High School Track & Field

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK FINAL HONOR ROLL (06/09/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 19) (05/22/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

Mules qualify seven for state track meet (05/18/08)
By DAR STAFF EUREKA -- Poplar Bluff qualified six boys and one girl for the state track meet as they competed in a sectional meet at Eureka on Saturday. "Overall I thought we did well," Mules coach Lance Bell said. "The kids we got through have a shot at placing pretty high."...

Local athletes qualify for state championships (05/14/08)
Staff reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com JEFFERSON CITY -- Local track and field athletes from Class 1 and 2 will be competing in the state meet on Friday and Saturday in Jefferson City. In Class 1, the Scott Central Braves had a good showing at the Class 1 Sectional as five have advanced to the state meet...

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 13) (05/14/08)
2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

Bhatt shoots for state tennis; Mules run in district (05/09/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor Malay Bhatt played today for a third straight trip to the state tennis tournament while Poplar Bluff's track, baseball and soccer teams prepared for their district showdowns. The Poplar Bluff senior was scheduled to play Carlos Espinosa of Eureka this morning at the Creve Coeur Racquet Club near St. Louis with the winner advancing to the MSHSAA Class 2 District 1 singles championship match...

TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated May 7) (05/08/08)
2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL BOYS 100 200 400 800 1,600 3,200 110 hurdles 300 hurdles 400 relay 800 relay 1,600 relay 3,200 relay Discus Shot put Long jump Triple jump High jump Pole vault GIRLS 100 200 400 800 1,600 3,200 100 hurdles 300 hurdles 400 relay...

2008 TRACK HONOR ROLL (05/02/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:...

TRACK HONOR ROLL (updated Friday, April 25) (04/25/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

TRACK HONOR ROLL (04/24/08)
The top track performances in Southeast Missouri as reported in the Southeast Missourian, the Sikeston Standard Democrat, the Dunklin Daily Democrat, the Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic and the Dexter Daily Statesman this spring. Please report any additional information, corrections or names to Toby Carrig by e-mail at tcarrig@semissourian.com:

Sikeston boys, girls shine in Cape Relays (04/21/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams competed against 13 other squads Saturday afternoon in the annual Cape Relays. Overall, it was another great outing for the Bulldogs on both the boys and girls side...

Blalock runs away with two Poplar Bluff records (04/20/08)
By DAR STAFF Poplar Bluff's golf team picked up its third tournament title of the season Saturday, while Hanna Blalock broke two school track records Friday. At the Potosi Invitational, Blalock won the 1,600-meters in 5 minutes, 16.84 seconds, breaking a record set by Mary Kalich in 1986 by 9.26 seconds. She later broke her own record in the 3,200, finishing second in 11:33.16, nearly 30 seconds faster than her previous best time...

Sikeston boys, girls win quad meet (04/17/08)
Staff Reports ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston track and field teams hosted Dexter, Scott City and Notre Dame Tuesday afternoon in quad meet at Public Schools Stadium. In the end, the Bulldogs competed very well against their respective competition with both the boys and girls placing first...

Poplar Bluff runs away with title (04/16/08)
By DAR STAFF STE. GENEVIEVE -- The Poplar Bluff Mules track team ran away with the title Tuesday at the Ste. Genevieve Invitational, beating runner-up Potosi by 64 points. Poplar Bluff won five events and finished second in seven others for 157 points...

Sikeston shines in its twilight relays (04/13/08)
By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The windy weather brought more than a strong breeze to Public Schools Stadium on Friday evening as track and field teams from around the area blew in to compete in the second annual Sikeston Twilight Relays...

Second annual Sikeston Twilight Relays set for Friday (04/10/08)
Fourteen area teams will compete in this year's meet

Sikeston has good showing in Jackson Invitational (04/07/08)
Girls excel in relays while boys dominate jumps

Mules edge Tigers in baseball; Poplar Bluff wins track title (04/06/08)
By DAR STAFF Donnie Magruder came through in the clutch for the Mules at home Saturday against Cape Central, giving himself a win in the process. In the bottom of the seventh inning with the game tied, Magruder hit a single through the right side with the bases loaded to score Cameron Pickard and give the Mules a 6-5 win...

ROUNDUP: Garner's four goals lead Poplar Bluff (04/02/08)
By BRIAN ROSENER ~ DAR Sports Editor KENNETT -- Chelsea Garner had a hat trick before halftime Tuesday -- no fooling. The Poplar Bluff senior scored four times in an 8-1 win at Kennett. "We had problems with her all day," Kennett coach Rick Bell told the Daily Dunklin Democrat. "We couldn't correct it and she took advantage of it."...

Sikeston boys, girls sweep Kelly (04/02/08)
By Chris Pobst ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- On a cold and windy Tuesday afternoon, the Sikeston Bulldog boys and girls track and field teams got underway in their first scored contest of the year against the Poplar Bluff Mules. The Bulldogs took care of the Mules in the dual event meet, 79-63 (boys) and 79-57 (girls)...

Bluff's Hanna Blalock sets school record in debut (03/27/08)
By DAR STAFF BONNE TERRE -- In her first high school track meet, Poplar Bluff freshman Hanna Blalock broke one record and challenged another winning two races Tuesday night at the North County Invitational. Blalock broke the school record in the 3,200 meters with a time of 12 minutes 2.34 seconds breaking Shawna Starnes' 1986 mark by over half a second. In the 1600, Blalock ran a 5:30.57 just 4.47 seconds off Mary Kalich's mark also set in 1986...

Sikeston kicks off track season (03/21/08)
By Andrew Powell ~ sd_sports@yahoo.com SIKESTON -- The Sikeston Bulldogs boys and girls track and field teams got their official season underway Thursday afternoon when they hosted the Cape Central Tigers at Sikeston Public Schools Stadium. In their first dual meet of the season, points were set aside since weather has limited practice time for both squads. But competition was still intense as both Sikeston and Cape Central were eager to begin the 2008 season...

Sikeston boys shooting for district title (03/18/08)
Sikeston girls team will be improved, as long-time coach Jerry Dement heads into his final campaign.

East Prairie Junior High track teams wins SEMO South title (07/31/07)
The East Prairie Junior High Girls track team won the SEMO South Conference title this spring. The team ended the season with several place finishes. Jennifer Nicholson took first in the 75 meter hurdles and Courtney Carden finished third. The girls 4x200 relay team made up of Alayna Crumley, Shayna Hall, Lydia Chance, Macey Bratton, came in first. ...