Quick start to season

Local athletes were scorching-hot at the Sub Zero.

At the track and field meet, held Saturday at Masich Place Stadium, several Prince George Track and Field Club members posted multiple first-place finishes. Event winners in various age categories included: Casidy Campbell (100-metre dash, 600m run, long jump, shot put); Ryan Mitchell (100m dash, 600m run, long jump); Heidi Winnig (100m dash, long jump); Tanner Matheson (100m dash, long jump, shot put); Rachel Kidd (100m dash, long jump); Gabe Lloyd (100m dash, 200m dash); Shelby Jansen (100m dash, 300m run, 800m run); Taro Nakahara (100m dash, long jump, triple jump); Duncan Elliot (100m dash, long jump, triple jump); Anika Schroeter (300m run, shot put); Lucas Brownson (300m run, 800m run); Ethen Coleman (300m run, javelin); Sean Gaiesky (400m run, 800m run); Josh Hewitt (400m run, 800m run); Sadie Bialuski (600m run, 1,000m run); Lindsay King (800m run, 1,200m run); Sage Bialuski (800m run, 1,200m run); Jayden Lloyd (1,000m run, shot put); Lucas Gairns (1,200m run, long jump, shot put); Carlee Campbell (long jump, triple jump, high jump); Ryan Gaiesky (triple jump, high jump); Josiah Fisher (discus, javelin); and Emma Balazs (400m run, 800m run, high jump).

The PGTFC topped the team standings, followed by Terrace, Nisga'a Nation Track Club, Houston secondary school, Nechako Valley secondary school and Bulkley Valley Athletics.

The next local meet is the north central district high school championships. The meet -- a qualifier for provincials -- had originally been scheduled for May 17-18 but will probably be held on May 17 only because of job action by B.C. teachers.

Provincials, which will go ahead as planned, are June 1-2 in Burnaby.