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DEWEY FORGET THE PRESS DEMOCRAT PETALUMA — Tracy Webster had a clear, but diminishing lead over Analy teammate Ashley Perlman with 20 meters left in the girls’ 200-meter sprint at the Sonoma County League championship track and field meet Saturday at Petaluma. Webster had just enough left to hold off Perlman to capture her fourth gold medal of the afternoon. Immediately after the race, the two shared a hug and high-fives with each other and their teammates. It was a typical reaction by the Tigers, who parlayed a sense of camaraderie, team spirit and talent into their first-ever SCL championship. A championship that even surprised fifth-year Analy coach Julie Beaty. “My guess is we may have had a stronger team last year, but we couldn’t put it together,” said Beaty, who ran at Analy and Long Beach State in the mid-eighties. “I came in thinking it was going to be a rebuilding year. “This means a lot to me. It’s sweet, especially after taking second place for the last three years.” Webster, one of the Analy co-captains, ran a school and meet-record 12.0 to win the 100, added the 100 hurdles gold to her trophy case and scampered home as the anchor in the Tigers’ 400 relay win. “This meet, though, was all about the team,” Webster said. “We had a little pow-wow yesterday and decided we deserved to win this year. Our coach has worked so hard putting everything together.” The Tigers (116 points) were followed by Petaluma (95), Healdsburg (74) and Casa Grande (74). Petaluma boys amassed 102 points to narrowly defeat Sonoma (97), which won the regular season title. Healdsburg (90) was third, and Casa Grande (85) fourth. Healdsburg’s Tim Murphy picked up gold in the 400 and 800 and added a third gold medal with a strong anchor leg in the Greyhounds 1,600 relay win. El Molino’s Brittny Escamilla was a double winner, defeating Windsor’s Laura Rogina in the 1,600 and the 3,200. Freshman Sterling Lockkey of Petaluma was an easy winner in the boys’ 1,600 (4:26.3) with teammate Jason Grubb second. Lockkey came back to take the 3,200 in 10:26.7. Healdsburg’s Daniel Erdman, who is considered a potential state contestant in the shot, won the event with a throw of 56-feet, 2 inches. Mindi Wiley (Sonoma), a state finalist last year in the girls high jump, began her so-called second season with a 5-4 leap, good enough for first place, but an average effort for her since her personal-best is 5-10. “It’s my new season,” said Wiley, who finished fourth last year at state. “I can get by with 5-3 and 5-4 in the regular season. I have to show up now.” The top four finishers advance to the Redwood Empire championships Saturday at San Marin in Novato.
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