Canton girls cap greatest season with first Division 3 track title, Walpole boys win by thinnest margin

NORTH ANDOVER — For the Canton girls’ 4×400-meter relay team, the stakes were simple: Place in the top five, and secure the program’s first Division 3 state title.

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“I told them before the race: ‘This is what you dream of, this is what you train for,’ ” said Canton coach Anna Amico.

Senior Chloe Dubuisson took control on the third leg, receiving the baton in third place and building a three-second lead by the end of her lap. Junior Lauren Raffetto followed with a dominant anchor leg to seal an eight-second victory in 4 minutes, 2.10 seconds.

The result pushed Canton (74 points) past runner-up Melrose (68) in Sunday’s Division 3 championship meet at Merrimack College. It capped a historic season for the Bulldogs, who also won their first Hockomock League crown in 43 years.

“It feels like all our hard work really paid off,” said Raffetto. “The group trained for this all season, and it all just came together.”

After building a 12.5-point lead during Day 1 Thursday, the Bulldogs added to their edge with first and third-place finishes from Raffetto (5:03.54) and sophomore Adileh Azar (5:11.49) in the mile. Dubuisson also placed second in the 100 hurdles (14.46).

“This is just a really, really special group,” said Amico. “[The results Thursday] definitely gave them the confidence that we belong, and then everyone just did their part to put us over the top.”

On the boys’ side, Walpole finished with 99.5 points to earn its third consecutive outdoor state title by a razor-tight margin over Reading (99).

The Timberwolves’ victory came down to the final javelin toss by senior Jake Stenstrom (166 feet, 4 inches), who notched a five-foot personal best to place third in the event.

“I was not expecting it to be the last event,” said Stenstrom. “But it feels amazing. I turned around and looked at the board, see 166, and it’s a great, great feeling.”

Walpole’s only victory Sunday came in the 4×100 relay (43.17), with its other win coming from senior Sawyer Regan (3,290 points) in the pentathlon on Thursday.

Stenstrom also finished second in the 110 hurdles (15.14) and senior Arnold Obour-Mensah was second in the 100 dash (10.70).

Longmeadow ran the fastest time in the boys’ 4×800, but was disqualified for throwing the baton after crossing the finish line. The Lancers placed third with 96.5 points.

After winning the 200 in a personal-best time (21.11) Thursday, Reading senior Ryan Pulpi entered Sunday with an ambitious plan: Compete in both the 400 and 100, which were scheduled just 25 minutes apart.

Pulpi paced himself in the 400, but still fended off his competition for a win in 48.97.

In the 100, Pulpi executed his start to perfection en route to a half-second victory (10.44). The effort was a 0.3-second personal best and marked the state’s top time this season.

“I knew there was not much time between the [400] and the [100] final,” said Pulpi. “So I had to preserve a little bit of energy . . . it was definitely a lot to balance, but happy it worked out.”

BOYS

at Merrimack College

 100m — 1. Ryan Pulpi, Reading, 0:10.44; 2. Arnold Obour-Mensah, Walpole, 0:10.7; 3. Jullian Rosenburg, Uxbridge, .

 110m hurdles — 1. Jonah Stephens Roye, Milton, 0:14.81; 2. Jake Stenstrom, Walpole, 0:15.14; 3. Colin Moran, Masconomet, 0:15.18.

 200m — 1. Ryan Pulpi, Reading, 0:21.11; 2. Alexandre Andrade, Stoughton, 0:21.62; 3. Arnold Obour-Mensah, Walpole, 0:21.72.

 400m — 1. Ryan Pulpi, Reading, 0:48.97; 2. Aidan Moriarty, Stoughton, 0:49.1; 3. Timothy Lull, Masconomet, 0:49.2.

 400m hurdles — 1. Jonah Stephens Roye, Milton, 0:54.36; 2. Shane O’Connor, Longmeadow, 0:55.87; 3. Hadi Sibay, Shawsheen, 0:56.19.

 800m — 1. Robert Beato, Milton, 1:56.56; 2. Timothy Lull, Masconomet, 1:56.81; 3. Alexander Hamlin, Masconomet, 1:56.87.

 Mile — 1. Maurice King Jr., Greater Lowell, 4:20.06; 2. Ethan Halpern, Longmeadow, 4:20.46; 3. Anthony Malakidis, North Attleborough, 4:23.67.

 2-mile — 1. Landon Sarney, Oliver Ames, 9:23.95; 2. Luke Zahurak, Walpole, 9:24.63; 3. Ethan Halpern, Longmeadow, 9:27.71.

 4 x 100 — 1. Walpole, 0:43.17; 2. Reading, 0:43.34; 3. Worcester Tech, 0:43.51.

 4 x 400 — 1. Stoughton, 3:26.3; 2. Worcester Tech, 3:28.05; 3. Reading, 3:29.66.

 4 x 800 — 1. Melrose, 8:06.75; 2. Reading, 8:13.44; 3. Masconomet, 8:14.13.

 High jump — 1. Levi Emmanuel, Reading, 6 feet 4 inches; 2. Wil Harllenz Desravines, O’Bryant, 6-4; 3. Gershom Opoku, Worcester Tech, 6-2.

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 Long jump — 1. David Perry, Somerset Berkley, 23 feet 6 inches; 2. JJ Faulk, Canton, 22-8.5; 3. Deshan Walker, Oliver Ames, 22-4.75.

