Gladwin boys one short in loss to Clare

Gladwin’s Erik Roggow clears the bar in the high jump during last Wednesday’s meet at Clare.
Gladwin’s Erik Roggow clears the bar in the high jump during last Wednesday’s meet at Clare.

CLARE

There are 163 points up for grabs in every track meet.

Just one made all the difference last Wednesday when the Gladwin boys’ track team lost to rival Clare by the narrowest of margins 82-81.

“I told you it was going to be close,” said Flying G’s coach Buddy Goldsworthy. “In the last eight years, we’ve been within five points in every meet against Clare.

“Maybe I didn’t emphasize it to the boys …