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Cold, snow fail to ice marathon i ^ ——————— ^==— Every runner has a story in distance races By David Curran dcurran@barnstablepatriot.com DAVID STILL II PHOTO AND THEY'RE OFF - Runners break from the starting line of Sunday's Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Marathon, Half Marathon, 10 Km and Marathon Team Relay. DAVID STILL II PHOTO VICTORY - Luke Wood of Biddeford, Maine crosses the finish line to win the Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Marathon Sunday. Pete Stringer ran his 15th Hyannis Marathon Sunday. Greg Karukas ran his first marathon, period. Theirs were among scores of stories as some 2,100 run- ners took part inthe 26th Four Points by Sheraton Hyannis Marathon , Half Marathon , lOKm and Marathon Team Relay despite bitter cold , howling winds and an over- night snowstorm that nearly forced cancellation of the races. "It was still dicey up un- til eight o'clock," said race director Paul Collyer. "The Barnstable DPW did a fan- tastic job. The Barnstable Police Department did their usual great job." He saidthe unofficial count of about 2,100finishers made it the biggest Hyannis ever, even though as many as 500 registrants elected not to run. Stringer, 60, of Osterville, was not among them. "It was great ," said the winner of the men's age 60- 69 group. But it was also, for him, drenched in poignance. Unofficially the person who has run Hyannis more times than anyone, thistimehe was running just weeks after the death of his sister, "myhero," Sally MacDonald. Though she battled ill- ness, she always supported Stringer, a man who runs 100-mile races, never mind marathons. He well appre- ciates that many roll their eyes at what he does, but MacDonald cameto hisraces to cheer him on, even though inhiseyes,struggles likehers make a runner's trivial. "There were a couple of momentsSunday whenyou'd see somebody whose outline or silhouette would makeyou think..." he said, leaving the thought unfinished. "It was very emotional." It was also cold, even for a winter race. "This was as bad as I've seen it," Stringer said. "It was a desperate struggle out there, really, really cold. You also had this whipping wind." The race became a des- perate struggle for Karukas near the end. The 17-year- old Barnstable High School senior wanted to finish inless thanthree hours, 15minutes, and he was on pace to do about 3:10 - until he hit the last mile. Nate Robert s, aclassmate and teammate on the BHS cross-country and track teams, bicycled the final 13 miles with him, and in the last miles, after 20 or 21, Karukas was ever more grateful. "That last six miles was probably the most painful and slow six miles I've ever run," he said. "It really set in bad at the 25-mile mark. My legs completely bound up and cramped up." He slowed to a walk for a couple of minutes, then found a last well of determi- nation. Still, the final mile took 11 or 12 minutes, he said. He finished in 3:16:20, first by nearly half an hour among the three in the age 17 and under category and 41st overall. "It'ssuch a great feeling to get across the finish line," he said. "It was a good experi- ence. I enjoyed it. I definitely want to do another one, who knows when." Luke Wood, 26, of Bidd- eford, Maine, won in 2:45:41. Charlotte Johnson, 38, Port Jefferson Station,NY,wonthe women's race in 3:25:18. Nathan Brigham, 23, Cam- bridge, won the half mara- thon in 1:11:30. Lynn John- son, 32, of North Attleboro was the women's winner in 1:26:27 Joe Navas, 38, of North Eastham , won the lOKm CONTINUED ON PAGE A:11 Let there be light Yawkey v Foundation grant means McKeon Field makeover By Kathleen Manwaring kmanwaring@barnstablepatnot.com If you improve it, they will come. That isthe hope of the Cape Cod Baseball League in regards to McKeon Field in Hyannis. The League has received a grant of $150,000 from the Yawkey Foundation to be used for field improvements at McKeon. "This is the cor- nerstone of the foreseeable future of the Hyannis Mets, McKeon field and those who use the field,"said Mets Presi- dent Tino DiGiovanni."It'sa major component across the board. " Home to the Mets aswell as a