Distance, distances and speed… The boys side of region 8-AAAAA is stacked to be an epic event in track & field. Brookwood’s field of distance runners may be the best ever in GA history, Dacula’s throwers continue to best their opponents, Grayson’s distance program is looking to leave a mark on the way to Jefferson, South Gwinnett and Shiloh’s speed and jumpers look to make their presence known and Parkview looms just around the corner. The Broncos are the huge favorite, but....... One thing that stands out as you look through the rankings for region 8-AAAAA girls is that many teams are going to have to make some big decisions with region entries. With all of these decisions coming into play, there are some finish-altering questions that remain, too....click on Header for more.....by Coach Matt Henson of Parkview

 Preview of the McEachern Invite by Danny Potts.

Each year, some of the best high school athletes in the nation make their way to the Bluegrass State for the UK High School Invitational and this year is no different. The meet consistently yields some of the best performances in the nation as the oval in the University of Kentucky’s Nutter Fieldhouse is a friendly 290-meters, which means fewer curves in all the races 200 meters and up. Last year, Tavaris Tate (Starkville, MS) and Takeia Pinckney (Columbia, GA) both scored US #1 performances for the entire indoor season, with Tate running 47.06 for 400 meters and Pinckney running 7.33 for 60 meters. In all, there were close to 20 different performances that ranked in the top 10 in the nation for the entire indoor season during last year’s edition, continuing an impressive tradition that keeps the talent level high each year.While the meet has consistently brought in several athletes that were clearly the best in their event nationally (Wayne Davis, Chalonda Goodman, and Jacquelyn Coward to name a few), this year the entries don’t pack so much star power, but there is depth in almost every event that should make for nationally-ranked results in all but a few of the events on the day.