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The ADVANCE, Morch 24, 2021 /Page 12B
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Wheeler Drops
Three To Wilcox
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
It was a rough week
for the Bulldog baseball
team of Wheeler County
High School as they were
swept in a three-game
Region series by the Pa
triots of Wilcox County.
Game 1
In the first game of
the series on Tuesday in
Rochelle, Wheeeler took
the early lead with a run
in the top of the first in
ning, but in the bottom
of the second inning Wil
cox made a move with
three runs to take the
lead, 3-1.
The Patriots added
three more in the fourth
inning and then capped
off the game with five in
the bottom of the sixth to
win by the run rule, 11-1.
Game 2
On Friday the Bull
dogs and Patriots met for
a double header in Al
amo. In the first game
Wilcox put two on the
board in the first inning,
and four more in the sec
ond as they built up a 6-0
lead.
They added a run in
each of the fourth and
sixth innings to get the
8-0 win over Wheeler.
Game 3
It was another run
rule game for the Patriots
over Wheeler in the night
cap of the Friday double
header. Wilcox had three
runs in the first, but
Wheeler held them in the
second and third innings.
The Patriots added
one in the fourth, and
then exploded for 10
runs in the fifth inning to
close out the game by the
run rule, 14-0.
Wheeler is now 1-10
on the season, and 1-5 in
Region play. This week
they will face off with
Telfair County for a
three-game series. The
first game was on Tues
day after presstime, and
they will play a double
header on Friday in
McRae with the first
game starting at 4:00
p.m.
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This week on
Straight Talk
from
Wilson Johnson
Passing The Gavel
Guests:
Former Toombs Co. Probate, Judge Larry Threkeld
Present Toombs Co. Probate, Judge Tina S. Lindsey
Former Vidalia Finance Director, Bill Bedingfield
Present Vidalia Finance Director, Amy Murray
Team Vidalia Competes In Athens
Team Vidalia - Level 1 Team: (Front): Blaklee Stokes, Kenlee Bryant, Emma Bell, EmmaK-
ate Lindsey, Kenley Hurley Natalie Harris, Laney Martin, Kinsley Park, Blythe Kirby Emma
Grooms, Ella Grooms, Cohen Johnson, HeidiGrace Miles, Bailey Brown; Levels 3-4: (Not
Pictured): Katie Lee Brodnax, Lynzie Dasher, Teagan Allen, Zoey Fields, Gabby Betsill,
Chloe Beck, Maggie Mitchell, EllieGrace Wall, Maycee Guin, Annison Hightower, Ansley
Williams, and Calleigh Bell.
Twenty-five gym
nasts of Vidalia Gymnas
tics & Cheer’s Team Vi-
dalia competitive gym
nastics team spent their
Valentine's Day in Athens
competing in their first
meet of the 2021 season.
The 2021 Made-In-The-
USA Invitational is an an
nual competition held at
The Classic Center and
was born from a passion
to help military families.
The event gives ath
letes not only an oppor
tunity to compete, share,
learn and grow in their
sport but also raises
awareness and benefits
two fantastic organiza
tions, The Wounded
Warrior Project and The
Fisher House. These two
wonderful causes are
dedicated to supporting
those who give and sacri
fice so much for our very
way of life and our liberty.
