By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
COLOMA - Everyone expected the Berrien Springs boys' track team to win the Lakeland Conference championship on Saturday, but no one suspected the girls' squad of doing the same thing.
The Shamrocks took a double dip at the league meet and came away with the conference titles.
Brandywine pole vaulters Kyle Perry and Michelle Smith were both conference champions.
Perry won the event with a height of 12-feet, while Smith cleared 7-8 to win her title.
Here are the complete results from the meet:
Boys results
Berrien Springs 190, Edwardsburg 139, Coloma 66, Brandywine 64, Bridgman 34, Cassopolis 20, Buchanan 10, River Valley 3
Shot put: 1. Alex Lyles (Berrien Springs) 48-9; 2. Jason Leitz (Berrien Springs) 45-9; 3. Joe Bauman (Berrien Springs) 40-3; 4. Jay Haney (Coloma) 39-5; 5. Mike Creekmore (River Valley) 39-3 1/4; 6. Ryan Hartman (Brandywine) 38-2 1/2.
High jump: 1. Erving Warren (Coloma) 6-4; 2. Doug Shuttleworth (Edwardsburg) 6-2; 3. Anya Uzoh (Berrien Springs) 5-7; 4. Tony Hayes (Edwardsburg) 5-6; 5. Jeremy Cummings (Berrien Springs) 5-6; 6. Jared Rusher (Buchanan) 5-6.
Pole vault: 1. Kyle Perry (Brandywine) 12; 2. Chris Hayes (Edwardsburg) 11; 3. Jordan Bruni (Brandywine) 11; 4. Lance Taliaferro (Brandywine) 9-6.
800 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 1:32.60; 2. Coloma 1:36.40; 3. Cassopolis 1:39.30; 4. Brandywine 1:39.40; 5. Bridgman 1:39.80; 6. Buchanan 1:55.20.
Long jump: 1. Doug Shuttleworth (Edwardsburg) 19-2; 2. David Daniels (Edwardsburg) 18-11 1/2; 3. Ben Collard (Berrien Springs) 18-9 1/2; 4. Jake Roberts (Edwardsburg) 18-4 1/2; 5. Chad Adams (Coloma) 18-2 1/4; 6. Rick Brown (Cassopolis) 17-3 1/2.
3,200 relay: 1. Edwardsburg 8:46; 2. Brandywine 9:00.10; 3. Berrien Springs 9:14.30; 4. Coloma 9:39.20; 5. Bridgman 10:08.10; 6. Buchanan 10:49.90.
Discus: 1. Jason Leitz (Berrien Springs) 138-4; 2. Joe Bauman (Berrien Springs) 136-1; 3. Alex Lyles (Berrien Springs) 125-8; 4. Jay Haney (Coloma) 122; 5. Jake Boven (Coloma) 117-9; 6. Zak Kalmar (River Valley) 109-11.
110 hurdles: 1. Eric Tibone (Bridgman) 15.30; 2. David Daniels (Edwardsburg) 15.80; 3. Tony Hayes (Edwardsburg) 15.90; 4. Erving Warren (Coloma) 16.00; 5. Keith Curtis (Berrien Springs) 16.60; 6. Doug Shuttleworth (Edwardsburg) 16.80.
100: 1. Tyler Roots (Berrien Springs) 11.40; 2. E.J. Harris (Cassopolis) 11.60; 3. Derek Eden (Edwardsburg) 11.60; 4. Dwan McKinney (Coloma) 12.10; 5. Jeremy Eddie (Berrien Springs) 12.40; 6. Mark Graffenius (Coloma) 12.40.
1,600: 1. James Greenfield (Edwardsburg) 4:52.80; 2. Brian Wieger (Brandywine) 5:01.60; 3. Kyle Banish (Berrien Springs) 5:03.40; 4. Sean Reams (Buchanan) 5:07.40; 5. Brian Kiser (Coloma) 5:12.50; 6. Phillip Lange (Berrien Springs) 5:16.30.
400 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 45.10; 2. Coloma 46.50; 3. Edwardsburg 46.80; 4. Bridgman 46.80; 5. Cassoplis 47.00; 6. Brandywine 48.40.
