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MSS track and field athletes post good results at provincials!

June 14, 2019

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Manitoulin Secondary School Photo credit: rainbowschools.ca

M’CHIGEENG – Two Manitoulin Secondary School (MSS) track and field athletes fared very well at the provincial championships.

Both Sophie Hietkamp and Amber Wiwchar had qualified for the Ontario Federation of Secondary Schools Association (OFSSA) championships with their excellent results at the Northern Ontario championships.

At OFSSA, held last week in Guelph, Sophie Hietkamp finished 13^th in the long jump, setting a personal record of 4.75 metres. In the high jump she placed 10^th with a jump of 1.50 metres and in the triple jump she placed 15^th with a jump of 9.92 metres.

Amber Wiwchar finished 22^nd in her 100 metre race.

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Tom Sasvari https://www.manitoulin.com

Tom Sasvari serves as the West Manitoulin news editor for The Expositor. Mr. Sasvari is a graduate of North Bay’s Canadore College School of Journalism and has been employed on Manitoulin Island, at the Manitoulin West Recorder, and now the Manitoulin Expositor, for more than a quarter-century. Mr. Sasvari is also an active community volunteer. His office is in Gore Bay.