Mascoutah gets sweet vengeance with team title: 3 thoughts from 2A Mascoutah Sectional

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Mascoutah gets sweet vengeance with team title: 3 thoughts from 2A Mascoutah Sectional

Paul Halfacre | Post-Dispatch
May 14, 2026
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Class 2A Mascoutah girls track and field meet — Mascoutah sophomore Caitlin Jackson celebrates after crossing the line in the 400-meter relay during the Class 2A Mascoutah Sectional girls track and field meet on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Mascoutah High School in Mascoutah, Ill.
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MASCOUTAH聽鈥� When the baton was passed Thursday afternoon to Mascoutah High sophomore Caitlin Jackson, she gripped so tight that it wouldn't have been a surprise if there was an indentation of her grip on it.

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