FALL RIVER: The Lockview High Dragons track and field team were on fire at the recently held regional track meet.
The team brought home a boatload of medals and top four placings, which punched their ticket to provincial championships, scheduled for this weekend. The second day of competition June 4 falls on most seniors proms so they will not be participating.
In intermediate girls action, Cate Gaudry of Windsor Junction, a Grade 9 student, captured gold in hurdles; triple jump; long jump; and on the 4×100 metre relay team.
Grade 10 student Abby Lewis of Beaver Bank nabbed gold in 800 metres; 1500 metres, 3000 metres, and teamed with Kaitlyn Langille, Ella Cozens, and Paige Carruthers in the 4×400 metre to get gold.
Kaitlyn Langille, a Grade 10 student, earned gold in the 400 metres, javelin, and 4×100 metres on top of the 4×400 relay gold.
Grade 10 student Fiona Day won gold in the 4×100 metre and silver in the 100 metre and 200 metre races.
Now for senior girls, Monica Johnston, a Grade 12 student, won gold in the 1500 and 3000 metre races, and bronze in the 800-metre race.
Emma Crowe earned bronze in triple jump and silver in 4×100 metre.
Molly White of Fall River brought home gold in shotput.
Julia Konigshofer of Waverley, who is in Grade 11, won gold in javelin.
In senior boys, Hayden Bures grabbed a fourth-place finish in the high jump; third in the long jump; and third in triple jump. All placings were good enough for him to punchy his ticket to provincials.
Joe Walsh had a fifth in the 400 metres and 13th place in the 100 metres.
Chase MacDonald was sixth in throwing; and fourth in the 4×100 metre relay.
The above information was provided to The Laker News by LHS coach Abbi Gaudry.
