Rogers High senior dies from leukemia
ROGERS -- Rogers High football coach Shawn Flannigan said his positive attitude in the face of adversity was just one of many things that helped set Jackson Carter apart from his peers.
"Jackson was a tremendous young man," Flannigan said. "His personality, smile and attitude were unique and set him apart from many other kids his age. Everything to him was a positive and in the sun. I can not ever recall him being upset or negative."
The senior died early Tuesday morning after a yearlong battle with leukemia. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time.
Carter participated in football drills to the best of his ability even last fall, Flannigan said.
"We limited his contact, but he would run around, do what he could," Flannigan said. "Even when he physically wasn't able to give his all, he did so by assisting his position coach, Jared Schoonover, with the receivers. He only wanted to be a good teammate and not let this slow him down. Every person comes into your life for a reason. Jackson came into the lives of the RHS football coaches and players to show us what it means to fight and how to smile at the same time."
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Local runner part of record-setting relay team
Who says runners hit their prime in their 20s?
A group of four men in their 90s, including Charles Ross of Rogers, broke the World Masters 4x200 relay record last weekend at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships in Winston-Salem, NC.
Running for the Potomac Valley Track Club, Ross teamed with Charles Boyle, Orville Rogers and Roy Englert to clock a 5 minute, 40.82 second time in the 4x200 to lower the M90 world record. Ross, Englert, Rogers and Dixon Hemphill also teamed for a world record in the 4x800 in 29:47.68.
Complete meet results are available at finishtiming.trackscoreboard.com/#/results/meet/2015023.
Sports on 03/25/2015