Four Eagles Punch Their Ticket to State Track

  • Tyler Roe punched his ticket to state with a personal best throw in the shot put and a silver medal in the event. (Leader photo by Darcee Ridenour)
    Tyler Roe punched his ticket to state with a personal best throw in the shot put and a silver medal in the event. (Leader photo by Darcee Ridenour)
  • Zoe Beveridge squares up for the return in her singles match against Chandler Haarberg of Kearney Catholic. (Leader photos by Megan Aden)
    Zoe Beveridge squares up for the return in her singles match against Chandler Haarberg of Kearney Catholic. (Leader photos by Megan Aden)

    The Eagles flew high at Paxton last Wednesday, May 13 for the NSAA District D-8 meet, ending the day with four athletes qualifying for the state competition. The Brady tracksters split their representation, with two boys -- Andrew Karchner and Tyler Roe -- and two girls -- Payton Stienike and Kenlee Fattig -- set to take the trip to Omaha on May 22-23. The Eagles faced a field of eleven other teams, including Anselmo-Merna, South Loup, Mullen, Hyannis, Sutherland, Sandhills Thedford, Maxwell, Arthur County, Paxton, Sandhills Valley and Cody-Kilgore.

    The ladies led the Brady charge at the district meet, garnering seventeen top-ten finishes on their effort for the day and finishing in third place overall with a collective 73 points. Our neighbor to the north, South Loup, took first place with…