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Depleted North boys fall, girls topple Cavers North Medford first-year track coach Mark Hodges could only think about what might have been for his boys squad Tuesday. The Black Tornado, forced to go against powerful Grants Pass without two of its top sprinters, proved no match for the Cavemen in a 98-49 Southern Oregon Conference dual-meet loss at Bowerman Field. North was minus Thomas O'Brien, out with the flu, and Simon Driskell, who broke his leg at the Yreka Lions Track and Field Invitational Saturday. "We could have held our own pretty well with those two on the track," said Hodges. North's girls answered the challenge by winning 14 of 19 events and posting a 95-50 victory. The Black Tornado received two individual victories from Jennifer Abbott (100, 200 meters), Sara Roundtree (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Denali Tice (400, triple jump). "Our girls' performance was very well-balanced and definitely dominating on the track," said Hodges. Despite the loss on the boys side, Hodges had praise for double-winner Nick Dunn. Dunn outkicked Parker Lane of Grants Pass to win the 400 with a respectable time of 50.1 seconds. Dunn also won the 300 hurdles (40.9). "Dunn just is really maturing as a sprinter," said Hodges. "The last 50 to 60 meters in the 400, Nick relaxed, let his speed come out and took over the race." In a battle pitting two of the best discus throwers in the conference, the Cavemen's Jake Zeliff bested North's Scott Myers. Zeliff, who won three events and finished second in another, captured the event with a toss of 157 feet, 4 inches. Myers got off a throw of 52-4 to win the shot put over Zeliff. GP's Mike Thompson sped to a 14.6 clocking in the 110 hurdles, the second-best time in the state. BOYS TEAM SCORES -- Grants Pass 98, North Medford 47. SHOT PUT -- 1, Scott Myers, NM, 52-4; 2, Jake Zeliff, GP, 49-2; 3, Justin Bachman, NM, 45-4. DISCUS -- 1, Jake Zeliff, GP, 157-4; 2, Scott Myers, NM, 153-8; 3, Justin Bachman, NM, 136-3. JAVELIN -- 1, Evan Goulette, GP, 156-9; 2, Robert Costa, GP, 156-0; 3, Jim White, GP, 152-6 HIGH JUMP -- 1, Tom Martin, GP, 5-10; 2, Taylor Buck, NM, 5-8; 3, Dustin Brooks, NM, 5-3. LONG JUMP -- 1, Jake Zeliff, GP, 20-2; 2, Kevin Ludlow, NM, 19-4; 3, Taylor Buck, NM, 19-3. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1, Jake Zeliff, GP, 42-6; 2, Luke Lathen, GP, 40-0; Matt Cameron, GP, 39-8. POLE VAULT -- 1, Mike Thomson, GP, 12-6; 2, Kyle Hayes, GP, 12-6; 3, John Bracken, NM, 12-0. 110-METER HURDLES -- 1, Mike Thomson, GP, 14.6; 2, Luke Lathen, GP, 15.0; 3, Chris Vorgang, NM, 16.8. 300-METER HURDLES -- 1, Nick Dunn, NM, 40.9; 2, Mike Thomson, GP, 41.0; 3, Tom Martin, GP, 43.0. 100 METERS -- 1, Eddie Blay, GP, 11.2; 2, Nick Amaranthus, GP, 11.3; 3, Matt Parish, NM, 11.3. 200 METERS -- 1, Eddie Blay, GP, 23.0; 2, Nick Amaranthus, GP, 23.2; 3, Matt Parish, NM, 23.6. 