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Wednesday, June 28,2023
Fayette County News B1
Introducing the 2023 All-County Girls’ Athletes of the Year
Special to FCN
It was another banner
year for girls’ athletics in
Fayette. It is time to honor
the “best of the best,” the
All-County Girls’ Athletes of
the Year for each county
high school.
Fayette County Girls’
Athlete of the Year -
Isis Symone Grant,
Sandy Creek High
Isis Symone Grant left
the competition in the dust.
The Sandy Creek track and
field star built up a tremen
dous senior season that led
up to a dominant showing at
the state meet.
Grant won a state title in
the 400-meter dash and
800-meter run and was a
key cog on the first place
4xroo-meter relay and sec
ond place 4x400-meter
relay. She helped push the
Patriots to a team state
championship, and the
800-meter run also broke a
state record.
For her all-around per
formance, she was named
the Girls’ Track Athlete of
the Year by the Atlanta
Track Club, among other
statewide honors. Grant is
signed to run collegiately for
Oklahoma State University.
Fayette County High -
Anabel Orozco
On the soccer pitch,
Anabel Orozco is electric.
The star of the Lady Tigers
was a nightmare for the op
position all year, scoring 37
goals with six assists. In a
grouping filled with elite tal
ent, she was named both
County and Region Player
of the Year for her efforts.
Orozco capped a tremen
dous career, finishing with
104 goals in less than three
full seasons.
McIntosh High -
Jamie Lee Artiles
Jamie Lee Artiles is a
Chief for all seasons. A
member of the sideline
cheer, competition cheer,
and lacrosse teams, Artiles
bleeds black and green.
With the competition cheer
leading squad, she helped
win a fourth-straight state
championship. In the
spring, she was a key cog on
the Lady Chiefs lacrosse
team that made the second
round of the state playoffs.
Called the best defender on
the team, she earned All-
Area and All-County
honors.
Starr’s Mill High -
Jackson McDaniel
Jackson McDaniel was a
three-sport star for the Pan
thers, suiting up in flag foot
ball, basketball, and
lacrosse. McDaniel was a
key piece of the inaugural
flag football team that
reached the second round of
the playoffs in their first
season hitting the field. She
capped her senior lacrosse
season by racking up 53
goals and 37 assists as the
team reached the state
quarterfinals. For her play,
she earned County Co-
Player of the Year and All-
State accolades.
Whitewater High -
Makayla Coffield
Makayla Coffield is a
queen of the diamond. A
star of the Whitewater High
softball team, she posted a
remarkable senior cam
paign. The Wildcats racked
up 36 wins and a region
championship en route to a
state runner-up finish.
She was a two-way star,
hitting .360 with one home
run, 17 RBI, 19 stolen bases,
and compiling an 18-2
record with 237 strikeouts
and a 0.35 ERA over 118 in
nings as a pitcher. Coffield
racked up accolades at the
county and region level,
adding State Player of the
Year recognition.
She also excelled in the
classroom, earning the
honor of being the White-
water High Class of 2023
salutatorian. Coffield is
signed to play collegiately at
Georgia Tech, where she
will study biomedical engi
neering.
Fayette County Girls' Athlete of the Year - Isis Symone Grant, Sandy Creek High
PTC Hosts Harts of Teal 5K Color Run/Walk
Leah Banks
Investigative Reporter
leah@fayette-news.net
In an area commonly known for
acknowledging and raising aware
ness for health issues that plague
current and former members of the
community, Peachtree City played
host to the third annual Harts of
Teal 5K and one-mile color
run/walk on June 17 to raise aware
ness for ovarian and gynecological
cancers.
The event began at 9 a.m. with
participants meeting at One Church
to race for the cause. Proceeds for
the event go toward education and
awareness for early detection of
ovarian and other gynecological
cancers, according to organizers.
According to Harts of Teal, a
faith-based nonprofit organization
that was started by two ovarian
cancer survivors, ovarian cancer is
the number one deadly cancer of
the reproductive center. The dis
ease itself is currently the fifth lead
ing cause of cancer-related deaths
in women.
“Roughly 22,000 women in the
United States will be diagnosed
with ovarian cancer this year,” the
website reads. “The risk of devel
oping ovarian cancer each year is
one in 78.”
Signs and symptoms of ovarian
cancer include upset stomach, feel
ing full quickly, stomach bloating,
frequent urination, and pelvic or
abdominal pain. When profes
sionals suspect that a woman may
have ovarian cancer, they either
conduct a transvaginal ultrasound
(TVUS) or a CA-123C blood test, ac
cording to representatives from
Harts of Teal.
For more information on Harts
of Teal and how to get involved,
visit the organization’s website at
https: //hartsofteal.org/.
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