Oliver Ames senior Landon Sarney, pictured here earlier this season in a dual meet at Borderland, won the D1 All State title by less than a second. (Ryan Lanigan/HockomockSports.com)
By Ryan Lanigan || HockomockSports.com
In a dramatic final charge, Landon Sarney powered past John Bianchi and claimed the MIAA Meet of Champions Division 1 individual title right at the finish line.
Sarney entered the final stretch behind Bianchi, but as the finish line inched closer, so did Sarney. He made his move, passing Bianchi and leaning across the finish line to win by 0.26 seconds as seen in dramatic video captured by MetroWest Daily News reporter Tim Dumas.
“I knew he had a pretty sizable gap on me, but I knew from last spring track that I could kind of close a race pretty hard,” Sarney said in an interview with BayStateRun after the race. “I knew I had some leeway and I knew I could kind of close it up a little more and I was able to get it right at the line.”
“[Winning] was definitely a goal coming into it. I never really thought anything else, you know. It’s nothing to lose at this point in the season.”
It capped a dominant season for Sarney, who went undefeated in all five Hock dual meets, set three course records, took first place at the Hockomock League championship, and was second overall in the D1C race where the Tigers took first as a team.
“For an athlete like Landon Sarney, every day, he’s trying to find a way to get just a little stronger, a little faster,” OA head coach Kyle Sousa told HockomockSports.com. “He’s trading miles for inches — hours of training for a few precious seconds on the race course. There is something special about a moment where all those sacrifices add up to achieving something amazing. I watched him pay the price of that win a thousand times over, and it was a historic moment for the team to watch Landon put it all together into such an incredible race.”
Sarney (15:33.28) is the third Tiger all-time to win an all-state title, joining Andy Powell in 1998 and Mike Moverman in 2008, who both took first in the Division 2 All State race.
Oliver Ames finished seventh overall as a team with a score of 250. Brookline had all five of its runners finish inside the top 30 and won the team title with 67 points. Devon McStowe (16:22.64) took 30th while Lawrence Dear (16:54.17) was 72nd. Colin Donahue (17:03.45) and Jake Hauvuy (17:17.58) also scored for the Tigers.
North Attleboro junior Anthony Malakidis capped a strong season with a sixth place finish in the Division 1 race, crossing in 15:58.29. Sharon’s Alex Pinnix (17:02.61), Franklin’s Kyle Twomey (17:03.38), and Attleboro’s Owen Lacaillade (17:04.82) all cracked the top 100 in the Division 1 race at Fort Devens.
In the Division 2 race, Foxboro’s Timmy Chase (17:10.55) took 42nd overall and Canton’s Tristan Grant finished in 18:09.61.
On the girls’ side, Canton junior Lauren Raffetto secured fifth overall to lead the Bulldogs to a second place finish as a team. Raffettoclocked in at 18:28.08, sophomore Adileh Azar crossed in 19:49.51, Lexi Piazza was 35th overall in 20:31.48, Isabella Holland crossed in 20:47.21, and Madeleine Driscoll was the fifth Bulldog across the line in 21:39.46.
Boston Latin Academy took first with 115 points while Canton finished with 149 points.
Foxboro sophomore Emma Dorich capped an impressive season for the Warriors with a 26th place finish, clocking in at 20:06.01.
Junior Kathleen Beaulieu was once again the leader of the pack for Hock runners in the Division 1 race, clocking in at 19:48.58 for 44th overall. The Tigers finished 18th as a team with 454 points with Devin Thomas (20:31.29), Ashley Powers (20:52.08), Erin Reilly (21:42.76), and Norah Dupill (21:49.00) also factoring into the scoring.
Franklin’s Victoria Courtright-Lim capped her senior season with a time of 20:18.69 while King Philip junior Ashley Cleverdon crossed the finish line at 20:57.44.
Oliver Ames senior Landon Sarney continued his torrid run this fall with a second place finish while junior Devon McStowe followed up his impressive performance at Hocks with a sixth place finish to lead the Tigers to the Division 1C title over the weekend at the Wrentham Development Center.
The Tigers had 60 points to edge out Reading, who came in second with 64. Mansfield and Sharon, who came in seventh and eighth respectively, also placed inside the top 10. North Attleboro junior Anthony Malakidis crossed fourth overall and Sharon junior Alex Pinnix was seventh.
