Prep Track and Field
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It's victory Lane -- twiceMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Aptly named track star Nick Lane sports lower-jaw-length sideburns and moved here five years ago from the 11-lettered state of Mississippi. Coincidentally, the Grayslake...
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Huntley pulls of surprising championshipMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - ROCKTON -- Huntley ran a lot of important races during Friday night's Class AA Honongeah boys track sectional. None were as emotional as head coach Jim Rolando racing f...
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Grant's Wagner battles for shot, discus titlesMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Grant senior Bailey Wagner has already won 4 state medals -- including the past two shot put titles. But in Friday's IHSA Class AA preliminaries at O'Brien Stadium at Ea...
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Sabres have big night at sectionalMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Streamwood senior David Shaw did not run in the 400-meter dash at the Upstate Eight Conference boys track meet last week because of pulled left hamstring. Shaw and Sabre...
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Graham, Conant set for big dayMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- Toni Graham and Conant's sprint relays have been waiting for today. Last year Graham took second in the 100- and 200-meter dashes to East St. Louis's Ronec...
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West Aurora leads local teamsMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - If familiarity does breed contempt, West Aurora will gladly accept the consequences. At the Class AA West Aurora boys track and field sectional Friday night, the Blackha...
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Whips find strength in numbersMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Hampshire's girls track program is no stranger to the Class A state meet. But longtime coach Patti Nihells finds herself in a unique position today. The Whip-Purs have q...
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Relays key for HuntleyMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the catalysts behind Huntley's surge in the boys track and field racket in recent years has been the development of its relay teams. And this year has been no exc...
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The ones to watch in track and fieldMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Natural talent is a given. Technique, taught by some of the best coaches in the state and applied unilaterally within their boys track programs, can be a wash. The quest...
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Bassett, state hopefuls ready to goMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Mundelein senior Adam Bassett is just happy to be back again. After struggling through nagging leg injuries the last few weeks, Bassett came bounced back and achieved h...