300 hurdles: 1. Okwara Uzoh (Berrien Springs) 40.30; 2. Eric Tibone (Bridgman) 41.00; 3. David Daniels (Edwardsburg) 41.80; 4. Keith Curtis (Berrien Springs) 42.30; 5. Chad Adams (Coloma) 43.60; 6. Tony Hayes (Edwardsburg) 43.80.
400: 1. Dowin Coffy (Berrien Springs) 53.40; 2. Ben Collard (Berrien Springs) 53.90; 3. Jeremy Blackamore (Coloma) 54.50; 4. Matt Peters (Edwardsburg) 54.50; 5. Caleb Frazier (Brandywine) 54.80; 6. Kyle Poe (Edwardsburg) 54.90.
200: 1. Jonny Rodriguez (Berrien Springs) 23.50; 2. Anya Uzoh (Berrien Springs) 24.20; 3. Jonathan Chansa (Berrien Springs 24.30; 4. Derek Eden (Edwardsburg) 24.50; 5. Matt Carlson (Bridgman) 24.60; 6. Jeremy Blackamore (Coloma) 24.60.
800: 1. Jake Roberts (Edwardsburg) 2:07.30; 2. Ricky Wood (Brandywine) 2:10.80; 3. Ben Collard (Berrien Springs) 2:12.60; 4. Patrick Huggett (Edwardsburg) 2:13; 5. Todd Hendricks (Bridgman) 2:13.90; 6. Brad Long (Berrien Springs) 2:16.10.
3,200: 1. James Greenfield (Edwardsburg) 10:49.70; 2. Kyle Banish (Berrien Springs) 10:50.50; 3. Brian Wieger (Brandywine) 11:17.10; 4. Brian Kiser (Coloma) 11:27.40; 5. Sean Reams (Buchanan) 11:28.20; 6. Cal Pompey (Cassopolis) 11:51.10.
1,600 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 3:35.30; 2. Edwardsburg 3:39.20; 3. Brandywine 3:47.50; 4. Bridgman 3:52.40; 5. Cassopolis 3:54.90; 6. Buchanan 4:26.40.
Final standings
1. Berrien Springs, 2. Edwardsburg, 3. Brandywine, 4. Coloma, 5. Bridgman, 6. Cassopolis and Buchanan, 8. River Valley.
Girls results
1. Berrien Springs 110, 2. Edwardsburg 104, 3. Coloma 92, 4. Cassopolis 76, 5. Bridgman 45, 6. Brandywine 34, 7. River Valley 31, 8. Buchanan 12
High jump: 1. Kelsey Gordon (Cassopolis) 5-1; 2. Erica Eddy (Bridgman) 4-9; 3. Stephanie Koontz (Edwardsburg) 4-4; 4. Sara McIntyre (Cassopolis) 4-4; 5. Shenise Delaney (Berrien Springs) 4-4; 6. Liz Zordell (Berrien Springs) 4-4.
Pole vault: 1. Michelle Smith (Brandywine) 7-8; 2. Linda Phillipson (Edwardsburg) 7-4; 3. Stephanie Koontz (Edwardsburg) 6-0.
100 hurdles: 1. Jaymi Walters (Coloma) 16.40; 2. Erin Eggleston (Edwardsburg) 17.10; 3. Jeni Janowski (River Valley) 18.50; 4. Ricquelle Allemon (Edwardsburg) 18.50; 5. Brianna Schmitz (Bridgman) 19.10; 6. Randi Bailey (Edwardsburg) 19.20.
100: 1. Fortune Boykein (Cassopolis) 13.20; 2. Evie Tafunai (Edwardsburg) 13.70; 3. Jamyshia Jennings (Coloma) 13.80; 4. Jeni Janowski (River Valley) 14.20; 5. Jackie Guzicki (Berrien Springs) 14.20; 6. Heather Miller (Bridgman) 14.40.
800 relay: 1. Coloma 1:53.70; 2. Berrien Springs 1:54.80; 3. Edwardsburg 2:05.60; 4. Brandywine 2:08.10.