 Pole vault — 1. Nicholas Rauseo, Longmeadow, 13 feet 0 inches; 2. Oliver Lawrence, Longmeadow, 11-6; 3. Mateo Barresi, Longmeadow, 9-6.

 Triple jump — 1. Alex Sverrisson, Longmeadow, 45 feet 3 inches; 2. Thano Frantzis, Somerville, 45-0.5; 3. Lendz Desamours, O’Bryant, 44-10.25.

 Shot put — 1. Mitchell Callender, Oliver Ames, 59 feet 10 inches; 2. Ayden Collins, Doherty, 51-7.5; 3. Nicholas Demelo, Walpole, 51-3.75.

 Discus — 1. Mitchell Callender, Oliver Ames, 147 feet 11 inches; 2. Nicholas Demelo, Walpole, 145-6; 3. Griffin Bergeron, Longmeadow, 139-7.

 Javelin — 1. Luke Rogerson, Reading, 210 feet 7 inches; 2. Adam Toleos, Masconomet, 180-10; 3. Jake Stenstrom, Walpole, 166-4.

 Pentathlon — 1. Sawyer Regan, Walpole, 3290 points; 2. Finn O’Connor, Longmeadow, 3236; 3. Ryan Loring, Oliver Ames, 3004.

 Team results — 1. Walpole, 99.5; 2. Reading, 99; 3. Longmeadow, 96.5; 4. Masconomet, 48; 5. Milton, 44; 5. Oliver Ames, 44.

GIRLS

at Merrimack College

 100m — 1. Nina Kyei-Aboagye, Sharon, 0:11.87; 2. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip, 0:12.12; 3. Lavender Kozaka, Oliver Ames, 0:12.2.

 100m hurdles — 1. Annaleese Aguilar, Milton, 0:14.06; 2. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton, 0:14.46; 3. Alexa Lasnicki, Plymouth South, 0:15.18.

 200m — 1. Nina Kyei-Aboagye, Sharon, 0:23.97; 2. Abigail Bilodeau, Blackstone Valley, 0:25.1; 3. Lavender Kozaka, Oliver Ames, 0:25.33.

 400m — 1. Abigail Bilodeau, Blackstone Valley, 0:57.13; 2. Sara Janelli, Stoughton, 0:59.52; 3. Lara McLucas, Melrose, 0:59.76.

 400m hurdles — 1. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton, 1:03.9; 2. Alexa Lasnicki, Plymouth South, 1:04.11; 3. Julia Smith, North Attleborough, 1:06.09.

 800m — 1. Lauren Raffetto, Canton, 2:13.69; 2. Avery Parkinson, North Attleborough, 2:18.57; 3. Sara Blanco, O’Bryant, 2:19.05.

 Mile — 1. Lauren Raffetto, Canton, 5:03.54; 2. Sara Blanco, O’Bryant, 5:10.17; 3. Adileh Azar, Canton, 5:11.49.

 2-mile — 1. Adileh Azar, Canton, 11:15.29; 2. Reilly Powell, Melrose, 11:17.73; 3. Molly Galgoczy, North Attleborough, 11:23.49.

 4 x 100 — 1. Melrose, 0:50.24; 2. Sharon, 0:50.26; 3. Reading, 0:50.38.

 4 x 400 — 1. Canton, 4:02.1; 2. Stoughton, 4:09.28; 3. Masconomet, 4:10.23.

 4 x 800 — 1. Melrose, 9:43.09; 2. Walpole, 9:48.94; 3. King Philip, 9:54.22.

 High jump — 1. Ella Turner, Milton, 5 feet 4 inches; 2. Raine Tat, Stoughton, 5-4; 3. Gabriella Lombard, Whitman-Hanson, 5-2.

 Long jump — 1. Lavender Kozaka, Oliver Ames, 18 feet 11.5 inches; 2. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip, 18-1.5; 3. Julia Smith, North Attleborough, 17-11.75.

 Pole vault — 1. Kylie Warner, Agawam, 9 feet 0 inches; 2. Caitlin Belanger, Chicopee Comprehensive, 9-0; 3. Bailey Neuhauser, Chicopee Comprehensive, 8-0.060000000000002.

 Triple jump — 1. Trinity McCarthy, Chicopee Comprehensive, 36 feet 4 inches; 2. Isabelle Lightbody, Reading, 36-2.5; 3. Kerri Clark, Dennis-Yarmouth, 36-1.25.

 Shot put — 1. Emeline Boyer, Melrose, 39 feet 10.25 inches; 2. Nahla Williams, West Springfield, 38-4.5; 3. Isabella Houghton, North Attleborough, 35-10.

 Discus — 1. Baylee McCormack, Stoughton, 116 feet 10 inches; 2. Lily Roche, Mansfield, 116-8; 3. Lilia Davies, Plymouth South, 112-9.

 Javelin — 1. Mara Siewko, Masconomet, 121 feet 11 inches; 2. Zoe Schultz, Hingham, 114-10; 3. Aisling Donegan, Melrose, 112-9.

 Pentathlon — 1. Mara Siewko, Masconomet, 3347 points; 2. Annaleese Aguilar, Milton, 3139; 3. Isabelle Lightbody, Reading, 2891.

 Team results — 1. Canton, 74; 2. Melrose, 68; 3. Milton, 60; 4. Masconomet, 47; 5. North Attleborough, 40.

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