400 METERS -- 1, Nick Dunn, NM, 50.1; 2, Parker Lane, GP, 51.0; 3, Andrew Ludlow, NM, 53.4. 800 METERS -- 1, Collin Janke, GP, 2:02.1; 2, Dana Thomas, GP, 2:03.9; 3, Ben Anderson, NM, 2:05. 1,500 METERS -- 1, Brian Parmer, GP, 4:18; 2, Nick Niemeyer, NM, 4:20; 3, Brian Sniffen, GP, 4:28. 3,000 METERS -- 1, Kendrick Charlton, NM, 9:49; 2, Brian Sniffen, GP, 9:50; 3, Nathan Geith, GP, 10:00. 4X100 RELAY -- 1, Grants Pass (Eddie Blay, Parker Lane, Nick Amaranthus, Brandon Hamada), 44.2; 2, North Medford, 46.1. 4X400 RELAY -- 1, North Medford (Matt Schneider, Matt Parish, Andrew Ludlow, Nick Dunn), 3:33; 2, Grants Pass, 3:37. GIRLS TEAM SCORES -- North Medford 95, Grants Pass 50. SHOT PUT -- 1, Kaci Williams, GP, 37-1; 2, Crystal Worthington, NM, 31-4; 3, Kerby Boschee, NM, 30-10. DISCUS -- 1, Kerby Boschee, NM, 107-7; 2, Kaci Williams, GP, 100-3; 3, Becky Sorenson, GP, 86-1. JAVELIN -- 1, Nicole Tucker, NM, 109-7; 2, Kaci Williams, GP, 102-7; 3, Brianna Gentry, NM, 97-1. HIGH JUMP -- 1, (tie) Casey Higgins, NM, and Kaci Williams, GP, 4-10; 3, Catrina Singley, NM, 4-8. LONG JUMP -- 1, Kendra Mitchell, NM, 15-1; 2, Emily Dunn, NM, 15-0; 3, Casey Higgins, GP, 14-6. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1, Denali Tice, NM, 32-10; 2, Emily Dunn, NM, 32-9; 3, Casey Higgins, GP, 31-8. POLE VAULT -- 1, Nakeli Maurin, NM, 9-6; 2, Casey Higgins, GP, 9-0; 3, Tina Fahey, GP, 6-6. 100-METER HURDLES -- 1, Sara Roundtree, NM, 16.9; 2, Amy Bakker, NM, 17.1; 3, Allison Klingel, GP, 18.2. 300-METER HURDLES -- 1, Sara Roundtree, NM, 49.8; 2, Natalie Kailey, GP, 50.3; 3, Joanna Thomson, NM, 51.0. 100 METERS -- 1, Jennifer Abbott, NM, 12.9; 2, Keri Cain, NM, 13.0; 3, Staci Fleetham, GP, 13.1. 200 METERS -- 1, Jennifer Abbott, NM, 26.6; 2, Denali Tice, NM, 26.7; 3, Emily Dunn, NM, 26.9. 400 METERS -- 1, Denali Tice, NM, 1:01.8; 2, Rosanna Medina, NM, 1:03; 3, Jessica King, GP, 1:06.2. 800 METERS -- 1, Ashley Smith, GP, 2:29.6; 2, Jessica Grimes, NM, 2:33.1; 3, Kate Straw, GP, 2:39.0. 1,500 METERS -- 1, Allison Nunnemaker, GP, 5:29; 2, Sharon Bywater, NM, 5:42; 3, Kelsey Tardieu, GP, 5:46. 3,000 METERS -- 1, Hilary Pey, GP, 12:37; 2, Sharon Bywater, NM, 12:45; 3, Sasha Fertig, NM, 13:30. 4X100 RELAY -- 1, North Medford (Keri Cain, Emily Dunn, Jamie MacLauchlan, Jennifer Abbott), 50.0; 2, Grants Pass, 50.8. 4X400 RELAY -- 1, Grants Pass (Ashley Smith, Jen Mack, Jessica King, Allison Klingel), 4:12; 2, North Medford, 4:16. NORTH VALLEY SWEEPS -- At Cave Junction, North Valley upset Rogue River to win the boys and girls team competitions in a Skyline Conference four-way meet. Rogue River's Sarah Zempel was the meet's outstanding performer with three individual victories. Zempel won the shot put (40-4), discus (126-5) and javelin (119-2). BOYS TEAM SCORES -- North Valley 148, Rogue River 82, Hidden Valley 59, Illinois Valley 24, New Hope Christian 1. SHOT PUT -- 1, Tony Roberts, RR, 43-0; 2, Walter Hulsey, IV, 42-0; 3, Travis Wheeler, NV, 41-8. DISCUS -- 1, Travis Wheeler, NV, 136-9; 2, Wessels, NV, 127-7; 3, Ben Bickel, HV, 123-11. JAVELIN -- 1, Tony Roberts, RR, 196-3; 2, Matt Kennedy, HV, 169-8; 3, Josh Myers, RR, 147-0. HIGH JUMP -- 1, (tie) Cole Parmelee, NV, and Jacob White, HV, 6-0; 3, Appling, NV, 4-10. LONG JUMP -- 1, Nick Mason, HV, 17-4; 2, Appling, NV, 17-2; 3, Cole Parmelee, NV, 17-1. