Freshman flew high for Cougars; won Class A high jump
In an era of specialization in athletics, Central freshman Jena Hemann is a breath of fresh air.
In an era of specialization in athletics, Central freshman Jena Hemann is a breath of fresh air.
From the time Ronecia Nash was a little girl, her mother, Angela McCorkle, knew she had the ability to be special.
Kraig Appleton lived up to his word Saturday at the Class AA State Track and Field Meet. And so did the East St. Louis Flyers.
The East St. Louis Flyers weren't about to finish second again.
Wesclin's Josh Wilhelm wanted to make his final high school track and field meet one to remember.
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Not even a dark, stormy day could slow down Kraig Appleton and the East St. Louis Flyers on Friday at the Class AA State Track and Field Meet in Charleston.
Let the battle begin! Two of the nation's top boys high school track and field programs, Cahokia and East St. Louis, will battle for the fourth and final time during the 2008 season -- this time with the Class AA state track championship probably on the line -- beginning today at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston.
Hard as it may be to believe, there was a time not so long ago when Ronecia Nash hated to run. That's right. One of the top sprinters in IHSA history, the East St. Louis High senior hated to run. So her mother, Angela McCorkle, made her do it. "I was in middle school. I just didn't like it," Nash said.
When East St. Louis and Lincoln High Schools merged a decade ago, it was thought that it would be just a matter of time before the girls state track and field team championships started rolling in.
Jena Hemann made sure the Class A state high jump championship remained in the family Saturday at O'Brien Stadium.
The one-two punch of Cahokia's Earnest Winters and Darien Donald came through again Friday at the Class AA Belleville East Track and Field Sectional.
The Nashville Hornets proved once again Friday there truly is no place like home.
The battle for supremacy in Illinois Class AA track and field is about to begin.
Two of the state's top sprinters for the past two years, East St. Louis' Ronecia Nash and Belleville West's Yolanda Suggs were just that Friday at the Class AA Marion Girls Track and Field Sectional.
For the second time in 10 days, the master plan of Sparta coach David Peck worked to perfection Friday at the Sparta Class A Girls Track and Field Sectional.
The East St. Louis Flyers are champions of the Southwestern Conference -- again. Javaughn Tabb won the 400 while Kraig Appleton and Jon Edwards also posted convincing victories.
Kraig Appleton is known as a complete athlete. A junior at East St. Louis, Appleton stands 6-foot-3, weighs 200 pounds and possesses a rare combination of power and blazing speed.
Even far from being at their best, the Cahokia Comanches were still good enough Saturday at the Collinsville Invitational Track and Field Meet.
The East St. Louis Flyerettes will officially begin their quest for a Class AA state track and field championship on Friday when they compete in the Marion Sectional.
Little did anyone realize at the time, but when Elaine Patten of O'Fallon cleared 5 feet 4 inches to place eighth at the high jump at the Class AA Girls State Track and Field Meet a year ago, it was the start of something special.