Clippers, Skippers dominate divisionals

North Kingstown and Cumberland proved no contest for their competition in their respective divisional meets on Tuesday night. The Skippers defeated second-place Rogers, 140-59, in a Southern Division match-up. In the Northern Division, it was the Clippers by a score of 142-64 over runner-up Mount St. Charles Academy.

North Kingstown had a double-winning performance from senior Stephen Cirella, who captured the long jump with a leap of 21 feet. 1.75 inches and was first in the shot put with a heave of 49-1.5. Youth played a big part in the victory for the Skippers. Freshman Sam Toolin broke the tape in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4 minutes, 9.5 seconds. Jack Perrault, another talented ninth-grader,  set a PR of 1:29.43 to take the 600m. Sophomore Randol Denney was victorious in the 300m at 37.50.

Sean Laverty paced the Clippers by winning the 1,500m (4:07.66) and the 1,000m (2:39.26) and with his 2:01 leg on the first-place 4x800m relay that was timed in 8:23.54.  Central Falls' Yeury Galva clocked the second fastest time in the state in the 300m with a winning 36.28 effort. He also won the 55m dash at 6.75. Woonsocket's Jared Briere continued his consistency in the weight throw with a first-place distance of 65-10.