‘I couldn’t let her beat me’: McClelland completes Blue Devils’ comeback in final race at Becky Thatcher Relays

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | April 16, 2025
Amick McClelland celebrates after she chased down Fort Zumwalt South’s Trinity Edmonds in the last leg to win the 4x400 relay, the final event of Tuesday’s Becky Thatcher Relays at Palmyra High School. | Shane Hulsey

PALMYRA, Mo. — Amick McClelland waited with what little bated breath she had left in anticipation of the results popping up on the scoreboard. “That was the most nerve-wracking thing I’ve ever experienced,” McClelland said. McClelland, a senior on the Quincy High School track and field team, had just expended every ounce of energy she…

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Hannibal boys make hay at Mark Twain Relays, convincingly win team championship

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | April 16, 2025
Hannibal's Kade Hoskins races to a first-place finish in the 100-meter dash at the Mark Twain Relays in Palmyra. | Shane Hulsey

PALMYRA, Mo. — Landyn Essig had a sneaking suspicion Tuesday might be a special day when he and the Hannibal track and field team arrived at the Mark Twain Relays at Palmyra High School. “All we were waiting on was the weather to get better, and we knew what we had to do,” Essig said.…

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