Region 2-2A track and field championship: Palatka’s Poole going back to state

Defending state shot put champion wins region title, takes 3rd in discus, while 4x100 girls relay team, Givens finish in second to also qualify

  • Palatka’s Torryence Poole, shown throwing the discus at the April 21 District 5-2A meet, will return to the FHSAA 2A championships in Gainesville after winning the Region 2-2A shot put at Winter Garden Horizon High. She also finished third in discus. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
    Palatka’s Torryence Poole, shown throwing the discus at the April 21 District 5-2A meet, will return to the FHSAA 2A championships in Gainesville after winning the Region 2-2A shot put at Winter Garden Horizon High. She also finished third in discus. (MARK BLUMENTHAL / Palatka Daily News)
For the second straight year, the Region 2-2A track and field championship swallowed numerous Palatka Junior-Senior High athletes, ending their season. But not all of them. Two individual Panthers…

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