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The ADVANCE, August 18,2021/Page 10B
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TCHS Gets Two More Wins
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Toombs County
High School Bulldogs soft-
ball team added two more
wins to their total last week
as they picked up wins
over Wheeler County and
Washington County. That
moves their record to 4-1
on the year.
vs. Wheeler
Krista Cantwell got
the win in the circle for
Toombs as she went five
innings and allowed just
two hits with five strike
outs. Shay Stringer led the
way at the plate as she went
2-3, with Nora Grace Mer
cer 1-3, but with 4 RBI's.
After a scoreless first
inning, Toombs got their
bats going in the top of the
second as they plated seven
run to jump into the lead.
TCHS added two more in
the third inning to hold a
9-0 lead.
Wheeler picked up
their only run of the game
in bottom of the third in
ning, but one more for
Toombs in the fourth, and
six in the fifth gave the
Bulldogs a 16-1 victory,
vs. Washington
Toombs ran away with
the win over the Golden
Hawks of Washington
County on Friday of last
week. Toombs scored
eight times in the top of
the first inning as they took
control of the game. They
added six more in the sec
ond and then closed the
game out with three in the
top of the third inning to
take a 17-0 win.
Cantwell again got the
win for Toombs. Arlie
Gooden, Brinley Miller
and Cantwell led with 2
RBI's each.
This week Toombs
was scheduled to play
Treutlen on Monday, but
that game was cancelled
due to weather. They are
scheduled to play Wash
ington County at home on
Wednesday of this week at
6:00 p.m., and will play
next on Thursday at
Swainsboro at 6:00 p.m.
TCHS will wrap up the
week on Friday with Bryan
County coming to town at
4:30 p.m.
RTCA
continued from page IB
frame to push their lead
to 11-3. That was all they
needed as Durden held in
the top of the fifth inning
to get the win by the run-
rule.
Durden not only got
the win pitching, but also
led the team with 3 RBI’s.
This week RTCA was at
Liberty County on Tues
day after presstime for a
double header. They will
be back in action on
Thursday when they host
Twiggs Academy at 5:30
p.m.
Photo by Mike Branch
Jade Kight gets a hit for the Eagles as they face off against Wilcox.
Eagl es Fall To Wilcox
By Mike Branch
Sports Editor
sports 7 advance@gmail. com
The Montgomery
County High School Ea
gles softball team played
just one game last week,
and fell to Wilcox County
in five innings.
Wilcox went on a run
in the top of the first in
ning to break the game
open. They scored eight
runs in the inning, and
then added six more in the
second inning to hold a
14-0 lead over MCHS.
The Eagles did man
age to get on the board in
the third inning as they
scored three runs, but two
more by Wilcox in the fifth
inning gave them the win
by the run-rule, 16-3.
This week MCHS
hosted Johnson County on
Tuesday after presstime,
and will be back in action
on Thursday in McRae as
they take on Telfair County
at 5:30 p.m.
(Lto R, Front): Emma Bell, Blakelee Stokes, Kenley Henley, HeidiGrace Miles, Bailey Brown, Kenlee Bryant; (2nd Row): El-
lie Grace Wall, Maycee Guin, Calleigh Bell, Annison Hightower, Ella Grooms, EmmaKate Lindsey, Natalie Harris, Laney
Martin, Emma Grooms, Teagan Allen, Zoey Fields, KatieLee Brodnax; (Back): Lynzie Dasher, Kaylee Fulmer, and Mag
gie Mitchell.
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(Lto R): Lynzie Dasher, Ellie Grace Wall, Teagan Allen, and
Maggie Mitchell.
Team Vidalia Competed At Nationals In Savannah
Team Vidalia Compet
itive Gymnastics Team has
four gymnasts that fin
ished this year’s season,
Best-In-The-Nation.
Twenty-four local gym
nasts competed in the
AAU National Gymnastics
Championship this sum
mer in Savannah.
The gymnasts quali
fied to compete on the Na
tional stage through their
all-around scores during
invitationals and state
events. All 26 team mem
bers qualified to represent
Team Georgia and 24
competed at this year’s
championship. Two gym
nasts chose not to compete
as they were playing on lo
cal All-Star softball teams
at State.
Of the 24 that com
pete on four events and in
all-around, the girls of
Team Vidalia / Team
Georgia brought home an
impressive four Individual
Gold Medals, six Silver
and nine Bronze and sev
eral top 5 national finishes.
