• Welcome Everyone! Ms. Romano returns for another fun season as Cross Country coach. Lauren Yutzy is the new assistant. I know it's going to be a great year.
• I plan to post notices, photos, our meet schedule and anything parents would like to see. Susan McCarthy.

• Meet Schedule (revised 11/05/07) (Changes will be indicated in RED)
• Directions to Meets
• Map of PMS home course
• Rules
• Permission Slip
• T-Shirt Order Form
• Wickham Park Team Photo (2006)
• SNERRO

• All-Stonington Meet - Girls' Results
• All-Stonington Meet - Boys' Results

• Banquet Sign-up Form

November 12, 2007

• Congratulations to the Pawcatuck Cross-Country teams for finishing 1st and 2nd in the Stonington Middle School Cross-Country Challenge!!  Ryan Lee and Dylan Jacobs finished 1st and 2nd overall for the boys’ race.  Ed Bockowski, Noah Ralston and Brandon Kent were the 3rd, 4th and 5th runners for Pawcatuck with Ed and Noah finishing 6th and 7th overall and Brandon finishing 16th.  Jaqueline Albert led the Panthers, finishing 3rd overall.  Gabrielle Silvia, Rebecca Wuenscher, Lauren Hultgren and Tia LaFrance-Boyce ran 2,3,4, and 5th for the Panthers coming in 8th, 15th, 19th and 21st overall.  Congratulations to all runners.  You all have a lot to be proud of this season.  Well Done!!
• The Cross-Country Awards Dinner will be held on Wednesday, November 28th.  All parents should have received details about the banquet.  The form will also be posted on the cross-country website.  Please note all sweat shirts and sweat pants that were borrowed from the school must be returned before the Awards banquet.  For all those that have a sweatshirt on order they will be distributed at the Awards banquet.
• Congratulations to both the Boys’and Girls’ Cross-Country teams on a great season! 

• Pine Point Results
• MMS / St. Michael Results

October 25, 2006

• The Cross-Country Team’s Dedication, Discipline and Determination have certainly paid off.  The team traveled to Cutler Middle School last Monday for a tri-meet with Cutler, Ledyard and Bennie Dover.  The girl’s team won 2 out of the 3 and the boys won 3 out of 3.  The top five runners for the girl’s team were: Jacqueline Albert, Rebecca Wuenscher, Tia La Fione Boye, Lauren Hultgren and Nicole Murphy.  The top five runners for the boys were: Ryan Lee, Dylan Jacobs, Ed Bockowski, Seth Berger and Noah Ralston.
• The Panthers had their first home meet on Wednesday against Westerly Middle School.  The boys defeated Westerly with eight of our runners finishing in the top 10.  Ryan Lee and Dylan Jacobs came in first and second overall, Noah Ralston-4th, Ryan Cartier-5th, Brandon Kent-6th, Tyler Adams-8th, Josh Roberts-9th and Seth Berger-10th.  There were a total of 39 runners in the boy’s race.  Jacqueline Albert placed 4th overall and Tia La Fione Boye came in 10th out of 48 runners.  Lauren Hultgren, Nicole Murphy, Rebecca Wuenscher, Jennifer Murphy and Stephanie Albert were next in line for the Panther’s.  Even though the girl’s did not outrun Westerly, they gave 110% percent which makes them all winners!  Thank you to all the parents, friends and relatives that helped out with the meet and brought snacks for our runners.
• The team travels to Pine Point this coming Monday.  All runners are encouraged to put in some miles this weekend.   The Pine Point course is longer than the rest- approximately 2 miles.  We will be running that course again on Saturday, November 3rd.  Keep up the great running Panthers!  Remember, Dedication, Discipline and Determination will help you achieve your goals.  We’ll learn about the last “D” and perhaps the most important one at practice on Wednesday.  Congratulations to all runners- Well Done!!

• Westerly Results
• Cutler Results (revised 07-10-29)

• Fitch Results

• Congratulations to Seth Berger and Devyn Breault who came in first and second in the 12 and under category in the first annual "Run for the Penguins"! This was a 3.1 mile course which is double the mileage of our usual cross-country courses. Both Seth and Devyn are 5th graders and first time runners. Well Done Seth and Devyn!!

