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Valhalla's Sam Morillo throws the discus before winning the event, as well as the girls D2 shot put.(Photo: Nancy Haggerty/The Journal News)Buy Photo

ENDWELL Joe Metcalfe was running as if he was running his last race ever.

It turned it was for the Pearl River senior.

But immediately after handing off to teammate Brian Flaherty in the boys Division 2 (small-school) 4x400, Metcalfe found himself on his head on the track, having tripped over another runners foot.

Flaherty, who ran the third, handed off to Thomas Wilson for the fourth in first place and Wilson didnt give the lead back.

The three, along with lead-off Nick Malfitano ran a personal-best 3:24.51 as the team (except for newcomer Malfitano) repeated as State D2 champions, despite entering the race at Union-Endicott High School ranked third.

The race was Metcalfes last for Pearl River after five years and he doesnt plan to run in college.

It was a sweet exit bruised head all but forgotten when Wilson crossed the finish.

Pearl River's Thomas Wilson (r) races to the finish as the Pirates win the D2 boys State 4x400 title..(Photo: Nancy Haggerty/The Journal News)

Its awesome, Metcalfe said. I was super emotional coming into today. This is all Ive known. There were definitely some tears earlier today and there may be more but I think theyll be tears of joy.

Sam Morillo also shed some tears.

The Valhalla junior not only won the girls D2 shot at 43-2.75 but recorded a personal-best 136-11 to take the shot put.

Those were Valhallas first state track titles since 1990.

For four years Ive trained for this, Morillo said. When I had the 136 discus throw I cried. I want to thank the community of Valhalla and my parents (Luisa Martinez and Francisco Morillo). They support me highs and lows.

Briarcliff's Jack Zimmerman before he threw the shot 57-10 to win the D2 championship..(Photo: Nancy Haggerty/The Journal News)

Briarcliffs Jack Zimmerman won the boys D2 shot at 57-10 and finished second in the boys D2 shot with a personal-best throw of 161-10.

Im really shocked, Zimmerman said of his discus placement.

Hell compete in both events Saturday for the Federation title, which is against private school athletesas well as public.

Hackleys Onye Ohia-Enyia won the boys Federation 400 title in 47.38 with Pearl Rivers Wilson fourth (49.72).

Bronxvilles Eve Balsiero, Caroline Brasherar, Laura Holland and Kaitlin Ryan shattered their personal record while winning the girls D2 4x400 relay title in 3:51.22.

Ryan, wholl run for Stanford next year, also won the girls D2 800 in 2:07.88, which was second in the Federation by a hair.

If Id gone out a little sooner and hadnt let them get so far away maybe I could have gotten it but Im pretty happy with the way it played out, Ryan said.

Rhinebeck (4:01.45) was third in the D2 4x400 and Hackley sixth in a school-record 4:04.33.

Lourdes Caroline Timm was second in D2 and fourth in the Federation (2:08.44), Ursulines Lily Flynn (sixth overall, fourth in public D1) in 2:10 and John Jay-Cross Rivers Brooke Nohilly seventh overall, fifth public D1) in 2:11.11.

Briarcliffs Ryan Gallagher won the boys D2 3,200 title, clocking 9:13.57, before being greeted by happy family members.

Briarcliff's Ryan Gallagher gets some water from his mother, Chris, after winning the boys D2 State 3, 200 title..(Photo: Nancy Haggerty/The Journal News)

Im happy with it, said Gallagher, wholl run his last high school race, the 1,600 Saturday.

Somers Greg Fusco was second in the D1 3,200 in 9:13.97 with his brother, Matt, sixth ((9:20.67).

Colin Duignan of Fordham Prep finished second in the Federation in the boys pole vault, vaulting an outdoor personal-best 15-3.

Bronxville resident Colin Duignan clears an outdoor-best 15 feet, 3 inches for second place in the Federation..(Photo: Nancy Haggerty/The Journal News)

I got out of a little rut. I was able to compete, the junior and Bronxville resident said, adding he was 100 percent very happy.

New Rochelles Kiana Stallworth was second in the girls D1 long jump (18-10.25).

Bronxvilles Alex Rizzo was second among D2 public school boys in the 800 and third in the Federation in 1:55.53.

New Rochelle sophomore Jordan Forrest was third in the boys D1 shot put at 56-2.

New Rochelle's Jordan Forrest throws the shot en route to finishing third in the boys State D1 division..(Photo: Nancy Haggerty/The Journal News)

Getting up there and getting a medals this year means a lot to me, said Forrest, who qualified for States last year in the discus.

Putnam Valleys Antonia Hoyos was third in the girls D2 long jump at 17-4.50. Ardsleys Yilinn Yang was fifth (17-3).

Zoe Maxwell of Irvington won the girls D2 triple jump at 36-6.75 with Hoyos fifth (36-3.50).

