TIGERS ADVANCE 

Carthage girls and boys track teams competed in the district track meet held Saturday at Carl Junction High School. The Tigers qualified several for sectionals at Waynesville High School on Saturday.

Junior Joey Hettinger was the district champ in the girls high jump after clearing 5-3.25.

Lilly Holmes placed third in both the discus (100-6) and shot put (33-6.75).

Carthage's girls finished third in the 4×100, with Aven Willis, Sydnee Dudolski, Lexa Youngblood and Hettinger running. 

The Tigers were fourth in the 4×400, with Willis, Youngblood, Ashlyn Brust and Maggie Boyd competing. Carthage's 4×800 relay team of Morelia Reyes-Perez, Ava Bunner, Grace Brown and Boyd took fourth. 

For the Carthage boys, Micah Lindsey was the runner-up in the shot put (50-3.5) and took third in the discus (143-9), while Miquel Solano finished fourth in the 800.

The Tigers finished third in the 4×400 relay, with Braxton McBride, Solano, Tyler Burt and Landen Schrader competing. Carthage was fourth in the 4×200 (Schrader, Taye Witherspoon, McBride, Cooper Jadwin).

-SoMo Sports Online