From staff reports
sports@joplinglobe.com
Two area high school runners captured top 5K honors Saturday morning at Boomtown Days in Joplin.
Caleb Hoover, a standout at College Heights Christian School, won the male open event in 16 minutes, 34 seconds.
Courtney Wood, from Neosho, won the female race in 19:51.
No area runners were in the top three in the half marathon open.
Kipruto Rotich, Columbia, won the male division in 1:08.01, while Melissa Todd, Kansas City, won the female race in 1:21.24.
Masters overall winners were Jane Hutchison of Joplin and Michael Carman of Granby in the 5K and Karen Plucinski of Joplin and Dean Casady of Rogersville in the 1/2 marathon.
More than 500 runners — including entries from Little Rock and Dallas — competed in the events.
Sports
June 13, 2009
Prep standouts win 5K races
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Outlaws open season Thursday on the road
Chris Oldner takes a cut during the Joplin Outlaws practice Tuesday afternoon. The Outlaws open their season on Thursday night at Rossville and play seven road games before their home opener on June 5.
The Joplin Outlaws and new coach Rob Vessell have set some lofty goals for the 2012 baseball season.
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