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Breakout day for Veilleaux

Saturday, April, 13 By David Willis
Staff writer

HAVERHILL — Central Catholic senior David Veilleaux is thrilled with teammate Ryan Doherty’s Eagle-Tribune All-Star accomplishments. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t enjoy a victory.

“I’ve been doing this for four years and he picked it up right now and just clicked,” said with a chuckle. “I wanted to pick it up little.”

Veilleaux wowed even himself yesterday, taking second in the shot put with a 52-5 1/2, a personal best by an outstanding three feet.

“I actually had a bad start,” he said. “I only threw 45 feet and barely made the finals. Then I just killed it in the finals. It all clicked somehow.”

No one was more excited than Raiders coach Mike Leal.

“This was a real breakthrough performance for him,” said Leal. “You very rarely see someone PR this early in the season. It gives us big expectations for the rest of the season.”

Everything but drive the bus

When Central Catholic coaches say Alex Dehullu does it all, they don’t just mean because he was an Eagle-Tribune All-Star decathlete.

“I’m actually bringing the pole vaulting equipment back to the school in my truck,” he said. “I have a big (Chevy) Avalanche. They’ll help me, but I’ll be doing a lot.”

Dehullu, of course, did more than just transport equipment. He won the 400 hurdles in 57.20.

Stars shines

Garnick’s Cardinals may have fallen short in the 4x100, but the superstar from Pelham again starred by winning meet MVP honors by winning the 100 hurdles (15.0) and long jump 17-3.

“This was a good day considering it’s the first meet of the season,” she said. “It’s always good to get a win. It’s huge to get off to a good start like this.”

Fellow New Hampshire star Hannah Kimball of Timberlane added a win of her own, taking the 400 in 1:00.0, edging teammate . Danielle Gajewski (1:00.6).

“It’s a really friendly rivalry,” said Kimball. “We are good friends, but we definitely both want to beat the other and win.”

Back and a winner

It’s been a long road back for Andover senior and defending Eagle-Tribune All-Star Mark Zavrl, who tore his ACL during the football season.

But despite very muddy conditions, the senior won the javelin with a 167-0.

““It’s really good to be back in real competition,” he said. “This was not good weather for the jav, and the turf made it hard to get footing. Plus there were geese out there, so I tried to hit them ... just kidding.  I worked on my speed and got some good throws.”