Hampshire

Maura Beattie’s promising running career took an unexpected turn two years ago.

CHARLESTON – Woodstock’s Maura Beattie utilized a different strategy against Marengo’s Katie Adams, her rival, for their fourth meeting in the 3,200 meters this season.

CHARLESTON – Marengo junior Allie Sprague mastered the idea of a closing kick Friday at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet.

HAMPSHIRE – The question hardly seems challenging, especially for someone who posted a 35 ACT score, who excels in chemistry and ranks in the top 10 in his senior class.

HAMPSHIRE – Prairie Ridge closer Caleb Senyshyn insisted that nerves were not involved in the bottom of the seventh inning, even after surrendering a leadoff double to Hampshire’s Piotr Barnas.

GRAYSLAKE – Cary-Grove’s Morgan Schulz did not have enough energy left to catch Crystal Lake Central’s Celeste Madda or Hampshire’s Ashley Fouch in the 200 meters.

Mike Featherly got a shot at being head coach on a part-time basis with Hampshire’s boys basketball team last season.