Team Vidalia com
peting gymnasts and re
sults on Vault / Bars /
Beam / Floor / All-
Around were: AAU
LEVEL 1; Cohen John
son: 9.35-3rd / 9.15- 1st /
9.325-lst / 9.55-lst /
37.375- 1st; Kinsley Park:
9.90-lst / 9.00-4th /
8.75-3rd / 9.225-2nd /
36.875- 2nd; EmmaKate
Lindsey: 9.20-6th /
9.025-3rd-8.70-5th /
9.05-4th / 35.975-3rd;
Natalie Harris: 9.45-2nd
/ 8.90-8th / 8.525-6th /
9.075-3rd / 35.95-4th;
Emma Grooms: 9.20-6th
/ 8.975-5th / 9.15-2nd /
8.425-10 / 35.75-5th;
Blakelee Stokes: 9.15-8th
/ 8.725-9th / 8.75-3rd /
8.875- 5th / 35.50-6th;
Ella Grooms: 9.05-9th /
8.925-7th / 8.525-6th /
8.475-9th / 34.975-7th;
Laney Martin: 8.75-12 /
9.10-2nd / 8.325-9th /
8.725-6th / 34.90-8th;
Kenlee Bryant: 9.25-4th
/ 8.95-6th / 8.40-8th /
8.075-12 / 34.675-9th;
Kenley Hurley: 9.25-4th
/ 8.525-10 / 8.20-11 /
8.60-8th / 34.575-10;
HeidiGrace Miles: 9.00-
10/8.425-12/8.325-9th
/ 8.70-7th / 34.45 / 11;
Bailey Brown: 8.55-13 /
8.45-11 / 7.65-12 / 7.85-
13 / 32.50-12; Emma
Bell: 8.85-11 / 7.85-13 /
6.90-14 / 8.275-11 /
31.875-13; and Blythe
Kirby: 7.50-14 / 6.75-14
/ 7.15-13 / 6.725-14 /
28.125-14.
AAU LEVEL 2: An
nison Hightower: 8.75-
3rd / 8.65-3rd / 9.40-2nd
/ 9.15-lst / 35.95-lst;
Maycee Guin: 8.90-1st /
8.675-2ns / 9.10-4th /
9.00-2nd / 35.675-2nd;
Ansley Williams: 8.625-
4th / 8.85-1 st / 9.325-3rd
/ 8.70-3rd / 35.50-3rd;
EllieGrace Wall: 8.50-5th
/ 8.325-4th / 9.525-lst /
8.00-5th / 34.35-4th; and
Calleigh Bell: 8.80-2nd /
8.20-5th / 8.65-5th /
8.35-4th / 34.00-5th.
AAU LEVEL 3: Katie
Lee Brodnax: 9.25-1st /
8.55-2nd / 8.225-lst /
8.10-2nd / 34.125-lst);
and Chloe Beck: 8.95-
2nd / 8.75-lst / 7.30-2nd
/ 9.00-lst / 34.00-2nd.
AAU LEVEL 4: Mag
gie Mitchell: 9.25-2nd /
9.15-2nd / 9.35-1 st /
9.425-lst / 36.25-1 st;
Teagan Allen: 9.45-1st /
9.55-lst / 8.60-4th /
8.70-3rd / 36.25-2nd;
Lynzie Dasher: 9.075-3rd
/ 9.10-3rd / 8.875-2nd /
9.05-2nd / 36.10-3rd;
Zoey Fields: 8.675-5th /
8.30-4th / 8.55-5th /
8.575-5th / 34.10-4th;
and Gabby Betsill: 8.82-
4th; 7.80-5th / 8.675-3rd
/ 8.65-4th / 33.925-5th.
Team Awards: AAU
Level 1 Placed third at
their first competition
ever with a score of
110.95; AAU Level 2
placed fourth with a team
of five scoring 107.725;
AAU Level 3 was unable
to compete in the team
division with only two
competitors; and Team
Vidalia’s AAU Level 4
Team brought home the
first place banner with a
score of 109.60.
“We are so proud of
our gymnasts,” said team
coach, Courtney Allen.
She added, “Our girls
have trained without
knowing if they would be
able to compete, so see
ing them out there enjoy
ing their hard work pay
ing off means everything
to us coaches.”
Gym owner, Robin
Nance stated, “It was a
risk to move almost our
entire team up a level
from last year’s cut-short
season knowing they had
missed out on gaining
competition experience,
but these kiddos showed
they were up for the chal
lenge and made us proud.”
The gymnasts of
Team Vidalia will con
tinue to train and com
pete in several other com
petitions throughout the
state, qualifying and pre
paring for the upcoming
Georgia AAU State
Championship and Na
tionals.
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