Sufferns Myles Solan was third in the boys D1 40 (47.69) with Nyacks Justin Marsland eighth (48.94).

Nyacks Louise Jones crushed her previous personal best to finish third in the girls 40 hurdles in 1:01.48.

Bronxvilles Margot Richards, Sabrina Mellinghoff, Alisa Kanganis and Sophie Kohlhoff clocked 49.28 for fourth in the girls D2 4x100.

Lakeland/Panass Josias Luctamar was fourth in the boys D1 long jump (22-09.25).

Nyacks Raylan Boutin, Justin Marsland, Marc Alexandre and Dante Brown finished eighth in the boys D1 4x100 in a personal-best 42.48. That was just hundredths of a second off the school record but the four qualified for Saturdays Federation, where theyll have a shot at breaking the record.

Rye Country Day was fourth in D2 at 44.04.

In other results, Valhallas Ethan Bartlett was fifth in the boys D2 long jump (20-10.25). Our Lady of Lourdes was fifth in the boys D2 4x400 (3:28.98). New Rochelle was sixth in the girls D1 4x400 (3:58.95) and Suffern eighth (3:59.87).

Sufferns Briana Montgomery threw 39-07.25 for sixth in the girls D1 shot put.

Ramapos Cliventz Alexis (149-06) was sixth in the boys D1 discus.

Suffern was sixth in the boys D1 4x400 (3:18.92).

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On Saturday June 3, athletes from the Acton-Boxborough outdoor track teams competed against athletes from all divisions across Massachusetts in the MIAA All-State meet at Bridgewater State University.

To advance to this meet, these A-B athletes placed within the top four in their events at the Division 1 meet on May 27.

A highlight of the all-state meet was senior Patrick Nero who placed 10th in the 2-mile at 9:31. Nero broke the 16-year-old A-B school record (9:33), which was set by Pat Macadie in 2001. Distance coach Lisa Owen said, Pat is the consummate team player, so the 2-mile record was not his focus. It is great that he ended his career breaking a very old and very tough record.

Nero was also a member of the 4x800-meter relay team, along with Gabe Lundy, Jack Culhane, and Jack Gardiner, which placed sixth with a time of 7:59 and will advance to the New England championship on June 10.

Also placing within the top six in their event and qualifying for the New England Championship were the boys 4x400 relay team (Colin Grip, Ben Rubin, Brendan Flaherty, Matt Antes), which placed third at 3:22, and the girls 4x400 relay team (Sara Mitchell, Samantha Cannarozzi, Samantha Friborg, and Alex Saganich), which placed fourth at 4:01.

Other A-B competitors in the All-State meet were Danielle Beerman, 17th in the high jump at 5-02; Cannarozzi, 18th in the long jump at 16-06; Mitchell, 19th in the mile at 5:16; Adam Yang, 28th in the long jump at 19-01.25, and the 4x100 relay (Noah Sweeney, Matt Antes, Ben Rubin, Brendan Flaherty), 15th at 44.09.

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On Wednesday May 17 at the Regis College track, the Acton-Boxborough outdoor track and field teams competed in the Dual County League championship against the 10 other DCL teams.

The A-B boys placed first with 168 points. Coach Brian Crossman said, The 2017 DCL championship was the outdoor boys first title since 2013. It was the first and only DCL title for many of our seniors. The boys came to compete and had laser precision focus on every event.

Highlighting the meet were several first-place finishes: the 4x400 meter relay (Matt Antes, Colin Grip, Liam Murray, and Ben Rubin) at 3:26; the 4x800 relay (Pat Nero, Jack Culhane, John Gardiner, and Winston Thompson) at 8:23; Colin Grip (50.35) in the 400; Nero in the 2-mile; Adam Yang (21-02) in the long jump; Antes (22.36) in the 200; and Jack Maddox in the pentathlon.

With the top eight placements scoring, several points were earned in the sprinting events: Antes (11:20), Jonathan Wu (11.46), and Noah Sweeney (11.48) took second, fifth, and sixth in the 100 meter dash; Brendan Flaherty (23.22) and Colin Plukinsky (23.81) were fourth and eighth in the 200; and Rubin (51.13) and Murray (53.04) were second and fifth in the 400.

In hurdling, Murray (58.08), Liam Bettez (58.89), and Gabe Lundy (1:00) placed second, fifth, and eighth in the 400; and Yang (15.57) and Andrew Dressler (15.67) were second and third in 110. Liam Smith (10:27) was fifth in the 2-mile, and Dressler was third in pentathlon.

In field events, Sweeney (19-08) was sixth in long jump and Andrew Fleming (113-0) was sixth in discus. In pole vault, Matt Cox (11-6) caught the competition by surprise with a huge improvement over his previous 10-0 personal best to take sixth.

