Quincy MS track team took a quick jaunt down US12 to Jonesville for a tri-meet match-up against the Yellow Jackets and the Comets. The meet results are as follows:   Girls Concord 68 Quincy 64    Quincy 74  Jonesville 52   Boys  Quincy 106  Concord 27    Jonesville 83  Quincy 54   Students battled through some sore legs after having a meet the night before, but still showed up to compete.     The girls logged 14 PRs for the night.  Accolades to:   Cali Richards, 70m 200m; McKya Connin, 70m, shot put; Marissa Lincon, 70m, 100m; Julia Travelbee, 100m; Olivia Wages, 100m; Addison Hasten, 100m; Clare Robertson, 400m; Delayni Hollenbaugh, 800m; Mackenzi Maynard, 55 hurdles; Natalee Weaver, 55 hurdles; and Kora Timmons, high jump.   Not to be outdone, the boys recorded 15 new PRs for the night from:   Nick Jones, 70m; Isaiah Staggs, 70m; Alex Dunn, 70m; Kaden Cutler, 100m, 200m; Austin Preston, 100m; Isaac Lee, 200m; Grant Longardner, 200m; Eddie Miller, 200m; Ethan Janssen, 200m; Gavin Rice, 1600m; Tristin Brewer, shot put; Ethan Drumm, shot put; Caleb Wendorf, shot put; and Evan Foley, shot put.   Our last meet of the season is next Monday, May 22 in Springport.  Join us for a double-dual against the Springport Spartans and the Union City Chargers.  See you there, 4:30.    

  The MS Orioles hosted its first and only dual of the season against the Reading Rangers on May 15.  The warm temps and positive vibes took both the girls’ and boys’ teams to victories for the night.  With Reading making an early departure before the beginning of the 3200m run, the Orioles celebrated their win with the Cupid Shuffle on center field.     Great things were accomplished for the night.   Like…  35 TOTAL PRs from:   Micha Paul, Kaden Cutler (x2), Benny Travelbee (x2), Gavin Rice (x2), Olivia Wages (x3), Cali Richards, Isabelle Marske, Ethan Janssen (x2), Austin Preston, Elizabeth Longardner (x3), Mackenzi Maynard, Clare Robertson, Noah Kelley, Alex Dunn (x2), Nick Jones, Alex Potter (x3), Addison Hasten (x3), Natalee Weaver (x2), McKya Connin, Marissia Lincon (x2), Kendallyn Skiles,  Blaik Pierce (x2), Tristen Brewer, Caleb Wendorf, Isaiah Staggs, Ethan Drumm, Ezekiel Cook, Kora Timmons, Noah Rufenacht, Julia Travelbee, Tyler Miner, Eddie Miller, and Jax Sergent.   And, we have a new school record in the long jump!  Alex Dunn jumped 18’1” in the meet beating the old middle school record of 17’10.75”.   Congrats to all our MS Track and Field athletes on their performances.  We run again tonight in Jonesville.  Meet starts at 4:30.

  Tuesday, May 9, the MS Quincy Track Team hosted the Quincy Invite, with all Big 8 teams in attendance.  The Orioles came out strong and both the boys’ and the girls’ teams took third place for the night.  Athletes picked up medals for winning first through third place in their events.  The following competitors medaled:   Individual events Alex Dunn - 3rd in the 70m; 1st in high jump Elizabeth Longardner - 3rd in 55 hurdles; 1st in the 200 hurdles; 1st in the 400m Kendyl Musielewicz -  2nd in the 800m; 2nd in the 400m Austin Preston - 3rd in pole vault Addison Hasten - 1st in shot put Noah Rufenacht - 3rd in the 400m   Relays Girls 4x100 - 3rd place Kali Kugler, Isabelle Marske, Mackenzie Maynard, and Ashlyn Fickle   Boys 4x200 - 3rd place Micha Paul, Austin Preston, Kaden Cutler, and Noah Kelley   Boys 4x400 - 2nd place Austin Preston, Grant Longardner, Isaac Lee, and Noah Rufenacht   In addition to all the jingle, there were 29 PRs for the night.  These hard working athletes were: Alex Dunn, Micha Paul (x2), Benny Travelbee, Tyler Miner, Kali Kugler, Cali Richards (x2), Julia Travelbee, Olivia Wages (x2), Isaiah Staggs, Mckya Connin, Andrew Dunn (x2), Grant Longardner (x2), Gavin Bearden (x2), Elizabeth Longardner (x2), Mackenzie Maynard (x2), Noah Rufenacht, Ethan Janssen, Coy Wood, Clare Robertson, Gavin Rice, and Delayni Hollenbaugh.    This amazing group will be back at it on the home track again, Monday, May 15 in our first duel of the season against Reading.  See us there!!

It was finally a sunny day for a track meet in Springport!  And, the good weather put the Orioles in the mood to compete.  The MS track team battled through the MIlliken Co-ed Relays coming home with second place out of the seven teams in attendance!  Medals were given for the first three places in each relay, which put Quincy coming home with two first place medals, five second place medals, and three third place medals.     The perseverance to keep going and learn new things is incredible with this team.  Come watch these kids soar at home on Tuesday, May 9 for the Quincy Invite.  Watch out, the nest is coming for ya!

