Ram net in the second half and later Mary Krathwohl nearly broke through for a good shot.

Samantha Brown blocks a Sabrina Gomes (#7) clear.

One painful moment late was when Samantha Brown ended up with her face in front of a Sabrina Gomes clearing kick. Sabrina was apologetic afterwards.

The Tigers now move on to the semi-final round of the tournament. They will be facing Cape Ann League opponent Lynnfield (#4 seed) at 2:30 PM at Manning (turf) Field in Lynn on Thursday afternoon. These teams split during the regular season with Lynnfield winning at home in September while Ipswich won at home in October.

(All the information is from my own personal observation. Regard any inaccuracies from that vantage point, please.)

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Tagged as Alyssa Martucci, Courtney Long, Division 3 North girls soccer, Dr. Hugh O'Flynn, Hannah Weagle, Ipswich, Ipswich High School, Ipswich High School girls soccer, Lynnfield girls soccer, Manning Field Lynn, Mary Krathwohl, MIAA, Sabrina Gomes, Samantha Brown, Shawsheen Rams, Shawsheen Tech

January 22, 2010 · 11:20 pm

Late North Reading run snuffs out Amesbury 68-51

Stephan Deas – Has 27 points in Amesbury loss

(Amesbury) North Reading (9-4) finished its sweep of Amesbury with a 68-51 victory on Friday night at Amesbury. They had won earlier in January at North Reading, 69-48.

The Indians (1-13) were coming off their first win Monday (vs Danvers) but after a competitive first period fell into a double-digit deficit in the second period (22-11). Hornet’s senior Jeffrey Tyner (6’5”) did most of the damage in an 11-2 run with seven points on two baskets from in close and three free throws.

Amesbury’s lack of size (tallest player 6’3” Tyler Lay) and depth had them playing zone most of the night. The Hornets attacked the zone with passing and patience and turned up plenty of high percentage shots ( 26-for-56 ) many after penetration.

Another unanswered run, this time of eight straight, ballooned the NR advantage, to 36-16, one minute into the second half. It seemed like a good time to suspect that the rout was on but the home team had other ideas.

Fast forward ahead to just 2:46 left in the game and the Hornet lead had been trimmed to 56-48. What happened? NR certainly helped by misfiring on free throws (11-for-26 for the game) and three point shots (4-for-15 for the game). On the other side, the electric Stephan Deas and co-captain Tyler Lay generated some offense.

Stephan, who poured in a game-high 27 points, contributed fourteen of them during the Indian rally. The 5’5” sophomore used his quickness to get open and seldom missed when he got there. NR used an assortment of defenses during the game to try to neutralize him. The best matchup to watch was the Hornet’s Bobby Rosano defending him one-on-one.

Tyler nailed a couple of jumpers in a row (he had eight points during the rally) and that had NR head coach Joe Casey burning a timeout to try and ice the Indian attack.

Unfortunately, for Thom Connor’s squad, North Reading turned up twelve points on their next six possessions and Amesbury only three on a very late long one by Stephan. A converted miss started the downfall, followed by a turnover that turned into a layup. Four quick points and the Indians were toast.

Captain PJ Dionne (20 points) and junior Nick Rosano (16 points) paced NR’s scoring. Both of them were quick enough to find openings in the Amesbury zone especially during the second half when they each had eleven points.

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December 21, 2009 · 10:45 pm

Ipswich Streaks By Triton 62-46 in Cape Ann League Opener

Traveling Tiger fans had plenty to cheer about as Ipswich put points together in bunches against Triton

(Byfield) A put-back at the first quarter buzzer by junior Doug Martone started Ipswich on a 17-0 run that gave the Tigers a 28-14 lead before the run ended at 2:40 of the second period on a Jedd Hutchins free throw.

Triton never recovered and the final score was 62-46 on Monday night as both teams opened their Cape Ann League seasons. Both teams are now 1-3 overall.

During the game-deciding seventeen straight, Doug had another put-back basket as well as two other layups. He was set up by Brenden Gallagher on the first and Colin Smith on the second.

