Shayla Tanouye dominates hurdles and field events; Donovan Tanouye wins 800 meters
by Jamie Harris
The Paw Paw Pirates track and field team made a strong statement at the Jim Turbin Memorial Invitational held at Alumni Stadium in Keyser, finishing fifth in the girls’ standings and sixth in the boys’ competition among a field of eight schools.
Leading the charge for the Pirates was junior Shayla Tanouye, who delivered a dominant all-around performance in the girls’ division. Tanouye captured first place in both the 100-meter hurdles (16.48 PR) and 300-meter hurdles (48.30), set a meet- best mark in the long jump (15-08.00), and claimed second place in the high jump with a leap of 4-10.00. Her efforts accounted for a large portion of Paw Paw’s 56 team points.
In the field events, Joselyn Smith added crucial points for the Pirates with second place finishes in both the shot put (30-06.00) and discus (96-05 SR), while Alexis Kidwell placed sixth in shot put (25-09.00 SR) and eighth in discus. Sophia Ross also competed in discus, finishing 12th.
On the boys’ side, senior Donovan Tanouye was sensational, winning the 800 meters in a blazing 2:04.70, and finishing a close second in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:36.07. Freshman Braylen Paul added depth to the distance squad with a sixth place finish in the 1600 (6:05.10). In the field, Tommy Santos set a personal record in the discus, placing fifth overall (108-01), while Nathan Dick threw 33-07.50 to take seventh in the shot put.
In sprints, RJ Ryan placed 13th in the 100 meters prelims (13.75) and 15th in the 200 meters (27.67), while Jennings Carder turned in a personal best of 14.08 in the 100 meters and jumped 13-11.50 in the long jump.
Next up for the Pirates is the 2025 WV Class A Region 2 Championships this Friday, May 16 at Cline Stansberry Stadium at Doddridge County High School.
