ELKHART – Elkhart High School’s Todd Sheely had a simple reason as to why he loves to coach the Lions Unified track team Simple but powerful. “I wholeheartedly believe in the importance of ...

He opened his day with a leap of 20-3 1/4, then popped his second-place jump on his next attempt. He nearly matched it on his third try, going 21-11 1/2, but he was safely on the podium and then some.

Several other Marion-area athletes competed June 6 and 7 at the OHSAA state track and field championships but did not make the podium. North Union junior Griffin Osborne was 13th in the D-II boys ...