After a tremendous season in the pole vault, Montabella junior Cooper Bolton found himself down to the final three competitors at Saturday’s Division 4 track state finals in Hudsonville. As the temperature rose as the afternoon track events neared, so too did the pressure. With only three competitors reaching 13 feet in the pole vault, the bar was raised to 13 feet, 3 inches.
Stuart Gould is going to get his wish in one of his final track events at Tri County. The Vikings’ standout senior sprinter wanted to bring teammates with him to the MHSAA state track finals before the season began. He had big dreams to bring more than one person wearing Tri County running gear to Forest Hills Eastern’s Hawk Stadium for the Division 2 finals.
Carson City-Crystal's boys track team won its first hosted track meet in four years with a Mid-State Activities Conference jamboree win on Wednesday at Community Field. The track teams from Montabella and Vestaburg showed some highlights in Wednesday's meet with some personal records set and some big wins along the way.
Gone are the days of the battered black track that surrounded Carson City-Crystal’s Community Field, which was perhaps most notable for its glaring potholes in the outside lane. A gorgeous red clay track now surrounds the new Community Field and the Eagles will have an opportunity to showcase it for the entire Mid State Activities Conference when they host a league jamboree meet on May 10.