2021 SUN Preps All-Area Athletes & Teams
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Page 52 www.yoursun.com First Team Cameron Turnberger (North Port senior) A highly versatile runner for North Port, Turnberger competed in the 400-meter sprint, 800-meter sprint and the 4x400 and 4x800 relay races throughout the year. Turnberger went all the way to the state meet in the 800-meter and both relay races — winning a pair of district titles in the 4x400 and 4x800 before finishing as a runner-up in the re gional and state meet in the 4x800. Joseph Smith (North Port senior) One of several talented seniors for the North Port boys track team, Smith was part of the record-break- ing 4x800 relay team that won a district title and finished as run- ners-up in the re gional and state meets. He also was a strong competitor in the 800-meter sprint, placing fourth at districts, sixth at re gion- als and 13th at states. Riley Willis (Lemon Bay sophomore) A district and re gional cham- pion in the high jump, Willis proved to be the second-best in Bobcats, Indians lead area in standout year in track and field SUN PREPS ALL-AREA BOYS TRACK AND FIELD SUN FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS BLAKE Charlotte's Tyler Olby and Port Charlotte's Chandler Mault run the second leg of the boys 4x800 relay during the Class 3A Region 3 track and field event at Charlotte High School this year. Player of the year Nicard Labossiere (North Port senior) One of the top distance runners in the state, Labossiere won a district title and regional title in the Boys 800 meter sprint and also won two more district titles as a part of the 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams while also finishing as a district runner-up in the 400-meter sprint. Labossiere, the Sun Preps Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year, finished in the top 10 in each of his three events at the 4A state championships, including a second-place finish with his 4x800 relay team. LABOSSIERE By VINNIE PORTELL SPORTS WRITER There was excellence to be found from high school track and field athletes all across the Sun's cover- age area this year. When it was all said and done athletes from Venice to Punta Gorda represented our area in district, re gional and statewide competitions in everything from sprints, hurdles and relay races to pole vault, jave- lin, long jump and more. Five area high schools sent a combined 30 athletes to compete at the state meet including Athlete of the Year finalists Nicard Labossiere of North Port, Riley Willis of Lemon Bay and Charles Brantley of Venice on the boys' side. Labossiere, a distance runner, won district and re gional championships on the way to competing in three events at the state championships. Willis, a high jumper, wound up with one of the area's best finishes at the state meet with a second-place finish. Brantley, a leaper, competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump through re gionals. SEE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD,53