PIAA District 8 Championships
The City League (PIAA District 8) Championships were fielded Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, at Oliver High School in Pittsburgh. Although the Schenley boys led 91-33 after the field events on Friday, Allderdice charged back in the running events on Saturday, edging Schenley 160-154. Allderdice swept both the 800 and the 1600 runs and took two of the top three spots in both the 300 intermediate hurdles and the 3200 run to complete the comeback. The Schenley girls, however, held off a similar charge by the Allderdice girls to hang on for a 165-159 win. In the process, Schenley won both the 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter relays. Yvonne Ferguson of Westinghouse was a triple winner, running away with the 100 (12.5), 200 (25.05), and 400 (55.95) meter dashes, qualifying for the PIAA championships in the 200 and 400 and breaking a twenty-year old City record in the 400. Carmen Bruce of Schenley was also a triple winner, winning a close triple jump (32' 3.75") contest and hurling her way to lopsided wins in the shot put (43' 5.5") and discus (129' 4.25"), breaking her own City records in both. Additionally, she qualified for the PIAA championships in these events as well. Schenley's Donel Durham won the boys' discus (109' 3.6") and tied for first in the high jump (5' 8"). Allderdice's Adanna Scott won the girls' high jump (4' 9") and 300 intermediate hurdles (46.22), qualifying for the PIAA championships in the latter. In other running events, Peabody's Maurice Sales won the 100 meter (11.18) and 200 meter (22.85) dashes, qualifying for the PIAA championships in both events. Allderdice's Ian Wolfson won the 1600 meter (4:39.64) and 3200 meter (10:32) runs and will compete in the PIAA championship in the latter. Allderdice's Molly Ainsman rounded out the multiple winners, capturing the 800 meter (2:29.21) and 1600 meter runs (5:31.05).