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one of over 5,000 nomi
nations in Georgia, and
according to a press re
lease from the organiza
tion, “The award is very
significant. Only about 7
percent of nominees are
recognized in any way by
our organization as a re
gional award winner.”
"I am very excited to
represent the southeast
region and Vidalia High
School!” said Dailey. “It's
a great honor to be se
lected as a regional win
ner of the positive athlete
award, knowing I was
chosen out of so many
quality student athlete
nominees."
His dad, Vidalia Ath
letic Director and Head
Boys Basketball Coach
Tommy Dailey had this to
say about his son receiv
ing the prestigious award,
“This is definitely a proud
mom and dad moment.
Sometimes we only see
and recognize the accom
plishments on the field or
court, but to know that
Ty was selected from a
leadership perspective
means a lot to us. We are
proud of the way he car
ries himself, and it is our
hope that he continues to
grow in all areas.”
According to their
website, “Positive Athlete
is a celebration of young
Athletes who have over
come difficult circum
stances, given back to
their schools and com
munities in a significant
way, or just have an infec
tious positive attitude
that makes everyone
around them a better per
son. We celebrate them
with awards, corporately
sponsored scholarships,
unique opportunities.”
Seven definitions of a
positive athlete: optimis
tic attitude, encouraging
teammate, servant leader,
heart for others, admits
imperfections, always
gives 100%, puts team
first, www.positiveathlete.
org.
(L to R, Front): EmmaKate Lindsey, Blakelee Stokes, Blythe Kirby, Ellie Grace Wall, Kenlee
Bryant, Bailey Brown, Emma Bell; (2nd Row): Kenley Hurley, Ella Grooms, Kinsley Park,
Natalie Harris, Cohen Johnson, Emma Grooms, HeidiGrace Miles, Laney Martin; (3rd
Row): Calleigh Bell, Gabby Betsill, Teagan Allen, KatieLee Brodnax, Maycee Guin, An-
sley Williams, Annison Hightower, (Back): Chloe Beck, Lynzie Dasher, Maggie Mitchell,
and Zoey Fields.
Team Vidalia At State
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail.com
The local competitive
gymnasts of Vidalia Gym
nastics & Cheer’s Team
Vidalia brought HOME
GOLD at the 2021 State
Championship! With 13
individual State Champi
ons and two Team State
Champion titles, 2021
was a golden success for
the gymnasts of Team Vi
dalia! The 2021 AAU
State Championship was
held in Roswell, on May
2, and Team Vidalia com
peted all 26 of their gym
nasts. Gymnasts compete
on four events and in all-
around, the girls of Team
Vidalia brought home an
impressive 29 Individual
Gold Medals, 18 Silver
and 15 Bronze with two
Team State Banner Titles
with the Level 1 and Level
4 earning those titles.
Team Vidalia compet
ing gymnasts; results and
places on Vault / Bars /
Beam / Floor / All-
Around were:
AAU LEVEL 1:
Emma Bell (9.05-9 /
8.65-9 / 8.60-5 /
8.925- Bronze / 35.225-
5); Bailey Brown (8.65-7
/ 8.475-10 / 8.35-6 /
8.70- 7 / 34.175-9); Ken
lee Bryant (9.125-Bronze
/ 9.15-Bronze /
8.80- Bronze-8.80-6 /
35.875-4); Ella Grooms
(9.20-4/8.10-6/ 8.925-7
/ 8.55-7 / 34.775-7);
Emma Grooms (9.20-4 /
9.00-Bronze / 9.15-5 /
9.125-4 / 36.475-Silver;
Natalie Harris (9.425-
GOLD / 8.95-Bronze /
8.10-6 / 9.325-GOLD /
35.80- 4); Kenley Hurley
(8.95-6 / 9.10-Bronze /
8.15- 10 / 8.75-6 / 34.95-
7); Cohen Johnson
(9.15-Bronze / 9.20-8 /
9.15- 6 / 9.425-Silver /
36.925- Bronze); Blythe
Kirby (8.40-9 / 6.25-11 /
7.75-11 /7.90-10/30.30-
11); EmmaKate Lindsey
(9.40-GOLD / 9.10-4 /
8.70- 4 / 9.00-Silver /
36.20-Bronze; Laney Mar
tin (9.20-Silver / 9.20-Sil-
ver / 9.00-Silver / 9.05-
GOLD / 36.45-GOLD);
HeidiGrace Miles
(9.275-Silver / 8.75-8 /
8.30-7 / 8.60-7 / 34.925-
8); Kinsley Park (9.40-
GOLD / 9.25-6 / 9.00-5 /
9.40-Bronze /
37.05-Bronze; and Blake
lee Stokes (9.025-4 /
8.875 / 5 / 8.925 / Bronze
/ 26.825)!
