Comet girls place third at Vic-Tree Invite

By Greg Seubert

Jared Doro competes in the triple jump event for Waupaca in Clintonville. He placed ninth. Scott Bellile Photo

Waupaca and Rosholt won boys’ and girls’ championships, respectively, May 5 at the Vic-Tree Invitational at Waupaca High School.

The Comets also competed May 3 at a five-team meet in Clintonville.

Christian Overman and Brandon Anderson won two events for the Comets at the Vic-Tree Invitational. Overman won the boys’ 110- and 300- meter hurdles (15.27, 42.35), while Anderson won the 100- and 200-meter dashes (11.48, 23.33).

The Comets girls also had first-place finishes from Michelle Petkovsek in the 800-meter run (2:29.41), Avrey Simonson in the triple jump (33 feet, 8 3/4 inches) and the 1,600-meter relay team (4:10.18).

Team scores for the boys were Waupaca (180), Rosholt (118.5), Wautoma (115), Wrightstown (107), Pacelli (70), Wittenberg-Birnamwood (28) and Tri-County (25.5). Team scores for the girls were Rosholt (144.5), Wittenberg-Birnamwood (130.5), Waupaca (88), Tri-County (84.5), Wautoma (80), Wrightstown (68) and Pacelli (67.5).

Firsts for the Comets in Clintonville went to Tatiana Sotka in the girls’ 100 (13.0); Simonson in the girls’ 200 and 400 (27.06, 1:02.9); Blake Orr in the boys’ shot put (49 feet, 4 inches); Derrick Rotta in the boys’ discus (141 feet, 3 inches); and Jake Piencikowski in the boys’ pole vault (11 feet).

Waupaca hosted New London, Little Chute and Xavier May 9 and will head to Oconto Falls Saturday, May 14, for the North Eastern Conference meet. Events are scheduled to start at 10 a.m.