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06.29.2009 12:32 pm

Metro area athletes shine at nationals

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Several current and former area prep athletes made the trip to Eugene, Oregon for the USATF Junior Nationals this past weekend. The top performances include:

Alishea Usery, who just finished her freshman year at Florida after running for Berkeley, won the…

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05.30.2009 7:42 pm

Parkway South breaks up Hazelwood East sweep

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Hazelwood East entered the Class 4 state track meet as a favorite in every relay. And while the Spartans turned two relay victories into a team title, Parkway South was able to edge Hazelwood East in the 400-meter relay.

Sophomore Lawrence…

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05.30.2009 7:29 pm

McCluer wins unlikely race

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The McCluer girls entered the Class 4 state meet in the 400-meter relay flying under everyone’s radar. They were third in their sectional with a state-qualifying time of 49.54.

The Comets put up a respectable 48.68 in the state prelims on…

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05.30.2009 7:12 pm

SLUH’s Wingo breaks through

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St. Louis University High’s Ronnie Wingo got to taste a team track title as a freshman. But he has toiled as a sprinter in the shadows of some of the state’s biggest names like SLUH’s Paul Chaney and Raytown South’s…

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05.29.2009 1:12 pm

Timberland’s McDonald gets his All-State

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Timberland’s Alex McDonald had been to the Class 4 state track meet before, but this year turned out to be different.

McDonald just missed the finals in the shot put as a junior and he failed to qualify for state in the…

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01.16.2008 4:21 pm

Uniform controversy: Muslim runner DQ’d

At the end of December, staffer Brian Sumers wrote about how the National Federation of High School State Associations is cracking down on illegal uniforms – and how some area coaches think the rules are nitpicky, at best. Trinity athletics…

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