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PAGE 4B BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2016 KEY HURLER Winder-Barrow pitcher Will Hardigree and the Bulldoggs went 25-7 in 2016, reaching the GHSA Class AAAAA quarterfinals. Photos by Jessica Brown RIVALRY Winder-Barrow’s Teague Moore runs away from Apalachee’s Gunnar Wright in the annual “Battle of Barrow” showdown, which was also both teams’ GHSA Region 8-AAAAAA opener, on Sept. 30. The Bulldoggs won 28-21. Sports continued from IB 100-yard freestyle and sixth in the 200-yard free style, setting a personal best and school record in both events. Winder-Bar row’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Bijon Man- sour, Daniel Mcllwain, Jack McDaniels and Hen- tenaar swam to a 19th place finish. Overall, the Swim Doggs tied for 26th place out of 126 schools which were represented in the Class A-AAAAA divi sion. •Winder-Barrow High School assistant principal and athletic director Rob McFerrin was named the 2016 Region 8-AAAAA Athletic Director of the Year after every fall sport at Winder-Barrow High School advanced to the state level of competition in the fall of 2015. March •An incredible postsea son run reached a heart breaking conclusion on March 4 as the Wind er-Barrow girls basketball team lost to Southwest DeKalb 49-48 in the Class AAAAA championship game in Macon. Olivia Nelson-Ododa finished with 13 points and had an impressive 19 rebounds. Lattice Perkins added 11 points while Tiera May- weather also finished in double figures with 10 points. Lexi Maddox added 7 points for the Lady Bull doggs and Chellia Watson finished with 6. The Lady Bulldoggs finished the sea son 26-7. However, Peacock battled back to tie the second set 5-all before Hagan eventu ally prevailed 7-5 to com plete his undefeated season and secure the first region championship for the Wild cats. Apalachee was later upset by South Paulding in the first round of the state playoffs while Wind er-Barrow reached the sec ond round before falling to Stan's Mill. May •On May 10, the Wind- er-Banow baseball team was swept by South Eff ingham in the GHSA Class AAAAA quarterfinals, bringing to an end a solid, 25-7 campaign. Victory was within reach in both games against the Mus tangs. In the opener, the Diamond Doggs moved in front 7-1 before South Eff ingham mounted a furious comeback in the bottom of the fifth inning, scor ing nine runs while send ing 14 batters to the plate. In the second game, the Bulldoggs led 3-0 before the Mustangs began chip ping away at the advan tage. South Effingham took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh in game two and held off one final rally attempt by Winder-Barrow. •Winder-Barrow senior track and field standout Briana Sims finished third in the Class AAAAA shot put and discus at the GHSA state meet in Albany. Sims’ best throw at state in the shot put was 40-10 while her mark of 129-9 in the discus was also good enough for a third-place medal. Sims previously won state sectionals in the discus, throwing 124-01, while finishing as Region 8-AAAAA runner-up in the shot put with a throw of 42-04.24. June •Winder-Barrow girls basketball standout Oliv ia Nelson-Ododa was named to USA Basket ball’s women’s 2016 U-17 world championship team. She was one of 12 players picked out of 139 who tried out. July •While the Barrow County 10U all-star soft- ball team reached the Dizzy Dean World Series in Mississippi, finishing 3-2 in the tournament. August •With a new school year, a new sports season opened as the football, softball and volleyball teams at Apalachee, BCA and Winder-Barrow kicked off their 2016 schedules. September •On Sept. 23, the Beth lehem Christian Academy football team dismantled Dominion Christian 53-0, all but locking up a state playoff berth — the first in school history. The Knights would go on to finish the season at 4-7, falling to Frederica Academy 52-14 in the first round of the GISA Class AAA playoffs. •In both teams’ region football opener on Sept. 30, Winder-Barrow won the latest installment of the “Battle of