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Lafayette High, Northside girls swap spots on indoor track podium

by Leslie Turk

Last year it was Northside's girls' indoor track team that took home the gold; this year, it was Lafayette High's turn.

Last year it was Northside's girls' indoor track team that took home the gold; this year, led by junior Kelci Lyons, who'd been ill all week, Lafayette High turned in the top performance to best the defending Division I state champion. At Carl Maddox Fieldhouse on the LSU campus, Lyons captured the 800 meters and ran on all three relay teams to help the Lady Lions to an 81-62 victory over the Lady Vikings. Read more here.