Ipswich played some pretty serious man-to-man defense throughout and that led to another stretch of empty Triton possessions that started at the end of the first half and went four minutes into the third quarter.

Specifically, the Vikings missed four shots and turned the ball over on the other four possessions. Meanwhile the Tigers ran off twelve unanswered points.

Aaron Jessen – Tallied ten points including an NBA-range trey

Three of those points came on an NBA-range long one by senior Aaron Jessen. Freshman Colin Smith was the catalyst in the rest of them with a layup, a free throw, and assists on baskets by Brandon Ashe and Doug Shaughnessy.

Now up, 47-24, the bench-clearing started and continued until the end. Tom Bashaw tallied ten points for Triton in the last quarter.

Ipswich has had difficulty handling pressure in previous games but Triton’s poor shooting (17 for 59 overall – 28.8%) limited their opportunities to press.

The Vikings had some good looks at 3’s but even in their own gym made just 5-of-18. Blaise Whitman’s trey ended the Tiger 12-point run in the third quarter.

Those on hand at the start wouldn’t have predicted the final score because after five minutes Triton led, 10-4, and Ipswich had already committed six turnovers including four in a row. However, Ipswich recovered and went on two impressive scoring runs that clinched this one.

Doug Martone topped IHS scorers with eleven (all in the first half), while Darren Lewis paced Triton with fourteen.

The Tigers did end up with 21 turnovers but most of them did not lead to Triton easy baskets. In other games, the turnovers have opened up the floodgates to layups.

Things didn’t go well for the Triton cheerleaders, either.

The Triton faithful didn’t have much to cheer about after the first five minutes. Matters got worse at halftime when the Triton cheerleaders were unable to do their routine because the music needed wasn’t available.

Triton next meets Lynnfield at home on Wednesday. Ipswich will be at Wilmington on the same day.

(All stats presented are unofficial.)

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November 14, 2009 · 8:50 pm

Newburyport Boys Second in MIAA Eastern Division 4 at Franklin Park

Newburyport runners before race 11-14-09

Newburyport runners gather before Eastern D4 race at rainy Franklin Park

A whole bunch of us didn’t know enough to come in out of the rain!

The MIAA opted to ignore the forecasted rainy, windy conditions and go ahead with the Eastern State Division Finals at Franklin Park on Saturday. I’m glad they did because cross country is an “all weather” sport in my opinion.

This event is well worth attending because you get a good look at the runners most of the time. In many races, the runners disappear into the woods and out of sight for much of the race – not at Franklin Park.

But you talk about “off” conditions. The mud was in evidence everywhere. Several places on the course had puddles with unknown depth. Then there was the occasional gust of serious wind.

But, surprising to me, I never saw a runner slip. I heard after several races, runners chattering about the fun they’d had on the course. Those puddles came in handy afterwards for cleaning purposes.

I doubt that most of the spectators were as thrilled. Keeping dry, even with a good umbrella, was impossible. If you got close enough to the runners, you risked getting splattered with mud.

I went to see how Ipswich’s Greg Krathwohl would do against better competion, after I had seen him dominate the CALs. He did quite well getting 3rd. He was very much in the mix for the lead for a good part of the race. In the end, the two runners who had finished ahead of him at Franklin Park last year did the same once again.

Here is Greg (first time by), (second time by), and (nearing the finish).

I also hoped to be on hand for the Newburyport boys winning the East in Division 4. That didn’t happen as they finished second to Seekonk.

Greg Englehard led the Clippers and finished #12, I think. Here he is (2nd time by with Chris Suprin), (near the finish), and (getting medal).

Chris Suprin was 17th.

Sean Hickman – 28th – (at the finish).

Chris Jayne – 25th – (with Brian Morse 2nd time by), (near the finish).

Brian Morse – 27th – (2nd time by), (near finish).

Ryan Clark – 39th – (near finish).

Keith Conway – 33rd – (near finish).

The first race I saw was Division 2 girls and Jenna Davidner of Oliver Ames won easily.

Alanna Poretta of Pentucket took 5th in Division 3 and seemed out of sorts with the weather. She dominated the CAls but in this one she lost touch with the front runners early and never regained it.

