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ft FAYETTE COUNTY OPORTS 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. 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