Article: Sweet Home dashes North Bend's dream in last relay.(Track-Field Prep Boys)

Byline: Adam Jude The Register-Guard

The boys team championship hung in the balance, and all North Bend could do was watch helplessly from the East Grandstand as Sweet Home's 4x400-meter relay team circled the Hayward Field track Saturday evening.

North Bend coach Steve Greif thought back to his days as a basketball coach and envisioned the defense he might have employed in this type of last-second situation.

"But there is no half-court trap in track," he said.

Trailing by four points entering the final race, Sweet Home did more than expected with its last shot, scoring five points with its fourth-place finish in the 4x400 relay to ...

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