Max Roberts loved nothing more than to watch sports, especially sports being played by his nieces and nephews.
And one niece in particular brought him a great amount of joy, although he knew his time with her was dwindling and wanted to let her know wh...

Lavington wins title in record-setting fashion
Gabby Lavington had just won the 3A championship in the shot put and broken the meet record in the process, yet the Cheney junior didn’t feel like celebrating.
Although her winning throw of 45-10&#x...

Collegiate’s Conrad cruises to 3200 win
Collegiate freshman Lakelin Conrad, who won the Class 3A cross country title in the fall, took the 3200 meters in 9:58.88, a personal best.

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Breanna Eckels was equipped with all the necessary tools to become a high-level track and field athlete.
The Southeast junior is fast and most of that came naturally, as did the muscles that allow her to propel herself through the air and soar long di...

Andale junior Jeff Ast’s goal for the state track and field meet shifted dramatically over a two-week span in April.
At his first meet on April 2, Ast threw the javelin 226 feet, 2 inches, which still ranks as the nation’s best throw and ...

Don Steffens will be announcing his 41st Kansas state track and field meet on Friday and Saturday.
He joined Joanna Chadwick of the Wichita Eagle and VarsityKansas.com for the final VK Big Show of the 2014-15 high school sports season.

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The best girls shot-put thrower in Kansas this season wasn’t even a thrower two years ago.
Gabby Lavington came to Cheney as a sprinter. And a good one at that, as she ran a leg on the school’s state-placing 400-meter relay team as a fres...

Taylor Eldridge looks at top athletes and teams to watch in next week’s state track and field championships. The two-day meet begins Friday at Cessna Stadium and determines 12 team champions in six classes and 216 individual event champions.
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From the moment Derby junior Christian Compton started competing in the pole vault six years ago, he was wrapped up in what he calls an addiction for the event.
“I wanted to do it more and more and more,” Compton said. “You can nev...