Kaping, Baseman win section titles, Litchfield sends three girls to state meet

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Kaping, Baseman win section titles, Litchfield sends three girls to state meet

Raina Kaping took up pole vaulting in seventh grade, “because I thought it looked fun.” She also has become very good at it. The Litchfield junior earned a trip to the state meet Thursday with a section-winning vault of 10-feet-4, three inches better than runner-up Rockford freshman Alexandra Schloeder. It will be Kaping’s second trip to the state meet after reaching the showcase last year as a member of the Dragons’ 800-meter relay team. She en…