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May 15, 1996
LAUREL —Honors and postseason letters were distributed among numerous athletes of Laurel-Concord High School at the annual All-Sport Banquet.
Hosted by the Athletic Booster Club, the evening featured speaker Pete Retzlaff, former tight-end of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Among awards given by the coaches, the Athletic Booster Club honored Tyler Erwin and Gina Monson as the Senior Athletes of the Year, while the American Legion bestowed its awards to Jeff Wattier and Heather Cunningham.
May 15, 1996
LAUREL — Twelve Laurel-Concord thinclads qualified for the state track meet to be held in Omaha this weekend, after an excellent showing at the district level on May 9.
The athletes, Tracy Ankeny, Dena Stapelman, Elly Harder, Gina Monson, Katie Monson, Michelle Wiltse, Mindy Eaton, Jeff Wattier, Josh Anderson, Todd Arens, Vince Ward and David Pinkerton, will take their mark at the state competition both individually and by team.
The Lady Bears returned home from South Sioux City as Class C-4 District Champions, with eight girls finishing in the top six places at the competition.
Individual results are as follows: Ankeny — 1600 meter run, first; Harder — 3200 meter run, first; 1600 meter run, second; Stapelman — 800 meter run, second; Wiltse — high jump, first. The Lady Bears’ 4x100 and 4x400 relay team of Katie and Gina Monson, Stapelman and Ankeny took first place in both of their divisions, as did the 4x800 relay team of Harder, Eaton, Ankeny and Stapelman.
In the boys’ division, Wattier took second place honors in both the 100 and 200 dashes, while Pinkerton garnered a state placement by finishing second in the 300 meter intermediate hurdles.
The 4x400 relay team of Wattier, Anderson, Arens and Ward will take with them to the state a first place finish at the district level.
Thinclads placing during the day not qualifying for the state track meet include the following: Megan Adkins — 400 meter dash, fifth; Michelle Wiltse — triple jump, fifth;
