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SportsJune 4, 2006

About 30 youths competed in the annual Hershey's Track and Field Youth Local Meet, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and hosted by Central Junior High. Event winners qualified for the state meet, June 30 in Jefferson City, Mo...

About 30 youths competed in the annual Hershey's Track and Field Youth Local Meet, sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and hosted by Central Junior High.

Event winners qualified for the state meet, June 30 in Jefferson City, Mo.

"We had a really great turnout this year," said event organizer Jared Tanz, "and the nice weather helped out a lot too."

-- Brandon Tallent

Results

50-meter dash

9-10 boys -- 1, Samuel McClean, Cape Girardeau, 8.12.

9-10 girls -- 1, Emily Diamond, Cape Girardeau, 8.12; 2, Maya Kelch, Cape Girardeau, 8.43; 3, Abigail Bergman, Perryville, 8.65; 4, Mary Smith, Cape Girardeau, 8.97.

100-meter dash

9-10 boys -- 1, Jalen Reddin, Cape Girardeau, 16.25.

9-10 girls -- 1, Deja Reddin, Cape Girardeau, 16.2.

11-12 boys -- 1, Deonte' Jenkins, Cape Girardeau, 13.78; 2, Derrick Garner, Benton, 17.06.

11-12 girls -- 1, Cassi Abbott, Cape Girardeau, 15.4; 2, Rachel Diamond, Cape Girardeau, 15.96; 3, Bernita Morris, Cape Girardeau, 16.09; 4, Brittney Perkins, Cape Girardeau, 18.4.

13-14 boys -- 1, Brandon Robinson, Cape Girardeau, 14.34; 2, Kevin Flesher, Cape Girardeau, 14.46; 3, Matthew McLean, Cape Girardeau, 15.4.

200-meter dash

9-10 boys -- 1, Matt Gibson, Jackson, 33.43; 1, Jalen Reddin, Cape Girardeau, 33.65.

9-10 girls -- 1, Deja Reddin, Cape Girardeau, 36.9.

11-12 boys -- 1, Deonte' Jenkins, Cape Girardeau, 30.12.

11-12 girls -- 1, Geneitrious White, Cape Girardeau, 31.34; 2, Cassi Abbott, Cape Girardeau, 32.53; 3, Jamesha Hamilton, Cape Girardeau, 33.71; 4, Kendra Kelch, Cape Girardeau, 34.5.

13-14 boys -- 1, Brandon Robinson, Cape Girardeau, 30.84.

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400-meter dash

9-10 boys -- 1, Matt Gibson, Jackson, 1:16.78; 2, Samuel McClean, Cape Girardeau, 1:27.93; 3, Dalton Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, 1:39.06,

9-10 girls -- 1, Maya Kelch, Cape Girardeau, 1:36.18; 2, Mary Smith, Cape Girardeau, 1:41.93.

11-12 boys -- 1, Nicholas Barnes, Cape Girardeau, 1:13.68.

11-12 girls -- 1, Geneitrious White, Cape Girardeau, 1:12.53; 2, Kendra Kelch, Cape Girardeau, 1:16.46; 3, Rachel Diamond, Cape Girardeau, 1:30.75.

800-meter run

11-12 boys -- 1, Nicholas Barnes, Cape Girardeau, 3:17.9.

1,600-meter run

13-14 boys -- 1, Matthew McLean, Cape Girardeau, 7:04.0,

Standing long jump

9-10 boys -- 1, Jalen Reddin, Cape Girardeau, 5-10 (second-best throw, 5-9); 2, Dalton Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, 5-10 (second-best throw, 5-8).

9-10 girls -- 1, Deja Reddin, Cape Girardeau, 5-8; 2, Amber Bergman, Perryville, 5-5; 3, Emily Diamond, Cape Girardeau, 5-2; 4, Abigail Bergman, Perryville, 5-1; 5, Mary Smith, Cape Girardeau, 4-4.

11-12 boys -- 1, Deonte' Jenkins, Cape Girardeau, 7-1; 2, Derrick Garner, Benton, 5-8.

11-12 girls -- 1, Cassi Abbott, Cape Girardeau, 6-6; 2, Rachel Diamond, Cape Girardeau, 6-5; 3, Kendra Kelch, Cape Girardeau, 6-2; 4, Courtney Bergman, Perryville, 6-0 1/2; 5, Geneitrious White, Cape Girardeau, 5-10; 6, Brittany Perkins, Cape Girardeau, 5-1.

13-14 boys -- 1, Kevin Flesher, Cape Girardeau, 7-3.

Softball throw

9-10 boys -- 1, Dalton Buchanan, Cape Girardeau, 87-1; 2, Samuel McClean, Cape Girardeau, 79-0; 3, Matt Gibson, Jackson, 77-5.

9-10 girls -- 1, Emily Diamond, Cape Girardeau, 48-6; 2, Maya Kelch, Cape Girardeam, 41-2.

11-12 boys -- 1, Nicholas Barnes, Cape Girardeau, 109-4; 2, Derrick Garner, Benton, 88-11.

11-12 girls -- 1, Brittany Perkins, Cape Giraradeau, 100-5; 2, Bernita Morris, Cape Giraradeau, 74-8 1/2; 3, Jamesha Hamilton, Cape Giraradeau, 62-3 1/2; 4, Courtney Bergman, Perryville, 57-4.

13-14 boys -- 1, Kevin Flesher, Cape Girardeau, 180-9; 2, Matthew McLean, Cape Girardeau, 129-7; 3, Brandon Robinson, Cape Girardeau, 103-3.

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