variety of community base- ball leagues, McKeon Field will benefit greatly from a makeover. With the Mets hav- ing secured matching grant money from numerous do- nors, including the new Pope John Paul II High School, which will share the Mets' field , several improvement projects are in the works."It's goingto be afirst-class place," said DiGiovanni. One of the more exciting upgrades is the hoped-fo r addition of lighting, which the park has not had in more than a decade. The Yawkey grant along with the Mets' matching grant will cover the purchase of the college- level lights, while the cost of installation will be donated anonymously. Pending approval frcrrn the Barnstable Conservation Commission on installingthe new lights,McKeon will have lights come June. The television-friendly lights could mean a host of possibilities for usage of the field , including bringing important televised sporting events to Hyannis. Lighting will also be a bo- nus to area fans. "If the lights are in this spring, as is the hope," said John Garner, Jr., director of public relations, "we hope to have more fam- ily-friendly weekends,moving Saturday 's game times to 5 o'clock." Sportswriters and broad- casters will enjoy a new press box. The current press box servesamultitude offunctions including serving as a storage area for equipment. The press area itself is so cramped that the Internet broadcaster for CCBL must sit outside to webcast games. The new box will be named in honor of a prominent Cape Codder, former state senator and Mass. Martime Academy president Jack Aylmer. He has been a mainstay of the Hyannis Mets organization for decades. Other improvements to McKeon will include a new backstop, fencing, and the installation of an irrigation system, as well as general improvements to the field itself. The Yawkey Foundation was established to continue the charitable legacy of the late Tom and Jean Yawkey, former Red Sox owners. The Foundation makes grants that provide an immedi- ate, significant and positive impact on the quality of life of youth , families and the disadvantaged. To get fans into the swingof the 2006 baseball season, the Hyannis Mets will celebrate spring training on Sunday as they present the roster for the season at a fundraiser to be held at The Roadhouse Cafe in Hyannis. The Mets willbeginthe 2006 season when they play the Y-D Red Sox in the opener June 15. For more information or tickets to the spring training fundraiser on Sunday, call Kim Wolfe at 508-771-7205. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple and the event will be h&ld from 4 to 6p.m. at the Roadhouse Cafe on South Street in Hyannis. For more information about the Hyannis Mets 2006 Sea- son, visit www.hyannismets. org. Fans are welcome to talk Baseball and the Hyannis Mets when Hyannis Mets GeneralManager JohnHowitt chats about his team and the Cape Cod Baseball League at its March 15 meeting. The club welcomes allBarnstable residents to meetings that are held the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Barnstable Senior Center, 825 Falmouth Road in Hyannis. Meetings include a speaker and social gathering. Annual membership is $8. In the successful wake of last year's exhibition game between the touring US Military All-Stars and the Cape Cod Baseball League, the League will play two preseason games against the Combined Armed Forces. Chatham will host the first game on Saturday, June 10, at 7 p.m. and the second gamewillbe held in Cotuit on Sunday, June 11, at 5 p.m. Szatek leads stellar team effort for BHS By David Curran dcurran@barnstablepatriot.com Allison Szatek set school records in the floor exercise and the all-around and Me- lissaBowe was almostasgood as the BHS gymnasticsteam won the girls South Sectional championship in Hudson Saturday. The Raiders go into to- day's state championships at Shrewsbury High School seeded third behind Chelms- ford and Masconomet , the top two finishers in Friday's North Sectional. Meet time is 6 p.m. Szatek scored an all but unheard of 9.80 on the floor exercise en route to collecting 38.2 points Saturday. "She hit everything," said coach Duncan Chase. "That was an awesomemeet for her. You couldn't do much