Savage effort by Blue Devils leaves them feeling Rose-y after WB6 championships

From left to right, Quincy High School's Jett Rose, Ethan Reinhart, Drew Tipton-Hicks and Reid Savage won the 4x100-meter relay at the Western Big 6 Conference championships in Sterling, Ill.

STERLING, Ill. — Jett Rose made it a clean sweep yet again. Reid Savage nearly followed his teammate’s lead. They shared in a championship moment, too. Rose, a senior sprinter on the Quincy High School boys track and field team, repeated as the Western Big 6 Conference champion in the 100- and 200-meter dashes during…

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QHS’s Rose sprints to pair of victories in sectional preview at Collinsville

Quincy High School's Jett Rose won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Collinsville Invitational on Saturday. Photo courtesy Max Bennett

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. — Jett Rose showed he’s ready to run with the best. The Quincy High School senior sprinter got a glimpse of what the Class 3A O’Fallon Sectional field will be like during Saturday’s Collinsville Invitational, and he put himself in prime position to be chased. Rose won the 100-meter dash in 10.89 seconds,…

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