ALTOONA — One of the best discus throwers in the state, Alex Polenik was staring at an unceremonious end to his season Tuesday afternoon. The top seed and the presumed favorite to win the District 6 ...

PARIS, France — Discus throw is one of the premier track and field events held every four years at the Summer Olympics. In the discus throw, athletes hurl a metal disc-shaped object as far as they can ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — While you watch your favorite athletes go for gold, consider how all that time, distance, and height is achieved by balancing the same forces all of us mere mortals experience every ...

PARIS, France — Team USA discus thrower Valarie Allman added another gold medal to her collection on Monday with a win in women's discus at the Summer Olympics in Paris. Allman fouled on her first ...

Olympic track and field athletes, including world record-setting discus thrower Mykolas Alekna, are competing in Paris this week. Alekna’s journey included a stop in Ramona, Oklahoma, where he set the ...

LUNENBURG — Tyngsboro High junior Jason Bigler won the boys discus (138-5) and placed second in the shot put (40-9) at the Midland-Wachusett League C Division Track & Field Championships on Thursday.

It is called the Honor Roll, and it is a Sunday News staple in the springtime. Every week, the top times and distances from around Lancaster-Lebanon League track and field events are printed, so the ...