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Big day for Battle Creek girls at own invite

They run at Madison on Tuesday at 5:30 then compete in a four way meet at South Ripley on Thursday, along with Oldenburg Academy, Shawe and host Raiders.

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Standouts during the meet were Taylor Debenedictis, crashing into the last hurdle to still pull out a win, and Katie Mashburn, finishing first in the hurdles with a time of 53 seconds.

KHS Coach Eric Kellar commented, “We were fifth overall with 69 points”. Last season, Turnipseed never hit 30 feet.

Freshmen sprinters Bella Millsap (left) and Alexis Rolan (right) competing at the Buc Scoring Meet on March 17. Lady Mustang Jaden Johnson, a sophomore, was in a footrace with Boerne Champion’s Molly Breuer and Dripping Springs’s Izzie Guerrero.

Domier finished third in the 60m dash.

He went to state in the high jump last year, and expects to have another big year.

“I kind of just go have fun with it and see how I do”, she said. “Jaden stepped up and came through”.

The varsity track program from Grayling High School was able to get outside for some of its pre-season workouts, and the Vikings are slated to start their 2018 meet schedule in early April. He is known for his closing speed toward the end of a race – his “kick”. In the relays, Grand Island is third in the 3,200 relay (8:38.81) and fifth in the 1,600 relay (3:39.59). Cozad claimed the girls team title with 94 points followed by O’Neill with 92 points and McCook was third with 72 points.

“I have to extend my phases and keep on practicing”, said Kelley, whose goal is to hit 35 feet. “Ten, 12, 14 girls who believed in everything we did that scored”. Her long jump personal record of 19 feet, 5.25 inches, ranks her seventh in the US for that event.

Gordon thought of his teammate, who went through his first round of chemotherapy almost a week ago, on the final stretch of the 1,600-meter run.

Redbank Valley’s Keaton Kahle won four events in the boys meet and Keystone’s Tessa Weaver was a triple victor in the girls meet as they led their respective teams to victories on Thursday in Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference track and field action. “I’m doing the best that I can”. “He gave me this gift”. I want to be the best I can be.

Those three had success as well as part of the 800m relay. Reynolds said it is one of her fastest times of the year and is one of the fastest times in the state. “All those behind-the-scenes stuff help her be this elite athlete”. Liberty-Benton’s girls and Bowling Green’s boys won the 2017 team titles.

“Joel’s definitely fast enough and athletic enough to have been a football player, ” PCN track coach Jeff Manley said. “I know she is not afraid of hard work”.

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Innamorati placed fifth in the pole vault on Friday. The Wildcats have a few athletes leading Class A with Gabby McGinn leading the 1,600 (5:19.02), Katie McNulty in the 3,200 (11:42.97), and Alyssa Schlaht is the leader in the high jump (5-3).

Senior Emily Richards named Outdoor Track National Athlete of the Week