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Competitors run the 4XIOO, won by Warner Robins and anchored by Jennifer Sorrow, at right, who crossed the finish
line first.
County meet
County track and fielders
- minus Perry which did not
partipate - competed in the
annual meet for bragging
rights Tuesday at McConnell-
Talbert Stadium. Warner
Robins won those honors for
both the girls and boys.
SCOREBOARD
Houston County track and field
championships, Tuesday at
McConnell-Talbert Stadium
Team scores
Girls - Warner Robins 103, Northside 85,
Houston County 22 (Perry did not compete)
Boys - Warner Robins 114, Northside 90,
Houston County 35 (Perry did not compete)
Individual scores
Girls
Shot: Arianne McLean, WR, 36-3: Howell,
WR, 33-4 1/2; Trycee Brown, NS, 33-3 1/2;
Williams, HC, 30-3 1/2; Wright, NS, 27-2 1/2.
Discus: Brown, NS, 91-11 1/2; Williams, HC,
84-10; McLean, WR, 75-5; Wright, NS, 70-1
3/4; Peterson, WR, 67-1.
High jump: Sorrow, WR, 5-8; Katie, NS, 4-8.
Long jump: Ferguson, NS, 15-7; Holland,
WR, 15-1/2; Wilson, NS, 14-7 3/4; Roberts,
WR, 13-8 1/2; Pegues, HC, 13.
Triple jump: Ferguson, NS, 34-7; Wilson, NS,
32-3 1/2.
4XIOO relay: WR, 50.98; NS, 51.85; HC,
52.50.
1600 m: Hollingsworth, WR, 5:56; Blair, WR,
6:01; Bradshaw, NS, 6:34; Wilaby, NS, 8:34.
400 m: Holland, WR, 1:01; Stewart, WR,
1:05.89; Grant, NS, 1:04.53; Pegues, HC,
1:05.17; Johnson, HC, 1:06.78.
100 m: Singletary, NS, 12.64; Stewart, WR,
12.77; Sorrow, WR, 12.81; Wilkerson, WR,
13.1; Jackson, HC, 13.47.
100lh/110hh: Ferguson, NS, 15.8; Howell,
WR, 2:40; Durham, NS, 18.25; Fuller, WR,
18.5.
800 m: Stewart, WR, 2:39; Hollingsworth,
WR, 2:40; Banks, NS, 2:51.37; Deason, NS,
2:51.66; Like, HC, 2:59.
200 m: Holland, WR, 26.53; Wilson, NS, 26.68;
Wilkerson, WR, 27.53; Brooks, NS, 20.22.
300 h: Howell, WR, 49.20; Edwards, NS, 51.62;
Fuller, WR, 55.50; Durham, NS, 1:06.04.
3200 m: Blair, WR, 13:17; Bradshaw, NS,
14:51.
4X400 relay: WR, 4:14; NS, 4:25; HC,
4:36.06.
Boys
Shot: O.Smith, NS, 42-4; A. Felder, WR, 42-3
1/2; T. Countryman, WR, 41-3; M. Hall, NS,
40-10; T. Turner, HC, 39-2.
Discus: Countryman, WR, 136-11; C. Jordan,
NS, 136-1/2; A. Felder, WR, 124-8; Wiley,
HC, 121-2; Riley, HC, 117-2 1/2,
High jump: Johnson, WR, 6; Murrey, WR, 5-
10; Winn, HC, 5-10; Grayer, NS, 5-8.
Pole vault: Stuart, WR, 11-6; Harrison, HC,
8.
Long jump: Downer, NS, 20-4 1/2; Bell, NS,
19-5 1/2; Thorton, HC, 18-3; Johnson, WR,
18-2; Gray, WR, 17-6 1/2
Triple jump: Downer, NS, 41-7; Richardson,
WR, 39-1; Armstrong, NS, 37-5; Thomas,
WR, 37-1.
4XIOO relay: WR. 43.31; NS. 43.88; WR.
44.91.
1600 m: Gillmore, WR, 5:04; Manns, NS,
5:08; Jackson, NS, 5:18; Lawson, HC, 5:47;
Appier, WR, 5:48.
400 m: Thomas, WR, 51.64; Everett, NS,
53.08, Richardson, WR, 53.57; Lawton, HC,
54,01; Smith, NS, 57.21.
100 m: Scott, WR, 10.87; Halbert, NS, 11;
Gray, WR, 11.21; Grayer, NS, 11.23; Rumph,
HC. 11.43.
100lh/110hh: Everette, NS, 15.18; Dominick,
WR, 15.20; Elsberry, NS, 15.35; Anderson,
WR, 18.9.
800 m: Lawton, HC, 2:16; Manns, NS,
2:18.79; Brooks, WR, 2:18.98; Jones, HC,
2:20.38; Monos, WR, 2:23.54.
200 m: Gray, WR, 22.2; Scott, WR, 22.72;
Elderberry, NS, 22.87; Murray, HC, 23.20;
Rumph, HC, 23.53.
300 h: Davenport, WR, 40.15; Jackson, NS,
42.46; Alonzo, HC, 42.88; Jordan, NS, 43.62;
Andersons, WR, 46.47.
3200 m: V. Gillmore, WR, 11:14; Jackson,
NS, 12:20; Fluellen, NS, 12:28; Gillmore,
WR, 12:31.
4X400m relay: NS, 3:38.67; WR, 3:42.42;
HC, 3:49.41.
