This week's Unity Athletics calendar

CHARLESTON - Unity's Briana Ritchie hands the baton off to Jillian Schlittler while running in the preliminary heat for the Class 2A 4x100 at the IHSA Girls' State Track & Field Finals in 2023. Along with lead-off runner Kayla Nelson and anchor Lauren Miller, the Rockets' set a new personal best at 49.17, qualifying for the finals on Saturday. The foursome finished in 8th place in the finals at the state meet at O'Brien Stadium with a time of 49.72.

The girls' track team starts their outdoor season one week from tomorrow at Clinton for a quad meet with Seneca, Argenta-Oreana, and their host. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Below is this week's schedule for the Unity High School sports teams.

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This week's Unity athletics calendar

Raegen Stringer goes up for a shot between two Mahomet-Seymour players during the Rockets' home game on December 11. The Unity girls basketball team dive into Illini Prairie Conference play tonight with a road trip to St. Thomas More and host Rantoul at the Rocket Center on Thursday.

Photo: UnityPhotos/Jamie Price

Athletic Schedule

WAY TO GO!

15-0 and still on a roll: Unity punish Raiders at shootout

Henry Thomas goes up for a shot in the second half of Unity's game against Quincy Notre Dame. The Rockets took control of the game early and walked away with their record untarnished at 15-0 at the Christie Clinic Shootout at St. Joseph-Ogden High School on Saturday. Unity is back in action this Friday in East Peoria, where they will face 2-12 Limestone High School.

PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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