Community R-6 track sending group of boys to sectionals

The track and field season isn’t done for a number of Community R-6 boys.

The Trojans qualified for sectionals Saturday at South Callaway in Mokane by finishing in the top four in nine events at Saturday’s Class 1 District 2 meet in New Haven. The boys finished fourth out of 17 schools with 62 points.

All four relay teams will compete in sectionals including the 4x100 and 4x200 relay team of Jude Curtis, Nicholas Henke, KaTavyn Wheeler, and Lane Carter with respective finishes of second and third. Carter, Henke, Wheeler and Brett Beamer finished third in the 4x400 relay, and Henke, Wheeler, Beamer and Layton Wright finished third in the 4x800 relay.

Wright picked up third-place finishes in the 110 and 300 hurdles, Carter was second in the 100 and Curtis was fourth in the discus, and Ezra Johnson threw a personal-best 37.62 meters to finish fourth in the javelin. 

Utterback, Hopke return to sectionals for Van-Far

Van-Far’s reigning state qualifiers are one step closer to making it back.

In Saturday’s Class 2 District 3 meet at South Shelby in Shelbina, Evan Utterback and Garrett Hopke finished in the top four of events to advance to this Saturday’s sectionals at South Callaway in Mokane. Utterback finished third in the boys javelin, and Hopke was third in the boys 3200. 

Kendrick, Chapman win three district titles for Paris

Mia Kendrick and Landen Chapman each won not one, not two but three district titles on Saturday.

The Paris sophomore Kendrick won the girls 100, 200 and long jump and the Paris senior Chapman won the 800, 1600 and the 4x800 relay in the Class 2 District 3 meet at South Shelby in Shelbina to advance to sectionals this Saturday at South Callaway in Mokane. 

Kendrick had a time of 12.86 in the 100, a time of 26.56 in the 200 and a school-record distance of 5.47 meters in the long jump. Kendrick also advanced in the 4x100 relay with Ava Crain, Gretchen Crusha and Sophia Crusha by finishing third to fall within the required top four. Edie Wormington qualified with a fourth-place finish in the 3200.

Chapman had a time of 1:57.09 in the 800, a time of 4:25.40 in the 1600 and a school-record time of 8:13.60 in the 4x800 relay with teammates Owen Buie, Hayden DeOrnellas and Case Morgan. He was second in the 3200 to qualify in another event, Morgan was third in the 800, and Jackson Davis was fourth in the 100 and 200. Buie, Davis, Morgan and DeOrnellas finished second in the 4x400 relay.

The girls finished fifth out of 14 schools with 68 points, and the boys were fifth out of 14 schools with 64 points.