Local track & field teams compete in CVC qualifiers

Several local teams competed in the Connecticut Valley Conference qualifiers Tuesday with some strong results.


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2017-05-10 / Sports Local track & field teams compete in CVC qualifiers Left to right, Windsor's Virginia Snyder, Newport's Alison Howald, Thetford Academy's Hannah Schwarz, Kearsarge's Cailyn Dezotell and Stevens' Lauren Birney sprint toward the finish in the 100-meter dash at the CVC North qualifier. — TIM TAYLOR By TIM TAYLOR sports@eagletimes.com Several local teams competed in the Connecticut Valley Conference qualifiers Tuesday with some strong results. Newport, Stevens and Windsor participated in the North qualifier at Hanover while Bellows Falls, Fall Mountain, Green Mountain and Springfield headed to Keene for the South qualifier. South Boys UVM-bound DJ Snide posted one of the more impressive days. The Bellows Falls senior won three events — 100 (11.59 seconds), 110 hurdles (15.28), 300 hurdles (42.45) — without much challenge from the opposition. The only event he didn't place first in was the triple jump, where his 40-6 was second to Brattleboro's Jasper Reed. The Terriers' Reno Tuttle won the shot put (44-3) and discus (138-2) and teammate Shane Clark captured the javelin (150-5). Springfield snagged a victory when senior Elijah Pianka edged freshman teammate Cadence Wheeler on misses in the high jump. Both athletes cleared 5-5. Otter Valley 7, Springfield 0 The Division 2 Otters came in at what appeared to be a mediocre 2-4, but all those losses were against top tier Division 1 teams — and the Cosmos had their hands full with 2016 Vermont High School Heisman winner Courtney Bushey. “The Otter Valley pitcher threw a very good game,” said Springfield coach Andy Bladyka. The Cosmos managed just two hits, a double by Cassidy Otis and a single from Lina Geyer. Bladyka noted that the Otters also played errorless defense and his squad didn't have its best stuff. “We just came out a little flat and didn't play great defense,” he said. “You'll have that with a young team sometimes.” Springfield did keep it close until the fifth when OV scored two unearned runs.The Otters would add four insurance runs in the sixth. Hannah Crosby had a solid day in the circle with a dozen strikeouts. She walked five and gave up seven hits, six coming off the bats of two OV players. Springfield (4-3) hosts hartford Thursday and will play a night game at home Saturday against Green Mountain.