HOLY GHOST:Chylak leads the way at BALs

Holy Ghost Prep (HGP) senior Matt Chylak of Newtown led the way to the Firebirds’ win in last weekend’s Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) Track & Field championships. HGP dominated the field, outpacing runnerup Lower Moreland, 193.5 to 88. Meanwhile, Matt was busy earning four first place medals.
On Friday, Chylak helped his team by anchoring the 4x800 to a first place finish. Matt’s split in the race was 1.58.
And on Saturday, he successfully defended his BAL title in the 800- and the 1,600 meter runs while also anchoring the 4x400-meter relay team to a first place finish.
Kudos go out to Andrew Viscusi, Robert Borski and Mike Pierce, who helped the Ghost finish first in the 4x800 and Vince Herrmann, Joe Gdovin and Mike LaBrasca who helped the ‘birds take first in the 4×400-meter relay.
Chylak is headed to the University of Pennsylvania in the fall and plans to run for the Quakers. Pierce, who hails from Richboro, will run for Yale.
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Compiled by Sports Editor Steve Sherman.