SJELW track aims for districts

The road to sub-districts for the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna track team is a loop.

Competing at Walla Walla last week in a five-team meet May 1, the team posted several top finishes before they returned to Walla Walla Wednesday for sub-districts.

Last week, the SJELW girls took first with 93 points over Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia’s 71 points.

Gretchen Van Lith solidified her spot as the district’s top long-jumper with a winning distance of 16 feet, seven inches. Meanwhile, Annie Bailey took first in the javelin with a throw of 110’ 3” and Abby Glorfield won the 400 meters with a time of...