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Crozet gazette february 2008 s page 21Gyamfi pulled alongside him going down thefinal stretch. The senior from Potomac HighSchool passed Ward before the runners made it tothe finish line. As it turned out, both Gyamfi andWard had beaten all of the runners in the firstheat and so placed first and second in themeet. Ward’s second place time of 1:05.9 was apersonal best, currently placing him fourthnationally in the 500-meter dash.“My hamstrings tightened up pretty bad atabout the 450 meter mark. I am very happy withthe beginning of my race, but there is definitelystill room for improvement before the state meet,”said Ward, who is the reigning AA state championin the 500-meter dash.The boys 4x200m relay comprised of AdrianSitler, Ryan Dettmann, Aaron Myers, and QuinSweeney ran a season-best time. The boys 4x400mrelay also ran a season best. This team was madeof Sitler, James Howard-Smith, Myers, and Ward.Ben Fitts also traveled to Blacksburg to videotapethe boys’ races.Anna Almy ran a very solid 500-meter dash forthe Western girls team: 1:23.53. Hilary Waylandhad an impressive race in Blacksburg, running the1000 meters in 3:15.36. Freshman ClaireJohnson ran the 1600 meters and finished in5:40.30.The Warriors will compete next in a JeffersonDistrict meet on February 13 and both the girlsand the boys teams are doing all that they can toprepare themselves for state title runs.Falconers—continued from page 15curious on its website. A hawk has to be workedwith every single day of the year. Markey hastrained Ronan every day for six years now. “It’s alifestyle,” he said.Markey wears tough leather chaps for goinginto the underbrush where the prey seeks escapeand the hawks therefore usually end up. Falconershave to learn to do many things one-handed, liketie knots or open and close knives, which theycarry to defend their birds from squirrels, shouldthey attack one, because squirrels will fight backand possibly maul the hawk.The goshawk took a second flight, a lazy, cruisingchase, slowing down even, before pinning achucker on a dense creek bank. Its body languagewas loud with swagger and confidence.Then Big Guy went to his roost in the shedand Ronan got his chance. Once released, he flewwith heavy deliberate strokes into a tree top andcast his keen eyes down. Markey swung a decoyaround as if it were a lasso, pacing the creek sidehoping to flush some game. The hawk skippedfrom tree top to tree top, following Markey’ssteps. But no rabbit made a move.Zobrist called out to Markey. He had that firstchucker to release yet. Markey turned to look asZobrist unexpectedly heaved the chucker into thesky. It began drumming its wings toward thebrushy creek.Ronan plunged aggressively, her eyes locked onand talons flared, and struck the chucker like anblitzing linebacker. The partridge shuddered witha thud and collapsed as it was snared in Ronan’sWestern Albemarle Boys Basketball 15 Game TotalsWestern Albemarle Boys Basketball 15 game totalsRecord: 8-7Points per game: 59.6Opponents’ points per game: 56.1Player NameGames 3 pointPlayed shot %FieldGoal %Pointsper gameReboundsper gameSteals Assistsper game per gameFreeThrow %Ryan Hughes 11 25% 49% 8.8 2.5 3.5 3.6 64%Travis Washington 14 37% 54% 12.1 2.6 3.2 1.9 69%Keith Miller 15 N/A 47% 5.5 5.7 2.3 1.4 54%Christian Pierce 15 23% 44% 10.5 5.2 1.8 0.6 69%John Hawk 15 N/A 57% 7.5 5.3 2.1 0.7 67%Cameron Johnson 15 N/A 52% 2.7 2.7 0.9 0.5 53%Peter Hurley 14 17% 25% 3.1 1.5 2.6 2.1 64%Chris Jackson 15 33% 45% 7.1 4.1 1.5 0.9 67%Tom Clifton 12 N/A 52% 2.4 1.3 0.3 0.2 75%Donte Crawford 3 N/A 68% 11.3 5.6 1 0.0 50%Jim Vale 12 N/A 70% 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.2 67%Michael Morris 10 20% 33% 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.3 N/AStephen Schuler 8 50% 67% 1 0.6 1 0.9 25%talons. A faint dust of feathers 20 feet off theground marked the spot where Ronan had rakedthrough the air and swept up the partridge.She glided to an upper limb of a sycamore tree,clutching the helpless chucker, reluctant to dropto the ground and give up actual food to Markey.“That was probably the first bird she’s taken inflight,” said Zobrist, casting an analytical eyetoward the Harris. “His bird came off there[about 60 feet up in the tree] and nailed it. It washer first flying game, so she wasn’t sure what todo.”Markey waded through brambles and acrossthe creek to recover her. Hawks have two largetalons on each foot that work like an old-fashionedpair of ice tongs to grip prey. They werelocked on the chucker until Markey pulled off achick substitution.“I was nervous when she went up in that treewith it,” he admitted.“That was a milestone for her,” said Zobrist tohim in an excited congratulation.“Nothing energies me more than to be outwith the bird,” Zobrist said emphatically. “It’smainly a solo thing. It’s you and the bird and it’sall about your training of it.”Markey’s step was lightened by elation. Hewanted to stay around, to talk falconry. The birdshad come home; Ronan with pride, her breastheaved high, and Crozet’s neighbor falconers hada new story to tell.Miller School SeekingNominations for PrestigiousSamuel Miller AwardCharlottesville, VA - The Miller School ofAlbemarle is seeking nominations for the17th Annual Samuel Miller Award. Givenby Miller School and the Miller SchoolAlumni Association, this prestigious awardrecognizes people who have demonstratedongoing generosity to the youth of AlbemarleCounty and Charlottesville.A list of previous recipients includes manydistinguished names from the Charlottesvillearea. Nominees should demonstrate a significant,long-term commitment to improvingthe lives of young people in the area, ideallythrough both volunteer service andfinancial donations. Nominees need not livein Albemarle County or Charlottesville.Anyone submitting a nomination for theAward should send a letter describing thenominee’s work on behalf of young people,along with any supporting materials or recommendationsfrom others. Further informationis available from Rita P. Ralston atrita@millerschool.org.Nomination letters should be sent to“Samuel Miller Award”, Miller School, 1000Samuel Miller Loop, Charlottesville, VA22903. The Deadline for nominations isSaturday, February 12, 2008.Miller SchoolA Culture of SuccessSince 1878