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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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Local women flock to over-30 league
Carolyn Peters of Haverhill reaches up to catch a line-drive and makes it look easy during a softball game in the Dirt The Skirt league for women over 30. The league plays at the Pines Recreation Area in Groveland.
What the mind wants, the body sometimes can't provide. Especially as the body ages.
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It is with this thought in mind that Dirt the Skirt, a softball league for women over 30, was founded last year.
"Once you hit 30, the body begins to sort of break down," says Christine Sullivan Higgins of Haverhill, president and founder of DTS, who adds that several similar leagues in the area allow players under 30 to play. "It's a different game when you're not 30 or over. We want to give women the opportunity to play against an equivalent peer group." -
Young golfers square off in Garrison Junior Tour
The Garrison Par 3 golf course on Hilldale Avenue in Haverhill is sponsoring its own Junior Tour this summer for boys and girls 8 to 14 years old.
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Friends remember Bradford's Gene Goodreault
For when the one great scorer comes to mark against your name, he writes ...
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Not that you won or lost, but how you played the game.
Grantland Rice
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