Braves, Wildcats, Stallions compete at Bonner meet

Bonner Springs senior Cortland Hervey sailed over the bar in the boys’ high jump at the Bonner Springs Invitational track meet. Hervey won the event with a jump of 6 feet, 4 inches. (Photo copyright 2021 by Brian Turrel)

by Brian Turrel

Bonner Springs High School held the Bonner Springs Invitational track meet on Thursday evening, with several local schools, including Washington and Schlagle high schools from the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools.

The Lansing Lions won first place in both the girls’ and boys’ team competitions.

The hosts picked up second place in the boys’ competition, while the Bonner girls placed fourth.

In the girls’ competition, Jenna Knight won the 100- and 300-meter hurdles, and Sailor Herron took first in the 1600-meter run.

For the boys, Jacob Deichert won the 800- and 1600-meter races. Cortland Hervey won the high jump and finished second in the long jump, and Charlie Sanders won the triple jump.

Washington finished fifth in the boys’ competition and eighth in the girls’. Jason Black won the boys’ 200-meter dash, and finished second in the 100-meter.

Schlagle brought a limited squad and finished out of the points in both team competitions.