Limestone County Track Meet Crowns West Limestone and Ardmore
About 2,900 Limestone County students attended the ninth annual track meet at the fairgrounds. West Limestone led by Moose Thomas won the senior track trophy with 26 1/3 points, Ardmore placed close behind at 25 5/6, and East Limestone earned 23. Junior and elementary events were won by Ardmore and Elkmont, with other schools claiming volleyball and softball trophies.
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Athens
Limestone County
Elkmont
Red Devils
West Limestone
Hard
Moose Thomas
Wildcats
Ardmore
Thomas
Jessie Shannon
Tigers
East Limestone
Shannon
Piney Chapel
Clements
Pleasant Grove
Tanner
Belle Mina
Owens Junior High
Track meet yields records and wins for area schools
West Limestone dominance continues as Shannon breaks the Junior 440 record with 58 seconds beating Nash 61.4 from 1956 Belle Mina. Senior 100 dash tied at 11.0 between McCormick and Eaves. Winners include Ardmore, Clements, East Limestone, Tanner, Belle Mina, and West Limestone across sprints, distance events, and relays with times and records noted.
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West Limestone
Shannon
Nash
Belle Mina
Charlie McCormick
Clements
Charles Eaves
Ardmore
Gerald Vickers
Tanner
Jessie Shannon
Eugene Puckett
Charles Pressnell
East Limestone
Tommy Nash
Donnie H. Black
Elkmont
Doyle Lamar
Piney Chapel
Track records fall at junior high meet with multiple marks
Jessie Black of Elkmont and Dwight Posey of West Limestone pace a junior 440 yard dash clocking 61.4 against a 58.0 record. Junior 88 yard dash includes Jimmy Bailey Ardmore Allen Cox East Limestone and J Malone Tanner with 2 29 5 versus 2 22 9 record. Junior 880 yard relay lists Ardmore East Limestone and Piney Chapel.
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Moose Thomas
West Limestone
Horace Adams
East Limestone
Johnny Pyron
Kenneth Young
Ardmore
Hilliard Hodges
Bobby Bagsby
Elkmont
Jessie Shannon
Donnie H. Black
Dwight Posey
Jimmy Bailey
Allen Cox
J. Malone
Tanner
Piney Chapel
Charles Pressnell
Jimmy Lindsey
Walter Downs
Gordon
Owens
Pressnell
Joe LeCroix
Balch
Jimmy Collins
Belle Mina
Jimmy Oer
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