Sprinters Ashley Huard of Hanmer and Brandon Shirk of Lasalle headline a local contingent that will look to ensure at least one medal winner from the SDSSAA contingent at the OFSAA Track & Field Championships for a third straight year.

Huard, who surprised nearly everyone in chopping almost a half-second off her personal best time in winning bronze in the Senior Girls 100m dash final one year ago in Sudbury, returns in fine form this year.

Huard captured the NOSSA crown in record-setting time, matching the 12.21 she ran in Sudbury in lowering the SDSSAA standard. Ironically, the Hanmer senior ran both record times in her preliminary heats, slowing down slightly while winning the finals with ease.

Huard also captured the 200m event, blowing the field away by more than 1.50 seconds with a final clocking of 25.63. Meanwhile Shirk, who finished 10th at OFSSA in the 200m at home, looks to have improved enough for a solid shot at the podium.

Shirk took top spot in Sault Ste Marie last week, cruising through the qualifying heats as top seed in 24.29 before blazing his way to gold in 22.29 seconds. This time is roughly a half second better than either his OFSAA time in 2011 (22.68) or his SDSSAA winning time (22.73), all of which bodes well as the best in the province gather in Brockville later this week.

Other local winners included Collège Notre-Dame senior Eve Boissonneault, who simply continues to find a way to win, taking both the 800m (2:26.61) and the 1500m (5:03.98) events.

Brandon Belan of St Benedict (800m - 2:01.23), Katie Wiwchar of Lo-Ellen (400m hurdles - 1:08.92), Sven Trodel of Lockerby (high jump - 1.79m) and John Kosar of Lo-Ellen (400m hurdles - 1:00.10) were among the remaining local senior champions as the Knights captured the grand aggregate title for a fourth consecutive year.

Following is a complete list of NOSSA champions representing either SDSSA schools or Manitoulin Secondary and Espanola, both of whom compete with the SDSSAA crew in various team sports: