June 5, 2008 Issue                                       

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Local Sports

Mount V-8 takes gold at Scholastic Nationals
by TOM UTESCHER

Left to Right:  Mount St. Joe’s varsity coach Mike McKenna with the varsity eight bow pair, Laura Pospisil (left) and Megan SchluckebierThe three and four-seat pair, Chierika Ukogu (left ) and Katy Gregor; Five and six-seaters Mary Duff (left) and Meg Kehan; Coxswain Devon Stewart (center) gets a ride from the Mount’s stern pair, Mary Maginnis (left) and Mer Weber.

The four seniors in the Mount St. Joseph Academy varsity eight, Meg Kehan (six seat), Megan Schluckebier (bow), Devon Stewart (cox) and Meredith Weber (seven) began their tenure with the Magic as members of the undefeated freshman eight in 2005, but a few weeks ago it didn’t look as if their Mount careers would end in the same kind of storybook fashion.

Chestnut Hill Academy duo bags bronze at crew Nationals
by TOM UTESCHER

It may not have seemed cost-effective for Chestnut Hill Academy to send just two scullers down south to the Scholastic Rowing Association of America National Championships on May 23 and 24, but seniors Sam Franklin and Pete Miller certainly delivered some bang for the Blue Devils’ buck.

Mount crew claims five medals at SRAA’s
by TOM UTESCHER

Mount St. Joseph Academy’s new crew trailer took its first true road trip two weekends ago, carrying assorted four and eight-oared vessels down to Oak Ridge, TN for the 2008 Scholastic Rowing Association of America National Championships.