Pole Vault

While the Boonsboro boys are the two-time defending Washington County indoor track and field champions, they’ve had trouble matching that success outdoors in recent years. The Warriors haven’t been county champs since 2002 outdoors, where...

If Washington County is known for a sport, it’s girls outdoor track and field. County girls teams have won 14 of the last 15 Maryland Class 1A state titles — nine by Smithsburg, three by Williamsport and two by Boonsboro. “This...

The Boonsboro girls indoor track and field team used this season as a ladder. And the Warriors nearly reached the top in their climb. Boonsboro finished sixth at the MVAL Antietam championships, then fourth at the Washington County meet and third at...

Track and field athletes who are used to performing early in a meet were forced to wait until the end of the first day of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference outdoor championships. Normally, competitors in the high jump and pole vault finish...

A key to running a good track and field meet centers around the people running the various events. When Northern State was selected as the site of this year's Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference outdoor championships, head coach Jim Fuller put...

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Petoskey finished 2-0 Saturday in the rain-shortened 24th Annual Jennifer Kullik Memorial Softball Invitational. No champion was crowned as the tournament was called Saturday afternoon because of rain. South Haven and Farmington Hills Mercy also finished...

The Lady Redmen tracksters won their third straight league title, and the Phillipsburg boys also won the MCL title Friday in Phillipsburg... Smith Center The Lady Redmen track team earned its third-straight MCL championship Friday in Phillipsburg....

Check out the action from this past week in the Heart of the Plains league. Attica Boys track scored 24 points and finished seventh out of nine teams in the HOP league meet at Stafford. Top finishers were Prescott, third in the pole vault, and Blick,...

The last time Newport Harbor High sent a pole vaulter to the CIF Southern Section Masters girls' track and field meet, her first name was Allison. Four years later, another Allison has a chance to reach Masters for the Sailors. Meet Allison Krugman, who...

The Boyle County girls relays are on a roll at just the right time. The Rebels set a school record in the 800-meter relay and won the 3,200 and 1,600 relays Saturday and rolled to the team title at the Class AA, Region 5 meet at Boyle. The Rebels won...

NORWALK — Newport Harbor High junior Ethan Cochran had the most crowd support of any competitor as he stepped into the ring for his first attempt at the discus Saturday afternoon at Cerritos College. In addition to his Sailors coaches and...