Golden Gate High School Track

Immokalee High boys track coach Allen Williams turned to the words of a Collier County legend to sum up the Indians' chances at the Class 2A state finals.

As they prepared for the final event of the night — the 4x400 relay — the Immokalee High boys knew the math was pretty simple: win the race and win the Class 2A-Region 3 team championship.

A nesting killdeer was almost a killjoy at the Class 2A-District 11 track and field championships at Golden Gate High on Wednesday night.

The Immokalee boys track team still remembers the stinging disappointment of last year's district meet.

Golden Gate's Mirline Cherisme was a very busy young woman at the Collier County Athletic Conference track and field championships on Friday.

There’s a football-like mentality with the Immokalee High boys track team. No matter the meet, big or small, the Indians are out for victory. With one exception, Immokalee has won every meet it has competed in this season.

Notes from area track, tennis and lacrosse teams

Notes on area lacrosse, tennis and track teams

Though there were a number of luminous performances, the Bear Run Invitational on Friday will be remembered by those competing and in attendance as “The Night the Lights Went Out at Palmetto Ridge.”

Notes from the area's lacrosse, tennis and track programs

To call the Eagle Invitational at Naples High a track meet is akin to referring to the Atlantic Ocean merely as a body of water.

To use a track term, Golden Gate’s Melissa and Mark Jackson had a staggered start to their relationship.

A team-by-team look at the 2012 track season

2011 NDN SPRING SPORTS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR, ALL-AREA TEAMS

2011 NDN All-Area Teams: Boys Track