Alanna will get another chance as will Greg Krathwohl and the Newburyport team on Saturday (November 21st) at Northfield.

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Tagged as Alanna Poretta, Brian Morse, Chris Jayne, Greg Englehart, Greg Krathwohl, Ipswich High, Jenna Davidner, Keith Conway, Newburyport boys' cross country, Oliver Ames, Pentucket, Ryan Clark, Sean Hickman

October 31, 2009 · 7:29 pm

Cape Ann League Cross Country Winners are Hamilton-Wenham (Girls) and Newburyport (Boys)

Newburyport runners listen for the starter’s gun as Coach Hennigar watches from behind

A perfect afternoon at Bradley Palmer State Park on Saturday afternoon for the Cape Ann League cross country championships. Perfect, that is, for the spectators. I doubt that the runners were thrilled with the mid-60s, sun, and gusty winds they encountered.

The regular season champions both delivered as the Hamilton-Wenham girls swept both JV and varsity events while the Newburyport boys also had a pair of team championships.

Neither team had the winner in the varsity events but that fact didn’t keep the winners from posting convincing victory margins.

The Clipper depth carried them to the CAL championship. Sean Hickman finished seventh and was followed in short order by Chris Suprin (9th), Greg Englehart (10th), Keith Conway (11th) and Brian Morse (12th).

The next cross country event is the state championships on November 14th at Franklin Park. Class enrollment becomes a factor in this one, and Newburyport will move away from some of it’s CAL competitors and drop to Division 4. Two NHS teams won state championships last school year – girls’ soccer and boys’ hockey. Maybe it’s the cross country boys’ turn? Their depth might be the ticket to the title.

Rachel Rikeman got 10th in the JV meet to pace Newburyport girls while John Stancel and Matt Getz finishing one-two in the JV race. The other top-five members for the winning Clipper’s JV team were Owen Williams, Ian Wood, and Ryan Kell from right to left.

Alanna Poretta of Pentucket owned the varsity race. No one was near her when she came past the starting line and at the finish; she was nearly a minute better than the second place HW girl was.

In the boys varsity meet, Ipswich’s Greg Krathwohl trailed a North Andover runner on the trip past the starting line but later was the first to come out of the woods. Greg had plenty left at the end and ended up 30 seconds ahead.

Steve Sawyer was named coach-of-the-year for both of his HW teams. My wife and I traveled with him in Europe in 1968 and he will not deny it.

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Tagged as Alanna Poretta, Bradley Palmer state park, Cape Ann League, Coach Don Hennigar, cross country, Greg Krathwohl, Ian Wood, John Stancel, Matt Getz, Owen Williams, Ryan Kell, Steve Sawyer

October 27, 2009 · 6:00 pm

Newburyport Boys’ Cross Country Team Undefeated In Regular Season

October 27th (Tuesday) – At Woodsom Farm in Amesbury, I saw the Newburyport boys’ cross country team complete an undefeated (12-0) season in the Cape Ann League.

Host Amesbury provided little opposition, in fact the way the Clipper runners were grouped together; it looked like a training exercise especially at the front.

Senior Matt Getz leads eight Newburyport runners across the finish line

The local paper, which I suspect viewed the race from Liberty Street, had all the runners finishing in first in some sort of blanket finish. My photo, taken at the finish line, would suggest otherwise. The winner was clearly Senior Matt Getz.

The local paper also listed the eight tied for first as; Matt Getz, Brian Morse, Sean Hickman, Ryan Clark, Greg Englehart, Chris Suprin, Chris Jayne, and Keith Conway. Again referencing my photo from the finish line, I see Matt Getz (who clearly was the winner) and EIGHT runners behind him. Someone was left off the local paper’s list. I wonder whom? I’ll post it here if someone sends the info to my email address – 85peterjulie17 at gmail dot com.

Matt Tolley raced off to the early lead.

Coach Don Hennigar told me at NHS on Thursday that he thought that this was the first undefeated boys team he’s had since 2003.

