JUNIOR HIGH TRACK: Junior Panther Teams Open Season

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ Pinckneyville (Junior High School) competed Wednesday in a boys and girls meet at Chester to open the 2009 season.

Each team placed second with the boys scoring 61 points and the girls 71.

Girls Results:

High Jump: Jesslyn Thompson, 1st place; Long Jump: Jesslyn Thompson, 1st place; Jordyn Wieland 2nd place; Shot/Discus: Keelyn Stein, 3rd places;

Hurdles: Kala Emling, 4th place; 400m Relay: 1st place; 400m: Jesslyn Thompson, 2nd place; Raven Lawhorn, 4th place; 1600m: Ashley Maxey, 2nd place; Ali Gladson, 3rd place; 800m Relay: 1st place ; 7th Grade 100m: Denise Bruns, 1st place; Jordyn Wieland 5th place; 8th Grade 100m: Bethany Loos, 4th place; 800m: Raven Lawhorn, 2nd place; Emily Schmidt, 3rd place; 200m: Denise Bruns, 1st place; Shersty Stanton, 3rd place; 1600m Relay: 3rd place

Boys Results:

High Jump: Sage Evers, 4th place; Long Jump: Justyn Rushing, 4th; Tyler Wildermuth, 5th; Shot: Caleb Howard, 2nd ; Discus: Caleb Howard, 1st; Hurdles: Braydon Cowley, 5th ; 7th Grade 800m Relay: 3rd; 400m: Brian Epplin, 1st; Sage Evers 2nd; 1600m: Justyn Rushing, 3rd; Braydon Cowley, 4th ; Varsity 800m Relay: 1st; 7th Grade 100m: Chase Lazenby, 3rd; Jacob Davis 4th; 8th Grade 100m: Caleb Howard, 1st; Kyle Mathis, 2nd; 800m: Trent Hicks, 3rd; 200m: Jacob Davis, 5th ; 1600m Relay, 1st.

The Junior Panthers meet at Sesser-Valier Thursday was cancelled by storms. They run again April 14 on the road at Sparta and participate in the #204 Invitational April 17.