AAU LEVEL 2: Cal
leigh Bell (8.975-5 /
8.70- 7 / 9.375-GOLD /
8.60- 5 / 36.65-5); Maycee
Guin (9.15-Bronze /
9.15-8 / 8.50-11 / 8.975-
11 / 35.775-11) Annison
Hightower (9.10-5 /
9.25-Bronze / 9.375-4 /
9.10-8 / 36.825-Bronze);
EllieGrace Wall (9.40-
GOLD / 9.10-9 / 9.475-
GOLD / 9.525-GOLD /
37.50-GOLD); and Ans-
ley Williams (9.15-5 /
9.275- GOLD / 9.00-4 /
8.70- 5 / 36.125-Bronze)!
AAU LEVEL 3: Chloe
Beck (8.975-4 / 8.525-11
/ 8.40-5 / 9.125-Silver /
35.025-5) and KatieLee
Brodnax (9.425-GOLD /
9.075-GOLD / 8.40-7 /
9.375-Silver / 36.275-Sil
ver) !
AAU LEVEL 4: Tea
gan Allen (8.90-Silver /
9.075-GOLD / 9.00-
GOLD / 9.45-GOLD /
36.425-GOLD); Gabby
Betsill (9.05-GOLD /
8.275- Silver / 8.90-
GOLD / 8.775-4 /
35.00-Silver); and Zoey
Fields (9.025-Silver /
8.60- GOLD / 8.525-Sil
ver/9.30-GOLD/35.45-
GOLD)!
AAU LEVEL 5: Lyn
zie Dasher (8.925-GOLD-
8.45-GOLD / 8.70-Silver
/ 8.65-Silver / 34.725-
GOLD) and Maggie
Mitchell (8.70-Silver /
8.20-Silver / 8.85-GOLD
/ 8.92-GOLD / 34.65-Sil
ver) !
Gold Champion Med
alists who earned a banner
to be hung among the
hundreds of STATE &
NATIONAL CHAMPI
ONS on the back wall of
Vidalia Gymnastics in
cluded: Level 1: Natalie
Harris, EmmaKate Lind
sey, Laney Martin, and
Kinsley Park; Level 2:
Calleigh Bell, EllieGrace
Wall and Ansley Williams;
Level 3: KatieLee Brod
nax; Level 4: Teagan Al
len, Gabby Betsill and
Zoey Thomas; and Level
5: Lyndie Dasher and
Maggie Mitchell!
“We are incredibly
proud of our gymnasts,”
said team coach, Court
ney Allen. She continued,
“This is a talented and
highly driven group of
girls, and we are excited
about what’s to come for
them!” Gym owner, Robin
Nance added, “We needed
this! The gymnasts, the
parents, the coaches - we
needed to see something
good come out of this
chapter in time and to be
reminded that hard work
does, in fact, pay off!” She
continued, “Thirteen
State Champions and Two
Titles... I ’m pretty sure
that may be a gym record
for a single season in the
24 years of Team Vidalia
- I am very proud of these
girls and how there repre
sent our community.”
The gymnasts of
Team Vidalia are prepar
ing for the upcoming
GEORGIA AAU NA
TIONAL CHAMPION
SHIP this June.
Public hearings will be held on Thursday, June 10
at 6:30 p.m. during the regularly scheduled board
meeting and Thursday, June 24 at 5:30 p.m. for
discussion of the proposed budget. The budget
will be considered for final adoption on Thursday,
June 24 at 5:40 p.m. A copy of the proposed
budget is available on theToombs County School
System website. All meetings will be held at the
Toombs County Schools Board Room at 500
Bulldog Road, Lyons, Georgia 30436.
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