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Shadle soph a champion

StarTrack, the State 4A and 3A track meet, was cruising along as a good but not great day for the Greater Spokane League.

As expected, Ferris' Kelly McNamee kickstarted things by defending her State 4A high jump title, but she never got untracked to make a run at the elusive 6-foot barrier, ending her season in happy disappointment (that makes sense in track).

Then Shadle Park sophomore Andrea Nelson stole the show, not for what she did on the track. Read the unedited story below. And click here for results. For the 2A/1A results out of Tacoma, go here and for the 2B/1B results out of Cheney, it's here.

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