Parent Meeting / Team Pictures

Two news items for today...

Parent Meeting will be held Monday at 5 PM in the cafeteria. 

Team pictures will be taken at 2:30 PM on Thursday, April 4th, before the home meet vs. Bellingham. So everyone will need to be in uniform out in the bleachers by 2:30.

Practice this week - incl. Saturday

We're at 2:30 today and Friday, and we do have practice on Saturday at 10AM. Most groups will be done sometime between 11:30 and noon.

A reminder we do have the Team Spike Night at Marathon Sports in Mansfield next Wednesday for those interested.

Practice / Team Spike Night Info

Unless school is cancelled because of the snowstorm, we will be having practice. There is a chance we'll be moved inside, so make sure you listed to any announcements made during school. Do NOT go on secondhand information, meaning anything you hear from another student. 

Always be prepared to run/throw outside, so always have warm clothes available.

We will have a Team Spike Night at Marathon Sports in Mansfield on Wednesday, March 27th, from 5-8PM. They'll give any Holliston athlete a 20% discount off anything in the store (except for electronics), and they have lots of training shoes, racing shoes, as well as practice gear like sweats, T-shirts, etc. We will have a carpool available for anyone who doesn't drive.

Indoor 2013-14 Captains, Outdoor Signup Notes

Boys Indoor 2013-14 Captains: Logan Cotto, Tanner Datz, Ryan Leonard, Ryan Moser
Girls Indoor 2013-14 Captains: Kiara Hanlon, Virginia Hanstad, Maggie Naughton, Shauna Rockett

Spring track sports forms are due this Friday, March 8th. The spring track signup/informational meeting is Monday March 11th at 2:15 in the cafeteria.

If you still have your indoor uniform, you do have to turn it in! (Even if you are doing spring track)

Banquet Recap, Spring News - It's the 100th Post!

First, on behalf of the coaches, thank you to the captains and parents for organizing a spectacular banquet. Top-notch, all around. Here's a recap of the awards.

Boys Rookie of the Year: Matt McIsaac
Girls Rookie of the Year: Madison Ward
Boys Most Improved: Tanner Datz
Girls Most Improved: Katie Salley
Boys Coaches Awards: Jack Boyd and Logan Cotto
Girls Coaches Awards: Nikki Kerrigan and Chelsea Dubin
Boys MVP: Evan Vasilauskas
Girls MVP: Sydney Snow

Tri-Valley League All-Stars: Evan Vasilauskas, Logan Cotto, Sydney Snow, Nikki Kerrigan

If you have not returned your uniform yet, please do so as soon as possible. The best time/place is Coach Moreau's office after school.

Spring Sports Forms are due no later than next Friday, March 8th. Make sure your physical is up-to-date!

There will be a winter season wrapup meeting early-mid next week, which will include voting for next year's captains. It'll be announced in school, so please listen.

Also, we'll have the outdoor track signup meeting probably middle or late next week, I'll post the date/time once it's finalized.

Thanks again to all that turned out, be sure to stay in shape for outdoor track (or other sports) if you're competing in the spring!

The spring schedule is up on the right-hand side of the blog. It only includes the dual meets, TVL and state meets. Invitationals will be added once they're finalized.

Ward/Alumni/Banquet News

Well, of the 35 girls that qualified in the high jump for the 2013 All-State Championship, nearly half didn't bother to make the trip. Undaunted, our freshman Madison Ward charged ahead, and after coming ridiculously close to clearing opening height (which is 5'0 for this meet), she missed on her final attempt. She finishes her season tied for 2nd-best among freshmen in the entire state with a PR of 5'0, which she got when she medaled at last week's Division 3 Championship and the TVL Championship. Great job Madison, especially considering that she didn't even start jumping until late December!

A reminder that the banquet is Tuesday night, one of the earlier posts details what you need to bring. Also, if you haven't turned in your uniform, please do so ASAP. Best time is after school in Coach Moreau's office.

Finally, some great alumni news, if Dartmouth wins its first ever Heps (Ivy League Championship) title, they're going to have to thank Emmaline Berg after what she did today. Check out the alumni website (hollistontrackalumni.blogspot.com) for the details!

Wild Cards - Ward In, Snow out

Unfortunately, the Div. 2 meet had enough kids beat Syd's time that she missed a wild card for All-States.

Although I'm sure our 600m sensation is disappointed, I think it's important to note just how rare it is for a freshman to even contend for an All-State berth. Only 14 freshmen will be competing at All-States next week (in any individual event), and that includes every town in the entire state. Big schools, small schools, Eastern Mass, Central Mass, Western, etc.

Sydney's 1:40.67 finishes as the #2 freshmen time in the state, and #26 overall among all runners.

So, all good things must come to an end, and it was certainly a heck of a season for our other freshman phenom.

Don't forget about the banquet on Tuesday the 26th, and we all wish the best of luck to Madison on Saturday.