Articles filed under Track and Field
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Amputee runner wins appeal for OlympicsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius won his appeal Friday and can compete for a place in the Beijing Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for ...
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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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'Just pumped' Roper helps Harper repeat as national champMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Jamal Roper wanted to help the Harper College men's track and field team win another NJCAA Division III national title. But no one in the Harper program -- from Roper to...
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D-C's Cutinello leaps into actionMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Today's Class AA Palatine sectional will hold special meaning for Dundee-Crown senior jumps standout Matt Cutinello. Cutinello's father, Doug, passed away on opening day...
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Running down their dreamsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - While the girls track teams will be competing at the state meet this weekend, the boys will participate at sectionals Friday for their ticket to state in Charleston on t...
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Thode, state hopefuls ready to goMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Going from relative obscurity to a star is something Conant junior Jeff Thode was not looking to do at the Mid-Suburban League track and field meet at Buffalo Grove on F...
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One last hurrah on track for the SchuhsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Twin sisters Aimee and Kellie Schuh love each other, of course, but c'mon already. "We've been together 24/7 since we were born," Aimee said with an exasperated smile be...
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Quick quartet keeps Spartans in the runningMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You can't dismiss Mark Kachmer, Ryan O'Donnell, Garrett McKnight or Vince Perry. These St. Francis Spartans did their maximum -- as in four events each -- to try to defe...
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Cadets soaking it all upMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Two different Marmion boys track coaches got congratulatory drenchings from team water coolers after the Cadets won the Suburban Catholic Conference meet on Monday. If t...
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Fab 400 relay for WaveMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Indications didn't predict it -- but that's why they run the race. St. Edward's 400-meter relay came into Monday's Suburban Catholic Conference boys track meet with a se...