400: 1. Kelsey Gordon (Cassopolis) 1:03; 2. Sydney Meade (Berrien Springs) 1:03.90; 3. Lindsey Borr (Buchanan) 1:04.50; 4. Sara McIntyre (Cassopolis) 1:06.10; 5. Ricquelle Allemon (Edwardsburg) 1:06.20; 6. Deanna Sandman (Berrien Springs) 1:06.70.
300 hurdles: 1. Jaymi Walters (Coloma) 48.20; 2. Erin Eggleston (Edwardsburg) 51.80; 3. Robin Danzy (Cassopolis) 55.10; 4. Randi Bailey (Edwardsburg) 56.30; 5. Jeni Janowski (River Valley) 56.80; 6. Krystal Briney (Buchanan) 1:03.60.
400 relay: 1. Coloma 54.80; 2. Berrien Springs 55.00; 3. Bridgman 55.10; 4. Cassopolis 56.40; 5. Edwardsburg
800: 1. Dee Dee Hawkins (Cassopolis) 2:35.30; 2. Chelsea Anderson (Bridgman) 2:38.50; 3. Becky Miller (Berrien Springs) 2:40.12; 4. Lindsay Borr (Buchanan) 2:42.20; 5. Amy Konopinski (Brandywine) 2:46.10; 6. Gabby Saitz (Berrien Springs) 2:26.70.
200: 1. Kelsey Gordon (Cassopolis) 28.00; 2. Jaymi Walters (Coloma) 28.40; 3. Fortune Boykin (Cassopolis) 28.90; 4. Evi Tafunai (Edwardsburg) 29.40; 5. Melani Demler (Bridgman) 30.50; 6. Robin Danzy (Cassopolis) 30.50.
1,600: 1. Becky Miller (Berrien Springs) 6:01.80; 2. Gabby Saitz (Berrien Springs) 6:02; 3. Jessica Banish (Berrien Springs) 6:10.50; 4. Tricia Horak (River Valley) 6:11.60; 5. Lisa Konopinski (Brandywine) 6:13.60; 6. Sara McIntyre (Cassopolis) 6:15.20.
3,200: 1. Gabby Saitz (Berrien Springs) 13:24.40; 2. Becky Miller (Berrien Springs) 13:34.30; 3. Lisa Konopinski (Brandywine) 13:35.50; 4. Bronicki (Edwardsburg) 13:40.10; 5. Megan Mitrovich (Bridgman) 13:49.80; 6. Jessica Banish (Berrien Springs) 13:51.10.
1,600 relay: 1. Cassopolis 4:21.90; 2. Berrien Springs 4:24.50; 3. Edwardsburg 4:25.80; 4. River Valley 4:48.30; 5. Coloma 4:51.60; 6. Bridgman 4:58.40.
3,200 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 11:14.40; 2. Edwardsburg 11:24.40; 3. Brandywine 11:40.50; 4. River Valley 11:53.20; 5. Coloma 11:57.40; 6. Bridgman 12:12.40.
Long jump: 1. Christine Drach (Berrien Springs) 15-5 1/4; 2. Ricquelle Allemon (Edwardsburg) 14-11 1/2; 3. Stephanie Koontz (Edwardsburg) 14-5 3/4; 4. Julianna Sarno (Coloma) 14; 5. Sydney Meed (Berrien Springs) 13-7 1/4; 6. Lindsey Borr (Buchanan) 13-4 1/4.
Discus: 1. Kachina Blackamore (Coloma) 106-8; 2. Ali Reifschneider (Bridgman) 106-1; 3. Briana Sonnenberg (River Valley) 90-4; 4. Lisa Konopinski (Brandywine) 82-5; 5. Stacey Miller (Edwardsburg) 74-11; 6. Ann Griffin (Coloma) 74-1.
Shot put: 1. Kachina Blackamore (Coloma) 31-3 3/4; 2. Ann Griffin (Coloma) 30-5; 3. Ali Reifschneider (Bridgman) 27-7; 4. Kailee Checkley (Edwardsburg) 27-3; 5. Dani Giles (Edwardsburg) 26-11 1/2; 6. Kate Kautzky (River Valley) 25-5.
Final standings
1. Berrien Springs and Edwardsburg; 3. Coloma, 4. Cassopolis, 5. Bridgman, 6. River Valley, 7. Brandywine; 8. Buchanan.