Gandini dominates distances at Division III State Meet
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Patrick Gandini won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 events at the Division III State Meet. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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June 03, 2021GILFORD Members of the Gilford track team didn t have to travel far for the Division III State Meet, as Gilford High School played host to the championships on Tuesday, May 25, and Wednesday, May 26.
This year, to keep the number of athletes to a minimum, the meet was divided into two meets, with the girls competing first on Tuesday and the boys following on Wednesday.
The story of the boys State Meet was Patrick Gandini, as the Gilford sophomore claimed the title in the three distance events.
Gilford track competes at meet in Belmont
Shea Brown throws the javelin for Gilford on Saturday morning. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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May 12, 2021BELMONT For the second week in a row, the Gilford track team traveled to Belmont for a meet, this time also featuring Bishop Brady.
For the Gilford girls, Riley McDonough won the 200 meters with a time of 31.87 seconds and Shea Brown ran to second in 33.97 seconds.
Lindsey Sanderson took the top spot in the 800 meters with a time of 2:45.83 and Taryn Wernig finished in second place in a time of 3:14.78.
Abby Shute won the high jump, clearing three feet, 10 inches. She also took third in the long jump with a distance of 12 feet, 9.5 inches.
Townsend, Bondaz lead Gilford boys to Division II title
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Mitchell Townsend skis for Gilford in the Division II championships last Thursday at Great Glen. (Photo by Joshua Spaulding) (
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March 10, 2021PINKHAM NOTCH The division was different, the format was different, but the Gilford Nordic boys domination did not change.
The duo of Aiden Bondaz and Mitchell Townsend finished in the top three in both legs of the Division II championship to lead the Golden Eagles to the title on Thursday, March 4, at Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch.
This year s race was a different format, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that forced teams to separate a little more. Each school s racers were on the course at the same time, with each school separated by about 15 minutes. The race started with the classical loop and the racers came into the start/finish area at the end of that run, changed skis and went out on the freestyle loop. T
Worth the wait: Lebanon girls win first NHIAA D-II cross country ski crown
Ayla Weale
Modified: 3/4/2021 10:06:46 PM
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. In the end, it was worth the wait.
Delayed by two days when weather softened the course, the Lebanon High girls cross country ski team won its first NHIAA state championship on Thursday, taking the Division II crown at Great Glen Trails. Senior Ayla Weale recorded a pair of top-10 finishes for the Raiders, who had previously recorded four runner-up results in various divisions in the 1970s and ‘90s, long before the NHIAA set up Nordic skiing for its own state honors.