MOORHEAD-The first time Hillary Birchem threw a discus, the experience wasn't pleasant. "I said I would never do it again," said Birchem, from Lisbon, N.D. A high school freshman at the time, Birchem ...

At today’s Mid-State Conference Championships at Whiteland, set for 5:30 p.m., VonDielingen will look to defend her ...

HASTINGS, Minn. - Throwing the discus or shot put is the most technique-heavy event in track and field. A thrower has to perfect every motion from their feet to their arms to excel. Todd Levos, the ...

MISSOULA — An overcast, damp Tuesday afternoon at Missoula County Stadium had once again been sprayed with smatterings of rain as the boys shot put finals commenced. Frenchtown senior Henry Griffin ...

DES MOINES — Winning a state championship is hard. Defending a state title can be even harder. Unless you're Delilah Subsin, who clinched her second straight win in the Class 4A girls discus throw on ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary >> Discus throw is a game of centimeters. So when Laulauga Tausaga launched a throw that beat her personal best by more than four meters (13 feet) at world championships on Tuesday ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Discus throw is a game of centimeters. So when Laulauga Tausaga launched a throw that beat her personal best by more than four meters (13 feet) at world championships on ...

Wave a discus in front of the Durands and they get all weak in the knees. It’s like leading birds with bread crumbs. Wave it and they’ll follow you anywhere. They’d probably follow you even if you ...

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RAMONA, Okla. — Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition. Alekna's throw of 243 feet, 11 ...