Betz wins three events, Kuhl wins two as QHS girls track team takes second at Western Big 6 meet

Peyton Kuhl, shown running at the Quincy Invitational on April 5, won the 800-meter run in 2:22.84 and the 1600-meter run in 5:18.86, Kuhl also joined Amick McClelland, Danielle Vargas and Anna Venvertloh to win the 4x800 relay in 10:18. Sasha Betz won three | MRN file photo by Shane Hulsey

GALESBURG, Ill. — The Quincy High School girls track team won six events and finished second in four to score 102 points and place second behind Rock Island at the Western Big 6 Conference meet on Thursday. Sterling was third with 97.5 points, followed by Galesburg (94) and Geneseo (79). Peyton Kuhl won the 800-meter…

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

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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‘Everybody’s just winning’: Blue Devils dominate distance events en route to track team titles

Quincy High School freshman Peyton Kuhl leads Quincy's Amick McClelland and Unity's Addy Bottorff during the 800-meter run at Saturday's Quincy High School Invitational at Flinn Stadium. | Shane Hulsey photo

QUINCY — Freshman Peyton Kuhl cannot help but marvel at the Quincy High School track and field team’s prowess in the distance events. “Everybody’s just winning,” Kuhl said. “I’m so happy to see everyone showing off what they have.” Kuhl is a prominent member of that group of distance dominators. She won the 800- and…

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