VALDOSTA — Vikings win track meet
The Lowndes boys defeated six other schools in their first track meet on the season on Wednesday.
Lowndes finished with 171 points. Brooks County came in second with 93 points. Valdosta was third, Cook was fourth, Tift County was fifth, Coffee was sixth and Lanier County was seventh.
LHS individual results:
100 meter dash — Carey Stanley, first (10.94 seconds); Troy Braswell, third (10.97)
200 meter dash — Carey Stanley, first (22.54)
400 meter dash — Justin Evans, first (52.28)
800 meter dash — Anthony Deloach, first (2 minutes, 5 seconds); Tobias Williams, second (2:10)
Two-mile — James Jacobson, second (11:26)
4x100 meter relay — Lowndes, second (43.26)
4x400 meter relay — Lowndes, first (3:38)
110 meter hurdles — Kenneth Durden, second (15.34)
300 meter hurdles — Kenneth Durden, second (41.64)
Long jump — Troy Braswell, first (20 feet, 5 inches)
Triple jump — Kenneth Durden, second (41 feet, 11 inches); Troy Braswell (41 feet, 10 inches)
Valdosta second, Lowndes third in girl’s track meet
VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Lady Wildcats took second place and the Lowndes Vikettes took third place in a track meet on Tuesday.
Tift County won the meet with 109 points. Valdosta had 88 points and Lowndes finished with 82 points. Coffee took fourth and Cook took fifth.
LHS individual results:
200 meter dash — Alex Godfrey, second
800 meter dash — Hailey Pinkerton, first
4x100 meter relay — Lowndes, second
100 meter hurdles — Jordan Bright, first
Long jump — Brittany Britt, first
High jump — Keira Peak, second.
The Vikings and Vikettes will compete on Saturday in Bainbridge.
Valwood golf wins nine-hold match
VALDOSTA — The Valwood golf team defeated Tiftarea and Georgia Christian in a nine-hole match at the Valdosta Country Club on Wednesday.
David Hobby shot 38 and Bradley Bynum shot 39.
Valwood shot 157 as a team. Tiftarea was second with 193 and Georgia Christian shot 200.
Valwood plays Tiftarea and Windsor Academy on Tuesday in Tifton.
Lowndes JV baseball creams Tift
The Lowndes Vikings’ JV squad smashed Tift County 10-2 on Wednesday.
Dylan Roberts was the winning pitcher for the Vikings.
Avery Smith and Luke Miller went 3 for 4. Hank Davis was 2 for 3 with a two-run homer.
The JV squad is 4-1 and takes on Lee County on Saturday following the ninth grade game which starts at noon.
The LHS 9th grade team lost to Tift County 6-5. Garrett Fuller had a two-run homer for LHS and Blake Smith added two hits.
LMS B-team downs Worth Co.
VALDOSTA — The Lowndes Middle School baseball B-team knocked off Worth County 12-7 on Wednesday.
Tyler Richards picked up the win on the mound.
LMS’s leading hitters were Parker Bonner, Hunter Luke, Mike Ross and Andy Perkins.
VMS B-team defeats Hahira
HAHIRA — The Valdosta Middle School baseball B-team won a high scoring contest against Hahira 13-11 on Wednesday.
Logan Stephens was the winning pitcher and went 3 for 4 at the plate.
Seth Shuman went 2 for 2 and got the save.
Richard Moseley was 3 for 4.
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Local sports briefs from March 10
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The losing continues
Tommy Hanson says the Braves aren’t in panicking after their longest losing streak in two years reached eight games.
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Gulf South approves invitation to Lee University
The Gulf South Conference’s search for additional members bore fruit when GSC Commissioner Nate Salant announced the GSC Executive Committee’s unanimous approval of an invitation to Lee University to apply for membership.
The approval comes on the heels of a recommendation from the GSC Expansion Committee, which visited Lee University’s campus last week -
Dario Franchitti wins Indy again
Dan Wheldon couldn’t win his third Indianapolis 500. Dario Franchitti did it for him.
And if it wasn’t going to be Franchitti, then it would be Scott Dixon. Maybe even Tony Kanaan.
No matter what, one of Wheldon’s best buddies was going to Victory Lane. -
VSU teams hosting summer camps
The national champion Valdosta State softball team will host two separate summer camps this summer, as well as weekly clinics throughout the summer.
The two summer camps will be held on June 11-13 and July 9-11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The camps will cost $100 each. -
David Dean Youth Camp begins next week
The David Dean Youth Football Camp is quickly approaching.
The fourth annual camp will be held May 29-June 1 at the Athletic Fieldhouse off Mary Street. -
National champion head coach rewarded with new truck
National champion head coach rewarded with new truck Valdosta State head softball coach Thomas Macera was rewarded with a new Toyota Tacoma from Valdosta Toyota on Wednesday for his team’s 4-1 victory over the University of California-San Diego in the Division II Softball National Championship Game.
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Valwood’s Savino, Elliott named All-State soccer
Two Valwood boys’ soccer players have been named to the GISA Class AA All-State team.
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All-American again
Go ahead and add another award to resume of this year’s Valdosta State softball team.
Between conference player of the week awards, a national player of the week award, All-Conference and All-Region honors and four All-American awards, the national champion Blazers had plenty of individuals honored for performances throughout the season, which ultimately led to VSU’s first ever softball national title. -
Local area events coming soon
Several local area runs will take place in the coming weeks.
Monday, May 28, there will be a Memorial Day 5K, which will begin at 8 a.m. from the VECA School located on the corner of Azalea Drive and College Street. -
Tech bound
Donjahae Jones gets it done in the classroom and on the track.
One of the top students in her class, and one of the top track and field competitors in the state, Jones will be taking her talents to the Division I level after she signed a track and field scholarship with Georgia Tech on Tuesday. - More Local Sports Headlines
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