Abigail Pohl

  Milesplitmass will be covering this weekends Steeplechase competition at Regis college.  The famous New England stat Guru Larry Newman forwarded us his fine work on the girls Steeplechase. Any additions please email Larry at NETRACK@aol.com.

Newburyport was the runaway team champion in 2011, scoring a low 70 points, and has 4 of the top 20 returners in the race, making them the favorites once again. However, Martha’s Vineyard brings back the whole gang from its 3rd place team a year ago, making the Newburyport edge by the narrowest of margins. On paper, these are the top two teams by a good amount, with Westwood taking a big hit to graduation and most teams in search of their 4 and 5 runners in the early stages. One team to take a long look at is Old Rochester, a team that was 5th a year ago, the dreaded spot in EMass that does not move on to All States. They ought to move up, thanks to Mike Wyman and a solid group under 18:30.

The indoor track season is upon us and it’s time to take a look at the top returners from each event.

There is something about racing at night that causes athletes to lose their feel for pace and forces them to run an abnormally fast first mile.  This scenario will force athletes out of their comfort zone early in the race, and will once again separate those pack running squads that thrive on their ability to work together.  The team that maintain their composure in the first mile, and practice patience until the half-way point, will most likely prevail.   

Check for the latest scores and highlights each week as we gather information from around the state. 

Brookline shows their strength at Amherst and Massachusetts teams travel to Rhode Island to sweep the Ocean State Invitational.

Big changes are afoot in the girls Dual County League cross country teams. Gone is the enormous shadow cast by two time all-state champion, three time DCL champion, and four time Globe cross-country all-scholastic Andrea Keklak from Lincoln-Sudbury. Gone too is two-time cross country Globe all-scholastic Kathy O'Keefe from Newton South, DCL runner-up to Keklak the last two years.

Tactical races resulted in high drama Saturday at the Falmouth Mile.

Some of the smallest schools in Massachusetts are defying the odds and creating tremendous depth.

The tenative entry list for the 2011 Falmouth High School Mile has been released.  See who is going to hit the oval one last time this summer.

Hamilton-Wenham posted some impressive distance times, but Lynnfield would fight them off by 4 points for the team title.

The sophomores provided a rivalry that we will hopefully enjoy for years to come.

Mansfield delivers as several state records fall.    

Several meet records are in jeopardy as we watch some very impressive athletes try to win multiple events.

 All 13 events were needed to decide both team championships as Old Rochester and Newburyport win close ones.

Will Bromfield rule the relays......again?