Breaking an OlympianÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s record was plenty enough to impress the folks at Gatorade.
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CHARLESTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” A team that hadnÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™t won a high school track meet all season and finished second to its arch-rival in the regional took home a stat…
IRONTONÂ ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” If throwing the shot put and discus featured similar rules to a marathon, Emma Hall might be unbeatable. Highly conditioned and relentless, the Ironton High School rising sophomore has made a name for herself in the throwing ring. Hall, 15, qualified for the Junior Olympics July 29 through Aug. 3 at North Carolina A&T's Aggie Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina.
CHARLESTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Allie Germann is accustomed to being on the move.
The Winfield High School freshman track star ran a personal-best 12.39 seconds in the preliminaries of the Class AA girls 100-meter dash Friday at the state track and field meet at University of Charleston Stadium. That effort was the best in the state this year heading into SaturdayÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™s finals.
ONA ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Gavin Beverage threw so far Saturday, Cabell Midland High School's shot put pit couldn't contain him. The Knights' senior threw 64 feet 2.5 inches, the longest in the state this year, Saturday during the Carlos Akers/Doc Hale Memorial Track Meet. While every other competitor's throws made puffs of dust fly from the slag surface of the pit, Beverage's dented the grass beyond.
HUNTINGTON ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥” Tri-State high schools have produced many men and women on the run in recent years as they've taken their track and field talents to college programs. Not all standouts have been runners, however, as several athletes competed successfully in field events.Â
ONA - Australia is about to experience the Cabell Midland boomerang.
Knights shot putter and discus thrower Kylie Miles has been invited to be a part of the United States East Conference team that will travel to Australia July 4-15 for an international track and field meet. Miles, a junior, said she thinks that's fitting since her first name is an Aboriginal word for what is commonly known as a boomerang.