St. Marys Sportsmen plant trees
The St. Marys Sportsmen hosted a wildlife tree/shrub planting day at their farm in Flower Valley on Saturday, April 30. The club, with a lot of help, planted over 1,200 trees/shrubs (Sawtooth Oak, Silky Dogwood, and Northern Bayberry). These trees and shrubs were then protected with covers donated by DCNR and mesh covers purchased by the Club. These covers then had a stake attached to be sure that they stayed in place.
The help from the two Brownie (Daisy) Girl Scout Troops and Boy Scout Troop 199 impressed all the adults who were there. While it was anticipated to take two days to plant these trees and shrubs, the 62+ adults and kids were able to plant and protect these plants in just over four hours. After completion of the planting, all adjourned to the garage for lunch of BBQ ham, macaroni salad, hot dogs, and cookies.
The club expresses their gratitude to all who participated because without them, they would probably still be planting these trees this week.
The Elk County Catholic girls’ and boys’ junior high track and field teams were back in action on Monday in the Union City 27th Annual Junior High Invite. The Crusaders won the boys’ meet with 65 points. Meadville was second with 61, followed by Wattsburg with 59. The Lady Crusaders placed fifth out of 14 teams in the girls’ meet with 42 points.
Frankie Smith continued to turn in record-setting performances in the boys’ meet. He not only broke the school record in the 100 meter dash but also set new meet records in that event as well as the 200 meter dash.
Smith had a winning time of 11.56 seconds in the 100 meter dash, a winning time of 24.46 seconds in the 200 meter dash, and was the runner-up in the 400 meter dash in a time of 55.91 seconds. Placing first in the event was Meadville Area’s Tykie Butler in a time of 55.63 seconds.
Smith was also a member of Crusaders’ 4x400 meter relay team, which had a winning time of 4:06.46. Making up the remainder of the team were Charlie Geci, Jace Meyer, and Aaron Bennett.
Khaleo Reed won high jump with a jump of 5’2”.
Jace Meyer placed 13th in the 100 meter dash in 12.99 and fifth in the 400 meter dash in 1:03.08, Charlie Geci placed 14th in the 200 meter dash in 27.60 and Khaleo Reed placed 18th in 28.47, and Christian Schmidt placed 12th in the 400 meter dash in 1:05.99.
In the 1600 meter run, Aaron Bennett placed fourth in 5:29.09, Franco
Williams placed fifth in 5:30.55, and Kurt Wolfe placed ninth in 5:36.65. In the 800 meter run, Kurte Wolfe placed eighth in 2:38.87, Konnor Meyer placed 10th in 2:41.84, and Julian Lanzel placed 17th in 2:59.01.
Andrew Mawn placed eighth in the 3200 meter run in 12:18.09 and Christian Schmidt placed ninth in 12:18.10.
In long jump, Khaleo Reed placed 13th with a jump of 12’10”, Charlie Geci placed 14th with a jump of 12’9.5”, and Jace Meyer tied for 17th with a jump of 12’6”.
Charlie Geci placed sixth in high jump with a jump of 4’8”, and Chase Simbeck placed 10th with a jump of 4’6”.
Chase Simbeck was the runner-up in triple jump with a jump of 31’11”, Brody Wehler placed eighth with a jump of 28’3”, and Andrew Mawn placed 10th with a jump of 27’7”.
Rixen Auman placed ninth in shot put with a throw of 32’2” and Isaac Vogt placed 23rd with a throw of 23’. Both also competed in discus, with Auman placing 13th with a throw of 81’5” and Vogt placing 22nd with a throw of 70’4”.
In the 4x100 meter relay, the ECC team of Chandler Nunamaker, Julian Lanzel, Brody Wehler, and Konnor Meyer placed 13th in a time of 1:00.71.
Members of the Lady Crusaders’ squad also put in some strong performances during the meet.
Jolene Rippey and Maddie Lanzel tied for 12th in the 100 meter dash in 14.85 seconds. Cassie Dornisch placed 25th in the event in 16.16 seconds.
Maddie Lanzel placed sixth in the 200 meter dash in 29.34, Rachel VanSlander placed 11th in 30.57, and Lena Polaski placed 16th in 32.52.
Maddie Lanzel was the runner-up in the 400 meter dash in 1:06.17. Jolene Rippey placed eighth in the event in 1:11.09, and Rachel VanSlander placed 11th in 1:13.90.
In the 1600 meter run, Katie Straub placed 11th in 6:52.82 and Leah Piccirillo placed 12th in 6:57.38. In the 800 meter run, Katie Straub placed 14th in 3:03.94, Hazel Maholtz placed 15th in 3:04.22, and Jolene Rippey placed 20th in 3:10.41.
In the 100 meter hurdles, Peyton Newton placed fifth in 19.37 seconds, Amelia Meyer placed 11th in 20.90, and Hazel Maholtz placed 15th in 22.20. In the 300 meter hurdles, Martina Mawn placed fourth in 1:00.05 and Amelia Meyer placed eighth in 1:05.62.
Rachel VanSlander placed third in long jump with a jump of 12’1” and Lena Polaski placed seventh with a jump of 11’0.5”.
In triple jump, Lena Polaski placed third with a jump of 26’5” and Rachel VanSlander placed ninth with a jump of 24’8”.
In high jump, Peyton Newton placed third with a jump of 4’4” and Katie Straub placed fourth with a jump of 4’2”.
Abby Gregory placed eighth in shot put with a throw of 26’6” and 11th in discus with a throw of 53’4”.
The ECC 4x400 meter relay team of Peyton Newton, Katie Straub, Leah Piccirillo, and Maddie Lanzel placed fourth in a time of 5:02.83.