Newburyport cross country girls finish 10-27-09

left to right - Maddie Cutrone, Merri Adsit, Kiley Knowlton, and Renee Angelo finish first together at Amesbury

The Clipper girls were just as dominating versus Amesbury. Four Clipper runners took the lead together early and ran that way (training workout style) the entire way. I wouldn’t attempt to pick a winner even using my photo of the finish.

The big event for these teams is Saturday (October 31st) afternoon at Bradley Palmer Park. This would be the Cape Ann League championships. The varsity teams run at 2PM (girls) and 2:30PM (boys).

I expect that the boys will be severely tested by both Masco (11-1) and Hamilton-Wenham (10-2).

The young Clipper girls completed the regular season at 5-7 and may surprise some folks at Bradley Palmer.

Look for pictures and a recap to show up on this blog on Saturday (October 31st) in the evening.

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November 11, 2008 · 6:43 pm

Andrew Fecteau Leads Triton Golf to 27 Straight

Triton golf captain Andrew Fecteau

His list of golf accomplishments stretches three pages long.

He’s Andrew Fecteau, senior at Triton.

With Andrew on board, the Triton golf team has absolutely dominated the Cape Ann League rolling to 27 straight league wins, going back 2 ½ years, while being CAL champions the last two seasons.

Triton third year golf coach Rich Dube suspects that Andrew’s temperament is key. “He not only is talented but he has a calm disposition that helps in golf. He could put a bad shot behind him”

Coach Dube told me that the best round he ever saw Andrew play was recently in the Division 2 North Sectionals at Far Corner when he shot a one under par 71 to finish second.

Andrew claims that he first picked up a club when he was about 1 ½ years old. “My dad (Michael) cut down normal clubs and put the grips on them because I always broke the plastic ones.”

Andrew’s dad learned how to play golf from his brother Phil who is now the head golf coach at Division 2 Pfeiffer College in North Carolina.

Therefore, as Andrew grew up playing golf at Rowley Country Club with his dad he could watch a good golfer in action. When Andrew reached high school age, they switched to playing at Ould Newbury because that was where the high school matches were played.

“I played golf for fun when I was younger,” recalled Andrew of his times at RCC. “I never really practiced at the facilities there. I would probably be a better golfer now if I’d taken the sport more seriously back then.”

Andrew’s interest and abilities in other sports (basketball and baseball) have kept him active away from golf. He played basketball as a freshman and sophomore and told me that he may show up for tryouts on December 1st. He is also solidly entrenched in baseball and returns there as the starting catcher.

Therefore, for him to get “serious” about golf involved extra work in the summer. “The last two summers I have really worked at golf,” said the Newbury resident. “I practiced a lot and I lifted weights. Every day I’d hit balls for probably two hours. It paid off as I started to hit the ball real well and won a couple of tournaments this past summer.”

Andrew is not sure about his future in golf. He is certain, however, that he wants to go to college in the South where the weather is warm. His first choice is Duke and the National Honor Society member has applied for early admission – “I visited there and loved the atmosphere.”

Golf could well take a backseat at Duke although Andrew expects he will still play a lot privately and possibly try to be a walk-on to the golf team his sophomore year.

Until Andrew heads off to college, his most competitive golf could well be with his father at Ould Newbury. “I probably should let him win,” joked Andrew, “but I can’t. It’s very competitive. Last time I played him was in the club championship (which Andrew won). I’ve enjoyed being his partner in father/son tournaments.”

( Appeared in The Town Common November 19th )

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May 27, 2008 · 1:03 am

Amesbury High School Seniors Discuss Sports

(Mollie Sydlowski and Katie Hathaway of Amesbury High School)

Mollie Sydlowski and Katie Hathaway have been three-sport varsity members for all four years at Amesbury High School. Mollie played soccer, basketball, and tennis while Katie did field hockey, basketball, and softball.

Both girls credited teammates early in their varsity careers for setting good examples. “I played with a lot of excellent players,” explained Mollie. “I watched them and saw how they managed sports and academics.”

“Upper classmen took us under their wings,” added Katie. “The routine was school, practice, home, and homework.”

The girls were into sports long before high school. “I began playing basketball in first grade and softball in third,” said Katie. “I never played field hockey until my freshman year but loved it right away.”

