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Nearly 200 pound pavement in Sapienza race
Dan Verrington of Haverhill was the first local finisher of the 22nd annual Sapienza Road Race, finishing the 4-mile course in 21 minutes and in fourth place.
Former Methuen track star Kevin Alliette won the race, finishing in 20:05.
Jim Johnson of Wakefield finished second.
On the women's side, Kara Haas, Caroline Bjune, and Phillips Academy graduate Melissa Donais, finished first, second, and third, respectively.
Donais, 24, is the granddaughter of legendary road runner Tony Sapienza, whom the race is named after.
Her mother, Toni, organizes the race every year.
Nearly 200 runners participated in the event, which raised $2,000 for a charity named in Sapienza's honor that awards a scholarship to a local athlete who plans to study mathematics in college.
Sapienza taught math at Haverhill High for more than 28 years.
Sapienza Memorial 4-Mile Road Race
Thursday, July 17
Top 15 finishers
1. Kevin Alliette 20:05, 2. Jim Johnson 20:25, 3. Jon Healey 20:39, 4. Dan Verrington 21:00, 5. Chris Mahoney 21:06, 6. Patrick Ard 21:16, 7. Chris Healey 21:41, 8. Todd Lagimoier 22:05, 9. David Quintal 22:08, 10. Tim Carven 22:59, 11. Kara Haas 23:16, 12. Caroline Bjune 23:51, 13. Lars Bjune 23:54, 14. Chris Powers 23:58, 15. Corey Gobbi 24:02
Top 3 women
1. Kara Haas 23:16, 2. Caroline Bjune 23:51, 3. Melissa Donais 24:39
Age-Group Winners
Male
19-and-under — Chris Powers 23:58; 20-29 — Jon Healey 20:39; 30-39 — Jim Johnson 20:25; 40-49 — Dan Verrington 21:00; 50-59 — Jim Morisseau 24:06; 60-69 — Billy Prentiss 26:42, 70-and-over — George Bisson 33:00
Female
19-and-under — Olivia Marshall 30:44; 20-29 — Melissa Donais 24:39; 30-39 — Caroline Bjune 23:51; 40-49 — Nancy Corsaro 27:28; 50-59 — Sharon Yu 32:33; 60-69 — Wendy Burbank 33:48
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Playoff decides 14-15 age group in city's Junior Golf tourney
Alec Brunelle, 11, of Salem, N.H., lines up a putt at the Haverhill Junior Golf Tournament at the Bradford Country Club in Haverhill on Monday morning. Brunelle won his age division in the tournament.
Eighteen holes weren't enough to decide the 14-15-year-old division of the Junior Golf Championships at Bradford Country Club on Monday afternoon.
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After posting matching 13-over 83s, Haverhill High School teammates Dylan Cody and Scott Farley began a two-player, sudden-death playoff, in which the first player to score better than his opponent would win the tournament. -
Boat race grows in popularity
Hydroplane and Runabout racing boats will skim the surface of the Merrimack River this weekend for the Haverhill River Run.
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Organizer Dave Goodwin, chairman of the Crescent Yacht Club's race committee, said interest in the speedboat races has grown since last year's return of the event to the Merrimack River for the first time in roughly 40 years. -
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Junior Golf Championship decided Monday
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The Haverhill Junior City Golf Championship will be played on Monday, Aug. 30, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Bradford Country Club, 201 Chadwick Road, Bradford.
It is open only to Haverhill residents or junior members at Bradford Country Club, Crystal Spring Golf Course, Far Corner Golf Course, Renaissance Golf Course or Haverhill Country Club. - Garrison Junior Tour ends with 42-player field
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