The Philomath High School track and field program sent boys and girls teams to compete in a four-school meet Tuesday at Stayton.
Brothers CD and Dreyton Nuño combined for four individual victories. CD Nuño, junior, won both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash with personal-record times of 11.35 and 22.70 seconds, respectively. Dreyton Nuño, freshman, won the 400 in 55.49 and the high jump at a height of 5 feet, 10 inches, the latter a PR.
Newport, Philomath now tied for 1st in boys volleyball district
On the boys volleyball court this spring, Philomath and Newport have shown hints that a rivalry may be forming. The Warriors took the first two in marathon matches that stretched to five sets. The Cubs have won the last two meetings, including Tuesday night in a best-of-3 match in the PHS gym. The two teams…
Also winning events for the Warrior boys were sophomore Bryce Hruska in the 300 hurdles (44.41), junior Blake Hauck in the pole vault (10-6), freshman Nathen Seits in the long jump (18-0.5) and sophomore Esias Sapp in the triple jump (35-9.5). Hruska’s time, Hauck’s height and Seits’ distance were all PRs.
Sophomore Jamin Peters had runner-up finishes in the shot put (39-5) and discus (129-9). Freshman Archer Schroeder was second in the triple jump (35-1).
For the girls, freshman Cassidy Smart, senior Kateri Pindell, senior Aspen Russell and freshman Reagan Nuño had individual event wins. Smart won the 800 with a personal-best time of 2:23.17. Pindell took first in the 1,500 in 5:48.82. Russell won the pole vault by clearing 9-6, which was a PR for her. Nuño took first in the triple jump at 32-3, also a PR.
The 4-by-400 relay of Smart, senior Brooke McDaniel, senior Hanna McDaniel and Nuño won in 4:31.09.
The team had several runner-up finishes — Nuño in the 400 (1:01.74), junior Abby Phelps in the 1,500 (5:52.35), sophomore Jordyn Hood in the discus (103-0.5) and javelin (88-10), Hanna McDaniel in the pole vault (8-0) and Russell in the triple jump (30-11).
In the final team results, the boys and girls teams both finished runner-up behind Cascade and ahead of Estacada and Stayton.
Coach Joe Fulton said a lot of the team’s top athletes did not compete in the meet. All of the team’s competitors will participate in Friday’s Dean Nice Invitational at Gresham.
PHS at Stayton Tri-Meet
Tuesday, May 6, at Stayton HS
Boys
Team scoring: 1, Cascade 111; 2, Philomath 76; 3, Estacada 37.5; 4, Stayton 34.5.
PHS results (Top 5): 100 — 1, CD Nuño, 11.35; 200 — 1, CD Nuño, 22.70; 400 — 1, Dreyton Nuño, 55.49; 800 — 5, Esias Sapp, 2:28.09; 1500 — 4, Oakley Pausch, 5:11.35; 110 hurdles — 3, Tiernan Bovbjerg, 19.49; 4, Bryce Hruska, 19.86; 5, Luke Arthurs, 20.76; 300 hurdles — 1, Bryce Hruska, 44.41; Shot put — 2, Jamin Peters, 39-5; Discus — 2, Jamin Peters, 129-9; 3, Jonah Sailor, 109-7; High jump — 1, Dreyton Nuño, 5-10; Pole vault — 1, Blake Hauck, 10-6; Long jump — 1, Nathen Seits, 18-0.5; Triple jump — 1, Esias Sapp, 35-9.5; 2, Archer Schroeder, 35-1; 5, Luke Arthurs, 32-11.
Girls
Team scoring: 1, Cascade 135; 2, Philomath 82; 3, Estacada 13; 4, Stayton 10.
PHS results (Top 5): 200 — 3, Reagan Nuñ0, 28.27; 400 — 2, Reagan Nuño, 1:01.74; 800 — 1, Cassidy Smart, 2:23.17; 1500 — 1, Kateri Pindell, 5:48.82; 2, Abby Phelps, 5:52.35; 3, Syd Cothern, 5:59.61; 100 hurdles — 3, Annaleise Brown, 18.78; 300 hurdles — 4, Annaleise Brown, 57.36; 4-by-400 relay — 1, Philomath (Smart, B. McDaniel, H. McDaniel, Nuño), 4:31.09; Shot put — 3, Madison Provance, 30-2.5; Discus — 2, Jordyn Hood, 103-0.5; Javelin — 2, Jordyn Hood, 88-10; 3, Kateri Pindell, 87-7; Pole vault — 1, Aspen Russell, 9-6; 2, Hanna McDaniel, 8-0; T-3, Hailey Eckhold, 7-6; Long jump — 3, Hailey Eckhold, 14-7; Triple jump — 1, Reagan Nuño, 32-3; 2, Aspen Russell, 30-11; 3, Annaleise Brown, 30-8; 4, Brooke McDaniel, 30-7.
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BASEBALL
Newport series continues
The Warriors will square off with Newport at Terry Stephenson Field at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the second game of their pivotal series that impacts not only the Oregon West Conference standings but positioning for the Class 4A state playoffs.
The Warriors’ 6-3 win on Monday gave them sole possession of first place in the league with a 10-0 record. Overall, the Warriors have a 17-2-1 record and are ranked No. 3 by the OSAA. PHS has won 11 straight after stumbling at Gladstone back on April 11.
Newport, ranked No. 5 with a 16-4 record, are still in the hunt for the league title at 9-1. The Cubs can take over the top spot if they come out on top in the second and third games of this series. Philomath snapped Newport’s 11-game winning streak on Monday.
After the Newport series, the Warriors will wrap up conference play next week with three games against North Marion (6-13, 3-7).
SOFTBALL
Going for Sweet Home sweep
Philomath’s softball team is embattled in an intense fight for third place in the Oregon West, which is important when it comes to which teams will qualify for the play-in round for a shot at reaching the state playoffs.
Both the Warriors and Huskies are sitting at 5-5 in league play and will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Philomath. The Warriors beat Sweet Home twice earlier this season with wins of 9-5 on April 14 and 9-3 on April 24.
The winner of Wednesday’s game would be all alone in third place but hanging onto that spot down the stretch could be a challenge with four more games to be played — PHS has a 3-5 record against those final four opponents so far this season.