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Submitted by Kay Cunningham


1934-1935 Kilgore High School Reflector Yearbook
Track Team


Bulldogs Score 61 Points to Take Meet; 10 First Places Are Won

Kilgore High School came to the front March 16 to win the Gregg County Interscholastic League meet at Longview over "two class "A" opponents.

The Bulldogs won a total of 61 points, Longview 58 and a half and Gladewater 30 and a half points. To win the meet, Kilgore high won ten first places in athletic events.

White Oak won the class "B" high school championship with 64 points, Sabine being runner-up with 34 points. Kilgore Junior High came in third with 30 points.

Gladewater was first in class "A" junior events with 41 points. Longview was Recond with 5 points. Kilgore did not have any entrants in this division.

The class "B" junior division was won by Longview with 27 points. Sabine was second with 21 points. Kilgore placed third with only four points.

In the ward school division, Kilgore Campus Ward won honors with 35 points. Gladewater with 23 points was second. Kilgore Heights and Spring Hill tied for third place with two and a half points each.

Kilgore High School won the last event-the mile relay-to win the meet. Time was 3.52 minutes.

Results of the meet are as follows:

Class A

120 yard high hurdle. Time 26.3. Rose (Gladewater , Kerns, (Kilgore), Roberts (Gladewater), Andrews (Longview).

100 yard dash. Time 10.5. Bivins (Longview), Rose (Gladewater), Rippond (Kilgore), Crain (Longview).

88 yard run. Time 2.11. Barnett (Kilgore), D. Brannon (Longview), Robinson (Kilgore), Rose (Gladewater).

220 low hurdles. Time 28.3. Kerns (Kilgore), Rose (Gladewater), Roberts (Gladewater), Hughey (Longview).

440 yard dash. Time 56.5. Henderson (Longview), Matthews (Kilgore), Raymer (Gladewater), Drennon (Kilgore).

220 yard dash. Time 24.2. Bivins (Longview), Nethery (Gladewater) Crain (Longview), Black (Longview). Second and third place tied.

Mile. Time 5.18. Robinson (Kilgore), McKillip (Gladewater), Smiley (Longview), Johnson (Kilgore).

Mile relay. TIme 3.52. Kilgore, Longview. Kilgore team members, Matthews, Rippond, Kerns, Barnett.

Running broad jump. Distance 18 feet 6 1/2 inches. Rippond (Kilgore), Hughey (Longview), Glasscock (Longview), Cotton (Gladewater).

Javelin throw. Distance 142 feet 7 inches. Kerns (Kilgore), Meadows (Longview), Simms (Longview), Glasscock (Longview).

Discus throw. Distance 107 feet 1 inch. Davis (Kilgore), Lowenthall (Longview), Montgomery (Gladewater), Glasscock (Longview).

Pole vault. Height 9 feet 8 inches. Anders (Longview), Simms (Longview), Miller (Kilgore).

Running high jump. Height 5 feet 9 inches. Barnett (Kilgore), Skipper (Longview), Cotton (Gladewater), Walters (Gladewater).

Shot putt. Distance 44 feet 9 inches. Davis (Kilgore), Lowenthall (Longview), Knight (Kilgore), Montgomery (Gladewater).

Note: There is no list of first names for the Track Team. kc




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