CHARLESTON, IL • With the Cahokia boys program entrenched as one of the state's best, the Comanches girls track team was feeling a little left out.

Courtney Rogers put her name into the record books at the first day of competition at the Class 2 state track and field meet at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.

Edwardsville's Kristen Dowell, headed to Nebraska next fall, qualified for three events in the IHSA girls track state championship at Eastern Illinois University Saturday.

Michael Wells has an opportunity to etch his name into the Missouri record books and be one of the most dominant sprinters to put his feet into the blocks.

The trip to Springfield was not much fun for Metro East teams on Saturday.

CHESTERFIELD • The Class 4 District 4 track meet at Parkway Central on Saturday was all about redemption.