Valdosta Daily Times

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March 10, 2010

Local sports briefs from March 10

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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