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Wednesday October 14, 2009
Posted by: Jim Peters at 2:00AM EST on October 14, 2009
Paige Mulle's 22nd-place finish in Tuesday's Chesterton Sectional pushed Portage over the top after the teams stood tied at 45 through their first five runners. "Paige struggled a little bit the middle part of the season," coach Chuck Heimberg said. "Today should give her a lot of her confidence back. She's a very, very talented kid. It's nice to see her have a great race, probably her best race in a month and a half, and have her be the decisive factor in us winning." -- Jim Peters
Posted by: Jim Peters at 1:52AM EST on October 14, 2009
Valparaiso's rarely had its best seven on the starting line this season doe to various issues, but has managed to hold its own thanks to the development of runners like freshman Tiffany Fortney, who finished seventh in Tuesday's Chesterton Sectional. "She just keeps getting better and better," coach Karen DeVries said. "Every race, I'll ask her what her goal is to make sure she's right on track, and she always is. She has that game plan going into a race." Fortney's helped pick up the slack for the likes of Lauren Bigger, who's been slowed by injuries this season. "Lauren's a solid runner," DeVries said. "She has lots of talent. We haven't really seen that talent this year, but I hope even after today she realizes, hey, I can at least help." -- Jim Peters
Posted by: Jim Peters at 1:39AM EST on October 14, 2009
Portage won Tuesday's sectional, but girls coach Chuck Heimberg doesn't think the Indians have maxxed out by any stretch. "We've got to run our last 1,000 meters better," Heimberg said. "With 1,000 to go, we still had four girls in front of Valpo's second. They did a tremendous job, just like at the DAC, running strong the last 1,000 meters. If we get ourselves to that point Saturday, the following Saturday, finishing off a race a little better, we'll be in a little better shape." On a good day, Heimberg thinks the Indians can contend for the regional and semistate titles and finish in the top 10 at state. "We are every bit as good as everybody else in our area as far as having a shot, along with Crown Point, Lake Central and Valpo," he said. "We hope this puts us over the hump of having the confidence that, yeah, we can do that." -- Jim Peters
Wednesday September 16, 2009
Posted by: Jim Peters at 2:18AM EST on September 16, 2009
More than 2,000 runners from more than 100 high schools throughout Indiana and Michigan will compete in the 42nd annual New Prairie Cross Country Invitational Saturday. With the school's purchase of a chip timing system, those runners will be wearing ankle strap chips for the first time. Coaches' packets included numbers and chips that will be assigned to runners. Ankle straps will be collected from the runners before they exit the finish chute. Teams failing to return their assigned chips will be assessed a fee. |
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