QUALIFY-
From page 1B
Friday in Henry County
where the girls will play
Griffin and the boys will take
on Stockbridge.
“It was great to get this
win,” said head coach David
Erpelding, “because we have
a young team and they are
STATE
From page 1B
feat, Bacon said.
“I thought Abby could beat
her,” he said, “but I thought
it was going to be a lot closer
than that. But Abby played
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getting better as the sea
son continues. As far as the
Wednesday, the team’s No.
1 singles player led from the
beginning and then held on
for a 10-5 win.
No. 2 singles player Katie
Causey did likewise. She in
turn held on for a 10-6 win.
awesome.”
She carried that momen
tum into the finals but that
was against, No. 1 seed Kayla
Ho, a girl who finished sec
ond at state last year and
The team’s No. 3 singles
player Monique Tobias, as
well as the doubles teams
of Sagen Woolery and Tian
Reshard and Emily Fowler
and Jenna Ziesenhene, each
won handily, said Erpelding.
Tobias won her match 10-1,
as did Woolery and Reshard,
was kind of in a league all
her own, Bacon said earlier
in the week.
She did beat Campbell but
it wasn’t as lopsided as the
score indicated.
SPORTS
while Fowler and Ziesenhene
blanked their Luella oppo
nents, Aarti Duggal and
Heather Fairfax 10-0.
“The girls have a bright
future ahead of them and we
just want to finish the season
on a strong note,” Erpelding
said.
“Abby played real well,”
Bacon said. “I know 6-3, 6-2
might not sound close but
it was a lot closer than it
sounds against a player that
good.”
Warner Robins celebrates
its successful swim year
From staff reports
Warner Robins High
'
along with coaches, parents
and others - celebrated
their year of competition in
Georgia during this sea
son,” said head coach
Barbara Hawkins. “The
boys’ record this year was
80-56 while the girls’ record
was 103-33.
“In the post season both
teams succeeded in earning
over 110 wins.
“Swimmers from Warner
Robins High School com
peted with anywhere from
two teams at our dual meet
to up to 48 teams at the
Westminster Meet.
“In order to earn points
for the team, a swimmer
had to rank in the top seven
in his/her individual events
or relay events.
“This is a difficult thing
to do when competing with
between 100-1000 swim
mers.
“(And yet) this was the
first time (our) teams made
it to the state champion
ship finals in February. I
know this is in part due
Falcons to open against Eagles
The Associated Press
FLOWERY BRANCH
- The Atlanta Falcons will
open the 2005 season on
Monday, Sept. 12, against
the defending NFC cham
pion Philadelphia Eagles,
who beat the Falcons for the
conference title in January,
and close with the division
rival Carolina Panthers on
New Year’s Day.
Other highlights between
those two contests at the
Georgia Dome will include
an Oct. 9 matchup with the
Super Bowl champion New
England Patriots at home
and ABC-televised Monday
Houston
County's
Ton i a
Williams
wheels and
deals in the
discus. She
threw for
84-feet, 11
inches but
finished sec
ond in the
event behind
Northside's
Try c e e
Brown.
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School’s
girls and
boys swim
team’s
held their
end-of-sea
son awards
banquet
Monday.
During
that time,
members
of both -
HALL
the pool.
“The
Warner
Robins
High
School
swim team
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sity meets
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to the dedication of the
coaching staff coach David
Erpelding and the weight
training outlined by coach
(Milan) Turner.”
Hawkins also singled
out her husband Rod for
his support, as well as the
efforts of three “special”
volunteers, Susan Haller,
Pam Alford and Karen
Sulik.
She also extended a spe
cial “thank you” to all of
those who helped out.
Warner Robins High School
swim team awards for 2005
Most Improved award
■ Girl; Ena Alibasic
■ Boy; Tyler Harris
“The Extra Lap" award
■ Girl: Jessica Hall
■ Boy: Thomas Capehart
‘“O’ Great Demon” award
■ Girl: Meagan Harris
■ Boy: Christopher Alford
State awards
■ Ben Culpepper - 50 free and
100 free
■ Abigail Cunningham - 500
free, 100 back, 200-yard free
relay, 200 medley relay
■ Jessica Hall - 200 free relay
and 400 free relay
■ Mallory Shirah - 400 free
relay
■ Shannon Sulik - 200 medley
relay
■ Maya Uddin - 200 medley
relay, 200 free relay, 400 free
relay
■ Sophia Uddin - 200 medley
relay, 200 free relay, 400 free
relay
Scholar Athlete: Honor
Graduates
■ Jessica Hall - seven semes
ters, 91.76
Coaches Award
■ Girl: Ible Wood
■ Boy: Vann Jarrell
MVP Golden Goggle Award
■ Girl: Abigail Cunningham
- 220 points/relay, 278.5
■ Boy: Ben Culpepper -195
points/relay, 230.5
Senior Awards
■ Jessica Hall - three-year let
termen, 238 career points
■ Thomas Capehart - three
year lettermen, 329 career
points
night matchups on Oct. 24
with the New York Jets and
the New Orleans Saints on
Dec. 12, both at the Dome.
There also will be a
Thanksgiving afternoon
game on Nov. 24 against
the Detroit Lions at Ford
Field.
In the schedule announced
Wednesday, the Falcons will
open the preseason versus
the Indianapolis Colts on
Saturday, Aug. 6, at the
Tokyo Dome and play the
last of five exhibition games
against the Miami Dolphins
on Thursday, Sept. 1, at
Pro Player Stadium.
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