Track and Field

ITHACA – Norwich’s 400-meter relay team posted its best time of the year, and won a boys’ league title at the STAC Championships Thursday at Ithaca.
It was the top performance for the Tornado boys, who are currently in third place in team scoring. Norwich coach Paul Sims said the pole vault was the only event not completed. The meet will finish on Monday, Sims said.
“The only schools that are ahead of us are much bigger, and Vestal is just absolutely loaded,” Sims said.
Norwich is at 46 points, far ahead of the eight it scored last year. The 400-meter relay team of Patrick Taylor, David Layman, Josh Favaloro, and Morgan Crawford timed a season-best 44.81. Crawford, running anchor, had the lead and maintained the advantage over the final 100 meters.
The 1,600-meter relay team finished a half stride out of first place timing an unofficial 3:30, Sims said. David Jones, Nate Ashton, Max Morse, and Matt Murray made up the second-place quartet.
Murray was third in the 400 meters and Taylor took third in the long jump to complete Norwich’s top-three finishes.
Cleo Daoud led Norwich’s girls with fifth-place finishes in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.
Norwich competes in the Section IV Class B meet next Thursday at Windsor.
Complete results and times of the STAC Championships were not available
Norwich results
Boys
400m relay (1) Taylor, David Layman, Josh Favaloro, Morgan Crawford, 44.81
1,600m relay (2), David Jones, Nate Ashton, Max Morse, Matt Murray.
Long jump (3) Patrick Taylor.
Triple jump (6) Taylor.
3,200m relay (4) Nuri Harper, Nate Ashton, Max Morse, Matt Murray.
100m: (5) Crawford.
110m hurdles: (5) Jon Foulds.
400m hurdles (5) Foulds.
Girls
100m (5) Cleo Daoud.
200m (5) Daoud.
400m relay (6) Morgan Hagenbuch, Mia Stevens, Sydney Chaffee, Daoud.

Boys’ Tennis

OWEGO – Norwich got off to a solid start at the Section IV Class B Tennis Tournament Thursday afternoon.
Tornado eighth-grader, Matt Craig, advanced to the second round with a 6-1, 6-1 victory. Norwich doubles team, Sal Cole and Roman Cwynar, led 5-4 in the first set of their match before it was halted due to rain.
Yet to play are Colin and Alexander Stewart, the number three seed in doubles, and Eli Craig, the third seed in singles. Tournament play will resume Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Golf

Morris 231, Oxford 263
MORRIS – Morris’ golf team finished the regular season 13-1 beating Oxford Thursday afternoon at Colonial Ridge Golf Club.
Derek Anderson’s 43 over the back nine at Colonial Ridge led the Mustangs.
Oxford’s Chris Marks earned overall medalist honors shooting a 41. Oxford finishes the season with a 2-11 record.
Results
(Colonial Ridge G.C., back nine par-35)
Morris (231): Derek Anderson, 43; Kyle Lum, 45; Tommy Hite, 47; Chris Showers, 48; Jon Nitto, 48.
Oxford (263): Chris Marks, 41; Dan Dey, 52; Jake Carr, 53; Caden Izard, 54; Jacob McConnell, 63.

Section IV Medalist Tournament
ITHACA – Norwich junior Eric Walling qualified for the second round of the Section IV medalist tournament shooting an 87 at Cornell University Golf Course Thursday.
Inclement weather and a three-hour rain delay sent scores upward, said Norwich coach Bob Branham. Walling made the cut-off score by one shot, and is only three shots behind the ninth-place golfers. Play resumes Saturday with the the top nine golfers in the medalist tournament earning a spot on Section IV’s New York State team. “It was good to see one of our guys move on, and (being just three shots back) is definitely doable for Eric,” Branham said.
Jacob Kelly and Frankie Somich also competed for Norwich. Kelly shot a 92 and Somich had a 93.
Results
Top-five scores
(par-72 at Cornell University G.C.)
Pat Milkovich, Vest., 77; Chris Stricek, Windsor, 79; Doug Fernandez, Ithaca, 80; Brian Legg, Owego, 80; Dan Edwards, Elmira, 80.