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Not this time. A talented Thornton team won four individual events and both sprint relays on the way to claiming the team title at the 12th annual John Bell Invitational Saturday with 118 points. Downers Grove North (79), Lyons (62), Naperville Central (54) and host West Aurora (49) rounded out the top five in the 14-team meet. West Aurora had won it … ]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 18:39:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/11906922-393/boys-track-thornton-dominates-at-west-aurora.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/11906922-393/boys-track-thornton-dominates-at-west-aurora.html
CHARLESTON, Ill. — When Jermaine Kline started throwing the shot put as a freshman at Lake Park, 50 feet seemed like the end of the world. So imagine the journey it’s been for Kline, now a senior committed to South Carolina, who popped the longest outdoor shot put effort in Illinois history during Friday’s Class 3A preliminaries at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien … ]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 20:08:50 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5633464-393/lake-park-kline-brothers-soar-into-finals.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5633464-393/lake-park-kline-brothers-soar-into-finals.html
There’s extra pressure in track sectionals when you’re a defending state champion. Thornton’s Jazjuan Wallace-Sipp did her best to not feel it Thursday night at Homewood-Flossmoor, easily advancing to the discus competition in the Class 3A championship. “The focus was to get me a good seed downstate,” Wallace-Sipp said. “I knew 130 feet would put me down at the bottom, so I … ]]> Thu, 12 May 2011 22:50:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5351778-393/wallace-sipp-on-the-mark-for-vikings.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5351778-393/wallace-sipp-on-the-mark-for-vikings.html
Memo to the competition awaiting Thursday’s SouthWest Suburban Red boys track meet at Thornridge: Look out for Thornton. The Wildcats are loaded. That open secret became obvious in Saturday’s invitational on their home track. Led by Timothy Faust, Derrick Guest and Nate Whittington, Thornton won 10 of the 18 events and rolled up 164 points to win the title, beating Moline by … ]]> Sat, 07 May 2011 20:45:37 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5247156-393/thornton-rolls-to-own-invite-crown.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5247156-393/thornton-rolls-to-own-invite-crown.html
Where others see hurdles as an obstacle, LaDonna Caston sees opportunity. Caston, a junior at Thornton, breezed to victory in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles in Saturday’s Carol Urich Invitational on her home track in Harvey. She covered the 100 in 14.09 wind-aided seconds, and the 300 in 46.65 seconds, which is her personal best and second in the area this … ]]> Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:48:42 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5115550-393/thorntons-caston-hurdles-to-pair-of-wins.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/thornton/other_sports/5115550-393/thorntons-caston-hurdles-to-pair-of-wins.html