Diarra Cropper and Tiger boys head to suburban Chicago today to compete Saturday at Glenbard West High School. Photo/Tom Atwood
Senior Melissa Collins and the EHS girls track team will volunteer Saturday to help officials at a Special Olympics track meet at SIU Edwardsville. Photo/Tom Atwood
Tigers 4 X 8 relay team preparing to run (and win) the 3200-meter relay at Madison County meet Monday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Garrett Sweatt is county champ in the 1600 and 3200 meters after winning both races Tuesday at Triad. Chad Maxwell also medaled in the mile, finishing 3rd with a PR of 4:46. Photo/Larry Thompson
Sam Keck-Flory runs his fastest 400-meter dash ever at the Madison County meet Tuesday, finishing 2nd in a time of 50.6. Photo/Diane Dudding
David Umbaugh (left) and Diarra Cropper both medaled twice at Madison County Tuesday, in the 110 meter hurdles and the 300-meter high hurdles. Photo/Larry Thompson
Tony Thompson grabs 2nd place in 800-meter run at county meet. Photo/Larry Thompson
Photo of the Day photographer Larry Thompson pauses for a publicity shot at Madison County meet Tuesday. Photo/Diane Dudding
Senior Emily Firsching was named Athlete of the Meet by Tiger Coach Steve Chapman after running a PR in the mile (5:46) at the Madison County meet in East Alton Wood River. Photo/Sally Atwood
Freshman Emmonie Henderson sets a new personal (and EHS) record in the shot put Monday, throwing it more than 43 feet to become the Madison County Champion. Hendrson also won the discus. Photo/Tom Atwood
Once again this year, the Madison County 100-meter hurdles champion is Edwardsville's Shanice Rice. Photo/Tom Atwood
Henderson becomes the Madison County Champion in discus with a throw of more than 120 feet Monday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Courtney Lybarger anchors the Tigers winning 3200-meter relay team at the county meet. Photo/Tom Atwood
Annie Nickrent and Heba Freese after both medaled in the 800-meter run Monday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Meih Huddleston hands off to freshman Sarah Parker in the 4 X 100 meter relay. Photo/Tom Atwood
Chilly weather and rain forced spectators at the county meet (like Emily Firsching and Ellen Atwood) to bundle up. Photo/Tom Atwood
EHS girls compete in the County Meet today. The meet is being held at East Alton/Wood River High School and begins at 4 p.m.
Daniel Mazar edges Garrett Sweatt in the mile Saturday, setting a meet record at Springfield Lanphier with a time of 4:19. Photo/Larry Thompson
Sam Keck-Flory, seen here in the 4 X 400 relay, won the 400-meter dash at Springfield, and placed 2nd in the pole vault. Photo/Larry Thompson
Deonte Andresen finishes 3rd in the 200-meter dash after winning the long jump at Springfield Saturday. Photo/Larry Thompson
Tony Thompson poses for Photo of the Day with his mom, Lisa (right) and her twin sister Lori Walker. "The Twins," as they were known at Western Illinois University, were both track and cross country runners in college. Photo/Larry Thompson
Freshman Kennedy Roderick clears 8' 6" Friday to win the pole vault competition at the Tiger Frosh/Soph Relays. Photo/Tom Atwood
Victora Millman takes the handoff from Taylor Mulhall in the 1600-meter relay Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Freshman Lauren White helps the EHS hurdle shuttle relay team to a 1st-place finish Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood
The high jump pit (after competition) Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Bridget Followell medals in the discus Friday at the Tiger Frosh/Soph Relays. Photo/Tom Atwood
Lorraine Arial medals in the 3200-meter run Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood
An athlete of many talents, Ellen Atwood volunteers in concessions at the frosh/soph meet Friday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Briana Chamberlain (seen here in the 4 X 8 at Alton) ran a 5:25 mile to place second behind Kristin Busch of Freeburg, and ahead of Busch's twin sister Caitlin, who finished third. Photo/Sally Atwood
Hannah Faulkner clears 11 feet to win the pole vault Thursday at Alton. Photo/Sally Atwood
Emily Firsching and Courtney Lybarger wear their game faces before competition Thursday at Alton. Photo/Sally Atwood
John Miller continues to increase his distance in the discus, throwing a personal best 162 feet Wednesday to win the Winston Brown Invitational. Photo/Tom Atwood
Deonte Andresen leaps to third place in the long jump at Winston Brown. Photo/Tom Atwood
Pat Pranger wins the pole vault competition Wednesday with a vault of 13' 6". Photo/Tom Atwood
Josh White hands off to Chad Maxwell in the frosh/soph 4 X 4 relay Wednesday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Daniel Mazar on his way to an Edwardsville High School record in the 800-meter run Wednesday at the Winston Brown invitational. Mazar won the 800 in a record time of 1:52.3. Photo/Tom Atwood
Moments after the 800 meter race, Mazar realizes he has set the 800-meter record. Photo/Tom Atwood
Mazar gets congratulations from EHS head track coach Chad Lakatos. Photo/Tom Atwood
Pushed early by Mazar, Garrett Sweatt pulls away in the mile Wednesday, winning it in a personal best 4:17.3 Photo/Tom Atwood
Mazar and Sweatt shake hands after the mile run Wednesday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Shanice Rice and the EHS girls head to Alton Thursday, while the Tiger boys host the Winston Brown Invitational at home tomorrow. Photo/Tom Atwood
Daniel Mazar turned in some impressive times at Centralia Saturday, including a 4:17 mile (above), a 1:55 800-meter, and two 400s at :52 seconds each. Photo/Tom Atwood
It was this vault clearing 14' 6" that established a new PR for Pat Pranger and gave him 1st place in the pole vault Saturday at the Orphan Relays in Centralia. Pranger also took 2nd place in the discus, setting a new PR in that event also (147 feet). Photo/Tom Atwood
Pranger is all smiles after setting a new personal best (14' 6") in the pole vault Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Coach Chad Lakatos watches closely as Julian Harvey leaps 18' 4" in the long jump competition Saturday at Centralia. Photo/Tom Atwood
Mrs. Coach, Roxanne Patrylak, verbalizes her support for the Tigers in general, and Caden Cramsey in particular Saturday at Centralia. Photo/Tom Atwood
Chad Maxwell hands baton to Brendan Colligan in 4 X 800 at Orphan Relays Saturday. Photo/Tom Atwood
Coronation: Laila Jason (left) was named 1st runner up and Emily Firsching 2nd runner up Saturday night in the vote for 2010 Prom Queen. Photo/Tom Atwood
Chris Taglieri, Megan Ruddy, Alex Wever, Emily Firsching, Greg Dunn and Ellen Atwood smile for Photo of the Day. Photo/Tom Atwood
Senior Ellen Atwood poses with father Tom Atwood before EHS prom. Photo/Sally Atwood
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