By By SCOTT NOVAK / Niles Daily Star
NILES - Michelle Smith, of Brandywine, captured the Division 3 pole vault regional championship Friday evening at Constantine High School.
Smith cleared 8-feet-3 to edge Edwardsburg's Linda Phillipson and Constantine's Stevie Bowen, who tied for second with a height of 7-9.
The Lady Bobcats finished with 10 points as Smith was the lone placer.
Kalamazoo Christian took the girls' championship with 112 points. Parchment was second with 84 points and Bangor third with 72.5 points.
Buchanan finished with eight points.
The top two finishers in each event, plus those who qualify by time, height of distance, advance to the state finals held June 4.
Other area placers in the girls' meet were Buchanan's Lindsey Borr who was fourth in both the 400- and 800-meters.
Edwardsburg's Ricquelle Allemon was second in the long jump, while Stephanie Koontz was third in the long jump and Erin Eggleston was fourth in the 100-meters and fifth in the 300-meter hurdles.
Edwardsburg's Evie Tafunai was fifth in the 400-meters.
The Lady Eddies were fifth in the 400-, 800- and 1,600-meter relays.
Bangor won the boys' meet with 136.5 points over Lakeland Conference champion Berrien Springs which finished with 113 points. Host Constantine finished third with 76 points.
Brandywine finished with eight points.
The Bobcats' Kyle Perry was third in the pole vault with a height of 12-feet.
Brandywine's other points came via a fifth place finish in the 3,200-meter relay.
Other area placers were Edwardsburg's Doug Shuttleworth in the high jump. Shuttleworth was second with a height of 6-2.
Edwardsburg's Derek Eden was third in the 100-meters and qualified for the state meet with a time of 11.3. Edwardsburg's David Daniles was third in the 110-meter high hurdles and sixth in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles.
Also placing for the Eddies were James Greenfield, who was third in the 1,600-meters; Chris Hayes, who was fifth in the pole vault; and Tony Hayes, who was fifth in the high hurdles.
Edwardsburg was also fourth in the 3,200- and sixth in the 800-meter relays. The Eddies finished fifth in the 1,600-meter relay.
Boys results
Bangor 136.5; Berrien Springs 113; Constantine 76; Bloomingdale 41; Edwardsburg 38; Schoolcraft 33; Coloma 27; Bridgman 19; Parchment 16; Brandywine 8; Watervliet 8; Kalamazoo Hackett 7.5; Kalamazoo Christian 3; Hartford 1
Winners and Area placers
High jump: 1. Erving Warren (Coloma) 6-5; 2. Doug Shuttleworth (Edwardsburg) 6-2
Pole vault: 1. Mitch Conroy (Schoolcraft) 13-3; 3. Kyle Perry (Brandywine) 12; 5. Chris Hayes (Edwardsburg) 12
110 hurdles: 1. Eric Tibone (Bridgman) 15.00; 3. David Daniels (Edwardsburg) 15.70; 5. Tony Hayes (Edwardsburg) 16.20
1,600: 1. Nick Tomsic (Bangor) 4:34.30; 3. James Greenfield (Edwardsburg) 4:42.10
100: 1. Antwan Darling (Bangor) 11.20; 3. Derek Eden (Edwardsburg) 11.30
800 relay: 1. Berrien Springs 1:32.10; 6. Edwardsburg 1:36.60
3,200 relay: 1. Bangor (Nick Tomsic, Kyle Dornan, Rahiem Hodge, Seifan Llreana) 8:16; 4. Edwardsburg 8:45.70; 5. Brandywine 8:48
300 hurdles: 1. Okwara Uzoh (Berrien Springs) 39.80; 6. David Daniels (Edwardsburg) 42.30
1,600 relay: 1. Bangor (Nick Tomsic, Rahiem Hodge, Kyle Dornan, Josh Mitchell) 3:27.90; 5. Edwardsburg 3:36.40
Girls results
Kalamazoo Christian 112; Parchment 84; Bangor 72.5; Coloma 46; Schoolcraft 39; Edwardsburg 35; Hartford 29; Berrien Springs 25; Constantine 24.5; Watervliet 13; Brandywine 10; River Valley 9; Kalamazoo Hackett 9; Buchanan 8; Bloomingdale 7; Bridgman 4
Area placers
Pole vault: 1. Michelle Smith (Brandywine) 8-3; 2. Linda Phillipson (Edwardsburg) and Stevie Bowen (Constantine) tied 7-9
Long jump: 1. Christine Drach (Berrien Springs) 16-2 1/2; 2. Ricquelle Allemon (Edwardsburg) 15-11; 3. Stephanie Koontz (Edwardsburg) 15-8 100 hurdles: 1. Jaymi Walters (Coloma) 15.90; 4. Erin Eggleston (Edwardsburg) 16.80
800 relay: 1. Parchment (Tilonda McGuffey, Jaymie Dam, Mary Pressley, Nora Kuiper) 1:48.40; 5. Edwardsburg 1:54.60
400 relay: 1. Parchment (Tilonda McGuffey, Jaymie Dam, Mary Pressley, Nora Kuiper) 51.60; 5. Edwardsburg 54.20
400: 1. Heather Koning (Kalamazoo Christian) 1:00.40; 4. Lindsey Borr (Buchanan) 1:03.50; 5. Evie Tafunai (Edwardsburg) 1:03.50
300 hurdles: 1. Jaymi Walters (Coloma) 46.80; 5. Erin Eggleston (Edwardsburg) 50.70
800: 1. Jeannie Closson (Parchment) 2:28.70; 4. Lindsey Borr (Buchanan) 2:32.40; 5.
1,600 relay: 1. Bangor (Chanelle Graham, Melissa Williams, Jody Kolberg, Jenny Kolberg) 4:13.50; 5. Edwardsburg 4:24.20