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Ava McNair For The Imperial Republican
The 1,600-meter relay team, Peyton Owens, Olivia Spady, Riley Rusher and Bryn McNair, celebrate after their second place finish that guaranteed the Longhorns a second place tie in the team race.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Bryn McNair heads down the stretch in the 800 meter run. Wakefield’s Jordan Metzler (320) won the race with a state record time. McNair finished fifth and set a new Chase County record.

Longhorn girls tie for Class C runners up

    The Chase County girls track team has made winning state titles look easy.

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Nora Jameson For The Imperial Republican
Peyton Cox had three throws over 39 feet at state track and finished fourth in Class D.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
GraCee Goings rips off a 124’6’ throw on her first attempt at state and finished fourth.

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Carol Kelley For The Imperial Republican
Jacksen Littrel came up short in his quest for a shot put medal at state.

Goings, Cox claim fourth-place medals at state

    Wauneta-Palisade juniors GraCee Goings and Peyton Cox made the most out of their trip to Omaha. Goings placed fourth in the discus and Cox placed fourth in the shot put.

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Ava McNair For The Imperial Republican
Ali McNair clears 9’6” in the pole vault.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Thomas Reeves hands off to Dawson Mollendor in the 400-meter relay.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Kaylie Lotspeich winds up for a throw in the discus. Lotspeich placed sixth.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Stephen Murray sets the Longhorns up for win in the 1,600-meter relay.

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Nora Jameson For The Imperial Republican
Jensen Olsen, right, edges out Kade Anderson for a trip to the 110-meter hurdle finals.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Mason Wallin soars over the bar in the pole vault. Wallin would clear 14’0” and win the state title.

Scenes from state track championships

Class C boys top three team scores—1. Chase County, 66; 2. Battle Creek, 52; 3. North Platte St Pat’s, 46.

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Harry Lipisea | The Keith County News
Bryn McNair runs in the rain at the C9 district track meet as fans watch from under umbrellas. Weather delayed the meet enough that it was moved from Grant to Ogallala where there were football field lights to shine on the track and allow for a late finish. For full results from the district meet, see the sports section.

Desperate times call for desperate measures as rain wrecks districts

    There’s always a backup plan.
    But what happens when the backup plan needs its own backup plan?

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Harry Lipisea | The Keith County News
James McArthur set a personal best while jumping to a third place finish in triple jump at the district meet in Grant.

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Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Luis Co runs the second leg of the winning 3,200-meter relay.

Longhorn boys make the best of bad conditions

    In the middle of a day that had two weather delays, which led to the entire meet packing up and moving to a new facility, few could have predicted the Chase County boys’ track team would end up

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