Articles filed under Track and Field
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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...
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Conant: A team of DestinyMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Conant's first girls track trophy was special in more ways than one for Cougars coach Bob Borczak. Conant tied Batavia for third at the Class AA girls track meet at East...
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Steroids dealer: I got drugs for Marion Jones, othersMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- An admitted steroids dealer testified Wednesday that he set up Marion Jones with a three-drug cocktail of banned substances to boost her bid to win five...
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Photographer speared by javelin at track meetMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - PROVO, Utah -- A newspaper photographer got a little too close to the action at the state high school track championships -- and was speared through the leg by a javelin...
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Amputee sprinter: London more realistic than BeijingMay 18, 2008 11:00 pm - JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius thinks he might have a more realistic chance of qualifying for the 2012 London Olympics than this s...
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Batavia girls take first state trophyMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- Natalie Tarter pounced on a fatal mistake. The Batavia junior superstar was engaged in yet another showdown with Waubonsie Valley stalwart Shakeia Pinnick ...
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Jacobs' Ross takes 3rd in pole vaultMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON--The circumstances for Crystal Lake South sophomore Kristina Aubert were vastly different on Eastern Illinois' main stage Saturday. The defending Class AA sta...
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Barrington takes 2nd, Batavia and Conant tie for 3rd at state finalsMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- Barrington and Conant made the most of their points at Saturday's Class AA girls track state meet. Last year Barrington qualified six individuals and four ...
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Neuqua jumps for joy againMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- Neuqua Valley needs a special trophy case for its state-championship jumpers. Following in the tradition of Jennie Whitman (triple jump) and Jackie Coleman...