• Wheeler Results 10/10/07

October 12, 2007

• Congratulations to both boys and girls team on their first regular league meet against Wheeler and Montville.  The boys outran both Wheeler and Montville teams on the 1.7 mile course and the girls won the race against Wheeler.  Ryan Lee and Dylan Jacobs came in first and second overall.  Eddie Bockowski, Noah Ralston and Ryan Cartier ran 3, 4, and 5 for Pawcatuck.  Jacqueline Albert, Gabrielle Silvia (5th grader), Tia La Fione Boye (6th grader), Nicole Murphy and Stephanie Albert were the top 5 runners for Pawcatuck.  Congratulations to all runners especially those running a race for the first time!
• All runners are encouraged to participate in “The Run or Walk for the Penguins” this Saturday, October 13 at 9:00AM at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.  The run is 3.1 miles and the walk is 2.1.  There is a separate ¼ mile kid’s race as well.  Registration for Pawcatuck Middle School runners is $10.00 (even if 13years or older).  Please indicate this at the registration desk.  The registration fee will get each registrant into the aquarium for free.  There will be free refreshments and many prizes.  All proceeds will benefit the Aquarium’s Penguin Research and Conservation efforts. See the info regarding this race below (the September 22, 2007 entry)
• Another order will be placed for T-shirt and sweatshirts.  However, we need to order at least 12 to place an order.  To date we have 4 additional requests.  Please let the coaches know if you would like to purchase a T-shirt or sweatshirt (order form on the website - above).

October 8, 2007

• Congratulations to the following cross-country runners that participated in the Wickham Park meet on Saturday (October 6, 2007):

  Boys:  Ryan Lee, Ed Bockowski, Dylan Jacobs, Josh Roberts, Tyler Adams and Kenneth Tracey

  Girls:  Nicole Murphy, Jaqueline Albert, Rebecca Wuenscher, Stephanie Albert and Brittany Banker

  We had two runners come in the top 50 and receive medals- Ryan Lee came in 7th and Ed Bockowski came in 27th out of a total of 144 runners.  Places and times for all the runners who participated can be found on the cross-country page on the website.

  Congratulations again to all who participated.  Both 7th and 8th graders showed Dedication by getting up very early on Saturday morning to go to the meet (especially having come back late the night before from the 8th grade class trip!).  Well Done Panthers!!!

• Wickham Park Results

October 5, 2007

• 7th and 8th Graders going to Wickham Park should be dressed in uniform and in the Stonington High school Parking Lot by 6:45AM for bus departure at 7AM. The race begins at 9:30AM in Wickham Park close to Hartford. Wickham Park is located at 1329 West Middle Turnpike in Manchester, Connecticut and is easily accessible from Interstate 84. From east or westbound Interstate 84, take Exit 60 (Manchester-East Hartford). The park is about 500 feet west of the exit.
  
  Our first meet of the season for the whole team is Wednesday, October 10th at Wheeler. The bus will leave school at 3PM. The meet begins at 3:30PM. All runners should be in uniform (black short, PMS X-C t-shirt). Parents should pick up runners after the meet. We invite all parents to come to the meets and cheer us on! Directions to Wheeler can be found on the PMS cross-country website.
  
  For those who ordered T-shirts and sweatshirts they should be available by our first meet. There were a couple of runners who submitted orders past the deadline. In order to place another order we need at least 10 more runners to by sweatshirts. Please let me know if you are interested.
  
  Mystic Aquarium's Run or Walk for the Penguins is next Saturday, October 13th at 9AM at Mystic Aquarium. All runners are encouraged to participate in either the 5K run, the 2 mile walk or the 1/4 mile kid's race. Please wear your PMS t-shirt. Registration for runners under 13 is $10.00; Adults $25.00. Your registration will get you into the aquarium for free, and include free refreshments and chances for prizes. This promises to be a fun family event. For more information and an application go to Mysticaquarium.org.

September 28, 2007

• Sweats will be distributed on Monday. If you still have your sweatshirt and/or sweatpants from last year please bring them to practice on Monday.

• Time Trial Results ( 9/26/07)
• Eligibility for Wickham Park

September 22, 2007

• Welcome to the start of another exciting Cross Country season. Click here to read a letter from Coach Romano. A new meet schedule, a new XC rules sheet and the t-shirt order form is also listed (see above).
• Coach Romano has brought a new race to the local running community "Race for the Peguins", to benefit the Mystic Aquarium and would like to encourage you to run it! For more info, click here and here.

Sue McCarthy