Tavia Briles, left, enjoyed a hectic but successful Saturday afternoon in Kirkwood and Columbia, Mo. The Blue Springs High School freshman competed in two events at the Dale Collier Kirkwood Invitational track and field meet, then hopped in a car with her dad for a trip to Columbia, where she and Hosanna Wellmon, middle, and Kylee Harris won a gold medal at the Missouri State High School State Choir competition. [Photo courtesy of Blue Springs High School]
By Bill Althaus bill.althaus@examiner.net Tavia Briles experienced the type of Saturday afternoons that would be too intimidating for many high school students. The Blue Springs…