After storming to a first place finish at Hocks two weeks ago, OA’s top five runners placed in the top 21. Sarney (15:34.00) was just over four seconds behind first place while McStowe clocked in at 16:03.20 on the 5K course. Senior Lawrence Dear was third for the Tigers and 13th overall at 16:28.50, junior Colin Donahue took 18th overall in 16:42.20, and senior Douglas Smith clinched the win with a time of 16:47.60, good for 21st overall. Junior Jake Hauvuy also had a strong race, crossing the finish line in 17:18.
Pinnix set a new PR with a time of 16:14.30 to lead the way for the Eagles, who finished with 76 points as a team. Mansfield was led by senior Joey Federline‘s time of 17:17.20 (32nd overall) and the Hornets finished seventh overall to qualify for the MIAA Meet of Champions for the first time since 2018. Stoughton junior Matthew Pritchard crossed in 17:22.70 to set a new personal best for 39th, and Milford junior Benjamin Tetreault was right behind him at 17:25.20 for 40th overall.
In the Division 1A race, Franklin had the top finish for a Hockomock team at 12th overall. Junior Kyle Twomey paced the Panthers with a 47th place finish, qualifying for the Meet of Champions with a time of 16:59.50. Attleboro senior Camden Martin and junior Owen Lacaillade crossed the finish together shortly before, both clocking in at 16:52.70 to move on to the Meet of Champions. Junior Jordan Trucchi had the top race for the Tigers at 17:56.00.
King Philip was the lone Hock team that competed in the Division 1B race. Junior Michael Joseph led the way for the Warriors with a 33rd place finish in 16:54.30. In Division 2, Foxboro senior Timothy Chase took 15th overall in the 2B race at the Northfield Mountain Rec Center. Chase clocked in at 17:18.96 for 15th overall while classmate Eamonn Kelly took 36th in 18:23.97. In the 2A race, Canton sophomore Tristan Grant clocked in at 18:09.20 for 32nd place.
Canton, OA Girls Each Take 6th
After running away with the team title at Hocks two weeks ago, Canton took sixth overall at the Division 2A meet in Northfield. Junior Lauren Raffetto was well ahead of the pack but came up just short of first place, taking second (19:38.93) by less than a second to Boston Latin Academy’s Sara Blanco (19:38.16). Sophomore Adileh Azar clocked in at 20:55.82 for 13th overall, junior Isabella Holland was 24th in 21:44.82, and senior Madeleine Driscoll secured 40th overall with a time of 22:28.92.
Back in Wrentham, the Tigers took sixth overall with 189 points in the Division 1C race. Billerica dominated the race with all of its top five runners inside the top 10. Kathleen Beaulieu had the top race of any Hock harrier with a time of 19:57.10, good for 16th overall. Classmate Devin Thomas (20:26.70), seniors Ashley Powers (20:34.80) and Erin Reilly (21:50.10), and freshman Norah Dupill (22:16.30) rounded out the scoring for the Tigers.
Sophomore Cameron Ward clocked in at 21:56.10 to lead the way for North Attleboro, sophomore Iris Nolan was the top Sharon runner in 22:48.60, and senior Alex Leman (23:03.90) paced Mansfield.
In the Division 1A race, Franklin senior Victoria Courtright-Lim qualified for the MIAA Meet of Champions by taking 35th overall in a time of 20:21.80. Junior Annabelle Santiago also had a strong race for the Panthers, clocking in at 20:54.40. Taunton eighth-grader Rylee Levesque had the top time for the Tigers, finishing in 22:05.90, while Attleboro senior Alexa Frackelton clocked in at 22:20.10 to lead the Bombardiers. Over in the D1B race, junior Ashley Cleverdon was 31st overall with a time of 20:41.10. Freshman Lillian Almeida also finished in the top 50, clocking in at 20:57.00 for 42nd overall.
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Canton junior Lauren Raffeto raved away from the pack, winning the girls title at the annual Hockomock Cross Country Championships by more than 30 seconds, helping the Bulldogs win a first team title since 1978. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)
The Hockomock League held its annual cross-country championships on Saturday morning at the Wrentham Development Center. Below are the Hockomock Cross-Country Championship team and individual results.
The Attleboro boys won their third straight Hockomock League championship meet in 2025. (Courtesy photo)The Oliver Ames girls won their first Hockomock League championship meet in over a decade. (Courtesy photo)
The Hockomock League Championships were held at Mansfield High on Saturday morning. Below are the team results and the top eight finishers for each event. You can find the full results here.