Gold Champion Med
alists who earned a banner
to be hung among the hun
dreds of State and National
Champions on the back
wall of Vidalia Gymnastics
included Level 2: Ellie
Grace (Beam & All-
Around), Level 4: Teagan
Allen (Vault); and Level 5:
Lynzie Dasher (Beam) and
Maggie Mitchell (Beam,
Floor & All-Around)!
Team Vidalia compet
ing gymnasts; results and
places on Vault / Bars /
Beam / Floor / All-Around
were:
AAU LEVEL 1: Emma
Bell (9.00/ 8.80/ 9.175 /
9.40 / 36.375-8th); Bailey
Brown (8.725 / 9.10 /
8.625 / 9.275 / 35.725-
11th); Kenlee Bryant
(9.10 / 9.325 / 9.275 /
9.475 / 37.125-4th); Ella
Grooms (9.25-Bronze /
9.15-8.75-9.45-36.6-8th);
Emma Grooms (9.00 /
9.175 / 9.35 / 9.25 /
36.775- 7th); Natalie Har
ris (9.20 / 9.25 / 8.975 /
9.575 / 37.00-8th); Kenley
Hurley (9.125 / 9.15 /
9.025 / 9.45 / 36.75-9th);
Cohenjohnson (9.625-Sil
ver / 9.30 / 9.525-Bronze
/ 9.875 / 38.325-Silver);
Blythe Kirby (8.475 / 9.30
/ 8.35 / 9.025 / 34.13-
12th); EmmaKate Lindsey
(8.375 / 9.225 / 9.125 /
9.60 / 36.325-10th);
Laney Martin (9.175 /
9.20 / 9.40-Bronze /
9.70-Bronze / 37.475-Sil
ver); HeidiGrace Miles
(8.80/8.85/9.10/9.55/
36.3-9th); Kinsley Park
(Scratch); and Blakelee
Stokes (9.125 / 9.475 /
9.125 / 9.50 / 37.225-
6th)!
AAU LEVEL 2: Cal
leigh Bell (9.025 / 8.75 /
8.825 / 9.50 / 36.10-8th);
Maycee Guin (9.35 /
9.45-Bronze / 8.70 / 9.60
/ 37.10-6th) Annison
Hightower (9.325-Bronze
/ 9.475 / 9.325 / 9.60 /
37.725-6th); Ellie Grace
Wall (9.275 / 9.60-Silver /
9.775- GOLF / 9.80-Silver
/ 38.45-Gold); andAnsley
Williams (9.30 / 9.25 /
9.275 / 9.325 / 37.15-
7th)!
AAU LEVEL 3: Chloe
Beck (Scratch) and Ka
tieLee Brodnax (9.15 /
9.275 / 9.40 / 9.70 /
37.525-4th)!
AAU LEVEL 4: Tea
gan Allen (9.325-Gold /
8.55/9.25/9.40/36.425-
9th); Gabby Betsill (8.65 /
8.10 / 8.80 / 9.175 /
34.725-9th); and Zoey
Fields 9.025-Silver / 8.45 /
9.20/ 8.475/35.15-7th)!
AAU LEVEL 5: Lyn
zie Dasher (9.125 / 8.60 /
9.50-Gold/9.35/36.575-
4th), Kaylee Fulmer (8.65
/ 9.00 / 9.10-Bronze /
9.425-Bronze /
36.175-Bronze) and Mag
gie Mitchell (9.00 / 8.25 /
9.475-GOLF / 9.525-
Gold / 36.25-Gold)!
“Being a part of Team
Georgia and competing at
Nationals is just a cool ex
perience.” said team coach,
Courtney Allen. Gym
owner, Robin Nance con
tinued, “We compete as
individual gymnasts and
teams all year, each from
different areas of the state
and country, but at Na
tionals, all Georgia quali
fying gymnasts wear the
same leotards and proudly
compete on the same
team... representing
TEAM GEORGIA”. They
continued, “Bringing
home the medals is defi
nitely one of our goals for
the season, but not the
main one. Seeing these
girls dedicate themselves
and completing a full year
of gymnastics, becoming
stronger physically and
mentally, growing as an
athlete and a young lady,
and watching them realize
they really can do anything
they set their minds to and
are willing to work for...
that’s what it’s all about
and truly the best feeling
ever for a coach”.
The team have added
13 new gymnasts: Adley
Hall, Avery Montford,
Bryalin Cox, Brynn Bell,
Dakatoa Register, Hadley
Hobbs, Jacey Owens, Ken
nedy Mclntrye, Lilah Ri-
ner, Mack Lewis, Payson
Wickstrom, Raylee Wein
berg, and Vayda Coxwell,
and are currently training
and preparing for their up
coming season.
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