MIfflin County won seven of the 18 events and had six seconds and eight thirds. “I’m equally impressed with the kids who won the seconds and thirds because that’s really where the meets are won. That was a big win for us,” said the late Scot Sechler, who was the coach of the Mifflin County track and field team. “It’s a lot of seconds and thirds and some key first places, the 4×400 for example. It came down to the last event of the day, 4×400 relay and Mifflin County won to clinch the meet. The difference in the meet was the seconds and thirds. In 2022, the Mifflin County track team edged State College by two points. (It has since been broken by Lewistown in the 2000s). After looking at microfilm of The Sentinel from the 1960s, I found that Burnham Green did hold the record of 44 wins in a row. Then in 1999, someone came to me and said, “Hey, I think your records are wrong, you need to look at the Burnham Green team in the 1960s.”Īt the time, I was working in Harrisburg, so I took time off from my state job and went to the state library and did some research. I thought the longest winning streak in the Mifflin County league was 26 games by Burnham in the 1990s. I have been working in Babe Ruth baseball for over 50 years. One thing for sure is that in 1960, Kishacoquillas edged State College in a tri-meet by a half point Kish, 61 State College, 60 ½, Tyrone, 37 ½. But, without looking up records (high school yearbooks, newspapers) from the days of Lewistown, Chief Logan, and Penn Highlands, no one can really be sure. The meet was held at Highland Park on April 12, 2022.Īnd that statement might be true. It was thought that it was the first time that a Mifflin County team had beaten State College in a dual meet. In 2022, the Mifflin County track and field team (male) beat State College in a dual meet, 76-74. But, this is about high school track and field. The spring sports season is a long way off.
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