1. Josy Brown-Wright, Sharon – 49.23
2. Usman Yusif, Taunton – 49.44
3. Brayden Blennau, Taunton – 50.16
4. John Arruda, Milford – 50.37
5. Aidan Moriarty, Stoughton – 50.60
6. Douglas Smith, Oliver Ames – 52.13
7. Sami Ettahiri, Milford – 52.50
8. Taylor Feliciano, Milford – 52.56
800M
1. Walter Stock, Mansfield – 1:58.29
2. Jonathan Pink, Franklin – 1:59.54
3. Cooper Lawson, Foxboro – 2:00.19
4. Marco Geminiani, Mansfield – 2:00.20
5. Jonathan Tracey, Attleboro – 2:01.04
6. Timothy Chase, Foxboro – 2:01.30
7. Colby Quersher, Mansfield – 2:01.75
8. Eamonn Kelly, Foxboro – 2:02.21
1 Mile
1. Landon Sarney, Oliver Ames – 4:29.19
2. Alex Callanan, Oliver Ames – 4:29.86
3. Ryan Love, King Philip – 4:29.98
4. Matt Sullivan, Mansfield – 4:31.94
5. Kyle Twomey, Franklin – 4:32.37
6. Alex Blumen, Sharon – 4:35.19
7. Lawrence Dear, Oliver Ames – 4:39.37
8. Camden Martin, Attleboro – 4:46.61
2 Mile
1. Landon Sarney, Oliver Ames – 9:35.81
2. Anthony Malakidis, North Attleboro – 9:38.22
3. Joseph Federline, Mansfield – 9:56.24
4. Oscar Feodoroff, Oliver Ames – 10:06.98
5. Alexander Fioravanti, Franklin – 10:08.64
6. Nikita Cherapukha, Mansfield – 10:16.64
7. Marcus Florindi, King Philip – 10:17.53
8. Jordan Trucchi, Taunton – 10:17.56
1 Mile
1. Emersyn DePonte, Taunton – 5:17.53
2. Emilia Smith, Attleboro – 5:21.92
3. Raegan Gagne, North Attleboro – 5:30.91
4. Madeline Barry, Oliver Ames – 5:31.71
5. Hannah Dupill, Oliver Ames – 5:33.27
6. Ashley Cleverdon, King Philip – 5:36.35
7. Molly Galgoczy, North Attleboro – 5:36.80
8. Victoria Courtright-Lim, Franklin – 5:37.28
2 Mile
1. Emilia Smith, Attleboro – 11:02.20
2. Molly Galgoczy, North Attleboro – 11:15.37
3. Raegan Gagner, North Attleboro – 11:35.73
4. Hannah Dupill, Oliver Ames – 11:46.18
5. Ava Picard, Foxboro – 11:50.88
6. Madeleine Stewart, Oliver Ames – 11:55.70
7. Stella Nappa, Franklin – 12:06.71
8. Ashley Powers, Oliver Ames – 12:10.19
100M Hurdles
1. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton – 15:09
2. Ella Chandaria, Franklin – 15.43
3. Hannah Patrick, Oliver Ames – 16.04
4. Madeline Hill, King Philip – 16.28
5. S’staarr Parham, Attleboro – 16.28
6. Sarah Glaser, King Philip – 16.77
7. Kirsten Alexson, Stoughton – 16.99
8. Phoebe Cuneo, Franklin – 17.00
400M Hurdles
1. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip – 1:04.15
2. Chloe Dubuisson, Canton – 1:04.49
3. Julianys Rentas, Milford – 1:08.67
4. Phoebe Cuneo, Franklin – 1:08.70
5. Jordan Egan, North Attleboro – 1:08.75
6. Kirsten Alexson, Stoughton – 1:10.82
7. Sally Hoban, Canton – 1:11.22
8. Renee Leao, Taunton – 1:11.83
4×100 Relay
1. Oliver Ames (Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Gabrielle Antebi, Lavender Kozaka) – 49.11
2. Sharon (Imani Vaughn, Linda Jenner, Dharma Trivedi, Nina Kyei-Aboagye) – 49.58
3. Franklin (Jossie Camp, Clara Loukota, Jennifer McLaguhlin, Penelope Brady) – 51.21
4. Milford (Iyanna Correa, Juliana Senna, Madison Ateawung, Julianys Rentas) – 51.38
5. Stoughton (Kirsten Alexson, Anna Nakanwagi, Roudya Barron, Layori Bernardez) – 51.40
6. Mansfield (Ayah Elazzouzi, Aly Fernandes, Avery Gardner, Kayla Warren) – 51.96
7. Taunton (Chloe Blanc, Nevaeh Young, Sophia Hall, Trinity Wilson) – 53.13
