South Hadley junior Emma Sanford’s track career has been anything but ordinary. As a freshman who had just decided to make the switch from gymnastics to track in high school, the COVID-19 pandemic derailed what was supposed to be her outdoor track.
WESTFIELD Emma Sanford’s day at the track took hours. Jonas Clarke’s lasted a matter of seconds.Both South Hadley stars were rewarded with state titles for their efforts on Thursday.Sanford blew away the competition in the girls pentathlon on Day 1.
Still only a junior, Emma Sanford has become a Swiss Army knife of sorts for the South Hadley track program. She can do just about any event you throw her in – high jump, hurdles, sprints, you name it – and she excells at all of them. It’s hard to.
After a winter of limited competitive opportunities due to a lack of facilities, the high school indoor track and field reaches its apex this week.A solid contingent of Hampshire County athletes will take their talents across the state to compete in.
Amherst junior Tamar Byl-Brann found herself doing a lot of leading this fall.Whether that came while running on the cross-country course, or encouraging her teammates during practice, she was one of Amherst’s top finishers, and continued to run at.