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Knoxville Cross Country Heads To Conference Meet, Volleyball Hosts Chariton

Knoxville Cross County To Finally Start On Monday

The Knoxville Track and Field Squads head to Pella for the class 3A State Qualifier today. The young Panther girls are looking forward to today’s meet with goals of qualifying for the Blue Oval. Coach Michael Splavec tells KNIA/KRLS Sports they have steadily improved this season. The boys also hope to get several events and individuals to the State Meet. Kieren Nichols is in the hunt for three events, the 100, 200, and 400 meter dashes, while the Panthers’ 4×400 meter relay, another event Nichols is in, is ranked 2nd going into tonight’s action. Coach Eric Kellar is feeling optimis...

The Knoxville Girls Track and Field Squad is around three weeks from starting its season. That was something the Panthers never got to do last year, as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down spring sports and cancelled the season. First year Coach Michael Splavec tells KNIA/KRLS Sports the girls are ready to get back on the track after losing the season last year. Splavec: “A lot of them are feeling that way, and they were upset and getting ready for last year, and all the way to that state qualifier, and a lot of the kids are just ready to show what they can do on the track.”