track and field

Daily News Area Track Rankings

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Daily News track Invitational, sponsored by the Michigan National Guard, rankings as of May 22. The meet features Greenville, Belding, Central Montcalm, Carson City-Crystal, Lakeview, Tri County and Cedar Springs and will be held at Greenville’s Yellow Jacket Stadium on May 31.

Daily News Area Track Rankings for May 16

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Daily News Area Track Rankings for May 16

Daily News Area Track Rankings for Apri 25, 2023

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Daily News track Invitational rankings as of April 24. The meet features Greenville, Belding, Central Montcalm, Carson City-Crystal, Lakeview, Tri County and Cedar Springs and will be held at Greenville’s Yellow Jacket Stadium on May 31. Here’s a look at the top rankings for each event for boys and girls: BOYS 100 meters Stuart Gould, Tri County 11.4 Codey Manley, […]

Daily News Area track rankings for April 18, 2023

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Daily News Area track rankings for April 18, 2023

The Daily News Spark Plug 2022

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The Daily News Spark Plug 2022

Runner-up madness

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Three athletes, CC-C boys all take runner-up at Division 4 state track finals

Second-place finishes were the theme of the day for local athletes at Saturday’s Division 4 state track finals.

Some were pleasant surprises while others fell short of state championship expectations. One of the pleasant surprises of the day came early in the morning field events with Carson City-Crystal junior Aubrey Hessbrook placing second in the long jump.

Black Knights, Bulldogs finish season at D2 state track finals

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Wildcats, Green Hornets complete season at D3 finals

Josiah Magley channeled his idol in the 3,200-meter run at Saturday’s Division 2 state track finals at Forest Hills Eastern.

The Ionia senior was working in the middle of the pack, he wasn’t thrilled with the way the race was playing out in terms of pacing. He wanted to get it moving.

Daily News Track Invitational rankings

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Daily News track Invitational rankings as of May 29. The meet features Greenville, Belding, Central Montcalm, Carson City-Crystal, Lakeview, Tri County, Vestaburg and Cedar Springs and will be held at Greenville’s Yellow Jacket Stadium on June 1.

Eagles going for it again

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CC-C boys win track regional for second year in a row, qualify seven to state finals

The Carson City-Crystal boys track team has had a target on its back since the start of the season.

As the defending Division 4 state champions, every team competing against CC-C has given it their all to try and dethrone the champs.

Running it back

Vestaburg’s Allison Wichert excited to get back to work following state hurdles title

Mickiah Allbee runs her practice hurdles on the track at Vestaburg High. She clears the three hurdles she has set up and goes back to her starting spot. As she’s walking back, Allison Wichert is there chatting and doing a bit of coaching with the freshman.

Despite the age difference, the two are already close friends, beginning in earnest last school year while Allbee was an eighth-grader and Wichert a junior. They discuss almost anything from track, to classes or whatever happens to be happening that day. However, it wasn’t necessarily like that in the beginning.