To say that the start of track events in the final day of the IHSA girls track and field state championships was explosive would be an understatement.
In a heated battle for the title in the Class 2A .
St. Francis used a strong final leg from freshman Erin Hinsdale to win the Class 2A 4x800 relay in a record time and Downers Grove North took second in the Class 3A 4x800 relay, leading area medalists at the IHSA state track and field meet in Charleston.
Evanston’s girls track team took a couple of strides closer to getting under the Illinois High School Association state-qualifying standards in two relays
The 91st annual Palatine Relays brought a lot of history to the track Saturday as the Pirates hosted the longest running invitational meet in state history dating back to the first meet in 1933.
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