8. North Attleboro (Rylie Souza, Madison Bearer, Haleigh Branconier, Genesis Stevenson) – 53.22
4×400 Relay
Hockomock League Outdoor Track Championships 2025
1. Canton (Adileh Azar, Grace Martinek, Chloe Dubuisson, Lauren Raffeto) – 4:06.04
2. Foxboro (Lauren Share, Keira D’Arcy, Lauren Bober, Makayla Donoghue) – 4:11.01
3. Franklin (Lainey Costa, Phoebe Cuneo, Meghan Griffith, Madison Bruno) – 4:11.44
4. North Attleboro (Jordan Egan, Avery Parkinson, Julia Smith, Peighton Gagne) – 4:12.79
5. Oliver Ames (Julia Hansen, Grace Okocha, Katelyn Lemanski, Ryleigh Maher) – 4:13.13
6. Taunton (Sieraa Obazuaye, Sophie Almeida, Renee Leao, Bella Coughlin) – 4:18.42
7. Attleboro (Sophie Grant, Kayden Matlock, Joslyn Lacaillade, Allie McNamara) – 4:22.12
8. King Philip (Ella McDonald, Madelyn Ghostlaw, Ava Quintin, Dani Lomuscio) – 4:23.12
4×800 Relay
Hockomock League Outdoor Track Championships 2025
1. King Philip (Ella McManus, Ashley Cleverdon, Riley DoRosario, Dani Lomuscio) – 9:54.52
2. Oliver Ames (Kathleen Beaulieu, Erin Reilly, Kensie Graham, Hannah Dupill) – 10:00.28
3. Franklin (Savannah Copeland, Victoria Courtright-Lim, Stella Nappa, Annabelle Santiago) – 10:15.55
4. Canton (Isabella Howard, Sofia Anastasiou, Elena Silva, Madeleine Driscoll) – 10:24.72
5. Foxboro (Emam Dorich, Hayden Emerson, Ava Picard, Julia Luck) – 10:31.56
6. North Attleboro (Avery Garand, Wenona Cook, Molly Galgoczy, Raegan Gagne) – 10:35.03
7. Attleboro (Jamie Riley, Josilyn Lacaillade, Daphne Bono, Kenna DiBastiani) – 11:15.69
Shot Put
1. Ella Chandaria, Franklin – 34-00.50
2. Keren Aldana, Attleboro – 33-05.00
3. Abby Baker, Franklin – 31-08.75
4. Isabella Houghton, North Attleboro – 31-07.25
5. Sally Hoban, Canton – 30-09.00
6. Allie Brown, Franklin – 30-05.00
7. Sophia Olaniyan, Taunton – 30-04.00
8. Emme Norgren, King Philip – 29-10.00
Javelin
1. Max Cassinelli, Taunton – 113-10
2. Madeline Hill, King Philip – 105-04
3. Rory Bresson, King Philip – 101-11
4. Isabelle Milot, North Attleboro – 97-10
5. Sally Hoban, Canton – 97-05
6. Colie McGilvray, Attleboro – 95-04
7. Abby Baker, Franklin – 93-06
8. Shayne Dugan, King Philip – 90-07
High Jump
1. Jordan Egan, North Attleboro – 5-00.00
2. S’staarr Parham, Attleboro – 5-00.00
3. Riley Buckley, North Attleboro – 5-00.00
4. Ella McManus, King Philip – 4-10.00
5. Faith Ihenetu-Ehigie, Stoughton – 4-08.00
5. Avery Rivers, Oliver Ames – 4-08.00
7. Ciara Pina, Taunton – 4-08.00
8. Clara Loukota, Franklin – 4-08.00
Long Jump
1. Lavender Kozaka, Oliver Ames – 18-02.75*
2. Chloe Guthrie, Mansfield – 17-11.00
3. Julia Smith, North Attleboro – 16-10.00
4. Gabrielle Antebi, Oliver Ames – 16-03.50
5. Frankie Spagna, Mansfield – 16-01.75
6. Haleigh Branconier, North Attleboro – 15-11.25
7. Julianys Rentas, Milord – 15-05.75
8. Rylie Souza, North Attleboro – 15-02.50
Triple Jump
1. Alex D’Amadio, King Philip – 35-08.00
2. Frankie Spagna, Mansfield – 34-11.50
3. Grace Martinek, Canton – 34-10.50
4. Jossie Camp, Franklin – 34-01.25
5. Bella Coughlin, Taunton – 33-09.50
6. S’staarr Parham, Attleboro – 33-08.50
7. Aida Sfeir, Canton – 33-07.75
8. Julia Smith, North Attleboro – 33-01.25
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