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Soaking Rainfall Cancels Callaway Raceway on Friday, May 3
Belleville, IL. (5/3/24) Due to drenching area precipitation with additional rain total this morning, Callaway Raceway, in connection with POWRi, officials have decided to cancel the program of the ‘Prelude to the Showdown’ at Callaway Raceway scheduled for Friday, May 3rd. Series and track officials will be diligently...
Jahmeshia Patterson, Festus Track Speedster is Athlete of the Week
(FESTUS) Jahmeshia Patterson a freshman on the Festus girls track and field team is this week’s Regional Radio/Applebee’s of Farmington Athlete of the Week. At the recent JCAA Conference Track Meet, Patterson was named the conference MVP after scoring 36 points. She won the 100m dash, and her time was good enough to break a 30-plus-year-old conference record in the event. Patterson also took first in the 200m dash and finished second in both the 100m hurdles and long jump.
Kirkwood escapes upset in first round of Regional tournament
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The #8 Kirkwood softball team narrowly avoided a shocking loss to Northeast Community College on Friday afternoon, beating the 5-win Red Hawks 4-3. Kirkwood advances to the semifinals of their Regional bracket where they'll play again on Saturday afternoon.
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