Sports were a neighborhood thing for Katie early on. “My parents didn’t play sports but it was the thing to do in our neighborhood. Most of the neighborhood kids were boys but I played sports against them.”

Mollie started soccer and basketball in the early grades too. “I played tennis in first and second grade but took it on as an organized sport when I was a freshman.”

Mollie’s dad got her interested in sports at that early age. “He coached me in soccer and basketball through seventh grade.”

“I love playing sports,” says Katie, “but there have been times when I have wanted to be off doing other things. My concern now is how I will handle not having sports.”

Mollie has similar feelings. “I used to look up into the stands when I was playing basketball and think of how nice it must be to be a spectator. But once the season ended I wished that I could still be on the court.”

Both girls use planners to keep their busy athletic/academic schedules under control.

“I can’t go anywhere without mine,” said Mollie. “It has everything I have to do and where things are happening.” When asked when she started using a planner she sheepishly admitted, “fifth grade.”

Katie got into the planner routine a little later. “I started my sophomore year. The key for me is to focus on what I’m doing at the time whether it is practice or schoolwork.”

Mollie moves on the Holy Cross in September. She expects to major in biology and pre-med. If things go well there she hopes to go to medical school and become a doctor.

Academics will take precedence at Holy Cross. “I expect the curriculum to be very rigorous but I still hope to play intramurals or club sports.”

Katie will be going to Norwich University in Vermont. She hopes that the education she gets there will enable her to serve as an officer in the Coast Guard.

“I want to play softball and I want to play basketball,” said Katie. “There will be a lot to handle at first. I will have to see how it goes.”

(Written for The Town Common and will probably be published in that weekly publication in late June)

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May 26, 2008 · 3:28 am

Triton Girls Star at Cape Ann League Open

Another meet. Another victory. That’s the way it has gone for the Triton girls outdoor track team (pictured above). Undefeated during the regular season the girls added the Cape Ann League Open championship to a truly remarkable season at windy Hamilton-Wenham on May 24th.

“It’s a thrill,” said Triton coach Joe Colbert reflecting on the victory. “It is certainly one of the top moments of my coaching career. This is a special group of hard-working kids. We’ve waited for this for a long time.” Someone on hand suggested that the last time Triton took the CAL Open was in the late 1980s.

“We won because we’ve got some stars but we also have depth,” was how Coach Colbert explained the outcome. The stars were certainly out, even on a Saturday afternoon, as Deanna Latham, Nikki Wurdeman, and Rachel Bourque dominated multiple events and combined for 74 of Triton’s 115 points on their own. The magnitude of those numbers is better understood when you realize that together the three girls outscored the full-squad final totals of every other competing school except for second place North Reading.

When the CAL Open was over Deanna Latham (pictured here) took five trips to the front during the awards ceremony. The first four trips were for medals and the final one was for her selection as MVP of the event. The sophomore took first in the long jump, high hurdles, and triple jump as well as second in the 200 meters.

Several other girls from the area did quite well. Newburyport’s Meghann Ronan won the high jump while teammate Kaitlyn Wallace finished second in the shot put and third in the discuss.

The top performer for Amesbury was Dawn Storek with a third in the javelin. For Ipswich, it was Molly Miller with a third in the high hurdles.

The Hamilton-Wenham boy’s team, like the Triton girls, remained undefeated.

The Triton boys finished fourth. Pete Rock was the team’s top point scorer. He won the long jump and finished second in the 400 meters behind the winner, Newburyport’s Tom Svirsky (pictured here).

Richie Pace also did well for Newburyport getting a first in the shot put and a second in the discus.

Other area firsts were by Amesbury’s Ben Lord (pole vault) (shown here) and Triton’s Kyle Devenish (triple jump).

Triton’s Billy Tindle took second in the high hurdles and fellow Viking Andrew Goodwin placed third in the mile.

Amesbury’s John Lannan tied for third in the pole vault and teammate Kevin Johnston was third in the 100 meters.

Newburyport got a third place finish from Thayer Adsit in the 800 meters while the top pointer scorer for Ipswich was Neil Verzins ending up third in the shot put.

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