Once again, the Whitehall boys and girls track teams pulled off a sweep, capturing their second win with a strong showing in nearly every event.

The Zephs took the bull by the horns in demolishing the Kids, starting with the sprints. They maintained that level of consistency throughout the meet as the boys won 80-70, while the girls earned a 82-68 win.

In the boys 100, they nailed down then top three spots as James Wah led the way, finishing in 11.3. That was followed by John Johnson who crossed in 11.5, while Nick Shafnisky placed third with an 11.7 mark.

That feat was duplicated in the 200 with Johnson taking top honors (23.1), while Shafnisky was second (23.8) and Daniel El Hajj was third in 24.0.

They continued that dominance in the relays, winning both the 4x400 and the 4x800. Hitting the tape in 3:37.0 was the 400 team featuring Michael Eible, Jean Falcon, Kurt Koehler and Josh Levano. The winners of the 800 turned in a sizzling 9:19.0 with Levano, Eible, Michael Leonhardt and Calvin Schneck teaming for the victory.

The girls also had strong performances in the sprints. Decontee Krayee finished first in the 200 (27.0) and was second in the 100 (12.8). Krayee was also part on the winning 4x100 team that finished first in 52.5. Rounding out that sprint relay was Ivanna Jones, Cassie Schmidt and Arianie Pizarro who was also third in the 100 and 200.

Head coach Jim Sebesta knew they would be a solid team in the sprints, but their ability to grab all the points in a number of the events has been a bit of a surprise.

"The sprints have been pretty strong for us," said Sebesta.

He said he has an experienced group with Wah and Johnson setting the tone, and with the addition of Shafnisky, they have the possibility of nabbing the top three slots every time they step on the track.

Sebesta said El Hajj is another runner who has emerged as a top notch sprinter, splitting time between his primary event the hurdles, and the 200. Sebesta said that Northampton featured a strong group of hurdlers and wanted to utilize El Hajj's speed in the 200 to offset their strength in the hurdles. It paid off as El Hajj nailed down third.

"He did really well," said Sebesta.

The middle distances showcased the fleet feet of Angela Stella and LeAnna Cruz, winners of the 800 and 400, respectively. Stella crossed in 2:24.0, while Cruz sprinted to first in 1:04.4.

The boys also fared well with Leonhardt winning the 800 in 2:02.0, and Koehler taking first in the 400 in 52.5. Falcon nabbed second in the 400, continuing his point-capturing versatility in a number of events.

Sebesta said that Koehler is another runner who is "helping us a lot" in the middle distances. He has been able to get points, solidifying their chances to win the dual meet. Both he and Leonhardt have been strong in that area.

"Those guys really did an excellent job," said Sebesta.

In the long distances, Emily Brand captured second in both the 1,600 and 3,200, while Brian Plucinsky and Gabe Lamm took home points in those same events for the boys. Lamm finished second in the 3,200 (10:33.0), and Plucinsky crossed the line for second in the 1,600 (4:50.0).

The jumps were another area where the boys excelled as Kyleem Harrison won the long (20-06.50) and triple jumps (41-05). Falcon took top place honors in the high jump (6-02), while Harrison finished third. Additionally, Wah took second in the long jump, while Isaiah Carey was second in the triple jump and third in the long.

"We really did a good job in the jumps," said Sebesta. "J.C. [Falcon] is jumping really well. He's coming on for us."

In the pole vault, Zach Hixson earned third, clearing the bar at 8-06.

Taylor Hamscher was first in the long jump (15-0), while Nicole Umbenhauer was second in the high jump, and Jillian Kreglow was third in the high and long jumps.

Amber Myers finished first in the pole vault (7-00), and Hamscher took second.

In the throwing events, the girls had another outstanding meet with Mikaela Fedor winning the shot with a 32-04.50 mark, while Umbenhauer was second with an 86-06 toss.

The discus was won by Shay Gimbel (102-08). While Umbenhauer was second and Fedor finished third.

Sebesta said that it was important to get strong performances in events where they have depth and experience.

"We try to preach that every point counts," said Sebesta.

The boys throwing events saw Jake Wygant finish second in the shot (47-06), while Nick Nejad was second in the javelin (169-09), and Kenneth Christine-Mann was third in the discus (122-05).

Sebesta said that these early wins are the result of getting consistent effort from a host of athletes in every event.

"I just like the overall effort," said Sebesta. "They work hard and they constantly pull for each other."