Barrow’ with a 28-21 victory over Apalachee. Bulldogg soph omore Jamar Mack rushed for 138 yards on 23 car ries, after taking over for an injured Javonne Hughes, to lead the way. The game was tied 14-14 at halftime and it appeared AHS would take a lead after Will Smith intercepted a pass and returned it to the WBHS 12-yard line. A 34-yard field goal failed, however, to leave the game tied. The Bulldoggs then marched 80 yards capped by a 1-yard run by Nathan Millwood. WBHS quarterback Brock Landis had connected with Latrell Scott on a 33-yard hookup on the previous play to set up the score. October •On Oct. 7, Winder-Bar row celebrated its 50th sea son at W. Clair Harris Sta dium. The Bulldoggs lost 34-21 to Lanier in a Region 8-AAAAAA battle. •On Oct. 8, the Wind er-Barrow volleyball team captured the Area 8-AAAAAA champion ship, defeating Habersham Central and avenging a loss to the Raiders earlier in the tournament. Wind er-Barrow would go on to advance to the second round of the state play offs before losing to Johns Creek. November •Winder-Barrow senior girls cross country runner Micah Weathers turned in a huge performance on Nov. 5, finishing fourth out of 213 competitors in the GHSA Class AAAAAA meet in Carrollton. Weath ers, who was second in the Region 8-AAAAAA meet a week earlier, ran the 5K race in 20:00.12 and helped fuel a 12th-place overall finish by the Bull doggs out of the 30 teams that competed. Sophomore Kacie Wilson also logged a top-20 time for Wind er-Barrow, finishing 12th (20:29.80). •After reaching the state playoffs for a school-record third consecutive season, the Winder-Barrow foot ball team saw its year draw to a close with a 42-7 at top-ranked Dalton. Junior quarterback JP Tighe led the way for Dalton, throw ing for 139 yards and two touchdowns and running for another score. Senior running back Ahmmad Tanner ran for 99 yards on 17 carries and a pair of first-quarter touchdowns. Winder-Barrow junior quarterback Brock Landis finished 18-of-27 for 162 yards passing and scored on a 14-yard rush midway through the third quarter. December •Former longtime Winder-Barrow track and field coach Cook Holliday broke the pole vault record for the 70-74-year-old age group to earn a gold medal and all-American status at the Florida Senior Olym pic Games Dec. 10-11 in Clearwater. Holliday also earned a silver medal in the javelin and a bronze in the discus throw while competing in the high jump as well. Holliday’s performance followed a dominant showing in July when he won six gold medals at the Georgia Games at Marietta High School. He now turns his focus to the USA Track and Field national mas ters championships, which will be held in June, with a chance to go to the world championships later in the year. December 28, 2016 ~ Crossword Puzzle Brought to you courtesy of: Akins Ford, Winder, Ga. April •On April 14, the Apalachee High School boys tennis team nipped Winder-Barrow 3-2 to cap ture its first region cham pionship. Winder-Barrow’s No. 1 doubles team of Bai ley Brock and Jacob Lyle were first off the courts after posting a quick 6-1, 6- 0 win over Trey and Davis Hayes to give the Net Doggs an early 1-0 lead. The lead proved short-lived as moments later Chandler Hagan dispatched Michael Colosimo 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 singles to knot the match 1-all. The Net Doggs nudged ahead when the No. 2 doubles team of Isaac Johnson and Jackson Scott defeated Luke Woschitz and Smiley Marlowe 6-2, 7- 5, but Apalachee’s Chris tian Perez knocked off Nic Tally 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 sin gles to again tie the match at 2. All eyes then turned to Eli Hagan and Gable Peacock at No. 2 singles in a match that would deter mine the region champi on. Hagan, who entered with a perfect 18-0 mark on the season for the Wild cats, won the first set easily 6-1 and held a comfort able lead in the second set. Across I. Mythological bird 4. Norwegian sea inlets 10. Military mailbox II. Curved span 12. One hundred grams 14. 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