In the 800, Culhane (2:00), Justin Robb (2:04), and Gardiner (2:06) took second, sixth, and eighth places. Crossman said, The 800 took on a life of its own with several athletes taking a tumble about two seconds into the race. Culhane took a beating, but showed guts and courage on the restart and charged to a personal best by three seconds.

The A-B girls placed second at the DCL championship with 105 points, behind Newton Souths 139.

Contributing several points by completing in multiple events were senior Samantha Cannarozzi (first in long jump at 17-1, and second in the 200 meters at 25.66), sophomore Stella McDermott (first in the 400 hurdles at 1:09, and seventh in the long jump at 15-7), and Alex Saganich (fifth in the 200 at 26.91 and third in the high jump at 5 feet). All three were also on the first-place 4x400 relay (4:07), along with Sara Mitchell.

In distance events, Margaret Flaum (2:30) was seventh in the 800; Mitchell (5:23) was fourth in the mile, and Nicole Sedler (13:18) was eighth in the 2-mile. In hurdling, Lisa Zhou (17.23) was fourth in the 100, and eighth (1:14) in the 400. Phoebe Alex was eighth in the 100 meter dash (13.26).

In field events, Daniellle Beerman was third in high jump (5-0) and fifth in triple jump (33-6); Paige Roberts (28-5) was sixth in shot put; and Aditi Siriskar (8-6) and Leah Mills (8 feet) were third and fifth in pole vault.

Placing fifth were the 4x800 relay (Ally Glode, Haley Greico-Page, Sydney McCullen, and Ellen Malloy) at 10:23, and the 4x100 relay (Alex, Ally Fenniman, Annika Maas, and Nicole Leers) at 52.23. Gabby Sullivan and Anna Rychlik were second and fifth in the pentathlon.

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FRANKLIN The King Philip Regional High boys tennis team reigns supreme in the Kelley-Rex Division of the Hockomock League after taking a 3-2 decision at Franklin High Tuesday.

The Warriors No. 2 doubles tandem of junior Aidan Ignatius and sophomore Marco DiStefano overcame a 4-1 second set deficit, winning the final five games for a straight set victory to present KP (14-4, 13-2) with its decisive third team point.

Cole Ginter got his 14th win of the season with a straight set victory at No. 1 singles, losing just one game in the second set. Czech exchange student Martin Matous improved his record to 15-1 with a straight set victory at No. 3 singles, losing two games.

KP will play the second half of a doubleheader Wednesday on the Warrior courts, meeting Taunton at 5 p.m, after the Tigers play a make-up match with Attleboro, starting at 3 p.m.

Mansfield 5, Oliver Ames 0: Luke Nickerson (M) def. Joe Lorizio 6-0, 6-0; Gus Daganhardt (M) def. Nick Cavanaugh 6-0, 6-0; Peter Lally (M) def. Danny Hanley 4-6, 6-0, 6-1; Max Bank-Luke Devine (M) def. Michael Souza-Greg Mueller 6-0, 6-2; Anaf Ahmed-Sam Schirmacher (M) def. Jack Simone-Alex Barnett 6-1, 6-2.

Bishop Feehan 5, Dighton-Rehoboth 0: Ben Simmons (BF) def. Sean Silva 7-6 (4), 6-2; Patrick Fuller (BF) def. Aodhan Stanfeld 6-1, 6-1; Jeremiah Sullivan (BF) def. Adam Waddell 6-1, 6-1; Tim Miller-Luke Fuller (BF) def. Colin Bushell-Logan Pimentel 6-0, 6-0; Jack Leonard-Jack Lynch (BF) def. Ryan Doan-Nick Ballerano 6-2, 6-0.

King Philip 3, Franklin 2: Cole Ginter (KP) def. Raoul Herur 6-4, 6-1; Eli Brooks (F) def. Blake Ginter 7-6 (5), 6-4; Martin Matous (KP) def. Saketh Sapparelli 6-2, 6-0; James Johnson-Derek Wu (F) def. Ryan Gemelli-Sam Colella 6-2, 6-2; Marco Distefano-Aidan Ignatius (KP) def. Rohan Herur-Tyler DePalma 6-2, 6-4.

Seekonk 4, Wareham 1: Ethan Santos (S) def. Andrew Anctil 10-3; John Hung (S) def. Kyle Peterson 10-7; Trevor Lopez (S) def. Jason Ellis 10-0; Blake Anderson-Kyle Claudino (S) def. Parker Gagnon-Daniel Minkie 10-9, 7-0; Nate Giron-Josh Flaherty (W) def. Nick Santana Rich Curza 10-6.

Seekonk 4, Wareham 1: Ethan Santos (S) def. Andrew Anctil 10-0; John Hung (S) def. Kyle Peterson 10-2; Trevor Lopez (S) def. Jason Ellis 10-0; Blake Anderson-Kyle Claudino (S) def. Parker Gagnon-Daniel Minkie 10-6; Nate Giron-Josh Flaherty (W) def. Nick Santana Rich Curza 10-5.

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