Articles filed under Track and Field
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Patience pays for local track teamsMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- West Aurora's Aviance King was shocked -- shocked! He arrived at the high jump competition at the boys 2008 State Track and Field meet and discovered openi...
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Lancers looking good so farMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- Lake Park's Dan Block, the discus state record-holder and reigning champion, could finally breathe easy. After fouling on his first two attempts, the junio...
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State meet at end of eraMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - This weekend will be the end of an era in track and field in Illinois. After the final runner crosses the finish line in the 1,600-meter relay finals on Saturday in Char...
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Sprinter Pettigrew admits dopingMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Olympic gold medalist Antonio Pettigrew admitted publicly for the first time Thursday that he used performance-enhancing substances during a long, succe...
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State meet at end of eraMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - This weekend will be the end of an era in track and field in Illinois. After the final runner crosses the finish line in the 1,600-meter relay finals on Saturday in Char...
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Distance relays, discus among locals' most promising odds in CharlestonMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In the sport of track and field, the discus conjures up images of a device hurled by ancient athletes blessed with uncommon strength. Not much has changed since in eithe...
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Wave relay team looking for big thingsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Members of the St. Edward boys' 400 relay team were not even born the last time a new school record in that event was established back in the mid 1980s. But as the old s...
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Sabres expecting much of selves at state meetMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Based on how Streamwood's Neal Klein had been running the 3,200-meter race all season, no one expected the senior to qualify at last Friday's sectional for this weekend'...
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Smoody charges straight aheadMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Many athletes look in any number of different directions for motivation. The customary lucky rabbit's foot or lucky penny. The lucky pair of socks or odd pre-game ritua...
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Coaches know way to state championshipMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Looking ahead to the weekend's Class AA boys state track meet, York coach Stan Reddel dusted off his annual "proposal" to the Illinois High School Association. "They sh...