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1, Jesse O'Gara, RR, 36-5; 2, Appling, NV, 35-7; 3, Ken Hiler, NV, 34-4. POLE VAULT -- 1, 110-METER HURDLES -- 1, Jeff Jentzsch, RR, 16.5; 2, Hiler, NV, 20.3; 3, Travis Robinson, HV, 22.8. 300-METER HURDLES -- 1, Ken Hiler, NV, 47.2; 2, Danny Vigus, HV, 58.3 100 METERS -- 1, Paul Sutherlin, NV, 11.3; 2, Jesse Smith, RR, 11.5; 3, Jon Harper, NV, 11.6. 200 METERS -- 1, Jon Harper, NV, 22.7; 2, Gilliland, NV, 24.4; 3, Handley, NV, 24.9 400 METERS -- 1, Andrew Barella, RR, 55.6; 2, Gilliland, NV, 56.8; 3, Handley, NV, 57.6. 800 METERS -- 1, Jacob White, HV, 2:05; 2, Jabin Tangeman, NV, 2:06.3; 3, Warren Clarida, RR, 2:13.1 1,500 METERS -- 1, Jacob White, HV, 4:22; 2, Warren Clarida, RR, 4:23.5; 3, Nathan Love, RR, 4:28.3. 3,000 METERS -- 1, Nathan Love, RR, 9:54; 2, Neville, IV, 10:56.6; 3, Mackey, NV, 11:03.9 4X100 RELAY -- 1, North Valley, 45.5; 2, Hidden Valley, 49.1; 3, Illinois Valley, 50.8. 4X400 RELAY -- 1, North Valley, 3:30.9; 2, Rogue River, 3:57.9; 3, Hidden Valley, 4:09.9 GIRLS TEAM SCORES -- North Valley 122, Rogue River 98, Hidden Valley 54, Illinois Valley 43, New Hope Christian 10. SHOT PUT -- 1, Sarah Zempel, RR, 40-4; 2, Case, IV, 28-3; 3, Erin Gilkinson, RR, 28-1. DISCUS -- 1, Sarah Zempel, RR, 126-5; 2, K'pree Ford-Harris, NV, 117-10; 3, Siemens, RR, 92-2 JAVELIN -- 1, Sarah Zempel, RR, 119-2; 2, Erin Gilkinson, RR, 89-9; 3, Wright, NV, 78-8. HIGH JUMP -- 1, Anne Manes, NV, 4-8; 2, Kerinne Schenk, NV, 4-4; 3, Fusco, NV, 4-2. LONG JUMP -- 1, Nicole Roberts, NV, 14-6; 2, Parker, NV, 13-2; 3, Ledford, IV, 12-11. TRIPLE JUMP -- 1, Kerinne Schenk, NV, 29-3; 2, Mendoza, NV, 28-4; 3, Costom, NV, 28-2. 100-METER HURDLES -- 1, Corina Dougherty, IV, 17.02; 2, Ledford, IV, 17.69; 3, Eggleston, HV, 1:08.03. 300-METER HURDLES -- 1, Jessica Ledford, IV, 53.0; 2, Corina Dougherty, IV, 53.3; 3, Cole, NV, 56.3 100 METERS -- 1, Tara Smith, RR, 13.1; 2, Tasha Lexin, NV, 13.3; 3, Ledford, IV, 13.8. 200 METERS -- 1, Rachel Hinze, RR, 27.3; 2, Tasha Lexin, NV, 28.6; 3, Eggleston, HV, 28.6. 400 METERS -- 1, Alyson Elledge, HV, 1:05.4; 2, Galina Vial, NV, 1:06.2; 3, Eggleston, HV, 1:08.1. 800 METERS -- 1, Bobbi Wright, RR, 2:30.7; 2, Steinert, HV, 2:31.4; 3, Clarida, RR, 2:35.49 1,500 METERS -- 1, Bobbi Wright, RR, 5:03.7; 2, Steinert, HV, 5:06.7; 3, Salena Harmon, RR, 5:09.9. 3,000 METERS -- 1, Salena Harmon, RR, 11:15; 2, Ross-Suits, NV, 15:00. 4X100 RELAY -- 1, North Valley, 54.5; 2, Hidden Valley, 55.2; 3, New Hope, 57.8. 4X400 RELAY -- 1, North Valley, 4:28.9; 2, Hidden Valley 4:34.7; 3, New Hope Christian, 4:46.7. 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