better than that." He said one judge , who had never seen the Raidersbefore , said Szatek'sfloor routine was "the best I've ever seen inhigh school." "That was great," said the coach. "I love to see that." He was equally effusive in his praise for the rest of the team. "No wiggles, no wobbles," he said. "You name it, they hit it." Szatek won three events - the floor, the balance beam (9.50) and the vault (9.40). She tied Bowe for first place on the parallel bars. The two juniors earned 9.50s. Bowe scored a 9.35 on the beam, a 9.225 on the floor and an 8.90 on the vault for a personal-best all-around of 36.975. "(Alison) and Melissaweri really stars," Chase said. Senior captains Meg Kil- murray and Marissa Jones alsoshined.Kilmurrayscored in three events -floor (8.95)\ beam (8.80) and bars (8.65J - while Jones added a pert sonal-best 8.80 on the beam and an 8.275 on the bars. "Those two came through and that was a big help," Chase said. Freshman Shelby Couture, scored an 8.725 on the floor, freshman StephanieSaunders added an8.35onthe vault, and junior Jordan Robinson put up an 8.20 on the vault. Chase said the balance beam, the meet'sthird event, was, as usual, "a big factor." While other teams' gym- nasts were enduring falls, "Every one of (the Raiders} stuck their routine,"breeding confidence for the final event! saidthe coach. "Then the kids can go out and have some fun on the floor." Sharon was second in the sectional with 140.225 points, followed by Bridgewater- Raynham with 139.825. FreshmanKellyannePalma, a frequent scorer this season, missed the sectional with an injury but isexpected back for today'sstatemeet,according to the coach. Chase said Chelmsford and Masconomet are very deep teams and represent a formi- dable challenge, but he gave the Raiders a good chance of reclaiming the state champi- onship. They finished third last year after winning the previous four crowns. "We have to hit this meet just aswell aswe did at South Sectional," he said. » Raiders gymnasts j win South Sectional1 BHS boys hockey gets into j tourney with emphatic win I Raiders come up big in must-win finale By David Curran dcurran@barnstablepatriot.com DAVID CURRAN PHOTO SECOND CHANCE - George DeMello (8) of the BHS boys hockey team looks for a rebound during the Raiders' 10-2 win over Taunton Friday. , OVER THE SHOULDER - Nick Atsalis (14) looks to headman the pud to teammate George DeMello (8) during the BHS boys hockey learnt 10-2 win over Taunton Friday. The victory earned the Raiders a berth in the state tournament. They had to win, and they left no doubt. With a state tournament berth and a share of the Old Colony League championship on the line, the BHS boys hockey team turned in a 10-2 domination of Taunton at Kennedy Memorial Rink in Hyannis Friday. "Awesome.Terrific. Wecame a long way this year," coach George DeMello said, later adding, "Ithinkwe're peaking right now going into the last couple of weeks." The victorygavethe Raiders a record of 7-7-6 and earned them the 11th seed in the Divi- sion 1South Sectional tourna- ment.They were scheduled to open the post-season against fifth-seeded Durfee (11-5-4) at Gallo Arena in Bourne yesterday, after the Patriot went to press. Senior goalie Luke Harris came out after the first peri- od after junior Kyle Kelly and sopho- more Brett Carreiro gave the Raiders a 2-0 lead,asDeMello stuck with his plan to play junior Matt Everson in net in the second period and senior Stefano Cillis in the third. "Wefelt confident we were going to be able to control the tempo and score," he said , adding that the two back- ups worked hard all season without seeing & lot of action. "They deserve the opportunity to get somej time in." He was right. Kelly anoj senior Mike Garbacik eaclt finished with two goals and an assist. Sophomore Kyle Phelan had a goal and two assists, while junior Andrew Yinglingand sophomore Mike 1 Donoghue eachhad agoaland, an assist. Senior Joe Lynch and sophomore Cam Larson added goals, junior George DeMello had two assists, and seniors Nick Barron and Ea Milos and sophomore Niclt Atsalis picked up assists. "Ithink we'vegot arealgood synergy goinginto the tourna- ment," coach DeMello said.