  Fifteen schools headed to the home of the Chargers on April 27 for the Union City Invite.  The beautiful weather and exhilaration of the meet made for an exciting night.  Our middle school girls team took 4th place for the night, and the boys came back with 8th.  Medals were given to the top five competitors in each event.  Our medal winners for the night were:   Open events: Noah Kelley; 70m, high jump Tyler Miner; 200m Alex Dunn; high jump Elizabeth Longardner; 400m, 55 hurdles, 200m Kendyl Musielewicz; 400m, 800m Addison Hasten; shot put Ashlyn Fickle; high jump Kali Kugler; long jump   Relays: 4x100 boys - 4th place; Nickolas Jones, Alex Dunn, Ethan Janssen, Benjamin Travelbee 4x100 girls - 4th place; Kali Kugler, Isabelle Marske, Mackenzi Maynard, Ashlyn Fickle 4x200 boys - 5th place; Tyler Miner, Austin Preston, Kaden Cutler, Noah Kelley 4x200 girls - 4th place; Kora Timmons, Cali Richards, Isabelle Marske, Kendyl Musielewicz   It was a great night to be an Oriole and a wonderful experience for our middle school team.  Join us on May 1 for the first dual of the season against the Reading Rangers.

    For our last clash of the season on May 22, the nest flew north to land of the Spartans to face-off in a double-dual against Springport and Union City.  Our MS tracksters were ready to go!  The boys’ team came out first overall in the double-dual and our girls took first against Springport but fell just ten points short of beating the Chargers.  The final scores are as follows:   Boys  Quincy 87  Springport 49    Quincy 73  Union City 64    Union City 83  Springport 48   Girls  Quincy 70  Springport 57    Union City 71  Quincy 61    Union City 85  Springport 51   AND, they came for those PRs!!!  28 PRs for the last meet of the season - pretty fantastic.  Salutes to:   Kaden Cutler (x2), Ethan Janssen, Austin Preston, Benny Travelbee, Micha Paul, Tyler Miner (x2), Isaac Lee (x2), Gavin Rice, Grant Longardner, Ethan Drumm, Evan Foley, Tristin Brewer, Alex Potter, Noah Rufenacht, Noah Kelley, Alex Dunn, Olivia Wages, Marissa Lincon, Peyton Proctor, Delayni Hollenbaugh, Mackenzi Maynard (x2), Natalee Weaver (x2), and Elizabeth Longardner.    Please also give a loud shout out to Alex Dunn, who broke his own school record in the long jump with a new jump of 18’1.5”.  Way to go after it, Alex.     As our season comes to an end, we thank you all for your support and remind you all to keep an eye out for these athletes - they got what it takes and are here for it all!  WE ARE QUINCY!

The Orioles took flight to Hillsdale Friday night to participate in the Davis Relays.  After having a tri-meet the night before, we had some sore legs but pushed through to get the job done.  Out of eight teams, the boys placed fourth and the girls came home with fifth.  Medals or ribbons were awarded for the first five places in each relay of the night.  Overall, we had seven relay teams place in the top five We also had four athletes get PRs in their field events;  Isaiah Staggs in the shot put, Julia Travelbee in the pole vault, Clare Robertson in long jump, and Kendallyn Skiles in the long jump.   Join us for our next tri-meet in Springport on the 25th against Springport and Union City

  For the first home meet of the season, the Quincy MS Track team hosted a tri-meet with Homer and Bronson.  Both the boys’ and girls’ teams came out victorious!   Results: Girls:  Quincy, 83 vs Bronson, 29;  Quincy, 71 vs. Homer, 51 Boys:  Quincy, 100 vs. Bronson, 35;  Quincy, 103 vs. Homer, 30   For the night, we had 49 PRs!!  Athletes earning PRs are: Gavin Rice, Delayni Hollenbaugh, Kendallyn Skiles, Eddie Miller, Andrew Dunn, Grant Longardner, Gavin Bearden, Blaik Pierce, Elizabeth Longardner, Mackenzie Maynard, Natalee Weaver, Isaiah Staggs, Tristen Brewer, Ethan Janssen, Evan Foley, Caleb Wendorf, Darrin Farmer, Zeke Cook, Alex Potter, Alex Dunn, Nick Jones, Isabelle Marske, Addison Hasten, Coy Wood, Bailee Deller, Tyler Miner, Micha Paul, Kaden Cutler, Ashlyn Fickle, Austin Preston, Benny Travelbee, and Noah Rufenacht!!  WOW!!!!   AND, we have a new school record for the boys high jump! Alex Dunn had a jump of 6’0,” beating the prior school record of 5’11’.  CONGRATULATIONS, ALEX!!   Join us for our next meet - tonight!  In Hillsdale for the Davis Relays.  Go Orioles!!

  On April 13, the Quincy Middle School track team kicked off the first meet of the season with the Comstock Invitational.  Twelve schools were in attendance and the Orioles had a fantastic night!  Medals were given for the top four finishers in each event.  The boys’ team placed 4th overall and the girls took home 6th.  Some of the night highlights include:   Noah Kelley - 1st in the 70m Kendyl Musielewicz - 3rd in the 800m Elizabeth Longardner - 1st in the 200 hurdles Rylan Dickey - 2nd in shot put Addison Hasten - 3rd in shot put Ashlyn Fickle - 1st in high jump Tyler Miner - 1st in pole vault Austin Preston - 2nd in pole vault   Relays: 4x200 Boys took 3rd with a team of Micha Paul, Austin Preston, Kaden Cutler, and Noah Kelley 4x800 Boys took 4th with a team of Jax Sergent, Eddie Miller, Andrew Dunn, and Grant Longardner 4x400 Girls took 4th with a team of Kora Timmons, Ashlyn Fickle, Clare Robertson, and Julia Travelbee   We have so many athletes taking big steps and making growth already this year.  Keep your eyes on this team!!  Join us for our next meet at home, Thursday, April, 20.